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Level 36 : Artisan Nether Knight
Posted 05/27/12 9:29:39 am
05/27/12
Hello, everyone!

I've used the internet for quite a long time now. Surfing around, learning stuff, publishing stuff, earning money actually, and there's something I see to many times each day, which I hate. I get a lot of comments and I also surf through different threads/replies/other everyday, noticing this horribleness. 

The problem is that people seem to love the art of not typing correctly. This is a problem for me, you, and it's actually a problem for the author, too (I'll get back to this).


Here's a few examples:

"I luvz to use z, cuz itz awzzum"

People seem to have some sort of sexual thing for using "z" instead of "s", and also use it when there's not really anything that indicates a z-sound/s-sound.

"aw, cmon. i only right like tis cuz im lazy
how im supos 2 now how to right good stuff
you r a idiot!! y u say that i cant right good!!!11!"

Sometimes, people just don't care to even correct themselves or write the full word, and replace for ex. "are" with "r" or "why" with "y". Also, people seem to hate the comma, period or using capital letters. This makes the text so heavy and you get tired, just by reading some of it.

"HELLO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WRITING WITH CAPS LOCK ON, MAKES THE TEXT MORE VISIBLE AND EASIER TO READ. SPECIALLY IF I'M WRITING A LONGER TEXT WITH A LOT OF SILLY INFORMATION, NONE REALLY NEED TO READ. HAH! NO NEED TO THANK ME"

Writing with caps lock on/in only capital letters will not make your text easier to read, and the readers can quickly get confused and find it hard to locate where they left off.

"Yo, Dude! I Just Love To Use Big Capital Letters In Front Of Ever Single Word I Type. It Makes My Writing Prettier And I Dont Know Why People Dont Do This. I Cant Really See Anything Wrong With Taking More Time To Hit SHIFT, Every Time I Start A New Word.

Seriously. This is just a waste of time. Your text looks just horrible and not even close to good. This just takes more time. Use capital letters at the beginning of each sentence, every time you write "I" or name/title. 


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So, why is this a problem?

Well, first of all. This is a problem for me and you, because the message the creator is trying to give us, hides behind a blurriness of bad writing. We see this writing and we get tired, frustrated, angry and maybe leave instead of finishing reading.

Second of all, this is a problem for the author, because he/she just lost two viewers who could have interested themselves in the authors work. The readers who stay and handle the bad writing, will still, most likely, create a bad image of this author in their heads. If the author had written a good text that looked nice, is easy and interesting to read, and contains a richer vocabulary, then people would most likely have received a good impression of the author .

There's no negativity with writing a good text. The purpose of writing a text is to deliver a message. The author is the source and the reader is the receiver. The message is codified by the author and then decodified by the receiver. If the message is codified in a way that makes it harder for the receiver to decodify the message, it will create a interference. The interference is the bad writing. Maybe this text is hard to understand, but that just sets an example on interference. 

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So what can the author do to deliver the message without interference? 

The answer is simple. Write a good text without typos/bad structure. Is it that easy? No. It takes time before you can write good text. It takes a lot practice, actually. If you're not English/American and especially, if you don't take English classes in school, this will be very hard and take more time. 

Why should you do it? Well, because of the very reasons I listed above. People will get your message without interference, and interference is bad.

Some tips on how to improve:
  • Try to be a good writer.
  • Use Google Chrome and turn on English spell check (works like Microsoft Word).
  • Read English texts/books more often.
  • Wish for improvement. Set some vague goals.


Will this work? 

For this doubt, I'd like you to ask yourself one question. Do you think I'm English/American?



~ Tiger, Uniblue Media


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Downn
Level 22
Expert Spider Rider
March 8, 2013, 3:02 am

Mmm, very nice and informative blog.
I don't like when people use bad grammar, or try to replace words with one letter.
That isn't how English is spoken.
It isn't how English is written.
So why should that be the way it is typed?
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dancats511
Level 27
Expert Demolitionist
January 17, 2013, 2:10 pm

This is so true. I see people who can't spell at all everywhere, and they never use proper grammar or capitalization either. It's funny, because I can never understand what they're saying. Example: "hey dan check out that wierd hose i wonder wats inside", and then, one time, one of my friends even asked "dan y do u type like that non of us can undrstand what your saying".
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UltimateRecursion
Level 36
Artisan Blob
November 26, 2012, 6:09 pm

It annoys me, but that's actually kinda how I take notes. I just take out all the vowels out of the obvious words. Blame it on the governments of the world for requiring kids to take exams. Stupid people. Getting students in the bad habit of simplifying words in an un-understandable way while taking notes. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. >:< 
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Catastrophe51
Level 14
Journeyman Dragonborn
November 17, 2012, 7:30 pm

I totally agree! When people say, "Plz? or Pls" And say its shorter than please, I just say "no," because its shorter than "yes".
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Vertig0
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New Crafter
November 6, 2012, 12:05 pm

I like, in the last image the arrow tongue coming out and licking his ear.
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fang71
Level 27
Expert Pixel Painter
September 8, 2012, 2:59 pm

Agreed this annoys me all the time diamond for you
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Apple_Sauce
Level 38
Artisan Wolf Whisperer
August 31, 2012, 7:31 pm

I don't understand why it bothers people so much. I mean like, the incorrect use of "your" and "you're" sometimes bothers me, but still. I will write decent if people really fuss over it. I usually skip a few letters when I'm typing in-game, just because I don't want to sit there for 10 hours typing. What I really don't like, is how almost ALL the girls I meet on minecraft, are the same. I feel like a wildcard. Like... "hai, wutz up? :3 <3? heard im a girl? ^_^?" Yeah, so is my mom, my sister, my grandmother, and my aunt. So I guess I can see a point here. I guess we all have our own little problems. :-p
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LuisGoldacre
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Level 44
Master Pokemon
August 7, 2012, 1:33 am

Are you a psychologist or a sociologist?
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
August 7, 2012, 3:14 am

I'm a student.
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LuisGoldacre
Site Moderator
Level 44
Master Pokemon
August 7, 2012, 12:36 pm

Oh, well you write very informatively and professionally
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
August 7, 2012, 1:42 pm

Thank you :)
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gigo09
Level 6
Apprentice Ranger
July 8, 2012, 4:36 am

Ther is a scientist that has proved that writing in capital letters makes the reading harder and frustrating.

P.S i had to use Google translate about 3 times in this message just to make sure i spelled as right as i could. (I'm only 9 and from sweden so i hope i didn't make to many mistakes.)
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
July 8, 2012, 6:03 am

Sounds right to me :)
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Typhlosionboy
Level 37
Artisan Turtle
July 6, 2012, 12:54 am

The "Y r u thingy" confusing and i have a hard time reading it
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Lortemidget
Level 1
New Crafter
June 21, 2012, 12:53 pm

Planet-grammarlesson.com
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Queimo
Level 30
Artisan Architect
June 21, 2012, 4:18 am

Yeah it means education :D
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
June 21, 2012, 8:01 am

Yupp xD
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Queimo
Level 30
Artisan Architect
June 20, 2012, 3:34 am

Are u german ? :D
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
June 20, 2012, 11:30 pm

Nope, but I do know that banner-picture is from Germany xD
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Wolf277
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
June 11, 2012, 12:53 pm

Bildung is a word as i just found out XD
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number1_Master
Level 34
Artisan Engineer
May 30, 2012, 1:38 pm

Most of the time I try the right typing way. Sometimes I might be lazy or in a rush, so I do many mistakes.
No matter what, I AGREE WITH YOU! ;)  lol jk.
Laughing out loud, just kidding. I seriously agree with you. I think your blog is great!
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Draconus
Level 1
New Miner
May 30, 2012, 11:55 am

"If your
not English/American and especially, if you don't take English classes
in school, this will be very hard and take more time."

*you're

:P
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 30, 2012, 2:29 pm

Thanks! I'll fix that right away :)
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Therercher
Level 4
Apprentice Architect
May 30, 2012, 10:45 am

I completely agree with you, and this is the same in real life. I used to have an ex girlfriend who wrote like the 2nd example. When we broke up i yelled at her for it. For your fine writing, i give you a sparkling diamond and I will subscribe to you.
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Phrozenbit
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New Miner
May 30, 2012, 10:38 am

Yeah good, very good article. I don't know why people choose to write like that, but it may very well be possible that those people don't even know better. Back in the day's when I was learning English at school, spelling and grammar was a large topic. Don't they teach that in schools anymore, or is it just considered "cool" to write like an idiot? You decide... Anyway, 77th diamond! ^^
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SquishyZaUltra
Level 38
Artisan Turtle
May 30, 2012, 10:20 am

I............TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! I can't take all of the stupid spellings! It's SOOOO hard to read:

"Woaw, des es sow awzum I gev a daimon!", "Dood! yoo rx! Des iz sooooow kooowl!!!! luv et! daimon fer yoo!", AND, "Woawzeerzz! Soooowww koowl! I wove dis! Et dezevs da daimon!"!!!!

I've had the cruddy text in my comments before and I hate it. It's so hard to read it. I spent about--2 or 3 minutes trying to understand what the writer was trying to say. It doesn't sound like alot, but compared to how long it takes to read the same amount of text that has GOOD writing and grammar, it's alot of time! I hate how hard it is to read a single comment with cruddy grammar from people cause they really don't make themselves clear with their grammar and spelling. I agree with this!

-Squishy <3
P.S. 75th diamond!
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BaconThings
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New Unicorn
June 2, 2012, 1:16 pm

I agree too.That non-sense text you just posted is VERY hard to read.When someone says "y" to me,I feel like shutting up that person.
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SquishyZaUltra
Level 38
Artisan Turtle
June 2, 2012, 7:12 pm

Ikr!?

-Squishy <3
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Dancing_Lemur
Level 15
Journeyman Engineer
May 30, 2012, 7:37 am

I sometimes write with capitals at the start of every word. I do this is since I have Dyslexia and it means my brain can distinguish the start of the word alot easier and quicker. 
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Minecraft_Guy_Epic
Level 9
Apprentice Cake
May 30, 2012, 6:13 am

This is a very good thing to say because It is annoying when people on the internet spell stuff too quickly then don't check it and it makes no sense like:
"I don't lkei anoyying pepleo."
When it should be:
"I don't like annoying people."
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Chilli_Axe
Level 2
Apprentice Crafter
May 30, 2012, 3:13 am

True story. Sickens the grammar nazi inside me whenever I log onto a server and see ppl tak lyk dis................


Mmhm
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mazimus2578
Level 1
New Miner
May 29, 2012, 8:56 pm

sorry, but i found a typo. "because the message the creator are trying to give us" is supposed to have "is," not "are." Now I'm not trying to be smart or anything, just thought I'd point it out.
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Uncle Phil
Level 22
Expert Creeper
May 30, 2012, 5:44 am

I am laughing out loud at your excellent display of grammar nazi skills
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 9:37 pm

Thank you: I'll fix that ;D
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zombiekiller10
Level 21
Expert Miner
May 29, 2012, 7:47 pm

i agrzee
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GadzooksTheImmortal
Level 1
New Miner
May 29, 2012, 7:08 pm

Thank you God of Grammar. Hopefully, this will change some people. And good for you if English isn't your first language. 
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Heloharth
Level 9
Apprentice Dragon
May 29, 2012, 6:56 pm

I have to agree completely. I was born a French child, and have always spoken French. When I has eight was when I would say I had completely understood English, and think it is very bad how I find myself correcting others on their English, when they have spoken it all their life. I will admit I sometimes need to ask what a word means, for instance, "contraband". This is one of the more recent words I hadn't learned before, but luckily now know. I also agree on how you say that using poor grammar and spelling when first meeting someone does create a bad impression for yourself. It is a fact that subconsciously you judge people within the first five seconds after meeting them, if it be by appearance, age, intelligence, etc. This could cause many other social issues, since people would think you are unintelligent, and aren't worth talking to. All of this could easily be prevented if they had just typed correctly.
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Lord_Regenold
Level 14
Journeyman Unicorn
May 29, 2012, 5:30 pm

I totally agree with you. I prefer to type like an intelligent individual than to type like a caveman. I get angered when I accidentally put "your" instead of "you're" and sometimes I accidentally write Like This For usually only three words and then I realize the mistake I made. Also I would prefer you put "waste of your time" instead of "waster of time" the less intelligent users will get confused.
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 8:48 pm

Thank you for the correction :)
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Lord_Sauron_
Level 25
Expert Dragon
May 29, 2012, 12:46 pm

I must say my dear poster, I agree with you wholeheartedly.  Unfortunatly, it seems that the general populace of internets is illiterate or had some troll mix up their keyboard keys.  I say all the intelligent internets need to form a coalition of smartness, good spelling, grammar, and a fair bit of arrogance besides! 
Join me!  Unite, internets of intelligence!
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Mororder
Level 36
Artisan Slime Tamer
May 29, 2012, 12:27 pm

Great description and good reasoning! Keep it up!
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BetaEdit
Level 35
Artisan Robot
May 29, 2012, 11:59 am

Just saying that if you want to translate something, dont translate whole sentences, just single words. Otherwise the text will usually be completely wrong :P

I completely agree with you, so diamond :)
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Slashmate101
Level 7
Apprentice Narwhal
May 29, 2012, 10:51 am

Ok, everything is true in this blog in my opinion apart from this thing. You say to always capitalise your words when starting sentences, however, in my opinion, I don't have a problem with it. I can easily read a post like that without difficulty. Just stating my opinion though, my opinion probably does not count for much in this case though
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JADESTERS
Level 41
Master Pixel Puncher
May 29, 2012, 10:24 am

could you make a blog about people harassing other people in pms and criticizing their work? im done with people always ranting on people's creations when they probably couldn't even do half as good... for example: there is a kid named crippled assassin that has been ranting on everything of mine and sending me rude and annoying private messages just because he doesn't like one of my maps... its really pissing me off... i just want to reach through my screen and shoot him in the face.... id love for him to stop, but he thinks he is so damn awesome and he wont shut the fuck up...
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Mr. Barrelroll
Level 26
Expert Lava Rider
May 30, 2012, 2:17 pm

I recommend reading this blog and applying it to your future typing. 
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 12:25 pm

Report to admins, if you want something to be done. If this guy isn't breaking any rules, then sadly, you have no other options than either ignore it or sink at his level and take revenge.

I won't attack people like that. I won't focus on one person when I rant. A such discussing should be private between the persons who are involved.
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JADESTERS
Level 41
Master Pixel Puncher
May 30, 2012, 7:32 am

i didnt want you to focus on him, just the topic itself :P
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EdoKara
Level 22
Expert Mountaineer
May 29, 2012, 10:13 am

I'm extremely happy someone has, finally, decided to approach this issue in a diplomatic and academic way. I've gotten into the habit of following the rules above anyway, so it's good to see someone finally put them out there.
Thank you, and keep up the good work.
--EdoKara--


P.S. I'm going to go ahead and say English isn't your first language. 
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OmegaMudkipz
Level 11
Journeyman Pokemon
May 29, 2012, 5:21 am

Preach it brother! Preach it!
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 5:56 am

Moses. What are YOU doing here? O.o
- Thomas, The apostle
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OmegaMudkipz
Level 11
Journeyman Pokemon
May 29, 2012, 12:22 pm

XD
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calebthebushyheaded
Level 11
Journeyman Artist
May 29, 2012, 4:46 am

you said it
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mcninja
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
May 29, 2012, 3:22 am

Grammar does not apply to the Internet. The Internet is a world of its own. We can not change a whole world. We can only study this new found world. the main languages used on the internet is: L33T and Slang. L33T is the combination of letters numbers and symbolls combined together that are used for making a word. Slang is just English but spelled incorrectly and or spelled how it sounds with diffrent letters and improper grammar.
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Minecraft_Guy_Epic
Level 9
Apprentice Cake
May 30, 2012, 6:14 am

Oh yes grammar does apply!
and remember!
Even if you say something you don't mean, it could mean something differnt over the internet and you can't delete comments from peoples brains!
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 3:47 am

This thread was not created to change the world, or Planet Minecraft for that manner. It was simply created to let you know, if you are a content creator, the presentation of your product and how you write and respond to your viewers, is how people get to know with you. When you write like this "sup luv ure stuff man cuz its so awzum!1" I just picturerise you like a 7 year old cod-player, mostly retarded and lazy.

I just wanted you to know about commutation, and please believe me. I have studied this for almost two years at my media school, and from my own experience, it's all true.

Also, Slang and L33T is not the main languages on the internet. English and Chinese is the most used languages on internet (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm). L33T has a minimal population of users, and slang is a category under a certain language.


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Heloharth
Level 9
Apprentice Dragon
May 29, 2012, 6:59 pm

I'm sorry, but what is "L33T"? I've heard of slang, but never L33T. Could you please explain it to me? Thanks!
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calebthebushyheaded
Level 11
Journeyman Artist
May 29, 2012, 4:48 am

or they sound like a drunk.

"ya, dood, u r todelee the best i <3 u"

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mcninja
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
May 29, 2012, 3:49 am

Um what? All i do is post my opinion and you troll me -.-
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 3:53 am

This wasn't trolling.

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

Did I interrupt this discussion?
Did I try to focus more on making you look bad, instead of the case?

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mcninja
Level 13
Journeyman Ninja
May 29, 2012, 3:57 am

Same thing -.-
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CadesProductions
Level 26
Expert Unicorn
May 29, 2012, 4:36 am

He's not trolling you, either just live with it that he just out-smarted you, or just leave your baby'ish acts somewhere else.
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 4:02 am

I'm serious. Don't take these sentences in an angry form. I write with a mild voice in my head. I do not intend to hurt you or make you look bad at all.
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Snowylips
Level 35
Artisan Dragonborn
May 29, 2012, 3:12 am

It can be called slack, to an extent, but really when people use 'r' and 'u' they're just doing it because they can, and they don't ask for people to 'bag out' on them. There's not really an issue with how people type, or even speak, it's the content of their work which is more important, and more critical to judge. Though i am most certainly not disregarding your obvious effort which has been put in this blog, I just think they're more concerning issues with writing, other than using slang and abbreviations. Though for my compliment, this is incredibly well written, and the content definitely exceeds what would be expected. Very well done, Uni :P
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Uniblue Media
Level 36
Artisan Nether Knight
May 29, 2012, 3:18 am

I understand, and thank you. You seem like an nice, intelligent person :)
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Snowylips
Level 35
Artisan Dragonborn
May 29, 2012, 3:21 am

for some reason I can type relatively well when I'm really tired :P now I look at this again:
EDIT: I like your blog. Good work :3
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mygelz
Level 9
Apprentice Taco
May 29, 2012, 2:36 am

You are totally right.
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Sager
Level 12
Journeyman Archer
May 28, 2012, 5:37 pm

I love you for doing this, I do not "luv u fo doin dis".

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