I've found a few threads recently that have been quite disconcerting to read. They have been out of character for MN responses, and I've felt very sorry for the OPs who had written them because they needed some form of emotional support.
These were OPs who had been here years yet their posts were picked apart and the responses were character assassinations.
Yes I know MN has the reputation for being blunt but this wasn't the usual MN way.
Sadly some old and well known MNers joined in with the way the threads had gone, and were out to just kick the OPs when they were down.
Because normally the thread tone is set by the first few replies. I did wonder if we'd had huge new influx of users, who think because of the anonymity and the reputation of MN, they think it's ok to be nasty and personal. As for the long standing MNer who really should have known better, it just made me despair of the way MN is going.
The spelling and grammar isn't something that worries me, I'm dyslexic and was also schooled when they took the teaching of nouns and other grammar off the curriculum. So I've been making posters quince and gringe since circa 2011.
Not too mention when I manage to post with whole words missing
But no, I'm not keen on 'huns' 'ur' 'cause' 'coz' or any other text speak. At least make an effort. Read the room and use what is appropriate.