CUBEFANS STOLE My MONEY

[AndyRoo789]

Meh, so what if he has bad grammar?
We can still understand his question and read his thread.
Good grammar is great however you shouldn't ignore someone's genuine inquiry just because their grammar isn't good. English might not be his 1st language and it may also make people very concious of their posts with so many people flaming at others.
Many people have trouble with grammar, which doesn't mean they are stupid. I mean, after all the majority of people here can solve a rubik's cube. So what if English isn't their strong point? They shouldn't be put down for it..


P.S Sorry for off-topic rant.

We ARE helping him.
Telling him to use proper grammar is probably a pretty good piece of advice.
There's more of a chance that C4Y/CubeFans will reply to him if he uses proper grammar.

 

[Caedus]

Personally, I just ignore people who can't bother to take the time to use proper grammar. If you haven't put enough time into your post's grammar, then you obviously haven't put any time into the content either, so the content is ill-thought-out, and useless.

 

[Parity]

Well since everyone is on the topic of proper grammar.
Cubeforyou. James doesn't have good grammar either.

 

[AndyRoo789]

Well since everyone is on the topic of proper grammar.
Cubeforyou. James doesn't have good grammar either.

True that...

 

[vgbjason]

the Cube4you site probably doesn't care about grammar. have you actually looked at the site? some of the "sentences" don't even make sense and they get tenses wrong all the time.

 

[Caedus]

It's somewhat expected though, as it's a foreign site, and they often do not speak English very well. If it was a North America or Europe based site, I would not be so forgiving, and probably would not even buy from there. (Yes, that's how much I hate bad grammar and spelling)

 

[jms_gears1]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

ok, back on topic.
i would suggest being patient. If its anything like C4Y then shipping could be backed up, if youve paid for it youll get it eventually.

 

[ChrisBird]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

I beg to differ.

If you can't be bothered to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) when asking questions, why should the other members bother to respond?

You obviously aren't taking the time necessary to think out your use of the language, what should make us believe you took the time to think about the actual question?

I will rarely respond to people who 'typ lik dis' because they obviously are to lazy to type correctly, leading me to believe they are to lazy to have thought about their post and the question/content contained in it. Which further leads me to believe they were to lazy to do any research at all in order to answer it themselves.

So why would I bother to help someone out when they haven't made any decent effort to help themselves? (For example, google search, wiki search etc.)

If you aren't putting the time in to use proper GSP, why would I put my time in to give a decent well thought-out response to it?

To clarify, this post is directed towards people who have English as their first language, and still fail to speak/type it correctly. This post does not apply to people who are learning/do not know English.
However, something to point out, there are many people on this forum with English as a second language who still use better GSP then people who have it as their first language.

Sorry about this long rant, but it annoys me when people expect good responses to something they didn't bother to think out themselves.

 

[rookie]

Personally, I just ignore people who can't bother to take the time to use proper grammar. If you haven't put enough time into your post's grammar, then you obviously haven't put any time into the content either, so the content is ill-thought-out, and useless.

Nope. Someone could have brilliant content thought in another language, but did not properly learn the grammatical rules for English and as result, communicate good content in bad form.

 

[shelley]

Personally, I just ignore people who can't bother to take the time to use proper grammar. If you haven't put enough time into your post's grammar, then you obviously haven't put any time into the content either, so the content is ill-thought-out, and useless.

Nope. Someone could have brilliant content thought in another language, but did not properly learn the grammatical rules for English and as result, communicate good content in bad form.

Usually I can tell the difference between someone who doesn't know English well and is trying, and someone whose native language is English and is just lazy. Cramming six complete sentences into one run-on without any punctuation is just lazy.

 

[Caedus]

Personally, I just ignore people who can't bother to take the time to use proper grammar. If you haven't put enough time into your post's grammar, then you obviously haven't put any time into the content either, so the content is ill-thought-out, and useless.

Nope. Someone could have brilliant content thought in another language, but did not properly learn the grammatical rules for English and as result, communicate good content in bad form.

Usually I can tell the difference between someone who doesn't know English well and is trying, and someone whose native language is English and is just lazy. Cramming six complete sentences into one run-on without any punctuation is just lazy.

As I mentioned before, I understand if someone does not have know English very well, but if it is just laziness that causes you to disregard grammar, then you are obviously too lazy to put any thought into your posts.

 

[Parity]

It's somewhat expected though, as it's a foreign site, and they often do not speak English very well. If it was a North America or Europe based site, I would not be so forgiving, and probably would not even buy from there. (Yes, that's how much I hate bad grammar and spelling)

Well if they have bad grammar, then they would reply to bad grammar.

 

[Caedus]

This really isn't going anywhere, but the bottom line is:
Bad grammar/spelling/punctuation = Irritating for everyone trying to read it. Also, is despised and detested by me and many others.
Good GSP = More likely to elicit a response from people, as they do not have to struggle to read it.
People who do not have English as their first language = Somewhat excused from this, as they may not know English very well

The grammar debate has essentially derailed this thread, but I feel that this is the bottom line about grammar, spelling and punctuation.

 

[Lux Aeterna]

This really isn't going anywhere, but the bottom line is:
Bad grammar/spelling/punctuation = Irritating for everyone trying to read it. Also, is despised and detested by me and many others.
Good GSP = More likely to elicit a response from people, as they do not have to struggle to read it.
People who do not have English as their first language = Somewhat excused from this, as they may not know English very well

The grammar debate has essentially derailed this thread, but I feel that this is the bottom line about grammar, spelling and punctuation.

+1

I think the difference is very obvious between someone for whom English isn't their first language so they mix up some words mangle phrases, which is understandable and acceptable, and a native English speaker who's just a product of the AOL-speak generation and is too lazy to type punctuation marks, which is not acceptable.

One additional reason to use proper grammar and whatnot that no one else has mentioned so far is that there are probably lots of people who read this forum who have English as their second or third language. I'm a native English speaker. When you type out a post that looks like a text message, yeah, I understand what you're trying to say perfectly well, whether or not it irritates the crap out of me. But if English wasn't my first language, your post would likely be likely an unintelligible mess. Using a language properly is a courtesy to everyone else.

 

[Caedus]

Yes, the difference between a non-native English speaker and just someone being lazy is very obvious, and it is easy to distinguish between the two.

As for the original topic, I feel that you are being extremely impatient and irrational. If it had been a month since you had ordered, it would be a different case, but it has merely been a few days. Give them a chance, and learn how to be at least remotely patient.

 

[BeautifullyDecayed.]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

I beg to differ.

If you can't be bothered to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) when asking questions, why should the other members bother to respond?

You obviously aren't taking the time necessary to think out your use of the language, what should make us believe you took the time to think about the actual question?

I will rarely respond to people who 'typ lik dis' because they obviously are to lazy to type correctly, leading me to believe they are to lazy to have thought about their post and the question/content contained in it. Which further leads me to believe they were to lazy to do any research at all in order to answer it themselves.

So why would I bother to help someone out when they haven't made any decent effort to help themselves? (For example, google search, wiki search etc.)

If you aren't putting the time in to use proper GSP, why would I put my time in to give a decent well thought-out response to it?

To clarify, this post is directed towards people who have English as their first language, and still fail to speak/type it correctly. This post does not apply to people who are learning/do not know English.
However, something to point out, there are many people on this forum with English as a second language who still use better GSP then people who have it as their first language.

Sorry about this long rant, but it annoys me when people expect good responses to something they didn't bother to think out themselves.

 

[ChrisBird]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

I beg to differ.

If you can't be bothered to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) when asking questions, why should the other members bother to respond?

You obviously aren't taking the time necessary to think out your use of the language, what should make us believe you took the time to think about the actual question?

I will rarely respond to people who 'typ lik dis' because they obviously are to lazy to type correctly, leading me to believe they are to lazy to have thought about their post and the question/content contained in it. Which further leads me to believe they were to lazy to do any research at all in order to answer it themselves.

So why would I bother to help someone out when they haven't made any decent effort to help themselves? (For example, google search, wiki search etc.)

If you aren't putting the time in to use proper GSP, why would I put my time in to give a decent well thought-out response to it?

To clarify, this post is directed towards people who have English as their first language, and still fail to speak/type it correctly. This post does not apply to people who are learning/do not know English.
However, something to point out, there are many people on this forum with English as a second language who still use better GSP then people who have it as their first language.

Sorry about this long rant, but it annoys me when people expect good responses to something they didn't bother to think out themselves.

I believe there is a difference between a run-on sentence with no punctuation, capitalization, or thought versus a few typos in a well thought-out post.

 

[BeautifullyDecayed.]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

I beg to differ.

If you can't be bothered to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) when asking questions, why should the other members bother to respond?

You obviously aren't taking the time necessary to think out your use of the language, what should make us believe you took the time to think about the actual question?

I will rarely respond to people who 'typ lik dis' because they obviously are to lazy to type correctly, leading me to believe they are to lazy to have thought about their post and the question/content contained in it. Which further leads me to believe they were to lazy to do any research at all in order to answer it themselves.

So why would I bother to help someone out when they haven't made any decent effort to help themselves? (For example, google search, wiki search etc.)

If you aren't putting the time in to use proper GSP, why would I put my time in to give a decent well thought-out response to it?

To clarify, this post is directed towards people who have English as their first language, and still fail to speak/type it correctly. This post does not apply to people who are learning/do not know English.
However, something to point out, there are many people on this forum with English as a second language who still use better GSP then people who have it as their first language.

Sorry about this long rant, but it annoys me when people expect good responses to something they didn't bother to think out themselves.

I believe there is a difference between a run-on sentence with no punctuation, capitalization, or thought versus a few typos in a well thought-out post.

I'm just making a point. No one is perfect and until you are, don't expect others to be.

 

[ChrisBird]

really guys screw grammar i mean really if you just put it as one run on sentence you can still get your point across, although a comma every now and then would be nice, but really grammar isnt that important is it

I beg to differ.

If you can't be bothered to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) when asking questions, why should the other members bother to respond?

You obviously aren't taking the time necessary to think out your use of the language, what should make us believe you took the time to think about the actual question?

I will rarely respond to people who 'typ lik dis' because they obviously are to lazy to type correctly, leading me to believe they are to lazy to have thought about their post and the question/content contained in it. Which further leads me to believe they were to lazy to do any research at all in order to answer it themselves.

So why would I bother to help someone out when they haven't made any decent effort to help themselves? (For example, google search, wiki search etc.)

If you aren't putting the time in to use proper GSP, why would I put my time in to give a decent well thought-out response to it?

To clarify, this post is directed towards people who have English as their first language, and still fail to speak/type it correctly. This post does not apply to people who are learning/do not know English.
However, something to point out, there are many people on this forum with English as a second language who still use better GSP then people who have it as their first language.

Sorry about this long rant, but it annoys me when people expect good responses to something they didn't bother to think out themselves.

I believe there is a difference between a run-on sentence with no punctuation, capitalization, or thought versus a few typos in a well thought-out post.

I'm just making a point. No one is perfect and until you are, don't expect others to be.

I know no one is perfect, and I am not expecting people to be. However, it is extremely easy to use proper GSP when typing, there is no time constraint when typing, there is no limit to number of times you can use the period key or the shift key. If you spend an extra 2 minutes to type a decent post and use proper GSP you will get a lot more respect.

Also, care to point out to me where in my posts I claimed to expect perfection?

 

[Caedus]

He never said he expected perfection, only that he would like at least a fraction of effort put into writing, rather than mindless ramble.

EDIT: Beaten to it.