A master poster who still hasn't learned how to use the apostrophe key or capitalize "I"? What is the world coming to! Kids these days. Why, in my day we had to learn to TYPE to use a computer!

I couldn't agree with you more. No offense, but people who are too lazy to use punctuation and capitalization shouldn't post so much. Or there should be some sort of rule that when you hitx number of posts, your posts need to contain a certain level of formatting.

Have you ever seen a mod being lazy when they post? I never have (although there probably have been some incidents).

Still, congratulations on becoming "Practically a posting shark".

I couldn't agree with you more. No offense, but people who are too lazy to use punctuation and capitalization shouldn't post so much. Or there should be some sort of rule that when you hit x number of posts, your posts need to contain a certain level of formatting. Have you ever seen a mod being lazy when they post? I never have (although there probably have been some incidents). Still, congratulations on becoming "Practically a posting shark".

I agree 90%.

10% is reserved for ppl who's english is poor. (their 2nd or 3rd language)

I've been around the globe and, with english being world language, I've talked to countless ppl. Ppl I talk to sometimes speak "pigeon english", and if I start talking (what would British refer to as) "oxford english" or "school english" (for the USA ppl), I wouldn't be understood. At all.
I would HAVE to talk "pigeon english" too they would understand what I am saying.

10% is reserved for ppl who's english is poor. (their 2nd or 3rd language)

When I encounter words like "lol", "ppl" and "pls", I assume they're simply being lazy. Typically, people who have poor English have funny-looking sentances, which look quite a bit different from people who are just pure lazy.

I use "lol", "ppl" and "pls" as acronyms. Also, it is a way to reduce typing time and keyboard wear-and-tear. At least with me.

Sometimes, writing full-size words make sentences difficult to read/understand.

Only important thing here is that we are understood correctly. Grammar is 2nd priority. (if any)

According to me the purpose of the post shouldn't be defeated.

I can easily find out whether a person doesn't know English or is just lazy.
Eg. of not knowing English:
I write the code in C++ language and now it is in Visual Studio. I have pressed button but many errors below the screen. My program right but it shows wrong and not works. Thanks to you.

And for the lazy ones:Ya wadaya knw guys, I right a prg and lol it dn't compiel. Can you sort it out for me ? Chers .

And for those who dont English and not even spellingsMe write a prograam and rite it shold be bt dont do like i write. Hlp plss. My poor eng so pls sry me.

The above sentences are not fictious, I have myself seen them at many places. For people who dont know English, I dont at all mind, we can't blame them for coming from different parts of the globe, but for those people who are English and when they write using shortcuts argh...

For a person like me whose first language is not English, I try very hard to write to the best of my knowledge and capabilites and learn from other people's post. This is the least a human can do -- "learn from others".

"If i hrt ane1, give me pardon, i not english" :D

I think what he means is that, if you help people, they will somehow get into a lot of money because of your help and then maybe would be able to sponsor Daniweb.

But the thing it that....it will leave you as a normal member :D

Thanks for explaining that. Well I have an interview at Waitrose today so maybe theyll hire me and i can start earning some money

BOL (Best of Luck)

Hope you get the job, the sponsor badge, the custom title, the access to Area 51, .....:cheesy:

Its kind of annoying because I was 16 later than most people in my year at school and I finished my exams later than most of them so I missed out a bit on the job market. Now were in college and all of them are taken (Ive applied for 9 in the past 3 months) :( Its prety depressing when McDonalds say they dont require your services.....

Some story this is...hehe.
BTW what happened to your plans of becoming a game developer.;)So maybe il have some luck todayOK guys, I'll try to write more neatly in future. It's just that most of my posts are done from my PDA and its a bit hard to type on it.
:D

You writing the game in VB :-o

Sure, it doesn't make sense. I already stated my intentions and that I didn't think adequately about it. One thing supported my misconception to a big degree: In this (Daniweb) context, "sponsoring" means "I want to contribute / help / support / keep alive" to me (a less tearful replacement for "donation"). "Sponsoring to buy a custom title" is so far off my understanding of the concept, even though "buying a place for a badge" is the very meaning of "sponsoring" in the real world. I projected (psychologic) my own regrets of not being able to contribute this way, on JB's explanation why he couldn't and so I misinterpreted his wish as such a regret. I just couldn't imagine why someone should spend money only to buy a title - doesn't it foil the concept of e a r n i n g a title, since that's what titles and ranks are all about? Are there any questions left now? :mrgreen:

The other thing - language - is one of the reasons why I'm here and I'm amazed how much English and German suffer from the same disease - simplification / mutilation beyond recogniton and sense, propelled by electronic realtime communication beginning from telegraphy (where it makes much sense .- -. -.-- / .... .- -- ... / .... . .-. . / ..--.. ). But another reason why I'm here is I had the feeling that people cut each other some slack and I agree with Charky, content weighs more than style and a certain level of senseful abbreviation should be allowed. I even learn (at least I think I do) from other people's laziness - I have to read twice or more to understand but sometimes I fail miserably, like it just happened yesterday in this thread. I guess it's better I concentrate on what I wanted to do here (knowledge exchange and the modern electronic version of "helping old ladies over the street") to avoid stumbling over my own language deficits. But they don't keep me from slaying you with my wordiness if something bothers me...:cheesy:

I just couldn't imagine why someone should spend money only to buy a title - doesn't it foil the concept of e a r n i n g a title, since that's what titles and ranks are all about? Are there any questions left now?

Ok looks like you dont know the real concept behind sponsorships or what earning is.

The more the donations come to Daniweb, the more easier would it be for Miss Dani to remove ads so that the browsing the site yields only content and not ads. Though its a long shot, its worth a try.

So in a way the sponsor would be contributing to the community with his hard earned money. There are different ways a person can contribute to a community, depending on the resources he possesses. Going out to say that the sponsor has *not earned* the title is I think like insulting them. Money doesnt come for free you know...

Professionals contribute by helping other people out with their knowledge, do good work and are made moderators. Sponsors help the community out by givign out their hard earned money to this forum. Atleast they expect something in return for their kindness.

A real life example -- game developers go out to make real good games but they wouldnt succeed in their efforts if there was no money involved. Money is always in the background. Saying that Game producers or sponsors dont play a role in the success of the game would be a bit too harsh.

Snipping or clipping out someone's hopes and expectations by saying such things is not a good sign.

Deliberately or not - you got me all wrong. No need to take futher actions - I ban myself now. Cheers.