A Refresher on Posting Options

[Mel]

We've been having to go in and edit posts for various reasons quite a lot recently, so it seemed a good time to post this refresher from the Forum Rules & Guidelines:

~ Proper Sentence Construction/Punctuation
We expect you to use proper punctuation, grammar, and capital letters when appropriate (this includes thread titles!). For example: It's I'm, not im; can't, not cant. Punctuation was 'invented' for a purpose - to make it easier to read the written word. Use it. The occasional typo or unintentional misspelling are not the issue - posting in a generally adult manner is. Allowances are always given for those from other than English-speaking countries - but, to the best of our knowledge, all languages have capital letters and punctuation.

Also! We may like punctuation, but only when called for! Like! Excessive use of it!!!! (Sorry to be sarcastic, but I hope you get the idea. It's as if you're constantly shouting.)

In a similar vein, no run-on sentences, please. They're really irritating and give us all a headache when we try to read them because most of us are used to sentences making up a paragraph, not a paragraph making up a sentence.

We have several text and font color choices. But please just use them for emphasis, not for your entire post. If we have to go in and correct a post of yours more than a couple of times for this, you will receive an official warning.

The bolded paragraph has seen the most infractions of late, so please do keep it in mind while you're posting.

Thanks and happy posting!