Yup, and if anyone said it with positive karma, they would now be in the negative. That's why I did it. However, I have read the rules and as already said by Toe in a roundabout manner that puts me above about 80% of the members. And the only rule I ever really broke was calling out a mod in public for as you say "calling the kettle black." As far as I knew before and after the incident, that's not even in the rules. Don't get me wrong, I get why it was done, but I feel it could have been handled differently. But that's another story that doesn't really matter. Yeah, I was a little rebellious in my beginning because, in my opinion, the mods were much more oppressive then currently, but at this point I tend to stay out of trouble. Well, I guess besides this thread.

If anyone handled this as you have, yes, it would now be negative. You handled it immaturely, however.

How exactly did I handle this immaturely? Because I defended my position?

Because you're having a tantrum over something that should be a non-issue. Is an online forum that big a part of your life to where you have to feel the need to make it your personal goal to make people dislike you?

You have an issue with the rules, ok..We've established that. Quit crying about it and talk to the owner of the site if you feel he needs to change something.

You have an issue with the moderators, sweet.. Good luck getting around that one.

Is it REALLY that big a deal to use correct spelling and punctuation? Seriously.

Were you aware that the youth of this nation, being so technologically advanced because of texting and AIM and the internet are, for the most part illiterate?

Were you aware that because of that, some people can't tell the difference between There, Their, and They're?

or better yet,

Have a 15 year old text you a complete sentence without using abbreviated words or phrases.

The more tech savvy we are, the lazier the following generations become. So if you want to continue dog and moaning about us correcting grammar then go for it. We won't stop. It's how the forum has been run for years. So conform or "GTFO".

omglolz "dog"

No I don't. I get pissed that I made the mistake. It shows me two things. 1) that I need to proof read my stuff better so people don't have the opportunity. If it never was written, then the response can't be made.
and 2) if that's all they have to say to me, I won't bother with them anymore. You don't need to respond to it either, just say "I should have written that better", and move on.

I can't even believe to tell you how much I disagree with that statement, and how incredibly short sighted that is. The whole reason it is in the class room is to use it outside of classroom... right? Once you're out of the classroom 2+2=9, and a base and an acid make Kool-Aide. See where I'm going with this? You use good writing habits at school. What about on a job application? what about in an email at that job? in a text to your boss? to a co-worker? You're a smart kid with good musical instruction, surely one of your instructors has preached about the importance of consistency.
I got news for you: it applies everywhere. Being good at band isn't just about scoring high at states. It's about teaching young adults how to succeed, and translate those lessons into their everyday lives.
Beyond the whole greater good thing. Its a matter of personal pride, and self respect. Excellence in everything I do. Maybe its just those few years of military school, but if you don't take pride in what you put out, how can others?

The way I see this forum is that it is about education. Drumming education. Meaning that this is a type of classroom setting, albeit casual. So even by your immature, shortsighted opinion of where the English language should and shouldn't be used, it fits.
Moving on, I see nothing that indicates a higher percentage of posts are OT corrections than before. the rate is about the same, if not decreasing because much of the user base is older, and recognizes the importance of writing like an adult on a day to day basis, and not just when there is a grade involved.

Sure you bring up and interesting point, but this was not the way to do it. It comes off as whiny, and immature. Especially when you started arguing with Toe. (That goes for you too tony, should have just taken the high road)

What is the right thing to do exactly?
Change the rules to allow people to use poor English? (and thus makes the website look less credible) Give users negative Karma for correcting others errors?
Give users negative Karma for spelling and grammatical errors?

Basically I get this
1)You get peeved when people correct your writing.
2)You get peeved when the mods do nothing about the OT posts.

Here are your solutions:
1)Don't make the mistake in the first place. Then no one will have the opportunity to correct you.
2)You'll have to over look it. Give it negative Karma and move on. Its not your job to be a mod. If you really want to make a difference see #1, and you'll get there eventually.

What it will come down to is what you want out of your time here. Do you want to be productive, learn and contribute, or do you just want a place to chill and talk drums without any educational context? Because if you want the latter I can give you a website that does that. Drumhard.

There is no superiority complex, It's people who still care about the language, and recognize the importance of using it properly, whenever and where ever possible.
http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com/
Websites like this, while funny because of their tongue-in-cheek humor, depress me. You put 10 of those in front of your average 10th grader and they'll miss 9 of them because they don't know, or worse don't care.

I see what you did there.


Ok then, I will say what should've been said from the beginning. Follow the rules, if you don't agree with them, break them. If you are caught breaking the rules, you will be banned.