PLEASE proofread your posts.

[rusto]

While I'm ranting (see "Help!")... It would be swell if people would proofread their posts. Most people can't spell for beans (though I will offer that "definitely" does NOT have an "a"), but all of the typos make it difficult to understand a post. SDhe dais their not they're??
It only takes a second.
getting off of my soapbox,
rrrrrrrr

[denis-on-enduro]

wow someone is a perfectionist... (did i spell that right?)

[manual63]

Even though some people make typos and such, I have never really had an issue with understanding what people post. I proof read mine, but I am sure I make spelling errors. I don't think it matters that much.

Post on and enjoy the forums!!

:eyeroll:

[rusto]

I'm not freaking about this. Just a simple request. The world will still revolve if it doesn't "pahhen." Everyone spells like poop, no prob. But as a common courtesy...IT'S JUST LIKE THE PERSON WHO LEAVES THE CAPS LOCK ON. You can still read it, but it's a bit annoying. Insert one of those smiley, winky, happy-go-lucky smiley face right....here!
I love you all, especially the non-proofreaders.

(I knew I was leaving myself open to flames, ha!) :fool:

[transplant]

WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Most of us are trying to type between visits from the boss and co-workers. "Yyeeaaah, I'm gonna have to ask you to quit posting on company time. OK? And don't forget the cover page on your TSR reports. Grrreeeat." :D

[Tetreves]

WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Most of us are trying to type between visits from the boss and co-workers. "Yyeeaaah, I'm gonna have to ask you to quit posting on company time. OK? And don't forget the cover page on your TSR reports. Grrreeeat." :D
"It's TPS Reports, MM-Kay?" <knock-knock>

Learn to spell.

[EmL34]

I'll get you another copy of that memo!

[transplant]

No really, I got a copy of it right here. But I work with TSRs here. Don't make me break out the red stapler. MMmm-kay? (You nailed that line.)

[manual63]

public string getAJob(name, race, age)
{
if(name != "Shad")
{
if(race != "White")
{
return "Get outta town!";
}
else if(age > 50)
{
return "Your too old!";
}
else
{
return "Your hired!";
}
}
else
{
return "Shad is too lazy!";
}
}

oh....sorry.....boss walked by!

[Trevize1138]

I'll back you up 100%, Ruston!

As I have my bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and English, I feel it's my sworn duty to snobbishly correct everyone's piss-poor grammar whenever I get a chance. Bonus points will be awarded to me whenever I'm particularly smug about it, too.

Now, a quick crash course:

* They're going to the party.

* The party is over there on the other side of town.

* The party is at their house.

* The party shouldn't have an adverse effect on the property value of the house.

* The party will not affect the property value of the house.

And, finally, the most simple, yet most mis-understood rule of all:

Its - possessive form of "it"

It's - conjunction for "it is"

There are no exceptions to this rule! It's so easy to use its proper form! (see?)

Carry on.

[Magic]

I Want My Spell Checker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[manual63]

Hey, if you break your brake cable your brakes won't work.

Also, if you're going riding don't forget your helmet.

If I'm wrong, too bad. I'm tired of seeing break used where brake belongs. :p ;)
I was riding at brake neck speeds yesterday a Leb. Every time I applied the Breaks I would slide out and cause ripples in the dirt.

Its much better when I know what I am writing. I am glad you MORCer's went out of you're way to teach me these valuable lessons.

[corey]

Now your talking aboot grammer errors, not spelling, eh.

[Trevize1138]

Yore stuped.

I was riding at brake neck speeds yesterday a Leb. Every time I applied the Breaks I would slide out and cause ripples in the dirt.

Its much better when I know what I am writing. I am glad you MORCer's went out of you're way to teach me these valuable lessons.

[noise_is_life]

Since we are being a Forum Nazi "rusto", this thread really belongs in "Non-Biking Discussions".:fool:

[nigel]

Hrmmmm.....I mispell quite a bit, off and on, so what of it?!?!?! I know i do, and im ok with myself just the way i am thank you very much, if you cant respect me for who i am well...................

[rusto]

Sorry to all of you for wasting so much time on such an insignificant subject!!

Nigel, my point was not about spelling. I think I made that clear. It was about people typing one word while thinking another, hitting 3 letters at once with ther banana-fingers, transposing words/letters.

I've found myself spacing off in an email and writing "there" for "their." But it takes just a few seconds to clean those things up. I wasn't losing any sleep. It didn't raise my BP. I didn't write in all caps and add a bunch of those angry dancing bananas...:banana::banana::banana:

I have no beef with those that can't spell and those who know not grammar from grandma. I luvs youse all the sames. If you don't know, then you don't know.

I just thought it would be an act of common courtesy to make posts a little more legible. This isn't a chatroom for 13 year olds.

Herr noise_ist_leif..Vhere iss ziss "Non-Biking Discussions" you speak off? I posted in zee "Gen. D. Discuss things that don't seem to fit anywhere else.." forum. I could not find zee vun you speak off. Und I haff never been a membuh off zee nazi pahty!
Seig...uh...
Now I'm gonna go watch an "Up With People" video to counter all this negativity.

[nigel]

Sorry to all of you for wasting so much time on such an insignificant subject!!

Nigel, my point was not about spelling. I think I made that clear. It was about people typing one word while thinking another, hitting 3 letters at once with ther banana-fingers, transposing words/letters.

I've found myself spacing off in an email and writing "there" for "their." But it takes just a few seconds to clean those things up. I wasn't losing any sleep. It didn't raise my BP. I didn't write in all caps and add a bunch of those angry dancing bananas...:banana::banana::banana:

I have no beef with those that can't spell and those who know not grammar from grandma. I luvs youse all the sames. If you don't know, then you don't know.

I just thought it would be an act of common courtesy to make posts a little more legible. This isn't a chatroom for 13 year olds.

Herr noise_ist_leif..Vhere iss ziss "Non-Biking Discussions" you speak off? I posted in zee "Gen. D. Discuss things that don't seem to fit anywhere else.." forum. I could not find zee vun you speak off. Und I haff never been a membuh off zee nazi pahty!
Seig...uh...
Now I'm gonna go watch an "Up With People" video to counter all this negativity.
You can join the "non biking discussion" in groups on your user controls somewhere. You'll find a whole new type of posts there :)

[Fiveohhh]

Herr noise_ist_leif..Vhere iss ziss "Non-Biking Discussions" you speak off? I posted in zee "Gen. D. Discuss things that don't seem to fit anywhere else.." forum. I could not find zee vun you speak off.

Something that bothers me is when people don't search the forum and ask a question that was asked earlier that day:P

http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showpost.php?p=93785&postcount=5

[noise_is_life]

You can join the "non biking discussion" in groups on your user controls somewhere. You'll find a whole new type of posts there :)
Oh yeah I forgot you have to subscribe to that thing, doesn't really matter anyway, I was just giving you crap rusto.

People's grammar and spelling on the forums just doesn't matter much to me, it's just part of the fun. We're not writing international treaties after all, to each their own.

[ryno lite]

I'm a terrible speller and writer. It's hard to tell I have a college education. Although, they are science degrees, so maybe that's why I can't spell. I had to avoid English and Mass Com classes! I'll try better in the future on my posts, but I think I've become too dependent on spell check to know how to spell anymore. Damn advancements in technology! It's all ruining me! I used to be a great speller in grade school! Really, I was!

[jitterjepp]

What! You gotta be kidding. This isn't school or work. This is mountain biking.

[Big Ben]

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

[noise_is_life]

I'm a terrible speller and writer. It's hard to tell I have a college education. Although, they are science degrees, so maybe that's why I can't spell. I had to avoid English and Mass Com classes! I'll try better in the future on my posts, but I think I've become too dependent on spell check to know how to spell anymore. Damn advancements in technology! It's all ruining me! I used to be a great speller in grade school! Really, I was!
I'm with you there, I have been know to cut and paste my forum posts into something with a spell checker, pretty pathetic I know.

[Trevize1138]

After you all learn how to spell and write properly, do something about your wardrobes. Most of you dress like crap.


:crazy:

[noise_is_life]

After you all learn how to spell and write properly, do something about your wardrobes. Most of you dress like crap.


:crazy:
I know what you mean, I hate it when I have a friend that wears something that looks really stupid, but he thinks is cool. He thinks it is so cool he even puts it in his avatar. :D

[TrailPatrol]

After you all learn how to spell and write properly, do something about your wardrobes. Most of you dress like crap.
:crazy:Without a doubt the best comment I have read on this list for quite a while! :crazy2:

I minored in English in college, and I am a published writer. I spell well, and know how to use a dictionary (or ask my wife) when I am not sure about a word. I do wish John would put a spell check on this forum. (Other forums have it!) But, the other quote I liked was "You gotta be kidding. This isn't school or work. This is mountain biking!"

Lighten up!
Hans

[Trevize1138]

I know what you mean, I hate it when I have a friend that wears something that looks really stupid, but he thinks is cool. He thinks it is so cool he even puts it in his avatar. :D
You talking about yellow pimp shades or red, spandex jump suits?

Because in either case you're talking major stylin'!

[noise_is_life]

You talking about yellow pimp shades or red, spandex jump suits?

Because in either case you're talking major stylin'!
I wasn't talking about YOU Chris, it's another guy on a different forum, honest.:confused:

[Summerinside]

If I can't spell a word correctly the first time, how am I supposed to catch it while proofreading it? (that's why i'm a designer and not a cunning linguist)

[EmL34]

(that's why i'm a designer and not a cunning linguist)
Cunning indeed!

[transplant]

My wife is always pestering me, at odd times, about cunning linguists, and she doesn't read that much! I'm not sure what she's getting at.:cheesy:

[destrago]

After you all learn how to spell and write properly, do something about your wardrobes. Most of you dress like crap.

:crazy:

MAN!!! Nobody told me the trails were going to be a fashion show!!! If I wanted to go somewhere to compare clothes I'd go to some trendy bar/club... or to church! :confused:

(It was a joke, no need to be offended!).

-Tony

[LightWeight]

You talking about yellow pimp shades or red, spandex jump suits?

Because in either case you're talking major stylin'!
I prefer red Adidas track suits myself...

http://zmax.org/supergreg/sgdotcom/sg_5.jpg

[Tetreves]

MAN!!! Nobody told me the trails were going to be a fashion show!!! If I wanted to go somewhere to compare clothes I'd go to some trendy bar/club... or to church! :confused:

(It was a joke, no need to be offended!).

-Tony While we're on the subject of pet peeves and so forth: I can't stand it when a thread is so off-topic that it no longer pertains to the original thread title.

Why does it seem that every thread about biking turns political, ever political thread turns into SUV bashing, and every SUV bashing thread somehow ends up involving mountain biking?

Just look at what a mess this thread has become. And here I am writing an entire post that in NO WAY pertains to the original thread topic! What is this forum coming to?!

.
.
.

Alright....forget it....I don't really care anyway.
:zzz:

[nigel]

While we're on the subject of pet peeves and so forth: I can't stand it when a thread is so off-topic that it no longer pertains to the original thread title.

Why does it seem that every thread about biking turns political, ever political thread turns into SUV bashing, and every SUV bashing thread somehow ends up involving mountain biking?

Just look at what a mess this thread has become. And here I am writing an entire post that in NO WAY pertains to the original thread topic! What is this forum coming to?!

.
.
.

Alright....forget it....I don't really care anyway.
:zzz:
Hrmmm, I like pants.

[destrago]

Hrmmm, I like pants.

and pie!!!!

[grizzly adam]

Fred's got slacks.

[Trevize1138]

That sounds like SUV-lovin' talk to me, nature raper.

:crazy:

While we're on the subject of pet peeves and so forth: I can't stand it when a thread is so off-topic that it no longer pertains to the original thread title.

Why does it seem that every thread about biking turns political, ever political thread turns into SUV bashing, and every SUV bashing thread somehow ends up involving mountain biking?

Just look at what a mess this thread has become. And here I am writing an entire post that in NO WAY pertains to the original thread topic! What is this forum coming to?!

.
.
.

Alright....forget it....I don't really care anyway.
:zzz:

[Tetreves]

That sounds like SUV-lovin' talk to me, nature raper.

:crazy:
Hey, I drive a sedan. And you can't even get to the trails without begging for a ride. So go sit on the street corner.

Begger.

:cool:

[jitterjepp]

Hay naw evereyone I got thess neu taps an I gotta tel ya hoked on foniks werked fer me.

[TrailPatrol]

"The men has to haul with all their Strength, wate & art, maney times every man all catching the grass & knobes & stones with their hands to give them more force in drawing the Canoes & Loads, and notwithstanding the coolness of the air in high presperation and every halt [the men] are asleep in a moment, maney Limping from the soreness of their feet" William Clark at the Great Falls of the Missouri, June 23, 1805

"At length we were suprised by the appearance of a large flock of Pillican at rest on a large sand bar attached to a small Island the number of which if estimated appear almost incredible." Meriwether Lewis, Aug. 8, 1804

'Nuff said.
Hans