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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7284683, member: 84179"][USER=103464]@Jimm[/USER] When asking for help, making your post easy to read and understand makes it easier for people to help you. They are already committing their time to answer your question, why should they put in the extra effort to decipher the question as well? If you don’t care enough to make your question easy to understand, why should you expect members to care enough to answer them?</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, the refusal to use punctuation isn’t as bad as some other posts, but it doesn’t help. However, arguing that members shouldn’t be concerned with how you write, comes across as arrogant, IMO. You might as well be saying “Just shut up and answer my question”. I know that’s not what you mean, but that’s how it can come across.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just something to think about, especially if you don’t want people to skip over your questions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add: It doesn't have to be perfect. I make typos all the time. Just don't make it a challenge to decipher your question. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation, even at a basic level help a lot[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7284683, member: 84179"][USER=103464]@Jimm[/USER] When asking for help, making your post easy to read and understand makes it easier for people to help you. They are already committing their time to answer your question, why should they put in the extra effort to decipher the question as well? If you don’t care enough to make your question easy to understand, why should you expect members to care enough to answer them? That being said, the refusal to use punctuation isn’t as bad as some other posts, but it doesn’t help. However, arguing that members shouldn’t be concerned with how you write, comes across as arrogant, IMO. You might as well be saying “Just shut up and answer my question”. I know that’s not what you mean, but that’s how it can come across. Just something to think about, especially if you don’t want people to skip over your questions. Edit to add: It doesn't have to be perfect. I make typos all the time. Just don't make it a challenge to decipher your question. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation, even at a basic level help a lot[/QUOTE]
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