TheNightTerror on 27/9/2005 at 06:52
It's for fun and flaming! :D
Black Ice on 27/9/2005 at 07:17
Quote Posted by bjfbww
See, i am not doing it on purpose.
Just give up, if I were you, and stick to knitting or cheesemaking or whatever it is you do in your spare time. You haven't made the most impressive of starts here.
TheNightTerror on 27/9/2005 at 07:20
Well, he could always tell us how old he is before he goes, that might be interesting. Might explain a few things, too . . .
ZylonBane on 27/9/2005 at 14:23
Well, the really weird thing is that if you correct for the spelling, his grammar is just fine. And his misspellings are completely inconsistent. Non-native speakers tend to at least be consistent in their misspellings. If this were someone posting using disability-assisting word-prediction software, the errors would be consistent too.
I'm guessing a wireless keyboard with failing batteries.
Bluegrime on 27/9/2005 at 23:17
I must say.. You're right. Horrid spelling aside, his grammar is actaully dead on. Which means one thing of course!
WITCH! BURN HIM ALIVE!
Lord_Aginor on 29/9/2005 at 15:11
You could always look for the simpler solution, like dysgraphia or dyslexia. Even I sometimes mix up letters when I'm typing, but recognise it and go correct it. Some people can't recognise it because of the same reason they're making the mistake, or they're not native english. Combine the two and it gets really bad.
The point being ZB could be the online equivalent of someone who pays out a wheelchair-bound person because they can't walk, or takes advantage of a deaf person by hurling insults at them when they're not looking.
bfwbhergj seems like a decent enough guy, apart from his occassional cluelessness and annoying name which I can't be bothered looking for to spell correctly right now.
That, or he's a poor 15 year old who has been exposed to too much AOL. Or he's Canadian. I had some friends who moved to Canadia from Australia, and while they were perfectly normal people when they moved, talking to them on MSN now is one of the most painful experiences I can imagine. What I see of their native Canadian friends is even worse.
I need
To tell this girl
Only to press
enter on special
occasions
And she still can't grasp the concept.
And yes, I understand I said Canadia. It's a joke.
Enchantermon on 29/9/2005 at 18:10
Quote Posted by Lord_Aginor
You could always look for the simpler solution, like dysgraphia or dyslexia.
Well, he's already admitted that the problem is that he types too fast.
Quote Posted by Lord_Aginor
bfwbhergj seems like a decent enough guy, apart from his occassional cluelessness and annoying name which I can't be bothered looking for to spell correctly right now.
And the fact that he doesn't use the search function. But then again, if he doesn't check his spelling, the search function wouldn't help much anyway.....
Quote Posted by Lord_Aginor
Or he's Canadian.
Which he is. Or, I should say, he
lives in Canada.
Enchantermon
Lord_Aginor on 30/9/2005 at 00:34
I think it's just sad that this is the only board I know where people are actively persecuted for spelling or grammatical errors. Maybe people like ZB should stop complaining about it and write a spellcheck feature for the forums instead. I see them often enough, and you can't expect someone to install a spellchecking plugin for their browser. This place actually gives the impression of being far less friendly than your normal counterstrike forums.
ZylonBane on 30/9/2005 at 00:37
I'll take quality over quantity, thanks.
Bluegrime on 30/9/2005 at 01:42
Then these forums are going to die.. Completly. If 2 people show up in 4 years, and people move on and stop giving a damn about these forums, then this will wind up like the Gamespy Arcanum forums.
