Sims 2 or Sims 3?
Tenshii~Akari:
Quote from: idontcare on August 04, 2010, 03:46:18 pm
I know what you mean about capital letters and I am used to not capitalizing because no other forums have minded (I have been on a lot of forums too. this is the internet after all and not college. actually to be honest you should see some of the people that post discussion questions for online college. sometimes they don't capitalize and they can have major typos. once in a while there has even been instructors that have typos. pretty funny if you ask me)
As true as that may be (since I've witnessed it a lot last semester), the internet excuse is really starting to take it's toll. I'm glad that you're able to type coherently overall, but there's nothing wrong with at least making an effort to capitalize the first letter of a sentence. Usually, we can understand the occasional slip-up, since it happens to everyone, but to type something incorrectly just because it's the internet seems to be trying to take the lazy way out, just like Paden mentioned. It's a forum, so it's not like someone has a gun to anyone's head and telling them to post as is or else. Believe me, one should have plenty of time to check through before hitting the "Post" button. ;D
To be honest, I have horrible eyesight, so some of the things that help me differentiate sentences in paragraphs and block posts are the capital letters in the beginning in each one. I know a few other people who also have the same problem here, so it's pretty difficult to even read certain posts that lack proper capitals and/or punctuation. That's partially why we've included the rule in the first place... to make it easier for everyone to read posts and not miss the concept that the poster is presenting. That way, there are no hints of miscommunication either.
Quote from: idontcare on August 04, 2010, 03:46:18 pm
Where were you when I was most likely not using capital letters every time in 07 on the old site?
With all due respect, that was the old site. ;) The rules have since been modified, and we have asked for everyone, old and new, to review them and follow through. All that the staff here requests of everyone is to at least make an effort to do so. No harm in that, right?
caffeinated.joy:
Quote from: idontcare on August 04, 2010, 03:46:18 pm
sometimes they don't capitalize and they can have major typos. once in a while there has even been instructors that have typos. pretty funny if you ask me) and it takes a lot of effort to capitalize when you type fast.
Other sites can do as they wish and be as relaxed about posting etiquette as they like. As Tenshii mentioned, there are reasons we ask people to at least make the effort. (A large one being we want to make sure everyone understands what is written here.) Also, I would like to add I type fast (up to just over 100 wpm on a good day - 70 wpm on a bad one), with arthritis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, which will eventually need surgery, and I manage the shift key just fine, thanks. It's uncomfortable for me at times, but if I want to be legible to everyone, I do it.
HappyThoughts:
Take your lumps and listen to the Admin's. Eat some Humble Pie (haha cute pun). If I had a nickel for everytime Caffeinated.Joy called me out for my faux pas, well I'm not that good at math so maybe a dollar or so.
Back On Topic, I still believe S3, no matter how many EP's and fixes, will never capture the freedom and affectionate attachments that S2 has given us. Viva La Sims2!
Back Off Topic, till we meet again Joy! ;)
idontcare:
Quote from: caffeinated.joy on August 04, 2010, 05:36:34 pm
Other sites can do as they wish and be as relaxed about posting etiquette as they like.
Yes but I was talking about the college website here. It's just kind of funny like I said.
I mean I would think that we needed to have good spelling and grammar in discussion questions too.
I did edit all my posts to proper capitalization though as I said (even the ones that are still here from 07)
By the way, you ever notice how the word capitalization looks like it's spelled wrong? It's bugging me right now and I don't know why.
I still want to know what Paden means by "proper words and such" because I swear I spelled nothing (and I mean nothing) wrong. This is going to be haunting me all day. Case in point, I just looked at my post AGAIN. I'll probably look at it repeatedly every hour like a maniac (oh wait I am a bit of a maniac so I suppose that doesn't matter)
Glamily:
I played Sims 3 yesterday.. and I'm sorry to say this, but I'm jumping back on the Sims 2 bandwagon. :P
Sims 2 has so much more, better CC and I just like the sims better.
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