“What do you mean you wanted to k….k-k-kill my….rectum…? Did I…did I hear you properly?!”

But using it constantly can be a little annoying.

I cut alot of slack if someone is really trying. You just have to give folks a chance… it could be their first time roleplaying. Hopefully eventually the will understand things clearer as they learn and get in practice.

What many experienced roleplayers need to remember is that there’s no real “manual” for RP. 90% of new folks “learn and burn” as they go. That’s another reason why I wrote this post and made this site. *grin*

For me, I have to slow down when I type – especially when roleplaying. The faster I get, the % chance of typos increase dramatically. Seriously… it’s not pretty!

I’ve been known to exercise grammar-naziism, though much more strictly on myself than others, usually.

I understand that in raiding and fast-pace situations, it’s often necessary to just spit it out and not worry about whether that should have been a comma or a semi-colon. I’m pretty accepting in regards to punctuation and grammar, because there *are* a lot of rules to remember. Likewise, not everyone is a perfect speller 100% of the time. However, an attempt should be made.

I strongly feel that the way you spell, form sentences, and punctuate your text reflects your intelligence. Since that’s the only interaction we have over in-game text, that’s what we have to go on. If you use leet speak, you’re going to look more like an idiot than someone who takes the time to spell out all of their words properly. If you want people to take you seriously, you should sound like you want to be taken seriously.