tehpwnerofn00bs

I for one believe that improper use of "their", they're", and "there" should be met with a swift pummeling by the ban hammer.

In all seriousness, people need to at least put a little effort into posting with proper grammar.

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Mootsfox

Bump because the difference between 12' and 12" is 11'.

' = feet
" = inches

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OK i whole heartedly agree with this thread. Except for the part in bold.

Don't you think it is a little tedious and over 'dramatic' to enforce such a rule You talk about professionalism, yet motivation is a huge role in a professional environment and you seem to be frowning upon it.

I can think of several positive effects of offering 'rep' for productive posts.

A) It encourages people to give you an in depth explanation. OK, it shouldn't be this way, i agree. But that is the way things work and it will never change. So fighting it just seems a little pointless. Some people are driven by knowing they will receive a rep, and why shouldn't the OP be willing to show they will appreciate quality posts?

B) It will give new users an understanding of what 'rep' is. Lets face it, OCN doesn't have a pop up explaining rep when you subscribe. I mean fair enough, it is simple to grasp. Hell this is my first and only forum and i knew what the rep feature was without even seeing it before.

But the fact is, some people don't know what it is and never even notice it. So when they see people offering rep for help, they may do a little bit of research or just realize what it is for.

There are no negative aspects of 'offering' rep. It is a motivational tool, and if some people need motivation then so be it. Not everyone can put their time into things without motivation, and to criticize against that seems a bit over critical.

Well that is just my 2pence worth. I don't like cents

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FlyAway

Bump because this will save many people (like myself) from racking up the infractions, I'd rep you if it would let me

Retrospekt

Bump. Some people need a reminder. Especially with OCN hitting the Digg frontpage, and having about 50 linkbacks to Nitteo's folding thread. Now is really the time to show everyone what kind of community we really are.

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Mootsfox

Agreed.

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ENTERPRISE

Please read. It seems this is not being read enough.

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Rhythmeister

Here here!
I HATE poor spelling and grammar but then again, we've not all had great teachers I'm sure

corky dorkelson

This thread really needs a bump today. I am not thrilled with people's attitudes.

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RonindeBeatrice

Bump!

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