I care about what I post. I show that I care by taking a moment to read my post through before I hit the "Add Reply" button. I am checking my post for spelling, grammar, and content. Did I include the key points I am trying to get across? Is my post written so that those points are easy to read and understand?
In the first proof read I may miss a few things. Many times I don't catch all of my mistakes. It only takes a few moments to read through a post. It takes longer if the post contains errors or is written poorly. And if it takes the writer extra time to read their own post then it may be a struggle for other Lurkers to read and comprehend it at all.
I commend all Lurkers who do not speak English as a first language. It can be very tough to understand what has been posted and it can be a struggle to articulate an idea into words for the rest of the members to understand. But (and there always is one) I do not like it when someone uses that as a crutch, or an excuse, to not try and improve the quality of his or her posts over time.
Caring enough about an issue to post your ideas should be enough incentive to care about the wrapper you put those ideas in. In this case that wrapper is words, punctuation, grammar, and sometimes smilies :D . Comparing ideas to ice cream: Would you rather buy an ice cream from some grubby guy that sells it out of an ice chest in the back of his rusty van or would you rather buy it from a vendor who keeps himself and his place of business clean? If you want people to buy what you're selling then appearance counts.
edit: Bolty, I apologize. I probably use up half your total bandwidth editing and resubmitting my posts. :blush:
In the first proof read I may miss a few things. Many times I don't catch all of my mistakes. It only takes a few moments to read through a post. It takes longer if the post contains errors or is written poorly. And if it takes the writer extra time to read their own post then it may be a struggle for other Lurkers to read and comprehend it at all.
I commend all Lurkers who do not speak English as a first language. It can be very tough to understand what has been posted and it can be a struggle to articulate an idea into words for the rest of the members to understand. But (and there always is one) I do not like it when someone uses that as a crutch, or an excuse, to not try and improve the quality of his or her posts over time.
Caring enough about an issue to post your ideas should be enough incentive to care about the wrapper you put those ideas in. In this case that wrapper is words, punctuation, grammar, and sometimes smilies :D . Comparing ideas to ice cream: Would you rather buy an ice cream from some grubby guy that sells it out of an ice chest in the back of his rusty van or would you rather buy it from a vendor who keeps himself and his place of business clean? If you want people to buy what you're selling then appearance counts.
edit: Bolty, I apologize. I probably use up half your total bandwidth editing and resubmitting my posts. :blush:
The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein