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AIBU?

to not read posts that don't have paragraphs...

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Uppatreecuppatea · 30/04/2013 21:39

If anyone is wondering why their posts don't get replies, my response is: use paragraphs.

It could be my dodgy eyesight but I just can't read one long paragraph that goes on and on.....

See how I did that?

Just sayin'

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 22:30

That's why I corrected myself. Why the shocked face?

Is 'disordered' not more of a medical term?

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 22:32

disordered past participle, past tense of dis·or·der (Verb)

Verb

1.Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.
2.Disrupt the healthy or normal functioning of.

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50BalesOfHay · 30/04/2013 22:36

In addition to getting punctuation right it is important to get vocabulary right. If you are happy to call 'disorderly' thinking 'unhealthy' then paragraphs are not the key issue!

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VonHerrBurton · 30/04/2013 22:37

I agree with that, maddening, 'paragraphs please' following someone's disorganised rantings does indeed scream 'twat'. Just don't read it!

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5318008 · 30/04/2013 22:37

yes, quite, 50

(hey, hi five fellow number-name)

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 22:38

But I didn't did I? Maybe go back and have a re-read.

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 22:39

I corrected 'disordered' to 'disorderly' as I didn't want to imply 'unhealthy'. Let me know if I can make it any clearer for you.

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usualsuspect · 30/04/2013 22:41

Don't read them then, no need to be quite so bloody condescending about it though.

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HousewifeFromHeaven · 30/04/2013 22:44

This kind of thread is the nastier side of mumsnet IMO.

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claraschu · 30/04/2013 22:45

Not everyone is being judgey. Some of us have bad eyesight and struggle with this. The words swim about, and it's hard to find the next line.

We need help.

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HousewifeFromHeaven · 30/04/2013 22:47

God forbid any of you make a grammatical error from now on. I'm sure there'll be plenty who'll kindly point it out to you.

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usualsuspect · 30/04/2013 22:49

I hate this side of MN.

I will reply to anyone's thread I don't give a toss how it's written.

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LadyBeagleEyes · 30/04/2013 22:51

That's me claraschu, I wear cheap pound shop reading glasses and I do struggle to read them. So I don't.
I never ever comment on them though.

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MardyBra · 30/04/2013 22:52

I can't be arsed to read OPs which are in one paragraph most of the time.

Unless they start to kick off, then I might be tempted to wade through them. Grin

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50BalesOfHay · 30/04/2013 22:55

squoosh disordered in your context is not past participle (ie, verb), it is adjectival. Don't you agree?

AIBU to refuse to read posts which justify discriminatory language with poorly argued pedantry?

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WhiteBirdBlueSky · 30/04/2013 22:57

Do what you like.

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 22:57

50BalesOfHay I did say that my definitions may be incorrect but it's pretty clear that I didn't want to imply 'unhealthy' otherwise why would I have corrected myself?

But please, carry on deliberately misunderstanding me.

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bubblesinthesky · 30/04/2013 22:57

I have dyspraxia. This means I find co-ordination difficult. It also means that I have difficulty working my way through large blocks of unbroken text. Thus I like paragraphs. YANBU

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5318008 · 30/04/2013 23:01

bubbles, I hadn't realised that, about dyspraxia making blocks of text difficult to read. Thank you.

Every day is a school day Smile

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50BalesOfHay · 30/04/2013 23:04

Oh, and usualsuspect exactly what I should have said, but didn't.

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TolliverGroat · 30/04/2013 23:05

Personally I don't read posts if the thread title isn't correctly capitalis... oh, hang on a moment...

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olibeansmummy · 01/05/2013 07:15

YANBU to choose not to read them, but YWBU to re post the op, inserting paragraphs in where you want them to go. I really think its the rudest thing to do on MN, as its so condescending.

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PoppyAmex · 01/05/2013 09:11

"'paragraphs please' following someone's disorganised rantings does indeed scream 'twat'. Just don't read it!"

How true, it's especially horrible when the OP is clearly vulnerable and writing about a difficult situation. It's really petty and pretentious; I always imagine a Hyacinth Bucket type...

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GoblinGranny · 01/05/2013 09:25

if your comments are as shallow as your reasons for disliking a post, then the original poster isn't going to be missing much useful or constructive advice, so that's a win all round.
I find posts without paragraphs, accurate punctuation and with random spellings hard to read. I do skim-read them, to see if it is something important that I might be able to help with, or if I feel strongly about the subject.
If it is, then that's more important than the form of the post.
If not, I leave it alone.
Sometimes it is carelessness that makes a post almost unreadable, but sometimes the poster has other issues that affect their writing.
MN should be inclusive, that's why Pedants' Corner was created. Distressed Grammar Nerds have their own space.

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coralanne · 01/05/2013 09:31

I find it really hard to read posts that don't have paragraphs.

It would be equally hard to read a book that didn't contain paragraphs.

I always use paragraphs but rarely get a response. I think that that is because I'm usually a bit boring but I enjoy reading other posters' comments.

God I'm boring. Notice how many times I have tghe word paragrah in this post Grin

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