Please don't criticize your fellow DUer

[JuniperLea]

We all know you are more intelligent, have a better command of the English language, have better decision making skills, spell better, know the proper forum in which to post, know the difference between they're, their and there, and have a mandate. But please, let it go. Let all the petty stuff go and your life will be so much happier. It's like the old saying, don't sweat the small stuff.

I'm a little more than annoyed that we don't have better things to do than to squelch someone else's ideas and creativity by being rude to them... "in public".

Might I suggest, if you think a post is improper in content or placement that you please notify an administrator and let them do their job. If it's spelling, grammar, etc., just let it go for the sake of all DUers having a safe haven in which to vent.




Thank you for making me become what I hate.


Sheesh.




Carry on.


:argh:

[LiberalVoice]

1. haha

good post :)

[In_The_Wind]

2. Hear, Hear!

[thespiritualzebra]

57. Here, Here!

why do I bother

[Flying Dream Blues]

59. Good won! :)

[sutz12]

3. OK

I ususally don't question spelling, grammar or usage unless I think it really affects the meaning of the post. Sometimes a spelling or grammar error can make it unclear what someone is saying.

I try not to be too anal about it all. :)

[JuniperLea]

8. Oh, I think asking questions is just fab!

I do it all the time. That's different from pointing out another's errors, don't you think?

[bryant69]

4. This is a discussion board

which means we discuss things - we argue, we disagree. I agree that making fun of someone's grammer or spelling is pretty petty (not that I haven't done it), but being overly genteel would be just as bad in my opinion.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[ET Awful]

6. Ummm, that's "grammar", not "grammer"

:evilgrin:

(I kid!!!!!)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. It's "Umm," not "Ummm."

I'm calling the police!

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Not True!

The more confused a post makes me, the more "M"s i use on Um! See now i'm not confused so i only used one. Hey, it's in the DU style handbook. Didn't you get a copy?
The Professor

[wryter2000]

23. Hey, Prefesser

Is that gonna be on the test? Huh? Whiiiiiiine :evilgrin:

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Now You're Getting It!

The extra i's in Whine are a perfect example!
The Professor

[bloom]

7. Some people aren't anywhere close

to genteel.

[JuniperLea]

12. There are many wonderful, sensitive ways of correcting people

So they can learn. For instance, use the misspelled word in your own post and spell it correctly. You really can be genteel and helpful at the same time.

[henslee]

35. I'm with you. You jump in the fray, you better bring your A game.

Some of my favorite posts have been clever and nasty barbs.

[SteppingRazor]

5. Technically, there should be a hyphen in "decision making"...

And there's no antecedent for the sentence "It's like the old saying..."

God, go back to grammar school!

:evilgrin:

[JuniperLea]

17. Bite me!

:pals:






Ha!


:)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

9. You damned hippie! n/t

[JuniperLea]

18. Thank you!

How nice of you to notice:)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

11. Okay. Will do.

Now, contemporary usage places the period inside the quotation mark.

tg



hhehehheheheh

[JuniperLea]

22. Doh!

That's what I get for teaching myself grammar by reading!


:)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

27. LOL

The only reason I know it is I edit for a court reporter and it's a big part of a transcript. Only been the last 15 years or so.

[Blue_In_AK]

31. Tallahassee Grannie, I'm a legal transcriptionist...

I know what you're talking about. I don't know about Florida, but the overseers here in the Alaska court system go ballistic over spelling and punctuation errors. They'll send a whole transcript back and withhold your pay if you don't do it exactly right. I agree with the OP, though -- that kind of perfection is not required at DU.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

32. Nope, it sure isn't required here

I type fast and make a lot of mistakes, sometimes important ones, like leaving out "not" and things that change meaning. If I catch them I edit them, but usually I'm too late!

[sui generis]

13. I donut speel bitter.

quite making fun of me.

:rofl:

[hippiechick]

15. My issue with that is this:

Many Du'ers spend so much time posting about how stupid, ignorant and backwards the folks on FR and other right-leaning sites are, but then come back here and you'll find 500 duplicate/triplicate threads, a thousand 'I just farted, ask me anything' threads, innumerable misspellings - even of names of prominent Dems, for God's sake! - and grammar that would make a third grader laugh.

Yet we deride THEM as being 'morans'. Makes us sorta hypocritical, no?

If we're going to be the 'smart ones', then we should take a few seconds to hold ourselves to a little higher standard. If we don't feel the need to do that, then we shouldn't make fun of those on the other side of the fence when they do the same thing (we can still make fun of them for supporting an idiot, though ;) ) ...


Just my .02

[sui generis]

16. but we don't always do it constructively or kindly

I believe that's the real issue.

[JuniperLea]

25. Bingo!

:pals:

[sui generis]

19. fatfinger dupe

[SmokingJacket]

40. I'd hate for people to feel they aren't educated enough to post here.

Honestly, the overall attention and care paid to language here is very, very good.

There's some sloppiness, some posting-while-drunk, some non-native English... but so what? I almost never see flagrant disregard for grammar -- people do their best, most of the time.

(Freeper English is a whole 'nother ball of wax...)

[hippiechick]

47. I agree with both of you,

... but I just don't think it's right for anyone, anywhere to act like they're the better party/board/ whatever and rip on other parties/boards/whatever for making the same kind of mistakes that they themselves make and say "Well, when we do it, it's a mistake, but when they do it, it's because they're stupid."

That's all ...

[SmokingJacket]

50. I still think Freepsters are fair game.

Their moms are fat!

;-)

[wryter2000]

20. I'm with you

I have a PhD and am published in fiction and non-fiction, but I occasionally make misteaks. If you see a freeper screaming "LIBS HAVE NO MORELS," let's all have a good laugh. I'm series!!!1 But don't pick on a reasonable person for grammar and spelling.

[wryter2000]

21. And don't pick on folks for dupes, either

Ooops. :hide:

[npincus]

24. you've got that right!

it's the anonymity of cyberspace that emboldens (a few) people to be mean... or they just are!

[VaYallaDawg]

26. Excellent post.

Bryant69 was right - it's a discussion board, and it's enlightening, broadening, and just downright fun to share opinions and information with other liberals. It's not a spelling or grammar test - it's an exchange of ideas. So what if a freeper lurks and quotes something one of us says - including misspelled words and faulty information? That doesn't make DU any less valuable as a medium of exchanging ideas. Certainly not for me, anyway.

And genteel ain't one of my strong suits.

[Redstone]

29. Damn, and here I was hoping to find some bad spelling in your post.

You let me down, you know.

Redstone

[JuniperLea]

46. Spel chek iz yur frend!

:p

I'm the Queen of Typos. I knew I had to be extra careful with this one or I'd be asking for a royal lashing!

[Redstone]

48. Oh, yes. I'm a good speller but a lousy typist. I just whack the stuff out

and rely on proofreading and spell check to keep me out of trouble.

Redstone

[Just Me]

30. Juniperx,...

:hug:

That is all.

[JuniperLea]

36. Just Me

:hug:

[Just Me]

52. Thank you. eom

[dogday]

33. I am happy to give this a vote to qualify for greatest post

Thank you for reminding us that that we are not the grammar police.... I don't think it serves anyone's best interest to correct them, unless it is a fact check...

[babsbunny]

34. Yeah!

I can't be as smart as you!

[JuniperLea]

37. The pendulum of intelligence swings an equal distance in both directions

I believe this is true for all human beings. We can all at times be brilliant, and at others dumb as dirt. So be it. That doesn't make us any less equal or important than those who won't admit to their own dirt moments.

:)

[flipperNOTgipper]

38. safe haven?

Jeez....that REALLY makes us look weak! Just what do you think somebody could say here that you couldn't handle?

[JuniperLea]

42. There is no weakness in being gracious to your fellow human beings

And there should be no pride taken in playing one-up with someone you consider your intellectual inferior. Quite the opposite is true, imho. Being able to cut another down does not make you superior.

I've been in my share of arguments. I am not weak by any stretch of the imagination. I just don't like seeing people I respect for their creativity and ability to connect the dots, put two and two together in an eloquent fashion, stoop so low as to belittle another DUer. It inhibits free-thinking and a feeling of freedom of speech. We want that, don't we? Freedom of speech I mean. That is what this place is about, right?

There should be no fear of appearing weak, unless, of course you are weak. I doubt that is the case.

[LostinVA]

51. Being tolerant and respectful makes us look weak???

[Swamp Rat]

39. Yeah! I can use English words and phrases any way I like!

:D

Don't try to define words for me either, unless I ask. It's fucking rude, especially the passive-aggressive comments! I have a dictionary and thesaurus, and nearly 17 years of college education. Jus' cuz I lyke to rite differn'tly sumtimes, doesn't mean I can't compose in 'proper' English! :eyes: ... friggin' monolingual Anglo-phones can be so anal retentive! :D

[Minnesota Libra]

41. HEAR HEAR - - BRAVO BRAVO........

thank you :hug:

[European Socialist]

43. here,here. Another reason not to criticize is all the inside jokes you

may not know about. (moron,moran etc.)

[JuniperLea]

45. Good call!

Hahaha! I've actually seen that happen. Sorta puts "stupid" on the other foot, doesn't it? We have enough Freepers to make fun of, we don't need to eat our own. That is a very Repug thing to do. Ew! Arrogance is sooo RightWingNut!

:p

[izzybeans]

44. I didn't know they could hear my midwestern accent through

my clumsy keyboarding skills.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

49. Great Points, I Just Wish I Knew The Context. I Don't See Posts Like That

often at all, and am left wondering if I missed a good one today :)

[JuniperLea]

54. Are you serious?

Really? Wow.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

55. I've Seen A Post Hidden In A Thread Here Or There With Some Petty

critique of spelling, grammar and other petty crap, but it is usually just a post here or there that is generally ignored within the thread as just immaturity and stupidity.

What I meant by my statement was that I was wondering if there was a thread I missed today that people were really going off with petty critiques that it became more than just a one post within a thread deal.

[JuniperLea]

56. Nothing major that I know of...

I saw a about three of those posts in a row then a thread bent on correcting. It just struck a nerve I guess. But wait a day or two... ;)

[mzmolly]

53. "Sheesh" is not a word.

;)

Great post. :toast:

BTW, I can't spell for shit when I'm mad/in a hurry. I generally catch spelling/grammatical errors about a day too late.

[grace0418]

58. EXCELLENT POST!

We have enough to fight against. We don't need to be attacking each other. It's okay to disagree. It's another thing entirely to nitpick, insult or attack.