[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by thefro526

This is pretty funny to me. A while back I was searching through some of most posts from 2008 and I thought to myself, "Did I really type like that?". I typed on here almost like it was an Instant Messenger session. I laughed a bit actually, I read one post where I said "lol" 3 times in a sentence or two.

Needless to say, the way you type influences how people look at you. If you type like you don't have a brain in your head people might start to think you don't. Lol.

Wisdom.

Good communication skills are highly prized in ChiefDelphi and with good reason. Members of the robotics community post and lurk in CD and there are often questions/exchanges regarding different aspects of the technologies and sciences involved in robotics. There is technical language involved in these discussions. If posters are not working on their written communication skills, it bogs down the process in the technical threads/discussions. That cheats everyone and is a great waste of time. For the most part, many of the veteran posters are patient with new members that join and begin to understand the value of writing in a manner that everyone can understand and appreciate. It is awesome when a member can look back and see where they started and how far they've come in the area of communication, showing respect for the topic and taking the time warranted in developing their writing skills. The cool thing is that these skills can be applied in school and in the working world. They will never fail once the application process begins.

Edit: aside - I have a 21 year old daughter who texts with me throughout the day. By her own initiative, she writes without using shortcuts. It is my belief that she is showing respect to me and to the education she values. She knows the shortcuts, her friends use them but, she doesn't. (Sometimes, I do. ) Because she is so careful with her texting style, it raises my standard when I respond.