All of us make typos, and some never figured out "this" word or "that". Some of them bother me, but BFD. What bothers me personally on this site is seldom consequential to ARFCOM as a whole.
"This" however, really bothers me, (think about it for a min. before the laying out the knee-jerk defense.
WHEN somebody over here posts/writes something that is addressed to/directed at our ideological adversaries in the (Brady Campaign, DU, etc.) (s)he NEEDS to CHECK FUCKING SPELLING! The content, grammatical construction, and spelling all reflect upon the poster. Those who aren't going to take the time to meet the poster (which is damn near everybody on the internet) are going to judge the poster upon the writing. Some of you don't care what friend or foe alike thinks of your writing. If that reflects badly upon YOU then so be it. When people write sloppily on behalf or with respect to "our side" they are not only making an ass of themselves... they are representing us poorly. If they represent us poorly then I believe "we" do have a right to criticize, hence my thread here. Granted, people "over there" are going to think whatever whether written in monosyllabic grunts or flowery prose. There are however some people who are or might be moderates (now or later) and when they read such things they are going to associate our ideology with the stereotypical portrayal of unintelligent and reckless hicks.
I will shut up about trolling posts against them (unless they're witty, in which case I condone them). I won't even bother to caution the "passionate" ones about thinking first, typing second. All I ask is that we use a fucking spell checker and re-read before posting.
I just read the some angry snipe directed against the Brady Bunch (on one of their surveys) for infringing upon our right to "bare arms".
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