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Original poster

To hope Mnetters have "Reading and Comprehension" skills????

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Pan · 01/07/2007 13:57

No facetiousness intended, simply a result of noticing a keeness to "attack" someone after ascribing entirely mis-placed 'labels' to them. This has been invariably after (perhaps deliberately) mis-reading posts made by them and then running away with themsleves on a tirade of bad language and general abuse, nothing to do with ANY level of debate.

It often manifests with posters apparently thinking"well if you think A, then you must think B" to themslves. It happened quite alot on the "bombings" thread over the weekend, to me specifically on a different thread, and have just seen it again elsewhere.

This IS a 'written word' forum, so I don't think it unreasonable to expect reading and comprehension skills to be absent.

Please read posts for what they say. NOT what you wish them to say.

I thank ewe.

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Pan · 02/07/2007 19:34

All too true MT. Thanks for that reminder!

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Manictigger · 02/07/2007 17:46

Pan, I know exactly what you mean, having been completely misunderstood on a thread last week with the result that another poster became severely pissed off with me. Having spent a long car journey over the weekend in silence brooding over how I'd managed to unintentionally upset someone (on an internet forum fgs!) whilst my husband apparently wondered whether he'd annoyed me in some way, I think I need to just get a life and a bit of space between me and Mumsnet (I cannot just lurk, my fingers get itchy). Generally I find MN a laugh and it cheers me up but when life on here is adding stress to your RL you know you need a break.

goes off to Amazon to spend money instead (I feel a Dr Who boxed set calling out to me)

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Pan · 02/07/2007 06:31

..post deleted, and ....

"PS - do you think Pan is going to come back, see how far this thread has moved away from the OP and have a break down!!!???"

Aaaaaargh!!!

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ahundredtimes · 01/07/2007 21:58

lololol.

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 21:58

100x, is it fuck

Doodledootoo · 01/07/2007 21:57

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ahundredtimes · 01/07/2007 21:57

Ahem, Greeny, it's grammer, not grammar.

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 21:48

It's not the odd spelling mistake that bothers me starry - it's the attitude that spelling and grammar don't matter, and that anyone who thinks they do must be a pedant and have no other point to make. That is the thinking that gave rise to text-speak IMO.

StarryStarryNight · 01/07/2007 21:46

GS, but text speak is different from making a spelling or a grammar mistake, wouldnt you say? I am also against text speak, it seems a little "uneducated" for lack of a better term.

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 21:42

Hmm, I disagree. I do think basic skills like spelling and grammar are important. Our beautiful language is under threat from a culture of text-speak, ingrained laziness and sliding standards IMO and is worth protecting. I don't like the current thinking that seems to be "it doesn't matter, ppl know wot I mean". I'm afraid I find sloppy spelling and grammar irritating and it does have a negative effect on my perception of the poster. That doesn't mean I never make mistakes myself (especially from shoddy hurried typing) - but I would be happy to be told about them.

StarryStarryNight · 01/07/2007 21:36

In my extremely humble opinion, a person who is picking on somebody's spelling and grammar, has no other point to make. End of. He/She has just ousted him/herself out of being taken seriously. It is like WTF! Petty, unfriendly, totally meaningless, any reasonable person would see beyond a spelling/grammar mistake and look for the meaning of the post. Not all here are British, and we communicate the best we can.

quadrophenia · 01/07/2007 21:27

As someone who considers themselves far from stupid, i have to admit i find it quite patronising if I am pulled up on my spelling when in the grand scheme of things it makes no difference to the point I am making. I know that i may not be as eloquent as other posters but that said it does sometimes prevent me from bothering to post as my ability to spell is rarely relevant to the debate in question.
I do understand how it can be frustrating if people don't comprehend what you are saying but confusion happens in rl and even more so on an internet forum.

littlelapin · 01/07/2007 21:20

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Pan · 01/07/2007 21:17

My sobbing in the corner was jocular.

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Doodledootoo · 01/07/2007 21:09

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jeremyvile · 01/07/2007 21:09

Oh, now i just want to look for that thread solely to annoy myself...

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 21:08

....but I think Pan was more pissed off about the thread about the floods/sinners/bishop, which I glanced briefly at and pronounced barking

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 21:08

Agree with Aloha about the McCann thread. Utterly revolting and shameful.

Aloha · 01/07/2007 21:06

I assume Pan is upset because he didn't like the distate shown by civilised people for the repulsive, libellous and offensive conspiracy theory being aired on one of the McCann threads today - you know, the one saying the McCanns engineered the disappearance of their own daughter.

jeremyvile · 01/07/2007 21:04

< Leans out the window, calling after Pan>

I understand what you're saying in the op Pan.....Pan? PAN, I GET YOOOOOUUUUUU.....

littlelapin · 01/07/2007 21:02

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BigGitDad · 01/07/2007 20:53

For the record I agree with Pan. Well said.

Aloha · 01/07/2007 20:50

What a nasty little post. Shame the 'offski' isn't permanent.

Doodledootoo · 01/07/2007 20:45

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Earlybird · 01/07/2007 20:43

Pan is a namechanger? Who was he before?