[Rodney King]

Cursive is faster... no doubt about it. You don't have to keep picking up the writing instrument.

That does not seem to have anything to do with the fact that almost nobody uses it, whether it is faster or not.

[dasboot]

Next time you have to wait in line , and you watch a clerk fill out paperwork while hamfistedly holding a pen, tongue twisted out to the side, nose to the paper 'cause he can't see what he's writing, taking five minutes to do what should take but 30 seconds, tell yourself that a good hand is unimportant.

An employer watching someone filling out a job application under the duress of the above-described disability would certainly think twice about hiring. Maybe it's covered under the ADA?

[blue jeans]

Nobody uses it? Hmm.... that's not what my personal experience has been.

With all due resepct, I still see it plenty and use it myself plenty (especially if I want to jot notes down as fast as I can and not have to lug my laptop around). [And that's coming from a guy that's using a computer 95% of the work day.]

I'll agree that block writing has an advantage or two, it's certainly more readable and most everyone can make a font that looks the same that way. But it ain't worth the time (unless of course one's cursive is really poor).

In fact, I think we'd all agree.... this thread ain't worth the time either.