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two exapmles come to mind:

1) Einstein couldn't figure out how to find his own home. he is one of the most celebrated minds ever, and yet, he lacked basic life skills. would you question his logic?

2) serial date-killers tend to rely on making a good first impression. they depend on making themselves look good, and people fall for it. point im trying to make here? don't rely on an assumption

and before you try and even question why i would put Einstein up on a post that is in personal defense.

first: some of Einstein's theories are full of loop holes, and are even in some cases being disproven (this does not change the fact that his logic for what he saw, was supperior to most any one in the modern/post modern era.)

second: i qualify for MENSA. they seem to think i display all the makings of a properly functioning mind. why would i bother with what random people online see me as? according to them i'm in the top 2% of the worlds brain power. according to the tests, im in the top 0.5%!

so, what was that number three supposed to hint at now? oh yeah, you assume more than you should.

(i may be arrogant, and i may be obstinate, but im not ignorant.)

Golly, for someone in the top 2% (or 0.5%) you REALLY have a hard time grasping the point being made, and taking a little criticism.

The conventions of written English have been developed over time, and learned by those wishing to read and write, to make communication between people easier and more precise. Writing that follows those conventions is less likely to be misunderstood, and is more likely to read with the correct meaning taken.

Since you seem to not care to capitalize and punctuate, readers of your posts are more likely to misread them, rendering whatever message you intended lost.

It is SIMPLE COURTESY to write to others in the standards of the language that we share. Since you are taking the time to post things here, you must have at least some small desire to communicate with the "lesser minds" that you encounter here, otherwise, why would you bother. While I personally use slang terms and other idioms in my conversational speech, when writing here I attempt to be as clear as possible. That means proper spelling, syntax, punctuation and where applicable, formatting.

Let me give you an example using your style of writing, and show you where misunderstandings could easily occur:

You might write something like this:

that is not something i did recently

Since there is no punctuation and capitalization to help the reader, and since you are not infallible (check your own spelling of "exapmles", the reader now must check the prior context of your post to determine if you meant:

(1) "That is not something I did recently."

- or -

(2) "That is not something it did recently."

Where "it" refers to some other subject mentioned earlier in your post or posts.

So, for Pete's sake, use a little courtesy and make the effort on your part to move your little pinky fingers to press the SHIFT keys, and use a comma or period.

I will leave you with one final thing to think about: With no other evidence presented, which statement carries more weight?

i know the rules of english and i can write really well

-or-

I know the rules of English, and I can write really well.