Oh the irony of it all. But lately I’m becoming more and more irked by posters who post in all small letters. Umm, I don’t subscribe to the “All posts must be grammatically correct.” But seriously, why should I take the time to read a post that doesn’t have a half ass attempt to look serious?
Is this bugging anyone else?
It’s better than all caps.
[quote=“Namahottie”]Oh the irony of it all. But lately I’m becoming more and more irked by posters who post in all small letters. Umm, I don’t subscribe to the “All posts must be grammatically correct.” But seriously, why should I take the time to read a post that doesn’t have a half ass attempt to look serious?
Is this bugging anyone else?[/quote]
Bugged me for ages. Now I don’t demand perfect spelling or grammar, but some people seem to make no attempt to make their posts look like they want to be taken seriously.
All lower case, plus atrocious punctuation (particularly ,) irk me. And “definately” irks me to no end!
Wh@ r U 9Uy2 74LK1n’ 480u7?
570P 831N’ 50 P1CKY m4N.
HU9 4 D09 0r 50M37H1n’, 0r d0’n7 R34D 7H323 p30pl3’2 P0572. 
[quote=“lupillus”]Wh@ r U 9Uy2 74LK1n’ 480u7?
570P 831N’ 50 P1CKY m4N.
HU9 4 D09 0r 50M37H1n’, 0r d0’n7 R34D 7H323 p30pl3’2 P0572. :p[/quote]
Pwned! j00r teh r0x0rz, lupillus!
m4Y83 W3 K4N 4lL 574r7 P0571n’ 1n L337,7h3N 7H3r3 W0UlD R34lLy 83 50m37h1n’ 70 k0mPL41N 480u7,!
wtf?
I think a proper mixture of insousaince and nuance, combined aith close approximations of correct spellink & grammaticals is important to effuctive chatroom&board communicatins.
I’m really big on nu-ancein’ myself.
I got nuance comin’ out the yin-yang.
Sometimes I need a towel to wipe up the nuance.
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]I think a proper mixture of insousaince and nuance, combined aith close approximations of correct spellink & grammaticals is important to effuctive chatroom&board communicatins.
I’m really big on nu-ancein’ myself.
I got nuance comin’ out the yin-yang.
Sometimes I need a towel to wipe up the nuance.[/quote]
put the pipe down!
not to mention witty comebacks
I gave up on proper grammar, spelling and punctuation a while back. I don’t use a spell check, dictionary or 3rd party word processor to write posts. I hope that what I write makes some legible sense here. That’s all.
IMO, emoticons are the bane of the English language. To think that I will be in my 80’s writing my grandkids letters with smily faces and shrugs gives me a shiver! I still use them, though.
RANT ON:
I AM getting quite a bit sick of the amount of posts lately that are injected with witty comments about uncertified English teachers and their lives here. I guess nobody has ever had a piercing or tattoo, travelled with a backpack, experienced body odour or anything like that. Certainly nobody has ever, not even once, drank too much beer the night before work, been late for work (ever!), or not known exactly how to be a great teacher immediately.
I’ve worked with plenty of people who, if I were the boss, I would fire within a week of their employment. But I’m not. It’s no fun to work with people who are goof-offs, but in the long run, it doesn’t effect me.
It’s that kind of stuff that really makes this site unwelcome to newcomers FOB looking to make a stake here. If I was new here (forumosa) and saw that kind of stuff it would really overshadow what I was here for: information.
But that’s just me. I’m probably too sensitive to bother with it anymore.
I came here with 600 dollars Canadian in my pocket. My luggage was a cardboard box and a backpack. Should I have thought my situation couldn’t improve at that time?
Taiwan welcomes people with minimal education requirements to pursue work as teachers, writers, editors, and other “professionals”. That’s how it is. Isn’t it great? I knew my associate degree in underwater oil painting and my TESOL would come in handy sometime!
RANT OFF
Anyway, the other threads that I want to post in are full of negative comments about people like me.
:bravo: :bravo:
Know thyself.
[quote=“Namahottie”]Oh the irony of it all. But lately I’m becoming more and more irked by posters who post in all small letters. Umm, I don’t subscribe to the “All posts must be grammatically correct.” But seriously, why should I take the time to read a post that doesn’t have a half ass attempt to look serious?
Is this bugging anyone else?[/quote]
2 years, 3 months, 1 day. Thats how long it to you to go from A to B.
how many rules would you like to make? really, it’s a posting board, and some peoples’ styles will vary. you may not like it, but the genre evolves in different ways.
you’re more than welcome to throw me on ignore if so problematic for you …
how many rules would you like to make? really, it’s a posting board, and some peoples’ styles will vary. you may not like it, but the genre evolves in different ways.
you’re more than welcome to throw me on ignore if so problematic for you …
how many rules would you like to make? really, it’s a posting board, and some peoples’ styles will vary. you may not like it, but the genre evolves in different ways.
you’re more than welcome to throw me on ignore if it’s so problematic for you …
i only posted that twice 
[quote=“canucktyuktuk”]I gave up on proper grammar, spelling and punctuation a while back. I don’t use a spell check, dictionary or 3rd party word processor to write posts. I hope that what I write makes some legible sense here. That’s all.
IMO, emoticons are the bane of the English language. To think that I will be in my 80’s writing my grandkids letters with smily faces and shrugs gives me a shiver! I still use them, though.
RANT ON:
I AM getting quite a bit sick of the amount of posts lately that are injected with witty comments about uncertified English teachers and their lives here. I guess nobody has ever had a piercing or tattoo, travelled with a backpack, experienced body odour or anything like that. Certainly nobody has ever, not even once, drank too much beer the night before work, been late for work (ever!), or not known exactly how to be a great teacher immediately.
I’ve worked with plenty of people who, if I were the boss, I would fire within a week of their employment. But I’m not. It’s no fun to work with people who are goof-offs, but in the long run, it doesn’t effect me.
It’s that kind of stuff that really makes this site unwelcome to newcomers FOB looking to make a stake here. If I was new here (forumosa) and saw that kind of stuff it would really overshadow what I was here for: information.
But that’s just me. I’m probably too sensitive to bother with it anymore.
I came here with 600 dollars Canadian in my pocket. My luggage was a cardboard box and a backpack. Should I have thought my situation couldn’t improve at that time?
Taiwan welcomes people with minimal education requirements to pursue work as teachers, writers, editors, and other “professionals”. That’s how it is. Isn’t it great? I knew my associate degree in underwater oil painting and my TESOL would come in handy sometime!
RANT OFF
Anyway, the other threads that I want to post in are full of negative comments about people like me.[/quote]
I’m glad you said something about the snide comments and attitudes toward those who are in Taiwan to teach English. I liked your post - good comments.
**RANT ON
I find it irksome that several “old-timers” on F.com consistently post negative things about the English teachers. True, there are some goof-offs as you acknowledged, but not every single English teacher is one - which is what they’d have you believe. Furthermore, some posters seem to think that they are somehow better than you if you are an English teacher. What a silly and phoney elitist attitude to take. Ultimately, I didn’t pursue teaching as a career after my experience as an English teacher in Taiwan (I am now a Nurse Practitioner practicing medicine in Virginia). But I consider my experience as a teacher in Taiwan as a very valuable milestone in my life. Many current English teachers will also ultimately move on to bigger and better things in life, and this is simply an opportunity for them to explore another culture and country before then. And, some will continue in their pursuits in the English teaching industry in Taiwan, some will even become buxiban owners like our illustrious administrator, Maoman, or moderators like Tigerman and JD Smith. It just seems so highschool to point one’s finger at other member of this community, stick your nose in the air, and pretend that you are better than they are because of what you do professionally.
**RANT OFF
Okay, carry on now . … . I believe the topic was . . . about posting???
Bodo
Whoops, Tigerman, you are an attorney, right? My mistake.
Bodo
Bodo wrote [quote] But I consider my experience as a teacher in Taiwan as a very valuable milestone in my life. [/quote]
Yeah, a lot of Forumosans had their first shag in Taiwan! 
Yeah, a lot of Forumosans had their first shag in Taiwan! 
[/quote] :bravo: 
Yes it would seem that to someone new on the board that there is quite a bit of slamming of English teaching and particularly the ‘qualified’ vs the ‘unqualified’. But this shall pass also. Perhaps we should go back to smoking during HHs vs non smoking HHs