Childish Text-speak

4Xcut

Perhaps text speak should be a bannable offence if it is used in rediculas excess. Not if someone throws in the odd u instead of you. It's jusy that we have full keyboards people.

I am MAN

4Xcut wrote:

Perhaps text speak should be a bannable offence if it is used in rediculas excess. Not if someone throws in the odd u instead of you. It's jusy that we have full keyboards people.

rediculas and jusy should be banned also

Dizzyblabla

I am MAN wrote:

rediculas and jusy should be banned also

now now no need to get catty!! you knew what he meant, the odd typo is fine... it's the stoopid text speak which is annoying...

I am MAN

Well if you're going to complain about typing don't spell words wrong..

billy the squid

that should be

Well, if you are going to complain about typing, dont spell words wrong.

If you are going to complain about someone's spelling, then use propper punctuation.

Now as for text speak I believe that it should be a matter for the moderators of each forum to decide on wether or not to allow text speak. Some forums are less serious than others therefore text speak wouldnt be that big of an issue.

John

Instant castration for textspeak

WhiteWashMan

I am MAN wrote:

Well if you're going complain about typing don't spell words wrong..

and if youre going to complain about something, perhaps you might want to add in some solutions, instead of whinging about it?

Shabadu

Maybe not a banning, but a warning from a mod on the thread? I'm sure most of them are only kiddies anyway, probably terrified at any kind of hint of authority. Maybe someone could make a default PM detailing how annoying txtspk and meaningless exclamation marks are for other readers to go through. When someone starts txtspking, we can mass [strike]spam[/strike] mail their inbox.

Giblet

Isn't it just fantastic how when someone corrects spelling or grammar, they never fail to make a mistake themselves?

acri

billy the squid wrote:

that should be

Well, if you are going to complain about typing, dont spell words wrong.

Do the commas need to be there? Actually NEED to be there, as opposed to being used for effect. Took me a friggin' age to realise what "tbh" meant....

kasintahan

Why not just learn it?

I don't use it myself (especially as most phones now accept long messages) but it would seem that there is strong opposition to txtspk not because it's the devils work but rather but because the 25+ yo "not in my day" contingent on boards are incapable of learning to read it - and it's their own incapacity that annoys them.

acri

kasintahan wrote:

Why not just learn it?

I don't use it myself (especially as most phones now accept long messages) but it would seem that there is strong opposition to txtspk not because it's the devils work but rather but because the 25+ yo "not in my day" contingent on boards are incapable of learning to read it - and it's their own incapacity that annoys them.

Not exactly. I'm 17 and really can't be bothered reading txt-speak. Not only is it incredibly irritating, but sometimes it's just downright indiscernible. Down with txt-speak.

eth0_

kasintahan wrote:

Why not just learn it?

I don't use it myself (especially as most phones now accept long messages) but it would seem that there is strong opposition to txtspk not because it's the devils work but rather but because the 25+ yo "not in my day" contingent on boards are incapable of learning to read it - and it's their own incapacity that annoys them.

I know what most of it means (i'm 24), but it looks stupid, makes the poster look like an uneducated moron, and oh! Most of the people who post in txtspk on boards.ie *are* stupid, uneducated idiots.

I am MAN

WhiteWashMan wrote:

and if youre going to complain about something, perhaps you might want to add in some solutions, instead of whinging about it?

Well it's obvious what the solution is - Don't do it!

Larianne

It just takes longer to read a thread and can get confusing sometimes! and you end up having to read it a few times to understand what the poster is saying. I don't mind the odd 'tbh' malarky but not whole sentances with shortened words. It's like your trying to crack a bleedin' code!! (and I'm under 25yrs!)

Dizzyblabla

ahh now boys, are you still all fighting? We all agree text speak can be annoying when used in inappropriate threads, but in silly ones, might actually be a little funny?? (although I don't think I would bother trying to decipher them!)

Shabadu

kasintahan wrote:

Why not just learn it?

I don't use it myself (especially as most phones now accept long messages) but it would seem that there is strong opposition to txtspk not because it's the devils work but rather but because the 25+ yo "not in my day" contingent on boards are incapable of learning to read it - and it's their own incapacity that annoys them.

Ahahahaha! Yer- we all sit here scratching our brains because we can't 'understand the youngsters'. Of course we can understand it, it's just inherently annoying.

4Xcut

The reason that i suggested that it should be banned is not due to the fact that certain people cannot understand it but because it is lazy and just degrades the tone of a serious debate or discussion. If you cannot be bothered to use WORDS form the english language then you probably have not got a very constuctive opinion to add. This is not the case every time but in general......

mayordenis

You are all so so anal retentive it just(i mean jusy) is not cool to whinge about these things does it really make that much difference?

mayordenis

4Xcut wrote:

If you cannot be bothered to use WORDS form the english language then you probably have not got a very constuctive opinion to add.

well ok if its a debate on the finer points of the english language your probably correct, but dont say because someone isn't arsed typing full words they cant have input

joe.

If the title of a thread is in text speak I won't even bother clicking it. If in a thread a post is made mostly using "txtspeak" I usually won't make the effort to read it. I'll skip it. It is not going to go away. It could even get worse. There is not a lot that can be done

Rabies

billy the squid wrote:

Now as for text speak I believe that it should be a matter for the moderators of each forum to decide on wether or not to allow text speak. Some forums are less serious than others therefore text speak wouldnt be that big of an issue.

Forums like Feedback, Forums, Politics, Humanties and probably a few more would be more readable with out text speak.
It is to be expected in Humour, AH, Cuckoo's Nest and probably Games.
When someone types in text speak it makes me think they are no more than 15-16 years old.
It doesn't take much longer to use all the characters on a keyboard.

Fobia

I think that txt spk is essential to seeing if someone's a muppet quickly and efficiantly. Warnings/bannings would only make txt spk'ers type properly and as such it would be hard(er) to tell them apart from the non-idiotic population of boards.ie.

breadmonkey

Text speak makes baby Jesus cry.

Murder is the only 100% effective solution, but I do like the idea of mass spamming these b@stards!

Raphael

Textspeak is damned annoying. It's not that people can't read it, hell my first few posts are written in it. It's just that it takes more time, and is a complete eyesore

breadmonkey

I'll bet this was the thread that drove 4XCut to start this thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=261430

kasintahan

Just because you can't read it doesn't make it any less of a language.

I don't read sanskrit but I'm sure there's a wealth of information written in it.

Shabadu

kasintahan wrote:

Just because you can't read it doesn't make it any less of a language.

I don't read sanskrit but I'm sure there's a wealth of information written in it.

Yer, but if someone was posting in AH using sanskrit people might be a tad peed off too. And drop this 'you just don't get it' bull. It hardly needs an enigma decoder.

Raphael

kasintahan wrote:

Just because you can't read it doesn't make it any less of a language.

I don't read sanskrit but I'm sure there's a wealth of information written in it.

Txt speks esy 2 reed but ppl jst dont want 2 go 2 de bothr of reedin it when dey cud b reedin propr typin lyk

Oh, and your sigs too big. Notification PM sent

Giblet

If someone doesn't put the effort into writing a post, I won't put the effort into reading it.

The General

moan moan moan, if u dnt like it dnt luk at it, r dnt reed it!

The General

Giblet wrote:

If someone doesn't put the effort into writing a post, I won't put the effort into reading it.

ye spot on mate,
just dont read it, dont go off moaning about it :rolleyes:

grimloch

not sure if this is a joke but i think old victor has the right idea
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2821960#post2821960
post 106

acri

The General wrote:

moan moan moan, if u dnt like it dnt luk at it, r dnt reed it!

Regardless of you read it or not, it's still there and it's ****ing annoying.

aidan_walsh

kasintahan wrote:

Just because you can't read it doesn't make it any less of a language.

I don't read sanskrit but I'm sure there's a wealth of information written in it.

Text speak isn't a language.

acri

Er, i wanna apologise for my previous post. I was o'er hastey in my reply. Sorry. I take back the insults.

I am MAN

acri wrote:

Er, i wanna apologise for my previous post. I was o'er hastey in my reply. Sorry. I take back the insults.

Why bother?

acri

I am MAN wrote:

Why bother?

I thought he was bein an ass. I didnt read (thats "read", not ****in' "reed"!) his next post.

Ron DMC

grimloch wrote:

not sure if this is a joke but i think old victor has the right idea
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2821960#post2821960
post 106

Go on Victor, you legend. The AH mods should take a leaf out of his book.

Shabadu

acri wrote:

Er, i wanna apologise for my previous post. I was o'er hastey in my reply. Sorry. I take back the insults.

Could have done with a few more, imo.

Dizzyblabla

grimloch wrote:

not sure if this is a joke but i think old victor has the right idea
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2821960#post2821960
post 106

ha ha ha!! excellent!

Mimikyu

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DonkeyStyle \o/

Ah come on now... go easy on the poor nooblings.
Have you ever sat your grandma infront of a keyboard and watched her take a whole minute to find the S key?
It'd take hours to get a whole sentence out... nevermind something approaching a point.
I'd easily forgive someone new to typing, I think we forget sometimes how we ourselves started off single-finger typing.
There again, some people just do it out of laziness... which is really irritating.
I have to spend an extra few seconds reading the post because the poster was too lazy to type it properly... slowly they steal our lives 2 seconds at a time.
Right, that's it - I'm flip-flopping... ban them all.

Shabadu

How did you manage to get your granny at a computer?

DonkeyStyle \o/

Shabadu wrote:

How did you manage to get your granny at a computer?

I didn't say I had.
I was asking if anyone else had. o_O

The General

I think that if someone wants to type in text speak they should be allowed, i personally dont do it but it doesnt bother me, if you dont like it dont look at it no one is forcing you to.

Gordon

That's the third time you've posted that The General.

Shabadu

The General wrote:

I think that if someone wants to type in text speak they should be allowed, i personally dont do it but it doesnt bother me, if you dont like it dont look at it no one is forcing you to.

Wow, the repitition is really making me come over to your point of view. As opposed to annoying the living crap out of me.

DarkPassage

Gordon wrote:

That's the third time you've posted that The General.

nice catch, are you gay gordo ?, or a small case of mistaken identity

Sleepy

Why not just add the most used "txt spk" words to the censor?

So 'txt spk' would display as '*** ***' in any post. It still identifies the poster as a muppet and should help discourage people from using it.

The Sweeper

I think it would take me longer to post something in text speak than just typing it out.

Then again, I'm literate.

Whenever I see a txt spk post, I assume the poster is about 15, barely literate, close-minded, pretty stupid and probably not worth reading.