Txt Spk police

The Bollox

I'm not sure if this was tried before, but here goes.

I was thinking it may be useful to appoint a few boardsies to police people using txt spk in the same way the sig police look out for bad or offensive signatures. The reason I think this could be useful is because I know for a fact that I am not the only Boardsie who has txt spk under his/her list of pet peeves, and it can be very frustrating trying to read some of the garbage some posters put up... especially when it's in txt spk :pac:.

The problem is most common with new users who are used to posting comments on Bebo and Facebook where this... language is tolerated. I don't mean we should make posting in txt spk a bannable offence, but if the selected boardsies warn the offenders about how the use of txt spk is not generally accepted here it could help a lot.

anyone agree?

kensutz

I agree. Sometimes it's a right pain trying to read the rubbish they type.

Sherifu

I think when they get a warning from the mod of the forum or asked nicely by a poster it's enough. After all, anyone can report a post.

Karl Hungus

Text speak is banned on most of the forums I mod, it can get you a warning or your posts deleted. I don't think that there's any need for a special 'police' for it, just report the post if you find it annoying.

Oryx

Id offer, but Id be afraid someone would then set up a separate division to pull me up on the use of the apostrophe.

I also detest multicoloured text, worse than txtspk to me.

Malice

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I don't think that there's any need for a special 'police' for it, just report the post if you find it annoying.

I agree with this. One thing I would point out though (and hopefully it's okay here) is that the Report Post screen contains this warning which, to me, seems to be a little strongly-worded for reporting posts written in text speak.

Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.

Maybe it should be changed?

Alanstrainor

I agree with Karl Hungus, i dont know of any forums where txt spk is allowed and mods deal with it swiftly enough.

mike65

nfrkt!

Mike.

The Bollox

do the mods not find txt spk too trivial a matter to deal with? especially the ones with a few forums to mod

Karl Hungus

malice_ wrote: »

Maybe it should be changed?

Nope, file under 'problematic', I can't think of a greater problem than text speak. :pac:

Rb

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Text speak is banned on most of the forums I mod, it can get you a warning or your posts deleted. I don't think that there's any need for a special 'police' for it, just report the post if you find it annoying.

Bingo.

Karl Hungus

The Bollox wrote: »

do the mods not find txt spk too trivial a matter to deal with? especially the ones with a few forums to mod

Not particularly, it's usually a quick thing to deal with, just ask the poster to speak properly, and it's dealt with.

Rb

The Bollox wrote: »

do the mods not find txt spk too trivial a matter to deal with? especially the ones with a few forums to mod

Text speak isn't a huge problem on Boards. If someone uses it, they'll usually get a warning and most likely never do it again. It's not really comparable with sigs.

Maximilian

Jesus Christ its "TEXT SPEAK" people.

srsly.

The Bollox

meh. it was just a suggestion.

*queue fail pics*

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

god damn leftists, always looking for more regulation

Malice

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Nope, file under 'problematic', I can't think of a greater problem than text speak. :pac:

Fair enough .

Doctor DooM

The Bollox wrote: »

meh. it was just a suggestion.

*queue fail pics*

Don't give up yet, the way threads always work is you get a string of people who either agree/ disagree, then a counter point turns up one or two pages in.

Is there any form of mention to new boardsies about the disapproval of txtspk here? Before they first post?

The Bollox

SDooM wrote: »

Don't give up yet, the way threads always work is you get a string of people who either agree/ disagree, then a counter point turns up one or two pages in.

Is there any form of mention to new boardsies about the disapproval of txtspk here? Before they first post?

yeah, but for turn-around to happen I'll need a montage. I don't have a camera, or a suitable cheesy 80's song

Rb

The Bollox wrote: »

meh. it was just a suggestion.

*queue fail pics*

k

biko

The Bollox wrote: »

I was thinking it may be useful to appoint a few boardsies to police people using txt spk

There is already such a group ->
Not officially sanctioned mind, other than that the leader is a SMod.

The Bollox

biko wrote: »

There is already such a group ->
Not officially sanctioned mind, other than that the leader is a SMod.

I'm a member, but it's more of a discussion board about correct punctuation than a policing force

5starpool

I think outlawing text speak should be made part of the Lisbon Treaty. Surely that would convince loads of people that it would be a good thing.

I generally try to politely ask people not to use text speak when they post that way on a forum I mod. If they don't stop after repeated warnings I would ban them.

srsly.

stevenmu

The Lisbon Treaty will not only allow text speak in by the back door, bypassing our consitutional rights, it will actually make text speak mandatory.

Vote NO !

Karl Hungus

SDooM wrote: »

Is there any form of mention to new boardsies about the disapproval of txtspk here? Before they first post?

It's in a number of charters that text speak is frowned upon.

Lockstep

Meh, I don't really see text speak as a problem. Usually just done by a new poster who either leaves or falls in line once they're made aware that text speak is frowned upon.

Karoma

kickoutthejams wrote: »

Meh, I don't really see text speak as a problem. Usually just done by a new poster who either leaves or falls in line once they're made aware that text speak is frowned upon.

It can be a barrier to communication and, quite frankly, annoying. Sometimes th pnt gts lst n u hv 2 wrk 4 2 hrd 2 wrk stff 0.
Each forum has a different standard of what is and isn't acceptable; a single group covering all fora won't work. The current method of reporting a post is fine. Even then, a ban is a last restort for the terminally typing-retarded.

Lockstep

No, I mean despite my hatred of text speak, it isn;t too much of a problem in boards from what I can see.

Textspeakers are quickly set straight.

El Weirdo

The Bollox wrote: »

yeah, but for turn-around to happen I'll need a montage. I don't have a camera, or a suitable cheesy 80's song

The Bollox wrote: »

I'm a member, but it's more of a discussion board about correct punctuation than a policing force

I take it you haven't discussed capitalisation or full-stops yet.

Dudess

I really think posts in textspeak should warrant a site banning.

copacetic

I still think my suggestion for filtering out txtspk as swear words should have been adopted...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055138818&highlight=filter

Suggestion: Filter and replace !!!!! and txtspk

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Have seen this done on other forums, a pain to get going but worth it imo.

Replace

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! with !
?????????? with ?

and all the variations.

omg with I was most surprised
txt with text
l8r with later
plz with please
ffs with that is ludicrous my dear friend.

etc etc etc.

You get the idea. Leave yore ma out of it though, it's still funny, as
will be seen by people responding to me mentioning it by hilarious retorts
about my ma.

it was a great idea then and it's a great idea now



edit: am coming round to this tagging thing, I like what you can do with it.

Jemmy

Hold on the abbrievations are just as hard to bloody get if your new enough to boards.

Lockstep

Dudess wrote: »

I really think posts in textspeak should warrant a site banning.

My old man got an assignment from a 2nd year history student....in text speak....

copacetic

kickoutthejams wrote: »

My old man got an assignment from a 2nd year history student....in text speak....

does he teach history?

Rb

Well, ffs and omg are TLA's, which in itself is a TLA, not text speak really.

Bob the Builder

copacetic wrote: »

does he teach history?

No. He gets paid to talk to his class about it.

randylonghorn

The Bollox wrote: »

I was thinking it may be useful to appoint a few boardsies to police people using txt spk in the same way the sig police look out for bad or offensive signatures.

No. SIGPO can be annoying enough, though I know they provide a useful function

The Bollox wrote: »

The reason I think this could be useful is because I know for a fact that I am not the only Boardsie who has txt spk under his/her list of pet peeves

Oh, I can't stand it either ... I'd find it easier to read posts in pig-Latin or binary ... but proliferation of thematically focussed quasi-obsessive groups of vigilantes on boards not a good idea.

Mods seem to deal with it fine as it is ...

Oryx wrote: »

Id offer, but Id be afraid someone would then set up a separate division to pull me up on the use of the apostrophe.

... and Americanisms ...

Bob the Builder

Whoever doesnt use apostrophes should be ashamed of themselves.

corkproducers

Cat Speakz FTW!
Txt spk FTL (For the lose that is)

Lockstep

copacetic wrote: »

does he teach history?

Woops, that makes it sound like he teaches in school.


He's a university lecturer.

Hence the shock that a second year uni student would so such a thing.

randylonghorn

kickoutthejams wrote: »

He's a university lecturer.

In Galway? In history?

/curious now

copacetic

kickoutthejams wrote: »

Woops, that makes it sound like he teaches in school.


He's a university lecturer.

Hence the shock that a second year uni student would so such a thing.

well thats not too bad, I though history students were doing txt spk essay drive bys on members of the public..

Gordon

I have to back the opposition due to the simple fact that the users wanting to ban "txtspk" are actually using text speak to do so, hence finding such use of the English language an acceptable one. (what Maximillian said)

biko

Even the bible come in txt spk these days
http://www.biblesociety.com.au/smsbible/index.html

copacetic

Gordon wrote: »

I have to back the opposition due to the simple fact that the users wanting to ban "txtspk" are actually using text speak to do so, hence finding such use of the English language an acceptable one. (what Maximillian said)

thats crazy talk Gordon, say I want to add the word mamafecker to the swear filter, I can't because I just used it therefore making its use acceptable? that is some backwards logic

Gordon

copacetic wrote: »

thats crazy talk Gordon, say I want to add the word mamafecker to the swear filter, I can't because I just used it therefore making its use acceptable? that is some backwards logic

well at least you are trying to understand it by trying to break it down into something else, creativity is always a good thing.

Yo boards.ie mamafeckers, ban the word mamafeckers or you're all mamafeckers.

copacetic

Gordon wrote: »

well at least you are trying to understand it by trying to break it down into something else, creativity is always a good thing.

Yo boards.ie mamafeckers, ban the word mamafeckers or you're all mamafeckers.

you are some condescending mamafecker!

Gordon

Only on Saturdays, and the 16th of mamafecker every year (not sure why).

Dave!

No. It's easy to read.