Now, don't be so hard on yourself.
side note: not sure how I feel about newspapers quoting what freepers say here..??
We're in the public. Deal.
Which goes to show that everyone should temper their posts accordingly. There are Eyes all around.
Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't watching you!
"Which goes to show that everyone should temper their posts accordingly. There are Eyes all around."
That's an important point. And related to that, I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to foster a forum culture in which we correct each other's spelling, grammar, punctuation, and word usage in a spirit of helpfulness rather than criticism.
I don't mean attacking people for their typos or mistakes, but just something like, "their posts --> his posts" or "I before E except after C."
Why do this? Well, to make ourselves look better educated, because there are indeed eyes all around, and many of the watchers will maliciously seize upon such things to discredit the whole. Besides, it would make posting to FR an educational experience as well.
Maybe we could even have a thread of "common mistakes," like:
Here, here --> hear, hear
Irregardless --> regardless
and so on.
Any takers? Are we mature enough to have our errors corrected in the spirit of good fellowship?