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What is the point of all you idiots saying stuff like "Maybe if you could form a cogent sentence I'd listen to your argument."? Just because someone doesn't make their question perfect you can't answer it!? I mean come on it would of took you the same amount of time to answer the question that it did to say that pointless comment. Come on people grow up and get a life

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 3:24pm by Pikko Lock Thread: flamebait

Because I'm not going to re-read a post five times just to translate it into something that makes sense.

If someone wants an answer to a question, or wants to make a valid point, they can take the time to make it presentable. Sounding like an idiot just makes people assume you're an idiot, and therefore not worth wasting their time on.

well i'll be honest and i tend to NOT capitalize my letters or use punctuation marks all that often. BUT if you read my post the way it is now people will understand it and if i were to ask a question i would more than likely get my answer.

the problem comes frm wen sum1 typez like this nd xpects a rsponse to they're (<---OMFG THIS PISSES ME OFF)? nd not only that but dey make a whole wall-o-txt

ya diggg? :D

You have to be pretty retarded if you have to re-read something 5 times to get the gist of it. Sure some questions are poorly constructed, but I understand them 99% of the time. The only time it won't make sense is when people ramble on, like that DRG quote that's in our forums, that just flat out makes no sense.

Yes, cause everything on this forum is so deep, you really need to think it through before you post.

If you can't do me the courtesy of making your post perfectly understandable in one read-through, I certainly don't feel the need to do you the courtesy of a dignified response.

I love it when people throw out the ol' "get a life" comment. You do realize that everyone's view of what "life" is is completely different from yours, right?

Beyond that, I believe people should construct their sentences as accurate as possible to ensure a minimal amount of misunderstandings. Anything less will just cause problems.

So which Alla member created a new account to ask this question? Was anyone recently called out for posting an incoherently in a thread?

ETA: I just read a bit of this one, and think I figured it out...

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 2:58pm by BotItBlack

I guarantee when those doctors are typing up requests for advice from their peers, they use proper grammar.

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 1:36pm by chewzer

You'd be surprised how sh*tty a referral can look...then the rest is dictated, so meh.

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 2:52pm by Montsegurnephcreep

Hahaha, that was me.

And no, I was right. You don't have to be perfect, but you do need at least a 3rd grader's understanding of the English language.

By the by, that comment was from the thread about the guy who said that his wife's account was "zomg banned for no reason!!!1!1!11one!" but then mentioned buying gil in the OP, to which he quickly erased completely. I, having not seen the original comment, had no idea how to help his situation. His only other reply was a fountain of nonsensical garbage, so there wasn't much I could do other than tell him he needs to type like the adult he claims to be before I'm going to give him any assistance.

The quote in its full context:





Edited, Apr 17th 2010 2:40pm by bsphil

No, just no. There is nothing at all complex about this. If you act be like an idiot (in this case writing like one) you will treated like an idiot.

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 9:06pm by Turin

I agree with the majority of the post quoted here so I'm just going to pick somethings apart as the devil's advocate.

1)[rant] **** "Google it". This is perhaps the lamest excuse to avoid inter-personal activity ever.[/rant] While I don't mind looking something up that I perhaps am having difficult with that does not involve other people within a large community (say in a single player game). When something in an integral part of a community, like an MMO, personal input and opinion is often the unspoken desire of one that's seeking what may seem to be a straight answer.

Ok, so I'm having video card problems. Sure I can look it up and MAYBE find what driver is best for my laptop. Or maybe it's buried in a 4 year old post and at the bottom of page 6 on google next to "Lap Fantasy Drive 11" While the first pages are just trying to sell me new laptops or graphics cards for PC. The actual MODDED graphics driver I need is obscure enough to actually be quicker found by someone who's been there before.

Or, perhaps I want to expand my understanding of the issue beyond the straight answer. Asking the initial question can then serve as the ice breaker for the conversation. Like asking about the haste cap can lead into a conversation about the increasing returns on Haste, or asking for the base damage formula can lead to someone learning more about cRatio.

Better yet, a sizable amount of people in the world actually learn and understand better through human communication, rather than just research. Honestly, it's the ground work of education. We weren't just told to read the history book or math book. We discussed it, tested on it, explored the reasons and the purpose. The "research and report" aspect of education didn't come until later, and even then was only a part of the whole.

2) Only one comment here. Not all the articles here are easily accessible. Maybe the difference between asking on the forums and finding it yourself is simply knowing the right keyword, like "Sword Trials" To find the Madigan Sword results, quest requirements, etc. Helps to know where to look so asking isn't a sin here.

3)Not everyone is familiar with graphic cards and drivers. To many this may be this first MMO or even their first PC game, as it was for me. All those things were learned the hard way along the line, and often on the grace of others taking the time to explain it. Not that I made no attempt to learn myself, but having it explained rather than simply pointed to a manual helped out a great deal.

4) Again, making no accusations and playing the devil's advocate here: If we're going to talk about basics, how about EXTREMELY BASIC civility? It goes both ways. While I'm in support of writing out a comprehensive argument and putting some effort into self-research, (I fully encourage people become independent thinkers and learning to research.) I also support giving people the benefit of the doubt initially. If they turn out to be inept or ignorant instead of just new to the social rules, then you can shower your teen-like angst and jaded comments their way. Asking for a link while in the middle of a conversation (or say someone was just already in Zam at the time and decided to just type up the question instead of navigating away from the site) and someone knows it's on Wiki or Google don't need to respond with a sarcastic or trolling comment as much as say "You can find it easily on google." or "It's on the Wiki."


Not too much more to add to that. Just because you've come across the issue several times does not mean everyone deserves your vented frustration. Just as many people here would not like it if their boss or teacher took their bad day out on them for a relatively minor reason, it might be prudent if they keep that situation in mind before they explode on others.

Nerd-Rage responsibly.