DEVASTATION DESTINY

[Nephew Twiddleton]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

I'm sure he's got something planned. He wouldn't be in class unless he was going to stage some sort of walk out or something.

[Doktor Howl]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

I'm sure he's got something planned. He wouldn't be in class unless he was going to stage some sort of walk out or something.

STICK IT TO THE MAN!

[Nephew Twiddleton]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

I'm sure he's got something planned. He wouldn't be in class unless he was going to stage some sort of walk out or something.

STICK IT TO THE MAN!

[Luna]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

I'm sure he's just off bandaging his butthurt, you know he has to let us pine for his return for awhile.  He'll show us!

[Doktor Howl]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

I'm sure he's just off bandaging his butthurt, you know he has to let us pine for his return for awhile.  He'll show us!

See?  It's exactly this sort of thing that drives away all the new blood.  We have lost another quality poster because of you people.

[Cramulus]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

You fuckers ran him off.

Meh. He's probably in school. Computer class is over?

I refuse to believe that my anarchist mentor in all things punk would allow The Man to hammer him into a desk at school.

So you SHUT UP!  YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MAGICKL MOUTH!

[Phox]

Dear Killjoy,

Regarding your inquiry about learning, I would like to use this opportunity to bestow upon you a brief lesson linguistics and sociology.

To begin, there are two linguistic approaches that I am going to tell you about, namely prescriptive linguistics and descriptive linguistics. The prescriptive method uses idealized forms and strictly adheres to the syntax and grammatical rules as they are understood (an example of this is Standard Written English). The descriptive approach instead looks at a language as it is practiced, even when it is at odds with the standard rules. I tend to favor the descriptive approach myself. Take the sentence "My momma didn't raise no dummies." Strictly speaking, were we to follow the prescriptive rules of the language, we would have to understand the meaning of this sentence to be "my mother did, in fact, raise at least one dummy". However, looking at this from the perspective one familiar with the intent of the phrase, we understand that the use of two negatives is an intensive phrase that keeps the sentence negative, rather than the two negating each other to make the statement an affirmative. I generally take the stance that if it is able to be understood, then there is no reason to correct it.

I am quite familiar with Internet trends in which conventional use of punctuation, capitalization, and other grammatical markers are left to whim. You appear to be of this persuasion, and that is fine (in a sense).

However, now I must go into the sociological aspect of this reply. You see, when one is part of a community, there are certain traditions, conventions, social mores, values, and so on and so forth that one is aware of and thereby subject to.  PD is definitely a community. By ignoring the conventional use of grammar, you are in violation of the expectations and mores. You have gotten the response that one would expect, though you have not been actively dismissed as a possible contributing member just yet. The ridicule and taunting you are undergoing is a kind of defense mechanism utilized by the community in order to ensure that there is a certain level of maturity and seriousness, as well as a distinct intellectual tendency, among the population. If you respond to this treatment by modifying your writing style to accommodate these expectations, then you will likely be welcomed into the community with open arms.

I am anticipating that you will view this as some sort of "conformity", and you would be correct. However, at the same time, the Internet is full of people who disregard grammatical rules, and you are no different from them. By not conforming to the expectations of PD, you are conforming to the unwritten expectations of the Internet. Given the dearth of proper grammar to be found on the Inernet, it would not be impossible to postulate that using proper grammar is, indeed, more non-conformist than not.

I realize that this has been a rather lengthy and somewhat meandering piece, but allow me to summarize in a concise manner in case you were perturbed by the sizable wall of text: Proper punctuation and capitalization or get the ever living fuck out, motherfucker.

Love and kisses,
Doktor D. Jennifer Phox.

[Luna]

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

fixd

[Telarus]

Dear Killjoy,

Regarding your inquiry about learning, I would like to use this opportunity to bestow upon you a brief lesson linguistics and sociology.

To begin, there are two linguistic approaches that I am going to tell you about, namely prescriptive linguistics and descriptive linguistics. The prescriptive method uses idealized forms and strictly adheres to the syntax and grammatical rules as they are understood (an example of this is Standard Written English). The descriptive approach instead looks at a language as it is practiced, even when it is at odds with the standard rules. I tend to favor the descriptive approach myself. Take the sentence "My momma didn't raise no dummies." Strictly speaking, were we to follow the prescriptive rules of the language, we would have to understand the meaning of this sentence to be "my mother did, in fact, raise at least one dummy". However, looking at this from the perspective one familiar with the intent of the phrase, we understand that the use of two negatives is an intensive phrase that keeps the sentence negative, rather than the two negating each other to make the statement an affirmative. I generally take the stance that if it is able to be understood, then there is no reason to correct it.

I am quite familiar with Internet trends in which conventional use of punctuation, capitalization, and other grammatical markers are left to whim. You appear to be of this persuasion, and that is fine (in a sense).

However, now I must go into the sociological aspect of this reply. You see, when one is part of a community, there are certain traditions, conventions, social mores, values, and so on and so forth that one is aware of and thereby subject to.  PD is definitely a community. By ignoring the conventional use of grammar, you are in violation of the expectations and mores. You have gotten the response that one would expect, though you have not been actively dismissed as a possible contributing member just yet. The ridicule and taunting you are undergoing is a kind of defense mechanism utilized by the community in order to ensure that there is a certain level of maturity and seriousness, as well as a distinct intellectual tendency, among the population. If you respond to this treatment by modifying your writing style to accommodate these expectations, then you will likely be welcomed into the community with open arms.

I am anticipating that you will view this as some sort of "conformity", and you would be correct. However, at the same time, the Internet is full of people who disregard grammatical rules, and you are no different from them. By not conforming to the expectations of PD, you are conforming to the unwritten expectations of the Internet. Given the dearth of proper grammar to be found on the Inernet, it would not be impossible to postulate that using proper grammar is, indeed, more non-conformist than not.

I realize that this has been a rather lengthy and somewhat meandering piece, but allow me to summarize in a concise manner in case you were perturbed by the sizable wall of text: Proper punctuation and capitalization or get the ever living fuck out, motherfucker.

Love and kisses,
Doktor D. Jennifer Phox.

OMFG Phox. That was gold. Quoted for Eternity.

[Luna]

fixd

Oops.  Thanks.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Dear Killjoy,

Regarding your inquiry about learning, I would like to use this opportunity to bestow upon you a brief lesson linguistics and sociology.

To begin, there are two linguistic approaches that I am going to tell you about, namely prescriptive linguistics and descriptive linguistics. The prescriptive method uses idealized forms and strictly adheres to the syntax and grammatical rules as they are understood (an example of this is Standard Written English). The descriptive approach instead looks at a language as it is practiced, even when it is at odds with the standard rules. I tend to favor the descriptive approach myself. Take the sentence "My momma didn't raise no dummies." Strictly speaking, were we to follow the prescriptive rules of the language, we would have to understand the meaning of this sentence to be "my mother did, in fact, raise at least one dummy". However, looking at this from the perspective one familiar with the intent of the phrase, we understand that the use of two negatives is an intensive phrase that keeps the sentence negative, rather than the two negating each other to make the statement an affirmative. I generally take the stance that if it is able to be understood, then there is no reason to correct it.

I am quite familiar with Internet trends in which conventional use of punctuation, capitalization, and other grammatical markers are left to whim. You appear to be of this persuasion, and that is fine (in a sense).

However, now I must go into the sociological aspect of this reply. You see, when one is part of a community, there are certain traditions, conventions, social mores, values, and so on and so forth that one is aware of and thereby subject to.  PD is definitely a community. By ignoring the conventional use of grammar, you are in violation of the expectations and mores. You have gotten the response that one would expect, though you have not been actively dismissed as a possible contributing member just yet. The ridicule and taunting you are undergoing is a kind of defense mechanism utilized by the community in order to ensure that there is a certain level of maturity and seriousness, as well as a distinct intellectual tendency, among the population. If you respond to this treatment by modifying your writing style to accommodate these expectations, then you will likely be welcomed into the community with open arms.

I am anticipating that you will view this as some sort of "conformity", and you would be correct. However, at the same time, the Internet is full of people who disregard grammatical rules, and you are no different from them. By not conforming to the expectations of PD, you are conforming to the unwritten expectations of the Internet. Given the dearth of proper grammar to be found on the Inernet, it would not be impossible to postulate that using proper grammar is, indeed, more non-conformist than not.

I realize that this has been a rather lengthy and somewhat meandering piece, but allow me to summarize in a concise manner in case you were perturbed by the sizable wall of text: Proper punctuation and capitalization or get the ever living fuck out, motherfucker.

Love and kisses,
Doktor D. Jennifer Phox.

OMFG Phox. That was gold. Quoted for Eternity.

Phoxy has a sexy brain (among other things).

[Phox]

Dawww. 

[Triple Zero]

Well, learning to be functionally literate is a good first step. Next maybe we can talk about punctuation and grammar.

Then how's he going to demonstrate his rebel/punk credentials, such as they are?  

Why, circling the A's of course.