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cool_techie_tvm · 01-28-09, 07:41 PM

One of the oddities i noticed in this forum is that some of the members have resorted to posting in SMS lingos. Some of the posts are bare illegible and we are left at the mercy of certain wild conclusions as to what the original poster had tried to convey. Now i am not pointing my finger at anyone, but i would suggest admin/mods to please take care of it.

Many visit this portal as a direct result of google search queries. But seeing the solutions to various problems posted in SMS format is a sure turnoff for the majority of the users. Now we dont want users turning away from the portal seeing that, do we?

I hope this criticism of me is not met with strict opposition, because what i stated was mere posting etiquette.

Some samples collected from various threads

Quote:

i guess u wont found ne one here or ne where on this planet who is using BitTorrent when clients like azueres,utorrent,bitlord are there in the market......

i dont know bout the conexon yaar i just googled it nd found that info over net...

panchabhut · 01-28-09, 08:31 PM

yes. english please.
One basic point of communication is that it should be understood by the addressed persons. Unless it is understood, it remains only noise.

just4kix · 01-28-09, 08:56 PM

Ah! Mr. Cool_techie!! You are my Krishna Bhagwan. I have been saying this for ages. Lekin ees budhe ki suntaa kaun hai?

People think that its cool to write in SMS lingo: the - da, anyone - ne1, ever - eva, never - neva, great - gr8, and the list goes on.

People are deliberately spoiling their language not realising at all that - like it or not - English is the ruling diety of languages. One will never succeed in the corporate world with poor English.

People often give me examples like Japanese, German, French, even Chinese. I beg to differ. To succeed in the world - and again like it or not - you have to succeed in America. You can have brilliant products but unless you can explain these products in plain English you cannot succeed. You can have brilliant ideas, but to succeed, these must be put forth in a language that everyone can fathom.

Preeti_20 · 01-28-09, 09:29 PM

everyone should be notified of this, and yes it does ruin the forum especially for new members who come searching through search engines!

Some people don't understand sms language and then its difficult for them to understand what has been written. Its not that hard to write an extra few letters to make the word proper English and understandable for everyone!

panchabhut · 01-28-09, 09:38 PM

I would request Admin to make this point as a part of the Forum Rules

just4kix · 01-28-09, 09:49 PM

Well, we can't have these as hard Forum rules. Forum etiquettes maybe.

This kind of things do not happen on non-Indian forums - I have been a member of a few and rarely saw such language out there.

amitkool21 · 01-29-09, 12:12 AM

hello friends,

both of the examples above mentioned are mine......sorry for all this......but it was now my habit to type any > ne,.......plz leave me for this only i'll manage with the other words.....

I want to meet such guy who wont understand the Ist message........no really i really want to meet that kind of a guy who wont understand that message.....

now lets come to IInd message friends just plz check this topic (Delhi-6 Soundtrack Vs Rang De Basanti Soundtrack), the XIIth post is mine which contains that IInd ex. message, now what i want to say is why he posted the both examples only from my posts wont he saw the XIth post which was more complicated to understand and it can be a very good example to show here......

Why only i'm the BAKARA......???

please give me a good explanation and wont say that you haven't seen this.....everyone can understand that after reading that XIIth post that member who was reading that post can't be sit relax because of curiosity to know whats going on here........

please explain.........

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Punch Farce · 01-29-09, 05:45 AM

I have been opposing the abbreviated English from the day
I joined.

-F

01-29-09, 06:23 AM

I also sometimes feel bad when I'm reading those kind of posts. Sometimes, it gets into my nerves.

The rule that everyone should post in proper English must be applied atleast in our important sections (Technical discussions and all). That may reduce the thing to some good extent.

Rameshjeee · 01-29-09, 08:06 AM

Very good suggestion suggestion, Repo for you...
Till this rule gets hard coded in to the rules (FAQs), we all can make a conscious effort not to use SMS lingos.

01-28-09, 08:31 PM	#2
panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,300 Rep Power: 10	yes. english please. One basic point of communication is that it should be understood by the addressed persons. Unless it is understood, it remains only noise. Last edited by panchabhut; 01-28-09 at 09:13 PM.

01-28-09, 08:56 PM	#3
just4kix Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 9,227 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21	Ah! Mr. Cool_techie!! You are my Krishna Bhagwan. I have been saying this for ages. Lekin ees budhe ki suntaa kaun hai? People think that its cool to write in SMS lingo: the - da, anyone - ne1, ever - eva, never - neva, great - gr8, and the list goes on. People are deliberately spoiling their language not realising at all that - like it or not - English is the ruling diety of languages. One will never succeed in the corporate world with poor English. People often give me examples like Japanese, German, French, even Chinese. I beg to differ. To succeed in the world - and again like it or not - you have to succeed in America. You can have brilliant products but unless you can explain these products in plain English you cannot succeed. You can have brilliant ideas, but to succeed, these must be put forth in a language that everyone can fathom. __________________ * Never argue with an idiot * All my useful articles and Guides \| My Movie Collection \| Moser Baer Movies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by just4kix; 01-28-09 at 08:58 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

01-29-09, 12:12 AM	#7
amitkool21 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delhi,Jaipur Posts: 1,415 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 4	hello friends, both of the examples above mentioned are mine......sorry for all this......but it was now my habit to type any > ne,.......plz leave me for this only i'll manage with the other words..... I want to meet such guy who wont understand the Ist message........no really i really want to meet that kind of a guy who wont understand that message..... now lets come to IInd message friends just plz check this topic (Delhi-6 Soundtrack Vs Rang De Basanti Soundtrack), the XIIth post is mine which contains that IInd ex. message, now what i want to say is why he posted the both examples only from my posts wont he saw the XIth post which was more complicated to understand and it can be a very good example to show here...... Why only i'm the BAKARA......??? please give me a good explanation and wont say that you haven't seen this.....everyone can understand that after reading that XIIth post that member who was reading that post can't be sit relax because of curiosity to know whats going on here........ please explain......... ************************************************ *** __________________ How Gals Rate Guys Apple i-Bangle Beatles Poster Neded :)Baby Angel (Please Check This):) share your views about my library here : Delhi To Leh-Ladakh info needed**

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01-28-09, 09:29 PM	#4
Preeti_20 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In my Castle Posts: 3,670 Rep Power: 8	everyone should be notified of this, and yes it does ruin the forum especially for new members who come searching through search engines! Some people don't understand sms language and then its difficult for them to understand what has been written. Its not that hard to write an extra few letters to make the word proper English and understandable for everyone!

01-28-09, 09:38 PM	#5
panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,300 Rep Power: 10	I would request Admin to make this point as a part of the Forum Rules

01-28-09, 09:49 PM	#6
just4kix Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 9,227 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21	Well, we can't have these as hard Forum rules. Forum etiquettes maybe. This kind of things do not happen on non-Indian forums - I have been a member of a few and rarely saw such language out there.

01-29-09, 05:45 AM	#8
Punch Farce Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,141 Rep Power: 10	I have been opposing the abbreviated English from the day I joined. -F

01-29-09, 06:23 AM	#9
The One Guest Posts: n/a	I also sometimes feel bad when I'm reading those kind of posts. Sometimes, it gets into my nerves. The rule that everyone should post in proper English must be applied atleast in our important sections (Technical discussions and all). That may reduce the thing to some good extent.

01-29-09, 08:06 AM	#10
Rameshjeee Good to be Back Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Age: 26 Posts: 3,009 Rep Power: 10	Very good suggestion suggestion, Repo for you... Till this rule gets hard coded in to the rules (FAQs), we all can make a conscious effort not to use SMS lingos.