Mike. Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Hey everyone, We've been seeing more and more grammar issues on the forums. Rule 4 - Bullet 4 states that you must use FULL ENGLISH. This includes complete puncuation (inluding capital letters to start posts, and after full stops!) and using full words. I'm sure you can type those two extra letters for 'you' and not post 'u'. Also, as a reminder, do not use millions of exclamation points/question marks. It's makes your post look spammy and that is not what we are about here. Please, this is not the neoboards (hence the previous announcement); you are expected to read this post and comply. If you don't you will be warned and eventually your posts will be put on Moderator Preview. Thanks for reading, TDN Staff
Ellie_Penguin Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 What happens if by accident we make 1 or 2 spelling or grammar errors?
Awesome_Paul Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Oh thats cool, The neoboards are a spammy place so TDN should be separate from that and be a nice formal place etc. Also just a suggestion, the '4 Words per Post' Rule could be increased to stop spamming because the '*four*' that pops up is kinda spammy.
The Big Cheese Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 the *four* this is against the rules ;) and if you do make a mistake, thats fine, were humans, its more if you purposely type u instead of you or something.
Guest Lightning Strike Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 What happens if by an accident we make 1 or 2 spelling or grammar errors? Everyone makes mistakes, behold, I'm not staff, but I'm sure they can tolerate one or two errors. Just don't make a habit of repeating it. ;)
Anime Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Typos, spelling errors, or you simply can't spell the word, all that's fine. It;s when you can but won't.
MOPGhost Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 I got a kinda off topic question? Can you stop the...I can't desride it so I'll put an example. Im bored. *fours words*
Anime Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Vivi asked about that all ready, and it is aginst the rules. And I'd like to point out that I'm going to start cracking down on people who post asking what we're talknig about rather than reading. If you don't get it fine, but please read the topic first.
Ellie_Penguin Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 What about the "yes she is right" "i so agree with you"?
Anime Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Add some substance, give a reason. Borderline spam will be tolerated no longer.
Dillon Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 I totaly (i think i spelled that right) agree with you guys cracking down, but what about people who use LOL alot. I would like to know if that is okay once in a while because i see it alot. I love using chat speak but i know it is strictly forbidden
Anime Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Things like LOL, ROLF, 1337, ect., are allowed, but posting things like "OMG!!1!11 i lyk, soooooo lv ur pet!11!1! cn i hv it???????" are not. (Sorry for the bad example. xD)
Dillon Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 (Thats ok Anime were just humans) Ok thanks anime. So thats what i meant by chatspeak.
Foxy! Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 What if we, like, miss a comma here or there, or really technical stuff? And, is it okay if I use the words "like" or "ya'll" a lot, because I tend to, lol.
Anime Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Those are fine. It's the posts in all lowercase with tons of messy grammar that you have to read 2 or 3 times to get we;re really worried about, but the others will be watched too.
Ian Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 We just want nice posts thats all. We won't kill you if you misspell something.
Dillon Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 ^I sure hope you wouldn't kill us for a few mistakes. LOL here is an example of bad grammar that WOULD not be allowed. AND shouldn't be allowed: OMG! I lyk soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo luv ur shirt. it is lyk sooooooooooooooooooooo totaly awesome. but i wish i had it. cn u giv it 2 me plz. plz. plz.wat da ya mean NO! u no wat i h8 u. and so on. If i saw that i would like jump off a cliff.
Ruto Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 *shudders* THANK YOU for enforcing this rule. I can't tell you how many times I've wished to correct someone else's post because of laziness, etc. :S
Meeptroid Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Dillon, that has got to be the most *Thinks of appropriate words* idiotic idea ever. There wouldn't be point to that board then. Unless you purposely made mistakes and spammed on that board, it would be useless. And why would a board be dedicated to spam? (The OFF Topic Board... I don't know what to say then)
.Dan. Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 It's mostly people who are newbs and don't read the rules, but otherwise it's true mistakes.
Guest Lightning Strike Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 We should have a board were we correct people. That's pointless. Grammer is something that we learn and should apply naturally, it's common courtesy; if learning how to read or write correctly is natural, so must you apply in online forums and such. Therefore, a board dedicated to this would be absurd, as you agree to follow TDN's rules the moment you register and start posting.
Awesome_Paul Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 And this is something i read which shows Gammar is important. 2 Phrases, 1 will be with a comma, one without, but will have a huge different Lets eat mom. (not very good grammar, unless you really are eating your mom:P) Lets eat, Mom. (and this is telling your mom, that you will be eating some food
Lutarist Jake Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Great example! I agree that bad grammar should not be tolerated too often, AND I also think that the four word rule should be extented to eight words. You could have people typing: That's great! That's great! When only one That's great is nessecary.
Dillon Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 I dont think it should be eight word but mabey 5 or six.
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