Poll: do you bother with punctuation on the internet?

[ethaninja]

Proper English and punctuation should be used on and off the internet. People these days are just getting either lazy or stupid. So to answer your question, yes I do use proper punctuation on the internet.

 

[imnot]

generally but sometimes i'll forget a comma, or an ' or whatever, i can't stand text speech.

 

[neoontime]

Yep, but dem grammer nazis always be persecuting me.

 

[ethaninja]

Depends on who I'm talking to. I feel like an idiot when I write correctly when I'm talking to some guy writing like a douchebag... So I guess sometimes I get sucked into writing like a douchbag just to avoid looking like a douchebag to that individual douchebag.
But it's pretty much a given that I'll write properly every other time.

But then that douchebag would probably feel like an even BIGGER douchebag for writing like a douchebag in the first place. Just stand your ground and those douchebags will fold underneath you =D
Plus, then you look like a douchebag to everybody else

 

[ethaninja]

Yep, but dem grammer nazis always be persecuting me.

Hehe.


Have a burning of the grammer nazis

 

[further]

Depends on who I'm talking to. I feel like an idiot when I write correctly when I'm talking to some guy writing like a douchebag... So I guess sometimes I get sucked into writing like a douchbag just to avoid looking like a douchebag to that individual douchebag.
But it's pretty much a given that I'll write properly every other time.

But then that douchebag would probably feel like an even BIGGER douchebag for writing like a douchebag in the first place. Just stand your ground and those douchebags will fold underneath you =D
Plus, then you look like a douchebag to everybody else

I guess that shows how weak willed I am... From now on I will stand my ground!

 

[ethaninja]

generally but sometimes i'll forget a comma, or an ' or whatever, i can't stand text speech.

u srsly cnt read dis omg nub yuu file...

I just don't get how they can bloody WRITE that stuff, let alone expect us to be able to read it..

 

[thingymuwatsit]

Unless I am attempting humour, yes.

I like to make sure people understand how I am saying things.
Otherwise there could be misunderstandings.

satirical or sarcastic humor?

 

[ethaninja]

Depends on who I'm talking to. I feel like an idiot when I write correctly when I'm talking to some guy writing like a douchebag... So I guess sometimes I get sucked into writing like a douchbag just to avoid looking like a douchebag to that individual douchebag.
But it's pretty much a given that I'll write properly every other time.

But then that douchebag would probably feel like an even BIGGER douchebag for writing like a douchebag in the first place. Just stand your ground and those douchebags will fold underneath you =D
Plus, then you look like a douchebag to everybody else

I guess that shows how weak willed I am... From now on I will stand my ground!

And the world shall burn before you mwahahahahaha >=D

....

 

[Guest_Star]

I'm mor'a stickler for punctuation than grammar'n syntax.
'Pends on context tho.
There's an ocean of difference between IM/IRC, gaming forums and work space email.

Yep, but dem grammer nazis always be persecuting me.

They see you typin', they be hatin'?

 

[Kaymish]

i will write full words and try my best to spell them correctly but i never learned to do English punctuation correctly and my native language doesn't have a proper written form so i am forever getting chewed out by grammar Nazis so i just ignore them

 

[Glamorgan]

Yeah, I usually do. It's just easier for people to read.

Completely unrelated to anything in this thread, but you have the best avatar ever.

On topic: Yeah, I do. All the time, in fact. It makes things a lot easier for anyone readng what I write.

Well, XJ-0461 is pretty cool too.

 

[imnot]

generally but sometimes i'll forget a comma, or an ' or whatever, i can't stand text speech.

u srsly cnt read dis omg nub yuu file...

I just don't get how they can bloody WRITE that stuff, let alone expect us to be able to read it..

i seriously can't read this oh my god noob you file?

what doues noob you file mean?

and yes i had trouble reading that.

 

[Woodsey]

i am very irritated with the illegibility of some people (see Youtube comments)and their surprising inability to write coherent sentences; so I ask you, do you bother writing properly on the internet?
Oh, and yes, I did read the forum guidelines on this sort of thing..

You realise that ".." means nothing? It's either a full stop "." or an ellipsis "...".

And yes, I hate how people write on the internet. It's always the ones with the poor punctuation and grammar that have the most ridiculous arguments too.

I've been called an idiot on Yahoo! news stories before by people who can't even spell "idiot". (If you're wondering why, it's normally because I'm one of the only people on there who doesn't support the BNP.)

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

Unless I am attempting humour, yes.

I like to make sure people understand how I am saying things.
Otherwise there could be misunderstandings.

satirical or sarcastic humor?

Both, I guess.

Sometimes when you are saying silly things, it is funnier to leave out punctuation and caps.
Sort of like,

no that is not what i said stop being silly

When the rest of what you have said is properly punctuated, it makes people read the unpunctuated sentence a certain way.
Or, at least, it makes me do so.

 

[Omikron009]

Absolutely. I almost never use silly online abbreviations, and I always attempt to use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation.

 

[The Afrodactyl]

Yes. Even in texts, I spell everything correctly and make it as grammatically perfect as I can. I'd hate to look like some Neanderthal moron who can't grasp the fact that 'you' has 3 letters.

This. Even in comments and whatnot on sites like Facebook, if I make a spelling error I will post another comment correcting said error.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Always. And I think considerably less of people who don't. Hear that, you lazy twats? Screw you and your lack of self-respect!

 

[Hateren47]

On proper forums such as this I try to do my best, but for chats and the like I don't make a great effort to spell check, capitalise or punctuate.

 

[Aedes]

Yes. I do bother.
It's how I can keep track on how "good" my spelling is. Mostly when I'm speaking in English anyway.
It's just easier to read when all the words are correctly set on a sentence.
I don't really mind minor mistakes but when it gets to the point it's hard to understand a single idea of what the person is saying, I just don't know what to think.

With that said, I hope I didn't make any enormous error on my post.