I don't think it's fair to make an assumption about some one's intelligence, upbringing, or education based on written communication alone. I think some one could be very old and quite well educated and still use your instead of you're. We all have our pet peeves, but let's try not to let it get personal.
It's not a pet peeve. And fair is a totally bullshit concept in most cases. In my opinion we do a disservice to overlook things like this. Sure, this is a gaming forum, so who gives a shit, right? Do you think a prospective employer who reads a resume written that way is going to care that someone got an E in grammar? I have no idea what an E is, by the way. That grade did not exist when I was in school. Is that a "we don't want to fail anyone and make them feel badly about themselves or hold them remotely responsible for anything" grade or is it some alternative grading scale? We are constantly judged by others for many things - a great many of which are unjust and out of our control. Grammar doesn't fall into that category.
I'm quite tired of being scolded for holding people to what isn't even a mediocre standard. I understand there are lots of grammatical rules that may be difficult to remember and easy to screw up with typos and the like. "I" being capitalized isn't one of them. Is there a single situation where the word "I" should not be capitalized? Does it give you no pause that a person could get through their entire lives and not know this very basic and simple rule? What I said wasn't a personal attack. It was in response to something said by a single person, but directed at the general state of education.
As I've previously stated, there are times when poor grammar and capitalization get a pass. An application, even on a gaming site, is an opportunity for a person to present themselves in the best light possible. When a person capitalizes some sentences and not others, punctuates here but not there, it's typically not a sign of poor education or lack of intelligence. It indicates that at best you are lazy and at worst you don't care enough about the community to put forth any effort.
Otakebi now knows a capitalization rule that he didn't previously know. That is a good thing. I didn't call him any names, insult his mother, or say anything that should cause him to cry himself to sleep at night. So if I can't speak my mind to this very limited extent in a
motherfucking rant thread, then I am absolutely in the wrong community.
