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1up.com has posted the second in an article series called "Child's Play", where they invite youngsters to experience the joys of classic gaming to hilarious effect. From the (sob) article: "Bobby: After you beat the Death Star level, there should be a snow level, then a small speeder bike level. They should make a Matrix game in the theme of Star Wars. So then you take out your sword and run up to a guy and go, "Chiiing!" And after you saw through his head, you fly inside your X-wing."
Arrogant brats strike again!
Yep. Seeing a 10 year old equating the soviet flag with a Nazi flag kinda helps me understand why many americans react like that when someone talks about communism without implying it's a Bad Thing(tm).
"Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad." -- Terry Pratchett
Yeah cuz Communism brought so much prosperity, freedom and peace to this world in North Korea, East Germany, Cuba and China.
The more you know, the less you understand.
If you won't make an effort to write clearly then I won't waste my time trying to decipher your ramblings. Proper spelling and grammar is the hallmark of an intelligent mind. If you write like a 4 year old child then people will naturally assume you are an idiot and ignore you.
I wasn't complaining about it. The person I responded to was basically saying that spelling isn't important. I think that it most definitely is. His ideas and thoughts obviously aren't worth my time to read if he doesn't consider them worth his time to write.
It's all about context. For a /. comment? I think my style shows effort and consideration for the readers. It's not perfect but it's OK for a discussion board. For a formal essay I would apply more effort. You have to use your common sense to decide how much effort is appropriate.
However I do think the sentence written by the previous person...
Shows a complete lack of respect for the reader no matter what the context.
No, I'm saying that a person significantly older than 4 years who still writes like a 4 year old is an idiot. The formal definition of an idiot is anybody with an IQ under 25. So any 16 year old who writes like a 4 year old is an idiot. It's not even about poor spelling and poor grammar; it's about poor communication.
You might be the smartest person in the world but if you can't communicate your ideas to me then you're not worth listening to.
As I said earlier:
It's about making the effort. Perfection is impossible but he can at least try. If he's too lazy to write well then I'm not going to waste my time reading because no doubt his thoughts are just as lazy as his writing.
Yes.
Uhhh, no. That was somebody else. What a coincidence; in a discussion about poor writing ability, you demonstrate an inability to read!
Helpful hint: underneath each comment subject is the name of the author.
I think this week we're bashing Americans for having an unjustified persecution complex that they insist on complaining about at even the most inappropriate times.
Another helpful hint: we're not going to give you any sympathy no matter how often you cry.