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[Nicodemus Phaulkon]

I could probably give multiple examples from all the different boards in LL that I read of people making nitpicky remarks about grammar, which if you think about it is just anal and idiotic (it pushes people away - which is never a good idea , especially when it is on a forum that claims to be around to find answers to the questions).

Anal and idiotic, eh? Yeah, I can live with that.

What I refuse to live with is the chaos and stupidity that shall ensue with the release of the patch and the resurgence of interest of D2x. Then we shall see the true idiots come out of the woodwork. It won't be to the level that was seen during the LoD beta... but it will be an echo of that time. Active patrolling and indication of the level of communication that is expected on this board now will hopefully help head off some of that problem in the near future.

And when they do come, they'll spew their drivel and litter up the forums. And when the regulars begin to enforce their expectations on their inane babble, they shall trumpet the same tune you're playing now: "Grammar Nazi".

Seek you to be associated with these?

- it is not good for finding answers to questions that may come up. Because with people being chased off for B quality writing skills, you have a smaller group for questions to arrive from, and with less questions asked, less answers are found. Be careful, or you could potentially chase off the person who has the question that is key to sparking your interest in your new idea, or new favorite character variant.

As Pete once said: I'll take quality over quantity in my friends. I'll also extend that opinion to my ideas.

Enforcement of rules is not a deterrent to growth in a community, it is an encouragement to growth. Those that recognize the care and standards that the community seeks to uphold will gravitate toward it. Those that do not will wander in, kick up a fit, and then be shown the door. Stagnation of a community does not occur when you place controls upon it; Stagnation occurs when those that truly care about the community cease to care anymore.

Those that come to join this community in the future will address our desire for decent communication skills in one of two ways:

1.) They will accept them and adhere to them.
2.) They will whine, moan, complain and wander off (perhaps with a boot-mark on their pants).

Number 2's shall not be missed. We shall not dwell on what "wonders" they may have contributed to our community. It shall be clear that any contribution would have been drowned in their apparent lack of respect for anything the community desired.

I support the wish that this forum have loftier standards than the lowest common denominator. All the regulars support it; all the Admins support it. If you find that you do not support it, there are several other Diablo strategy forums that you may feel more comfortable with. I believe you already frequent several of them.