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From: "Sam Blanning" <enquiries@nationalcoursingclub.freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: need care bear art
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"Bateau" <ItsFAKE@Not-A-Real-Address.com> wrote in message
news:MtvRO4GU1MniOsGFpc1maIvDeiBs@4ax.com...

<huge snippage which really should have been done before... so much for
having more experience on the net>

> >> >> >
> >> >> >1) It makes it more irritating and awkward to read.
> >> >>
> >> >> ROFL.
> >> >> You were irritated and put out by his use of "l8tz"?
> >> >> It's hardly an integral part of the message is it?
> >> >> Maybe you just need a little more experience on the net.
> >> >
> >> >Of course it's irritating. So is the pathetic argument 'You disagree
with
> >> >me, N00B N00B N00BIE!'
> >>
> >> Who ever said that? Stop making things up. That's really pathetic.
> >
> >You. "Maybe you just need a little more experience on the net". I
> >exaggerated the wording to drum the meaning through your thick skull.
>
> He does need more experience on the net. Then he would see that a lot
> of people write like that and only assholes complain about it.

See bottom of post.

>
> >>
> >> He didn't shorten any other words.
> >> Plenty of people don't say please. You don't blow your top over them
> >> though.
> >
> >No, personally I ignore them. But since you seem to think that having no
> >manners is ok, I'm inclined to argue with you. You and this guy are part
of
> >the reason terrorists think the West deserves to be kicked in the
bollocks.
>
> No manners?
> He said "hey if anyone cna help me i need care bear art! l8tz"
> You're not that fucking special you know. You're acting like he should
> have made an animal sacrifice to you. All he did was spell "later" as
> "l8tz" and some of you had a fucking fit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and the highest form of vulgarity.

> Don't forget what you were attacking him for either. You wrote:
> >If they can't be bothered to type one extra letter to make 'later', why
> >should we be bothered to type hundreds of letters to make them some ASCII
> >art?
> >
> >This is not real-time communication of any sort, you can spend all the
time
> >you want writing your message, so you should use proper speaking."
>
> Snob.

See bottom of post.

>
> >> >> >2) It makes the poster look like a little kid.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gee maybe he is? He is asking for Care Bear art after all.
> >> >
> >> >Er, no. If he's a little kid, I doubt he'd want *ASCII* art.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> >Because little kids would think ASCII art was uncool and stupid. They'd
want
> >graphical pictures. Could you really not work that out for yourself?
>
> Where'd you pull that from? When is the last time you showed a little
> kid on the net some ascii art?

Never. But I have a slight understanding of what little kids are like. In a
few years time, Bateau, you'll be one yourself, and you'll understand how
their minds work.

> >> >> Again, you act like his spelling is somehow your business.
> >> >
> >> >It's not, but us having to read it is.
> >>
> >> It's how a lot of people talk. If you don't like it then you should
> >> leave the group. Don't start attacking people for no reason though.
> >
> >What do they say about the million people saying a stupid thing? And it's
> >not how a lot of people talk either. All the requests for art that I've
seen
> >have asked in respectable grammar and have asked courteously.
>
> It IS how a lot of people post on the net. And there is NOTHING wrong
> with it. Especially when it's just a farewell and not part of your
> main message.

The. Whole. Message. Was. Badly. Written. You're persistently not seeing the
wood for the trees.

> >>
> >> Asking for ascii art doesn't mean that he wanted people to draw some
> >> for him does it? I'm amazed that I have to explain this to you but
> >> there is a LOT of pre existing ascii art out there.
> >
> >Fine. If he can't be bothered to take 5 seconds extra over his message to
> >use proper grammar, check and correct the spelling of about 10 words, and
> >write 'later' instead of 'l8tz' then why should we be bothered to either
> >draw him some ASCII art of Care Bears or go looking for some?
>
> Because it would be a nice thing to do and would help him out. If he
> changed the spelling of his post it would have no effect on anyone at
> all apart from you fascist snobs who are looking for any excuse to
> start flaming people.

See bottom of post.

>
> >Also, going back to the point about people using slang in everyday
speech,
> >in everyday speech you try and talk quickly as well. During everyday
speech,
> >you don't have the time to think about every sentence and check it for
> >grammar before you say it. In Usenet, you do, and should, to make your
post
> >more readable.
>
> People have used plenty of slang in this group before and I've never
> seen you complain before. Why bitch and moan now?

Because, for the very last time, the slang was a) part of a largely
well-written message, and b) not expecting us to find/draw some ASCII art.

Bateau, I advise you to give this up. Most of your replies are now
degenerating (not that they ever had far to fall) into childish personal
insults - choice words in this one are 'asshole', 'snob' and even 'fascist',
the last resort to those who have nothing left but to compare to Hitler. If
this is how people should behave, I'm wondering how I manage to hold a
proper conversation anymore.