Anyone else find this fucking annoying?

[Riesen]

I just ignore people who type like that all the time. I have better things to do than converse with retards (which is why I don't talk to Volcs).

[Vykromond]

I just ignore people who type like that all the time. I have better things to do than converse with retards (which is why I don't talk to Volcs).

plenty of perfectly intelligent people use "u." my writing professor last semester, one of the most fearsomely intellectual people i've ever met, used "u" in his e-mails.

[+/-]

I don't really mind people typing like that, as long as it is readable. If they start to mess with capitals letters lIKe tHIs, thinking it's so cool to do so, well I'll just ignore them.

Although, I must admit: when I started to use the internet, I too, tYp'D L1kE DiS, and typed "u" instead of "you". But, I was rather young and dumb. I gradually realized that typing like that is just plain stupid. When I chat with someone who types that way, my esteem for that person drops down a little bit. And since I'm a francophone, my english isn't very good. I like to type the whole words so people understand me easily.

I know some people who get really, really mad when they chat with people who use acronyms such as "lol" or "rofl". I don't see the difference of writing "lol" or "ahaha" or "That made me laugh a little bit", all of those terms are understandable and all mean the same damn thing. I don't get why that is sooo frustrating to them.
I also know some guy who says "lol" and "rofl" in real life; it's quite pathetic.

[Doc Flabby]

I know the reason why people are shortening words.

It saves on bandwidth $$ - 'u' requires 1 byte 'you' requires 3 bytes - meaning a 1:3 compression ratio - impressive! (assumin ASCII - lets not start on unicode :P)

It saves the rainforest (less paper needed)

It saves time - less keys to press.

It saves brainpower - it gives retarded kidz a language they can understand

It saves keyboards - less typing means keys last longer.

I like it :wub:

[Ephemeral]

When I WRITE, I always have my paper lying skewed.

Come on Gal, get with the TW program.. If they give you ruled paper, write the other way!

As for the topic, is it not acceptable to use things like 'u' or 'ur' if you have a limit on the length of the chat line?

[Galleleo]

I say lol in rl.. then again, it's a dutch word, just lol.

If I were to use U, I would also be correct according to the dutch language. U is the fancy and respectfull form of you (when you talk to people who are older then you, your professor, grandparents, whatever, you use U instead of "jij"). Then again, it's pronounced different too..

Totally irrelevant, but I don't care.

[Da1andonly]

me and displaced say "lol rofl n00b" all the time when we discuss subspace strategies while eating pizza, using the pepperonis as ships

[Volcs]

I just ignore people who type like that all the time. I have better things to do than converse with retards (which is why I don't talk to Volcs).

... who are you again?

[Hakaku]

I think we can all agree that StIcKy CaPs Is ReAlLy AnNoYiNg!i!i!

Sometimes, typing with abreviations saves time and space--But in subspace, even though we have an eternity to write, it's not a very fun convo if it's as slow as hotmail receiving e-mails. However, when having a decent conversation with others, or even with someone you don't know, it's just nicer to see proper writing. But w/e, we can not stop and police everyone to type properly.