It is really very simple. If you can't be arsed to make your message clear
and easy to read, why should I bother trying. Unclear writing indicates
unclear thinking, and in my world of limited time, I am only going to bother
with someone who makes a good faith effort to communicate. If that's
arrogance, so be it, but my time is valuable.
Chris Bartlett
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From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Shadow Dragon
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] thoughts on posts to the list and to Audyssey
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I think both sides are at fault here. It would be nice if spelling and
grammar were taking more under consideration, but I don't understand the
complaints about messages being hard to read and understand. I have no
problem at all understanding even the most horribly typed messages, I even
use translation services to do some things that make some messages on here
look like professional grade documents. It seems to me that if you can't
understand something even if it's badly written, you have no right to
complain because it isn't like it takes any extra skill or adjustment to
figure things out. If anything I just find it arrogant. Not everything will
ever be perfectly clear and easy to read, but complaining about not being
able to understand it, in my opinion, makes people look just as bad.
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From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 10:59 AM
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] thoughts on posts to the list and to Audyssey
magazine - Re: Important Notice For All List Members
> Hi Charles,
>
> I am in full agreement with you on this point. I understand in cases
> where English isn't a person's native language where they make
> grammatical and spelling errors in their posts. However, the irony is
> that I know of many people on this list and several other lists that
> are not native English speakers and there spelling and grammar are
> almost textbook perfect where native English speakers who should
> certainly know better have the most spelling and grammar errors of
> all. I don't know if it is the fault of the education system, weather
> or not the people in question don't care, or there is some type of
> mental disability involved but I can't help but notice the fact I
> often delete a lot of posts simply because little to know attempt was
> made at clarity. If some people have difficulty making there day to
> day posts clear it is doubtful they will be able to construct an
> article or review of a better quality unless they seriously proofread
> and spell check their work Its not like I expect the post to be
> textbook perfect, but I do expect a reasonable attempt at spelling and
> proper punctuation if nothing else..
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