HS Trade Thread & Good Traders

[.68]

It's the slippriest of slopes, punctuation.

I'm posting with a ps3 controller and still using capitals because if we all let the site go all "text message" it will read like crap, then go downhill from there.

[xraine69]

Even when texting on my phone, I have to use proper grammar when texting my 7 year old, or he will text back with the correction.

It is not being anal, members here just keep a certain standard to posting.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by xraine69

Even when texting on my phone, I have to use proper grammar when texting my 7 year old, or he will text back with the correction.

It is not being anal, members here just keep a certain standard to posting.

That's funny! I don't usually use proper grammer when texting my friends, but I do make an effort when texting adults and to keep my posts on here looking nice.

[Porkins]

Using proper grammar and punctuation isn't just about pleasing Ms. Atkinson, my seventh grade English teacher, but more about building credibility for yourself. I'll bet there are a lot of people here who are not sure whether to even believe this statement:

Originally Posted by ScapeorDie

i stopped using proper grammar after my last english class in college.

And you really don't add any credibility to yourself or the statement when you preface it with:

Originally Posted by ScapeorDie

i know there are several on this site that are anal retentive about it

Posting or emailing such a message in a professional setting won't earn you any respect. Why should it be any different here?

[SuperflyTNT]

Look, I'm not normally a grammar nazi, but seriously, look at 99.999% of the posts here. They're not ridiculously littered with crap english that are hardly worth reading.

It's a matter of respect for your fellow members, and it's a matter of not being a lazy ass. Take some time, because if you're not going to put any effort into writing the crap, nobody is interested in taking the time to read it. You look buffonish, and the fact you are saying you are a college graduate not only is the height of absurdity, it's clearly and obviously an outright falsehood.

Way to get people to want to talk with you, let alone trade with you. Starting out talking like a 10 year old chimp, then making absurd claims of college education and english classes when you write like said chimp, well, that's not the way to engender honesty and faith in you.

I fear for my country if people who are college educated are so lazy they can't be bothered to press a shift key. God forbid there's any jobs out there that require communication...we're in trouble.

[BigBadBruinsMac]

Can we get the thread back on topic?

[i_r_beej]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Me too, I was like your out of college and still can't type decently.

<snark> I believe that the correct spelling would be "you're". </snark>



Hey man, I'm just giving you a hard time.

[Elstree]

Originally Posted by .68

I'm posting with a ps3 controller and still using capitals because if we all let the site go all "text message" it will read like crap, then go downhill from there.

Exactly. There are plenty of sites that allow sloppy language. Everyone ends up sounding like they're in middle school and the quality of the post content plummets. We aim higher around here. This isn't just the fussiness of an anal minority; it's been the standard of this community for years.

Originally Posted by i_r_beej

<snark> I believe that the correct spelling would be "you're". </snark>

Hey man, I'm just giving you a hard time.

A prime example: We don't expect 100% perfection; we just expect a reasonable effort. We've always cut people slack, especially if they're young or English is not their first language. No one should be afraid of making a few mistakes as long as they're trying to do it right.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by i_r_beej

<snark> I believe that the correct spelling would be "you're". </snark>



Hey man, I'm just giving you a hard time.

I have no excuse, that's just one of my poor grammar habits I guess you could say. I never claimed to be perfect.

[aquamaniac27]

And this is why people's trade lists get buried in here...

[Jim]

Originally Posted by aquamaniac27

And this is why people's trade lists get buried in here...

Just make a link in your signature to your trade list post. Then, every time that you post somewhere, it will be there. If you update your list, just edit that post and post a simple "Updated" post in this thread.

[winonavampire]

Soooooo..

*cough*

Anyone have an extra Sudema? She is the last one I need to complete my Wave 4 heroes.