[Tuthmosis]

I've been seeing a significant spike in textspeak in forum posts in recent weeks. Rather than continue to send out minor warnings (20%), I thought a global announcement would make more sense. This goes out mainly to some relative newbies and less-seasoned members who are the major violators, though--like other bad forum habits--can sometimes afflict senior members too.

Don't use textspeak in your posts. Not only is it in Rule 1 of the Finalized Forum Rules, it's often ambiguous, annoying, and inconsiderate to your fellow forum members, who put in the effort to write thoughtful and well-written posts.

Some samples of textspeak I've seen in recent days:

• IDK
  [/url][url=http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-38345-post-785066.html#pid785066]
• BTFO
• btw (probably the most common)
• tbh
• imho
• ofc
• tho
• b/c
• u/ur
• Using no apostrophes ("Im," "isnt," "cant")
• Writing in 100% lowercase letters ("i cant say that new york was good for rachel bilson")
  

The list goes on.

Cogent, considerate writing is one of the things that keeps up from becoming the very iPhone-addicted, semi-illiterate American broads we enjoy ridiculing as a matter of course. Let's keep it that way.

   

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