I've noticed there are a sizeable number (albeit a minority) of scoobynet users who use this when posting on scoobynet. Not only is it harder to read than the language we all have in common it's also annoying, childish and rather pathetic in my opinion. While this isn't an English class I think it reflects badly on any public forum and makes the place look extremely downmarket.
Plenty of other forums I'm a member of have a 'no text speak' policy so I'd like you to consider including one in the terms and conditions and having a sticky at the top of every forum.
A no hassle way of policing it would be to add an extra infract option. I'm not suggesting we punish people who have had little education or claim to have 'dyslexia', just those wilfully using text speak.

Just to give you an idea of how rubbish this method of communication is I've translated this into retardese.

Ive noticed ther R a sizeable # (albeit a minority) of scoobynet usrz hu uz DIS wen postiN on scoobynet. Not onlE iz it harder 2 rED thN d lngwij we aL hav n comN it's also anoyN, chldsh & rather pathetic IMO.
It isnt an eng claS I tink it reflctz badly on NE 4m & mAkz d plAc L%k extremely downmarket.
Plenty of othR 4mz Im a mmbr of hav a 'n txt spk' policy so I'd lIk U 2 considR including 1 n d terms & conditions & havN a sticky @ d top of evry 4m.
L8rs

 

Gets my vote!!!!

Bring back English!

 

wkd

 

Another vote in favour

No excuses for lazyness IMO



Hmm "IMO"....would acronyms be included in this? LOL (doh!, I did it again)

 

wht ttl wkr infctd & bnnd ncro?

 

How has NACRO ended up being banned, just a quick look at his profile shows a 2 point infraction for the post on this thread and all his others bar one (a 1 point one) have all either been reversed or expired, thought you needed 5 points for a ban ?

It does annoy me seeing txt spk, but I tend to ignore those posts as I cant be bothered to spend time to try and decipher them into legible english

However I dont really see NACRO's post as abusive

 

he had 3 before that hadnt expired..up to seven pages of infractions

 

would like to know why the original post was worthy of infraction?

 

Would post that in policy but we're not allowed to question other's infractions

You'll just get the "read the stickies" cop out as a response

 

I thought you could if it resulted in a user getting banned and not able to request an investigation themselves (without resorting to an alias that is )

 

Can't see how the OP has a justified infraction also .... It mentions :-

TXT spk, 09 April 2008, 15:49, 23 April 2008 15:49, 2 points, Abusive / Offensive Post

How is the post abusive/offensive ?

Also (as I understand it), the 2 point infractions come from Moderators/Admin ?

 

Very good

Made an old man chuckle.

Cyril

 

+1 agreed

or you can post your own, and get the "you cant have it all your own way because you dished some out yourself" which has got **** all to do with the fact that mine were justified (and not reversed) and the muppets who infracted me were unjustified (and were reversed) i also seamed to pick up a few more from webby that he thought justified in the same thread


basically, = to many infractions are getting reported and not enough man hours in the day to sort them all IMO

 

Any chance of the thoughts of those that run the website now I'm able to comment again?

I think it would be great if there was an option to discourage 'txt spk'.

 

WB Nacro, its GR8 2 c u gen

Just kidding

 

My personaly view is that it isn't an issue.

I personally don't use text speak, and jokingly make fun of those who do. But it doesn't keep me awake, and certainly doesn't bother me enough to cause a fuss over.

As we're not even close to inundated with complaints about it, I don't see why we should enforce individual views on people and insist they type words out in full.

I really don't see what big problem can be caused by it.