This has nothing to do with VB, but I have been reading some posts and most of them seem to be written in SMS language. Something like 'y is my prg nt wrkng ? Cld u hlp ?' I accept that writing messages using a cellphone keypad is tedious and so such abbreviated writing is ok, but here you are using a keyboard. And since most of us are programmers we are quite used to typing.

Reading and understanding these sort of SMS speak is quite tedious and sometimes erroneous. I personally feel that it is better to write properly so that the person reading the post (and who can help you with your problems !! ) do not get irritated and simply skip such posts.

What do you think ? :rolleyes:

Aside from the fact that it's in our forum rules:
We strive to be a community geared towards the professional. We strongly encourage all posts to be in full-sentence English. Please do not use "leet" speak or "chatroom" speak. Additionally, use [bbcode] only when it is necessary to the comprehension of your post. Avoid using an excessive amount of [bbcode] to alter font styles.

Moved To Geeks Lounge (For discussion). I fully agree with you Aparnesh, in fact, I raise the question of: what kind of code are you writing using a cell phone keypad?? I have a bad enough time dealing with a VB IDE and a keyboard :cheesy:

Why d0 y0u th1nk th@t L33T 1$ h@rD t0 unD3®$tand? :cheesy:

Can't agree with ya more aparnesh.

I can tolerate people who really can't spell, because sometimes English isn't their first language. What I can't stand is people who are just lazy. Good general rule of thumb: if people are too lazy to write the post properly, I'm too lazy to write a response.

That's the outlook I have. I don't think it's proper to close or delete posts from such members. But if they can't take the time to articulate a proper question, I can't take the time to articulate a proper answer.

We rely so much on body language when communicating that when reduced to text only it's a bit like trying to tie a knot with one hand. Therefore, in this medium, correct sentences - and particularly punctuation - are never more pertinent in their absence.

touche` to all of the above!

people who deliberately (which means in large quantity, and despite being told not to) continue to use SMS speak should be banned.