HHAD why don't you start listening to the people who respect your rules???????I think that advertising posts should clearly identify that they are an advertisement as opposed to an item of discussion.
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I guess I'll start being an event and HHAD will accept everything promotion I post...wonderful!!!!!
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Vital Spark
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I don't really know why you're getting on your high horse about this DM. It doesn't bother me if the grammar or spelling isn't 100%. I guess some people who write on here are not native speakers, and, goodness me, they might even be Thai! As long as I understand what they're promoting, which I did in the ad. I think that you're referring to, then I don't really care. Lighten up, matedtaai-maai wrote:... but that really isn't why I posted - you're all off topic! A decision not to post a price is one that is up to the individual business - my point was that any ad should be literate and well presented.
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I agree with Dm to a certain point, they should get their sh** together on the presentation front.
I think there are a multitude of reasons why it would be useful if posters could get their grammar and punctuation right(not just on this subject, but in general) as it would help people understand what the hell is being got at and reduce misunderstandings.
Sponsors have even less of an excuse to 'screw it up' as they are trying to attract business. Be clear and unambiguous about it. Please try to avoid being repetitive and unriveting. 'Blowing your own trumpet' in a blatantly transparent and condesending/omnipitant way is most off-putting, especially if the post is linguistically flawed. Just appears wrong and farcical in my opinion gents. You will only 'show yourself up'.
I think there are a multitude of reasons why it would be useful if posters could get their grammar and punctuation right(not just on this subject, but in general) as it would help people understand what the hell is being got at and reduce misunderstandings.
Sponsors have even less of an excuse to 'screw it up' as they are trying to attract business. Be clear and unambiguous about it. Please try to avoid being repetitive and unriveting. 'Blowing your own trumpet' in a blatantly transparent and condesending/omnipitant way is most off-putting, especially if the post is linguistically flawed. Just appears wrong and farcical in my opinion gents. You will only 'show yourself up'.
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poor grammar & spelling mistakes highlightedspitfire wrote:I agree with Dm to a certain point, they should get their sh** together on the presentation front.
I think there are a multitude of reasons why it would be useful if posters could get their grammar and punctuation right(not just on this subject, but in general) as it would help people understand what the hell is being got at and reduce misunderstandings.
Sponsors have even less of an excuse to 'screw it up' as they are trying to attract business. Be clear and unambiguous about it. Please try to avoid being repetitive and unriveting. 'Blowing your own trumpet' in a blatantly transparent and condesending/omnipitant way is most off-putting, especially if the post is linguistically flawed. Just appears wrong and farcical in my opinion gents. You will only 'show yourself up'.
a case of, practice what you preach? or you will only show yourself up?
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sandman67
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whilst i see the Mods point about sponsors I look on HHAD more as a virtual newspaper and pub table chat rather than a copy of Exchange and Mart....
how about this suggestion
advertising threads must start with AD: or Advert: and have thread titles that reflect the content....not abstract titles......
so, for example.... "AD: Pub Quiz December 25th"
As to spelling and grammar....well I write about 100 pages of text a month for the business back home. the bloke back there that does the editing has noted that since living here my language has morphed into Tinglish.....so maybe us residents are starting to loose our grip on the mother tongue. Maybe its because this is also a board where a lot of the members speak and write english as a second language.....
spelling and grammar can go stuff....its content that counts
how about this suggestion
advertising threads must start with AD: or Advert: and have thread titles that reflect the content....not abstract titles......
so, for example.... "AD: Pub Quiz December 25th"
As to spelling and grammar....well I write about 100 pages of text a month for the business back home. the bloke back there that does the editing has noted that since living here my language has morphed into Tinglish.....so maybe us residents are starting to loose our grip on the mother tongue. Maybe its because this is also a board where a lot of the members speak and write english as a second language.....
spelling and grammar can go stuff....its content that counts
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"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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I don`t agree that grammar and spelling can `go stuff`. I`m sure we have all seen lessening of standards of English over the years to the point where some young people can only communicate in text speak, an almost alien language for some of us. It seems much of the world is keen to learn English as their second language whilst some native English speakers just don`t care.
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my point was that I dont come on here to read great examples of english literature or debate....this is a sort of a pub table chat with some newspapers and "who knows where I can get this" discussions.
The Exchange and Mart angle....or more like blitzkrieg advertising of some sponsors...puts me off and pisses me off when ad posts are given obscure headers.
Criticizing posts for their spelling or grammar is just pedantic and puts posters off.... that's a fact and I have PMs from some members who have felt they get a slating just because they spelled words wrong or phrased a sentence incorrectly.
chill mateys.....its the words that come out of a mouth that are important...not the shiny even teeth and fragrant breath.
The Exchange and Mart angle....or more like blitzkrieg advertising of some sponsors...puts me off and pisses me off when ad posts are given obscure headers.
Criticizing posts for their spelling or grammar is just pedantic and puts posters off.... that's a fact and I have PMs from some members who have felt they get a slating just because they spelled words wrong or phrased a sentence incorrectly.
chill mateys.....its the words that come out of a mouth that are important...not the shiny even teeth and fragrant breath.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
Apparently it was spelt that way between the Norman Conquest and the latter part of the fifteenth century, but I wouldn’t have thought that Buffalo Bills was that old!Jockey wrote:What I would like to know is why is Old spelled with an e as in Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern?
Incidentally, in my home town of Nottingham we have ‘Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Inn’ which can get away with this kind of spelling as it’s been there since 1189.