MrsKarenC2008 622 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) I'm not normally the type to vent in public ... but I can't stand it anymore ... I have read posts on here in the past where someone will vent about the way people type their posts ... I always just read past it ... BUT ... I have read a post in another section that literally didn't have the first punctuation mark in it ... and it was one huge paragraph ... made it VERY hard to read and even understand the person ... Ugh. Sorry. Had to vent. Edited May 3, 2016 by MrsKarenC2008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inner Surfer Girl 12,015 Posted May 3, 2016 I agree completely. Punctuation and formatting are our friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowgirlJane 14,260 Posted May 3, 2016 I just don't read them. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MojoCAMI 75 Posted May 3, 2016 Sorry I promise I will do better... give me another chance ~MojoCAMI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christinamo7 4,042 Posted May 3, 2016 and there are times when a wrong word (or spelling) is used and it takes me FOREVER to figure out what they are really trying to say. - sometimes I just skip over them. which makes me kind of sad, because they probably need the interaction - but there is only so much I can do. and yes, I get that English is not everyone's first language, but hey, this is what it is. I try. they try. sometimes, meh. it's not enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Proud2BMe 1,016 Posted May 3, 2016 What I hate is when their subjects lines don't match the content of their posts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamieLogical 8,710 Posted May 3, 2016 If I go into a post and there's no punctuation and it's all one big wall of text, I just don't bother trying to slog through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Marusek 5,244 Posted May 3, 2016 Sometimes spammers will post on this website. I believe some of this is computer generated spam, that is why it doesn't make any sense. Generally these threads are from a first time poster and have a link in them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) I'm not paid enough to read every post and gaily skip by quite a few. When a post makes an unreasonable demand of my time, I pass. One of my bêtes noires is a post title in the screen-right list that gives no clue to the subject. I just about have myself completely trained not to clik on "A Question" and similar items. I say "just about," otherwise, I wouldn't have come into this topic. @@Christinamo7, some misspellings are deliberate to circumvent the infernal, blue ad links and censorship. I don't see that the latter would bedevil anyone. I do entertain myself now and then by inventing words. And tossing in a sentence fragment. Never shall I apologize. Except to e e cummings on behalf of y'all. Edited May 3, 2016 by WLSResources/ClothingExch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LipstickLady 25,682 Posted May 4, 2016 I almost went in to edit it and add a few paragraphs but there wasn't enough time in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babbs 14,681 Posted May 4, 2016 Oh boy we had an EPIC thread about this very subject about a year or so ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigViffer 3,544 Posted May 4, 2016 @@Babbs I have no idea what you are talking about... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigViffer 3,544 Posted May 4, 2016 I still get a chuckle out of this thread. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/349774-i-have-a-gift-for-many-of-you/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan TN 348 Posted May 4, 2016 "Let's eat Grandma" vs "Let's eat, Grandma" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites