Recently I have been looking around the forums and have meandered my way to the complaint section of the forums. What really scared me were the ban appeals. Some of the people who were appealing did not use correct grammar. I saw a post (not naming names) that all of his or her I's were not capitalized! It was almost like all of his years of going to school do not apply to his life. What we learn is school is part of our lives and whatever we are taught is what we should implement. I will also be covering how a lot of posters use colors that hurt the eyes or put the worst fonts in. I understand that some of us make mistakes, forgetting to use the right tense or use the right word. This is fine! WE all make mistakes. But forgetting to put a period or capitalize before a sentence to me is UNBEARABLE. I can not stand seeing ban appeals that have I's not capitalized or no capital letter at the beginning of every sentence. If you are going to take the time to get make a ban appeal, then you might as well check it over for sources of error. If you really care about the actions you make and care about the server, use proper grammar when doing ban appeals. I have decided to create a few things to remember when you want to write something on the forums because looking professional wins half the battle in life. So here are some rules of grammar that nobody should ever forget. If you have anything to add, please do.​

Rules:​

1. Always dot your I's and cross your T's.​

2. Keep the original font size and font family.​

2.a. You may use a different font for titles, subtitles, or role play.​

3. Remember to spell out numbers below twenty.​

4. Always follow the Ban Appeal format or any format for anything, it shows you care!​

5. Never bold something unless you are using emphasis.​

6. Read over your work twice!​

To me these rules are a way to keep posts looking professional and look appealing. Everyone makes mistakes! But the only thing that is bad is making lazy mistakes. It takes very little time to hold down the shift button to capitalize. Remember, if you really care what you are talking about, you are going to want to make sure that you are neat and tidy! If you do not know what a word means or need to spell a word, use a Dictionary!​

As always,

-Dragon

 

Make sure you always stay on the ball with you writing. Use what you have been learning in school to show off who you really are.

 

Haha! I will certainly read whatever he has to say on this post!

 

I would like to address the fact that by posting this forum, it is giving younger players or less illiterate people to learn techniques. Of course spelling numbers out is great, but I do know that Roman Numerals are most certainly fine. I'm glad you feel the same way as me!

 

Color may convey a certain meaning, but in my opinion it splices up the usually boring white letters always all on the screen. It also gives fun to what you say and if you only use the lighter colors for talking it can be a really good way to add some "fantabulous" (Not a real word but it describes how I feel on the topic. Many people make up words in books, like the word chortle. Chortle was made by the author of Alice in the Wonderland. It is basically a chuckle and a snort combined. This word is now considered a word in the dictionary!) color to words. If I wanted to make emphasis onto something I would use a darker color, like so,

...to put a period or capitalize before a sentence to me is UNBEARABLE.

This also does not go against anyone's knowledge or skills in writing. It is simply a statement saying that we should basically put more time and effort into posting. The boat of grammar and professionalism gives wake to many great benefits!

Color can also be a way to organize a paper, essay, etc.

Thank you for commenting!

 

In the game I think you can go either way.

You could either talk formally like I am doing so now.

Or you could talk like this:
"Oh nu! r u there? Wazup?"

I certainly talk both ways because sometimes I have time to type what I want to say, other times I need to talk fast to warn someone that they are about to be attacked, etc. This could really go both ways and I am glad that you brought this comment to the table!

 

This is not really what I mean. I do not like how you say, "Too many people don't have common sense, which..." This is implying that every person who makes an error has no common sense. You may not have posted that knowing that people might interpret you this way, but I just want to make clear that all I am stating is an opinion.

Thank you for your post!

 

Haha I like the last bit.