Poll: do you bother with punctuation on the internet?

[Queen Michael]

I try to make sure my grammar and punctuation is good. I always use punctuation.

 

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

Depends, I dont care about a few spelling mistakes as long as its still readable, not like "so i herd u leik my gf, don toch her u jerc!"

 

[Blue Musician]

Yes I do, and please use capital letters next time.
And note that my English isn't that good...

 

[Metal Brother]

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.

Well said, and I agree completely.

 

[Arkzism]

hmmm sometime, i frankly don't care

though i do try to type out the full word.
i hate text talk, u is a goddamn letter not a referrer

hbu is one that pissed me off the other day

 

[Shycte]

If I want to be taken seriously, yes.

 

[Phototoxin]

Genarally but whne people complign aobut mistypes and are pedantic it gets annoyin'

 

[runnernda]

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.

Well said, and I agree completely.

Same here. I text and type fast enough that it doesn't make much of a difference, and I'd rather my message arrive three seconds slower than have it make me look like an idiot. I think the only netspeak I use is ttyl, and then only when I have to leave suddenly.

 

[YesConsiderably]

Always. English isn't my first language, and i find that posting to English speaking forums has really helped me improve.

 

[Jark212]

I'm not texting on my phone (I try to text with proper grammar) so I have the time to make my dissuasion look good...

 

[Zirat]

I do it the best as I can, and go back to fix mistakes should I see them.

 

[PureChaos]

YES, no punctuation in posts makes them very hard to read. it annoys me to no end

 

[Megacherv]

Yup.

Text messages and even messages on consoles.

Used to be a time when I didn't.

Those were dark, dark days.

Same here man, same here...

 

[T-Bone24]

I'll make the odd mistake during instant messaging and the like, and even let out an ironic acronym so long as it's in quotes, but on forums and other such like I will do my best to avoid misspellings and other dastardly creations of the Information Age.

EDIT: I also let egregious errors get to me on a personal level. If you can't be bothered to type out your thoughts to the best of your linguistic ability, then you don't care about what you've written or who's reading it.

 

[Outright Villainy]

The only time I might not do it is in game, and I need to relay information quickly. Even at that, I'll only omit capitalisation; I'll still use proper punctuation and grammar.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I always try and type correctly. Sometimes there will be a slip up here and there, but when I talk to people who don't even try to make any sense in their messages, it gets really annoying. You shouldn't have people trying to decipher the message that you're trying to send. And when people abbreviate four letter words... it's just lazy.

And then it gets even worse when people go out of their way to purposely misspell a word...

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Yes, and I even keep my grammar and spelling in check in text messages. It is very irritating to see my friends type like absolute retards whilst on the internet or in text messages.

Spelling well just makes me feel better about myself, and allows me to sound intelligent on the internet, unlike about 80% of the population.

 

[fgdfgdgd]

YES, no punctuation in posts makes them very hard to read. it annoys me to no end

It** end.**

Just saying.