LauraB

[budge]

well i can't read so ill have to skip the rules.

 

[LauraB]

"You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws, cause discomfort to any of our members or go against any of the rules issued by the administrators and set out herein"

Nobody's saying you can't talk about sex

 

[LauraB]

can someone run briefly over the rules for me. What are the main changes.

There aren't really any major changes. There's a reiteration about signature sizes, a polite request not to talk in text speak or capital letters, and a general reminder (which I seem to have to do quite often) about respecting your fellow members and not getting into arguments - kick-started by one particular argument yesterday.

Apart from the above, the rules are same as before. So there isn't really a lot to get your knickers in a twist about.

 

[budge]

oh i never get my knickers in a twist. For a start i haven't worn any for a few months.

i read the rules when i first joined and im so impecably behaved im sure i needn't read the revised ones.

 

[LauraB]

budge, are you sure you didn't have your eyes closed when you read them the first time?

 

[budge]

 

[Jo]

oh i never get my knickers in a twist. For a start i haven't worn any for a few months.

Baby no 4 budge, do you ever have them on????

 

[budge]

did you read that lauraB!!!!!!

thats shocking!

 

[LauraB]

jo - you're banned for a million years for being naughty to our naughtiest member

 

[Jo]

 

[cassi]

But isnt Txt speak just classed as using abbreviations for certain words, if we cant use that and have to type out every word perfectly then surely we cant use the abbriviations posted in the technical thread?? like TTC, PG, B'ding etc etc etc, because this would also be classed as Txt talk right?

TBH (can i use that?) i dont think many people are going to stop using txt talk if they use it all the time online. It would be very hard for me to start using it because im not used to it, so for people that are used to it, im guessing its going to be quite an effort and take a long time to post something if they have to completely alter the way they type. I dont see whats wrong with 'u' or 'wot' or 'cuz' if thats how people want to speak then shouldnt it be up to them what grammar they want to use?

Ok fair enough if no one can understand it then it is annoying, but for example bubbleB's post on the former page was primarily in txt talk and i could understand it perfectly..

Just a thought
Cas x

 

[LauraB]

It's only a request, nothing more

If peeps want to carry on talking in text speak then that's fine ...... it has been mentioned to me in the past, it has been mentioned recently - that is my reason for mentioning it now!

 

[cassi]

Oh ok was just wondering thats all. I dont use it but i know that some people do and was thinking it may of caused some controversy ..

cas xx

 

[Urchin]

I personally hate textspeak...not so much the odd word but when a massive post is typed up in textspeak I just can't understand it.

I've tried to some read posts here before 3 or 4 times before simply giving up!

 

[arcanegirl]

Posts with the odd abbreviation i can read, but i think sentences that are full of text talk are quite difficult to read.

 

[Charm]

I agree, maybe its an age thing. I can understand TTC, BDing, PG that sort of thing but I really can't understand garbled text.
When I text from my mobile I almost always spell the words in full

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

im one of the worse ones i think im terrible he he
sorry guys

 

[Urchin]

When I text from my mobile I almost always spell the words in full

me too!
Makes me feel really old!


I can understand most of it but I fink ne fink like dis iz 2 much

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

dont think im that bad am i ??
trying really hard i promise

 

[Layla]

i dont use or like text speak.

it takes me ages to read it lol

xxx