why does every one get mad over spelling errors.

[JBotAlan]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

One way to think of it, though: The person is taking the time to read what you have to say/ask/etc. If they have to take longer to decipher what you really meant, in the end you've wasted some of their time.

What Brandon fails to mention: what would I be doing with the time I lost reading a poorly-written post? If I'm on CD, I'm usually already blowing time (yay for wasting time on CD ), and if I'm actually looking for something, I won't just open a random thread; if I find a poor post in my searching, I'll skip to the next result. Really, I don't believe in that rationale. I do believe in that when it comes to e-mail, since you're likely to read that email with the misspelled subject line (if it actually got past your spam filter) and read through it, even if you're short on time.

EDIT: Hey, Brandon, is spell check ever going to make a comeback? Not that I need it, but a forced spell check before a user can post would help a lot with this issue...

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by JBotAlan

Hey, Brandon, is spell check ever going to make a comeback? Not that I need it, but a forced spell check before a user can post would help a lot with this issue...

Once there's a easy one-click-install plugin for vBulletin, I'll install it. I'll have to search around later on vBulletin.org for a vB 3.6 plugin ..

[Al Skierkiewicz]

A person who is reading this forum without ever meeting you has only your post to judge you by. Make spelling errors, use bad grammar, or make offensive statements and those who read here will form an opinion of you that is not flattering. Write as if all of us are meeting you for the first time and you are trying to make a good impression.

[ham90mack]

Google Toolbar also has a spellchecker if you don't want to download FireFox, but you have to push the button.

[JaneYoung]

One thing that I think about when I post in Chief Delphi is who the membership is made up of. The members and guests that visit Chief Delphi are here because of robotics. They are interested in science and technology. The members consist of engineers, teachers, professionals,college mentors, sponsors, students - oftentimes student leaders - that are in middle school, high school, and college. When I make a post, I keep this in mind. It doesn't intimidate me and I hope it doesn't intimidate anyone, but I am mindful of my spelling (and run-on sentences *cough*).