(March 25, 2015 at 10:50 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: He responded to many posts politely for about the first six pages. Some people are touchy about having their posts criticized for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. That doesn't justify his parting rant, and thin skin is not a survival trait around here, but I don't think the evidence supports his intention being to troll. I think it supports him not taking constructive criticism well.
Perhaps, but the fact that he was criticized for grammatical and spelling errors really shouldn't have been a factor when the larger picture was that his intent was to use us and then leave. Knowing this upfront may have garnered different responses from those participating in this thread.
I'm not saying that it was wrong of him to defend against the grammar nazis because I myself did it to him too. My reasoning why I did it is this: if you are going to write a book, things like spelling and grammar DO matter. Editors look for those things. A person's ability to type well thought out ideas with correct grammar and spelling go a long way when you want to write professionally. People tend to take you more seriously when you don't come off as lacking in the English 101 department.
I can't stand that and maybe it's because I grew up in a time before we had cell phones so there was no short cuts when writing a note to a friend. Heck, I remember writing full page notes to my friends in high school. We weren't lazy then and I don't see why it would be acceptable for anyone, especially one who is writing a book, to be so careless now.
So, I wasn't picking apart his poor grammar and spelling because I was trying to be mean. I did it because I wanted him to see the importance of his errors and I hoped that he would take it constructively. I'll be the first to admit that I should have done it better. My error.
Instead it turned into an insult-fest with others and it just got worse from there. Compile that with the fact that he was getting increasingly agitated and continued to miss repeated efforts to educate him about certain things, it's no wonder he didn't last long here.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
