Achtung Bubba
Refugee
One can judge a member's posts along several criteria: relevance to the thread, amount of animosity, degree of levity, and general level of literacy.
There are certain members who consistently show a precision in their writing: Words are rarely misspelled; those that are are still easily deciphered. Grammar mistakes are few and minor; verbs agree with their nouns, and sentences begin with capital letters and end with punctuation marks. The thoughts are complete, rational, and in a logical order. Finally, the post itself is split into paragraphs, making it easier to be both scanned and analyzed.
Now, I'm not attacking those whose typical post is one long paragraph, riddled with both fragment sentences and stray punctuation. I am not suggesting that these members are illiterate, or even less literate than their peers (just as a fourth grade is less literate than a novelist even though both can read and write). I am merely suggesting that some members do not demonstrate the same level of literacy on this forum -- and I am not attacking them for it. Some of these users are not writing in their primary language, some cannot type quickly enough, and some are merely exercising their right to express themselves in unconventional spelling and grammar.
But to those who generally take the time and effort to consistently create posts that are both easily read and worth reading, I thank you. In my opinion, you make this forum more civilized and much more enjoyable.
Bubba
[This message has been edited by Achtung Bubba (edited 10-27-2001).]
There are certain members who consistently show a precision in their writing: Words are rarely misspelled; those that are are still easily deciphered. Grammar mistakes are few and minor; verbs agree with their nouns, and sentences begin with capital letters and end with punctuation marks. The thoughts are complete, rational, and in a logical order. Finally, the post itself is split into paragraphs, making it easier to be both scanned and analyzed.
Now, I'm not attacking those whose typical post is one long paragraph, riddled with both fragment sentences and stray punctuation. I am not suggesting that these members are illiterate, or even less literate than their peers (just as a fourth grade is less literate than a novelist even though both can read and write). I am merely suggesting that some members do not demonstrate the same level of literacy on this forum -- and I am not attacking them for it. Some of these users are not writing in their primary language, some cannot type quickly enough, and some are merely exercising their right to express themselves in unconventional spelling and grammar.
But to those who generally take the time and effort to consistently create posts that are both easily read and worth reading, I thank you. In my opinion, you make this forum more civilized and much more enjoyable.
Bubba
[This message has been edited by Achtung Bubba (edited 10-27-2001).]
