12-25-2004, 06:06 PM
A question arose after reading Ghostiger's post.
I do not mean to make a debate about this, for I am not trying to pick a fight about grammar here. Rather I want to ask a question about the grounds upon which we nit people for grammar.
When it comes to new posters, I agree completely about not being "grammar nazi's." It only serves to drive them away.
But in the case of established lurkers, where is the line?
***Warning: Ghostiger, I'm using you as an example***
Take for example Ghostiger and I. I [genuinely] enjoy his input and his viewpoint. I often times find myself on the opposite end of the spectrum and like to entertain a [sometimes] heated debate about it. Now I don't personally hold anything against him, nor do I think either of us are up late at night crying over what was said. ;)
When I debate I spend time and edit my posts to the best of my ability. Therefore, when I am debating with an established lurker, it drives me up the wall when I feel grammar/editing is being ignored in their replies. I've nitted Ghost on a number of occasions for this.
Is this crossing a line? I don't see a grammar nit between two established lurkers being counter productive. If anything, a striving for a higher level of grammar isn't a bad thing to established, especially if new lurkers are given lots of slack.
What do lurkers think?
Ghost, I apologize if I offended you. I just wanted to draw on my own personal history, and you were the first that came to mind :D .
Cheers,
Munk
I do not mean to make a debate about this, for I am not trying to pick a fight about grammar here. Rather I want to ask a question about the grounds upon which we nit people for grammar.
When it comes to new posters, I agree completely about not being "grammar nazi's." It only serves to drive them away.
But in the case of established lurkers, where is the line?
***Warning: Ghostiger, I'm using you as an example***
Take for example Ghostiger and I. I [genuinely] enjoy his input and his viewpoint. I often times find myself on the opposite end of the spectrum and like to entertain a [sometimes] heated debate about it. Now I don't personally hold anything against him, nor do I think either of us are up late at night crying over what was said. ;)
When I debate I spend time and edit my posts to the best of my ability. Therefore, when I am debating with an established lurker, it drives me up the wall when I feel grammar/editing is being ignored in their replies. I've nitted Ghost on a number of occasions for this.
Is this crossing a line? I don't see a grammar nit between two established lurkers being counter productive. If anything, a striving for a higher level of grammar isn't a bad thing to established, especially if new lurkers are given lots of slack.
What do lurkers think?
Ghost, I apologize if I offended you. I just wanted to draw on my own personal history, and you were the first that came to mind :D .
Cheers,
Munk