tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post4327840389094717687..comments2024-02-27T14:44:07.868+01:00Comments on Greedy goblin: Fuck you, I'm handicapped!Gevlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-88489141013821717502009-11-22T11:34:37.728+01:002009-11-22T11:34:37.728+01:00I suggest that everyone here makes themselves awar...I suggest that everyone here makes themselves aware of ableism and abled priviledge and how that includes language. And then, perhaps, you all stop being such asses. You never know!Depressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904252765633510411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-61853137468070533062009-11-20T00:09:21.819+01:002009-11-20T00:09:21.819+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17624713998942948366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-61187896245072431042009-11-13T05:27:50.003+01:002009-11-13T05:27:50.003+01:00@olga
The problem with your example is simple... I...@olga<br />The problem with your example is simple... I never claimed to know or be able to post in Russian - if you are posting something in a language, you intend it to be written in said language - therefore you should endeavor to make it as readable as possible for the people reading it...<br /><br />take gevlon for example. for someone who is a native speaker of the language - you can tell he is not - but his posts are nowhere near the random word usage and placement you see from some people who then say "but it's not my first language"<br /><br />If you are posting something in that language - make every attempt to make it readable in that language (or if you use some sort of online translation - mention that in your post in the first place)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180437753291449069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-19193996665462655042009-11-12T21:54:32.854+01:002009-11-12T21:54:32.854+01:00Gevlon, ive agreed with you in the past, i love la...Gevlon, ive agreed with you in the past, i love laughing at M&S, but this takes it too far<br />you are essentially saying, Oh, you are handicapped, too bad try harder.<br />I really, honestly hope that you get some form of mental handicap (temporary)just so you feel the pain that those who are forced to live that life do.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058865711422153278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-14560898571403133522009-11-12T05:24:53.900+01:002009-11-12T05:24:53.900+01:00@ungulant
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq...@ungulant<br />http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g09.htmlWilliamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-70456545990662540132009-11-11T08:11:53.616+01:002009-11-11T08:11:53.616+01:00@william: Not grammar or spelling, but it's &q...@william: Not grammar or spelling, but it's "I couldn't care less".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-70534768009216708892009-11-11T00:05:41.247+01:002009-11-11T00:05:41.247+01:00@Lupious
Heh, you just made the same mistake too i...@Lupious<br />Heh, you just made the same mistake too in that sentence. Should be why "doesn't he". I could care less about grammar on the internet as long something is at least coherent. The OP's post clearly wasn't.Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-76207717332821201232009-11-10T23:34:28.993+01:002009-11-10T23:34:28.993+01:00For a change I 100% agree with this.
A) The "...For a change I 100% agree with this.<br /><br />A) The "dyslexic" in this case was almost certainly lying. <br /><br />B) Even if he was not, as many people have pointed out, a simple spell checker would take care of that. If he knows he has dyslexia and is not using a simple and free tools to overcome it he is either lazy or stupid.<br /><br />C) As far as the Elitist Jerks moderator being "rude", well he is moderating a forum of ELITIST JERKS not the Care Bare Society of WoW or some such.<br /><br />D) I hear "I am handicapped" as "I want special treatment". I hear "I am physically(mentally) challenged" as "It might inconvenience me but it is not going to stop me". The world is full of challenged people(and yes I'm actually using a PC term, people who know me would be floored) that have excelled. Off the top of my head: Stephen Hawking and Franklin Roosevelt. Want a list of famous people who didn't let some physical/mental thing stopping them: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_0060.shtmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515893877019641642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-5723914277080191282009-11-10T21:40:34.423+01:002009-11-10T21:40:34.423+01:00Not sure if the OP is dyslexic, but he has a scorc...Not sure if the OP is dyslexic, but he has a scorching case of tourettes!!!James Lorimorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921446464287551775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-39088550766551553862009-11-10T21:37:39.994+01:002009-11-10T21:37:39.994+01:00@Dahkeus
Most of Gevlon's English mistakes ste...@Dahkeus<br />Most of Gevlon's English mistakes stem from the way verbs are conjugated in Hungarian, plus some common spelling mistakes. <br />Why he doesn't put in the effort to improve? I don't know, but at least he's very consistent in his mistakes and I've come to expect them. It's the OP's inconsistency in spelling the same word five times that makes him a retard.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691528306629873885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-90923822155784117092009-11-10T20:42:22.864+01:002009-11-10T20:42:22.864+01:00Ha!
I'm a light dyslexic, and I'm a functi...Ha!<br />I'm a light dyslexic, and I'm a functional human being, with a job and all. That guy was faking.<br /><br />Fully agree with Gevlon too, handicaps should not be used as an excuse for poor perfomance.<br /><br />PS: dyslexia mistakes are often misplacing/omiting words in a sentence, letters in a word or writing a word which sounds the same as the one you really intended to write. For example using knight to write night.Lonomonkeyhttp://screammonkey.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-36914795910147633632009-11-10T20:15:04.093+01:002009-11-10T20:15:04.093+01:00I agree fully with the moderator response, so much...I agree fully with the moderator response, so much that I've sent this blog url to friends to read!<br /><br />@Bill: The moderator wasn't being rude, just precise. "Rude" == emotional response, and EJ is not the pity-party forum.<br /><br />@Elleseven: yes, those listed people would have been banned as well. Rulez Iz Rulez. However, we are not privvy to the original post which caused the ban-hammer to strike in the first place, and I'm not going to go search for it (if it's still even there). I would guess that a post that was filled with insight and brilliance about WoW theorycrafting, one that had an angle which no one has thought of, would still be allowed on EJ complete with grammar and syntax errors. perhaps they would have asked the person to clean it up, idk, but one thing you can't say is that EJ moderators are dumb. And let's face it: allowing cr@p for any reason would lessen the value of the entire EJ contribution to the WoW community.<br /><br />Finally, the response was not only to explain why the guy got banned, but was also to serve as a warning (or learning experience) for others. It's their website and they can run it the way they wish. Emotion has nothing to do with it, so get off your pity-wagons.mushunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-80627950821407016922009-11-10T20:09:44.405+01:002009-11-10T20:09:44.405+01:00"Its right in their forum rules."
I'..."<i>Its right in their forum rules.</i>"<br /><br />I'll say again, this is the important point. Yes, they are extremely picky about both spelling and grammar. And they accept the likelihood that some people will not post there due to this, or due to their harsh attitude towards people who don't follow the rules. It is their site and that's how they run it.<br /><br />And since they are very clear about this (read the rules, read the forums) I don't see a problem. It's not as if you would be caught by surprise unless you didn't pay attention. Before you ever sign up or post, you will know if it is the sort of site that you want to be a member of.<br /><br />The person who got the infraction either didn't bother taking a short tour before posting, or he felt that he could BS his way past an infraction by cursing out the moderator and using a lame excuse. If he'd read a bit before posting, he would have known just how the moderator was going to respond to him.Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-67823412584295201022009-11-10T20:01:09.397+01:002009-11-10T20:01:09.397+01:00@Elleseven
This isn't about the grammar nazis....@Elleseven<br />This isn't about the grammar nazis. EJ moderators don't expect perfection. Just effort. The moderator believed the person didn't put enough effort to correct his spelling and punctuation mistakes, which is doable with modern tools. They may not catch all errors, but certainly some of the ones the OP had in his response to the moderator.<br /><br />And as for Einstein? If he were still alive today, the EJ moderators would expect him to use a spell checker as well. Put in a little effort to correct obvious mistakes.<br /><br />@Dahkeus<br />Not everyone cares about spelling on internet forums. I think that was the OP's point. But EJ does care to a certain degree. Its right in their forum rules.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681021382226630386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-62514776757324324932009-11-10T19:41:18.933+01:002009-11-10T19:41:18.933+01:00I find it amusing to see this from Gev since I alw...I find it amusing to see this from Gev since I always thought that his horrible spelling/grammar was from dyslexia or English as a second language...<br /><br />That being said, I really don't care if people misspell something when having an informal conversation on the internet (yes, this includes web blogs).Dahkeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903379405155387147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-9052426618991089602009-11-10T19:39:58.206+01:002009-11-10T19:39:58.206+01:00This is a truly frustrating post to read. The orig...This is a truly frustrating post to read. The original poster should just not post on EJ. I don't as I have "dyslexia". And fancy myself as too good to post on a board that has grammar Nazis. There loss in my opinion. I guess they would have banned Einstein too? Carol Greider (nobel winner 2009)? Charles Schwab? Walt Disney? wow the list of possible bannable people could go on forever.<br /><br />People uneducated on learning differences assuming dyslexia is a mental handicap is abusurd. There is so much more to dyslexia than that. Mental handicap sounds like an adult in diapers who drools. Its more like a learning difference. Our brains our wired differently to learn differently. We take a different road to get to the same point as you, its just a little longer but with the longer journey we also absorb so much more details. <br />Its sad that the original poster made him self look worse by swearing. The guy for EJ looks just as stupid. Rattling on about how software catches all the errors etc. Hogwash! If only there was a way for software to point out when I'm substituting the wrong word. (a common issue with many of us but would take too long to explain it- in short ever know a person who always calls a cat a dog- they aren't stupid they know its a cat but gosh darn it dog comes out). I wish people would not pidgeon hole dyslexia with the obvious "you transpose" letters. Its like saying the local tramp has "cooties" Are cooties: warts, fleas, scabies or teh clap etc. Is dyslexia: weak phoemic awareness, dysgraphia, non-verbal learning disorder or dyscalculia and the list goes on.<br /><br />sorry gevlon, this took me so fricken long to write I don't feel like proof reading it. :)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493304911091546103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-1507743310262533252009-11-10T19:18:14.378+01:002009-11-10T19:18:14.378+01:00@Bill: He who has the gold (or in this case - mod...@Bill: He who has the gold (or in this case - moderates the forums) makes the rules?Heywood Djiblomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424315448841746864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-23763480584569375252009-11-10T18:56:51.118+01:002009-11-10T18:56:51.118+01:00I fully agree on this one.
There is a lady who go...I fully agree on this one.<br /><br />There is a lady who goes down the middle of my busy street twice a day in her electric wheelchair. She ignores the sidewalk and rather decides that the middle of traffic is a better place for her to be.<br /><br />People who think the world owes them something because they are handicapped are all going to be in for a rude shock one day. In the case with this lady she'll probably be hit by a car, sounds like the guy you wrote about already had his day.cmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411533231744879879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-65212817864108958422009-11-10T18:47:14.910+01:002009-11-10T18:47:14.910+01:00Totally agree Gevlah, my younger cousin acts like ...Totally agree Gevlah, my younger cousin acts like a complete dick to everyone around him and makes no effort to have manners, etiquette or make an effort in school etc, and his excuse every single time is 'i have behavial issues!' and he uses this excuse EVERY time he gets shouted at for being abusive toward someone..<br /><br />I think it is the same situation here.. people should not throw their handicaps in other's faces when they call them up on it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040423501783874290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-32272529101754360272009-11-10T18:39:50.155+01:002009-11-10T18:39:50.155+01:00This post made my day. I think very similarly to y...This post made my day. I think very similarly to you, G, about many things in life. But this hits the spot.<br /><br />Being disabled in any way is not an entitlement one is born with, but a built in challenge. Sucks, but such is life. Forcing everyone to just accept mediocrity because "I deserve it" is complete BS, yet the way so many people and organizations think.<br /><br />Keep the blog coming, eating it up!Mferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07742032345647779038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-29865333198638418052009-11-10T18:30:30.721+01:002009-11-10T18:30:30.721+01:00I would like to point out that the moron spelled w...I would like to point out that the moron spelled words incorrectly and correctly in the same paragraph. Dyslexia isn't about bad grammar.Carl Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323188841378312560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-23907600694150453502009-11-10T18:25:48.588+01:002009-11-10T18:25:48.588+01:00My brother laughed when he read this- via screen r...My brother laughed when he read this- via screen reader cause he is blind. Than he got back to work on his graduate applications and GMAT reviews for his doctoral applications into cognitive neuroscience...Dirzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874099254010101639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-29015405788503300822009-11-10T18:08:41.708+01:002009-11-10T18:08:41.708+01:00Clearly the OP had the wrong attitude about the EJ...Clearly the OP had the wrong attitude about the EJ forums. The forum rules are clearly stated. However, given how many times he's likely been actually called a "retard" on account of his spelling (I know a phonetic speller who has been called one at least once in WoW, probably more), I understand his knee jerk reaction (as wrong as it was).<br /><br />What struck me is how unprofessional the moderator was in his response. It was the moderator who said "handicapped" and "retard".<br /><br />It certainly violates the EJ forum rules. Given the expectation the moderator has of its posters to make an effort to follow the rules, I find it ironic how badly his posting violates those very rules.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681021382226630386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-58557517025549219242009-11-10T18:01:03.591+01:002009-11-10T18:01:03.591+01:00The thing about dyslexia is that it wont cause dis...The thing about dyslexia is that it wont cause disruptions in grammar, merely 'type-like' spelling mistakes, transposing one letter over another, putting numbers in the wrong order.<br /><br />Bad grammar is bad grammar.<br /><br />HOWEVER, currently the north american education system leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to helping dyslexic kids, and frequently they wont get the extra attention they need when first starting to read, and will develop a bad school work ethic that will punish them (and us) throughout life. One cannot blame a 4 year old for not ignoring frustration and learning to read properly, one blames his parents/education system.<br /><br />I know this seems like a hand-holding attitude, but thats what our education system is for, is to teach people to learn. And in alot of cases, dyslexic children have been failed.<br /><br />I do, however, hold EVERY adult accountable for his own education. If you were ignored as a child and reading was hard, that sucks... but grow a pair and learn to spell.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348323238268699668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-53155442513053341032009-11-10T17:40:09.546+01:002009-11-10T17:40:09.546+01:00And if he was really ill, he would know it's d...And if he was really ill, he would know it's dysgraphia, not dyslexia.<br /><br />On the other hand, I can fully understand people who cannot spell well in English. Not like you can make a sentance longer than 10 words using grammar and dictionary of my native language, anyway.ahrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588186528798563168noreply@blogger.com