Text speak on forums like this

here.from.day.1 · 12-08-2007 04:42AM

Yea I completely agree with the last 3 posts. You have no reason to type like your missing half your keys unless you actually are missing half your keys, which I highly doubt is the case for many people here. (Im actually missing two keys on this old laptop funnily enough, try and guess which

.) With regards to texting I would always use predictive and just type the thing properly, unless as Dave metioned I am just over the character cap for one text in which case I may shorten a to -> 2, yes id rather not pay 9c to send 3 letters and delay delivery time!

12-08-2007 04:49AM

I just had the most horrible thought. Imagine if in a few years time text speak replaced the written word as we now know it. Imagine picking up the a novel and it was all in text speak.

Thankfully anyone who uses text speak is an idiot and most of them seem to be barely literate, so reading a sting of words formed into a sentence is far beyond their capabilities.

Terry · 12-08-2007 09:53AM

If I had written the AH charter, text speak would be a bannable offence.
However, it was written before I became a mod here and I'm too lazy to change it.

Constant use of text speak on AH is a bannable offence.
The user is also open to ridicule (within reason).

Wertz · 12-08-2007 11:02AM

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scitpo · 12-08-2007 11:12AM

You give out about txt spk here but plenty of you gimps think nothing of throwing in 'tbh', 'qft' and other such **** that means nothing to a normal person.

Dave! · 12-08-2007 11:34AM

Deleted User wrote:

I refuse to respnd to any texts sent in text talk. It's pointless and irritating to read. The arguement that it cuts down on the number of letters in a text is tragically flawed when you see people replacing I with eye.

Anyone who uses it on a forum board should be banned for life.

I don't know anybody who replaces 'I' with 'eye'. Perhaps your friends are idiots?

eamoss · 12-08-2007 11:35AM

Zebra3 wrote:

So should posting "your ma". Retards.

Your Mother?

Wertz wrote:

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Binary doesnt count as text speak

ღ♥xx..WeLcOmE..xxღ♥
*.♥♥ [ T o ]..♥♥•:**
*ღ♥•....xx..My..xx ♥♥.•:*
*ღ♥.[ W o R l D ] *ღ♥.

ღ ι тαкє тнα gυ∂ ωιтн тнα вα∂..ѕмιℓє ωιтн тнα ѕα∂..ℓσνє ωαт ι gαт..и яємємвυя ωαт ι нα∂..αℓωαуѕ fσяgινє..вт иνя fσяgєт.. ιєαяηε∂ fям мч мιѕтακєѕ вυт ηєνєя яєgяєт.. ρєσριє ¢нαиgє, тнιиgѕ gσ ωяσиg..ι נυѕт яємємвυя - ιιfє gσєѕ ση..ღ

**"єνєяутнιηg нαρρєηѕ ƒσя α яєαѕση"**

`♥__вℓøиđ℮š aя℮ ρя℮ттι я℮đнєađš aя℮ šмaят вυт ιт тaк℮š a тяυє вяυи℮тт℮ тø ωιи šøм℮øи℮š н℮aят™

♥♥ lifε ιs aιι αβουτ liviиg foя τнε иigнts γou δοиτ reмembεя ωιτн τнε pεoplε γou ώiιι иεvεr foяgεt... εиjoу εvεryτнιиg γou δo τo τнε fuιι, δаисε as ιf иo oиe ιs ώαtcнίиg, siиg as ιf иo oиe ιs listεиiиg, aиd ιivε εvεяy мoмεиt as ιf iτ ώεяε γouя ιasτ... Thεγ sαγ τнaτ ώhεи γou diε γouя Lifε fLαshεs bεfoяε γouя εγεs, mαkε iτ ώoяth ώaτcнιи!!♥♥

robbed from a 16yr old bebo!! now i may only be 3yrs older but I really couldnt be arsed copy & pasting every letter to make up something like that but that is mainly down to me being lazy

But back to the point, I dont think text speak is bad but when people overly do it where it takes you 5mins to understand the sentence that is when I can see why ppl get pi$$ed off.

Wertz · 12-08-2007 11:41AM

eamoss wrote:

robbed from a 16yr old bebo!!

Ladies and gentlemen, the argument for mass sterilisation. I rest my case.

Talliesin · 12-08-2007 12:42PM

If someone who would normally post using text-speak posted using the full alphabet I might have to read the entire post to realise they're an idiot.

Text speak serves a useful purpose in making some posts stand out as being a waste of time to read.

Venom · 12-08-2007 12:54PM

Text speak is only acceptable if your using mobile phone. Using text speak from a qwerty keyboard should result in your dumb ass being banned.

nice1franko · 12-08-2007 01:00PM

KdjaCL wrote:

text speak should be a bannable offence tbh.

kdjac

I consider 'tbh' text speak.

Talliesin · 12-08-2007 01:10PM

nice1franko wrote:

I consider 'tbh' text speak.

That's nice dear.

When the Roman Army used abbreviations on standards and notices above condemned criminals (e.g. INRI being a well-known one) where they using text-speak too?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 12-08-2007 01:12PM

scitpo wrote:

You give out about txt spk here but plenty of you gimps think nothing of throwing in 'tbh', 'qft' and other such **** that means nothing to a normal person.

we're better than normal people

Terry · 12-08-2007 01:14PM

"TBH" is an acronym.

"r u gng 2 da clb l8r" is text speak.

The bebo quote above is just completely ****ing retarded.

12-08-2007 01:15PM

I admit to writing things like "sth" instead of something in a text message, but mostly to save space. My grandparents trying to use text speak is hilarious.
But never ever on a forum!

scitpo · 12-08-2007 01:28PM

Talliesin wrote:

That's nice dear.

When the Roman Army used abbreviations on standards and notices above condemned criminals (e.g. INRI being a well-known one) where they using text-speak too?

Heres another one for you.
STFU

Beruthiel · 12-08-2007 01:40PM

scitpo wrote:

Heres another one for you.
STFU

Behave yourself.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 12-08-2007 01:40PM

bhv yslf

Beruthiel · 12-08-2007 01:40PM

*kicks mordie*

Terry · 12-08-2007 01:45PM

Beruthiel wrote:

Behave yourself.

Indeed.
Do that again and you will be banned.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 12-08-2007 01:49PM

Beruthiel wrote:

*kicks mordie*

oh, she wants me...

12-08-2007 01:52PM

Terry wrote:

Indeed.
Do that again and you will be banned.

Don't ban beruthiel! :0

nice1franko · 12-08-2007 02:04PM

Talliesin wrote:

That's nice dear.

When the Roman Army used abbreviations on standards and notices above condemned criminals (e.g. INRI being a well-known one) where they using text-speak too?

Point taken. Abbreviations are different. Not much different though. tbh, lol, rofl, ftw, irl, afaik et al is complete bollocks to anyone who doesn't read forums. a big string of txt speak on a forum is complete bollocks.

horses for courses

Capt'n Midnight · 12-08-2007 02:15PM

Talliesin wrote:

When the Roman Army used abbreviations on standards and notices above condemned criminals (e.g. INRI being a well-known one) where they using text-speak too?

the letters I and J weren't distinct all that long ago,

Today it could have read JNRJ and it's an acronym, and it wasn't used that often.

Text speak, is even worse that that other abomination of spelling for which I blame Webster.

Anto McC · 12-08-2007 03:04PM

Zebra3 wrote:

I'd have made it a hanging offence....

So should posting "your ma". Retards.

Agreed, on both counts.

scitpo · 12-08-2007 03:50PM

Do that again and you will be banned.

WTF?

12-08-2007 03:51PM

DaveMcG wrote:

I don't know anybody who replaces 'I' with 'eye'. Perhaps your friends are idiots?

I've seen it used on a number of ocassions. No one I know sends me messages in text speak, so I can't really call them idiots. Even if they deserve to be looked upon as such.

Terry · 12-08-2007 03:54PM

scitpo wrote:

WTF?

Telling users to STFU is frowned upon.

Please read the charter before posting again.

uglyjohn · 12-08-2007 04:34PM

i agree totally, it has no place here, it is sometime ok to cut down a character or two from a text if you are right on the limit (eg replace two/to with 2 or replace and with &)

people know not to use text speak with me, whenever they write me a text without vowels i write one back without consonants

eg the above sentence would be :

"eoe o o o ue e ee i e, eee e ie e a e iou oe i ie oe a iou ooa"

they learned their lesson pretty quickly.:D

Ste.phen · 12-08-2007 04:51PM

Karl Hungus wrote:

it's more effort to spell things wrong.

Nice.

Text speak on forums like this

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