Common Forum Mistakes--and How to Avoid Them

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by EricH

Atrocious spelling and grammar. Can I read it? Yes. Can others read it? Yes. But it’s not professional, and it makes it harder to read what you want us to read. Please make an effort to spell things correctly, or use proper capitalization and punctuation. We’ll be much more likely to read your posts them. Oh, yeah—CD does have a spell checker. That might help.

Within my two cents I actually think this should be two items.

Atrocious spelling and grammar.H3y, is som1 out ther? Please leave the leet speak to instant messages and texts. We try to keep CD respectable. Part of that is making sure it looks respectable. If you wouldn't put it in an English paper, than don't put it here.

Simple spelling and grammar mistakes. Can I read it? Yes. Can others read it? Yes. But it’s not professional, and it makes it harder to read what you want us to read. Please make an effort to spell things correctly, or use proper capitalization and punctuation. Go over your post once or twice before hitting the post button (the number of rereads should be directly proportional to the length of your post). We’ll be much more likely to read your posts them. Oh, yeah—CD does have a spell checker. That might help.