I am all for an easy life and if someone wants to write their post in a manner which makes it difficult to read then I will pass it by. If they wanted it to be read then they would have made an effort to make it as easy to read as possible. This does not apply to grammer and spelling which is up to the individual to do their best in, I can easily see past spelling mistakes and enjoy the posts.
Making something difficult to read is an indication of something else (imho) where the writer wants acknowledgement. Making a post difficult to read means people have to make a real effort and if they do make an effort it gives the writer a feeling of worth. Even though they have made it difficult people have persevered and it gives the writer a sense of value.
This is borne out by many studies on individuals who communicate differently from the norm. For example; writing their signature backwards almost always causes comment and generates discussion by others which pleases the writer and makes him feel part of the 'real world'. Another often used example is the small man driving a big car...........something is often lacking.......
Consider this example: When travelling to another country eg France the majority of people will try, to whatever standard they are comfortable with, to speak the lingo. Even if it's only 'merci' they will do something to speak in the country's language to show their good intentions and a general respect for the host country. (Obviously France was not a good example of wanting to show respect for another county!
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The choice not to make this effort is based on a feeling of low self esteem hidden under a facade of self importance in many cases, after all, how good will they feel when they have made the french shop keeper work hard for his sale, having to decipher an englishmans pointing and shouting?
The same can be said for posters who go out of their way to make their posts difficult to read - they are looking for the effort of the reader to make them feel good and boost their ego, and as happens on this forum, for it to generate discussion abut the person themselves. If they really wanted others to read and comment on their views they would go out of their way to make them readable (like saying 'merci' in France).
Using complicated sentences is, lets face it, a way of inflating a persons ego and attempting to put them above the rest. Complicated sentences might be better used on a forum championing the use of the Queens english and not on a poker forum.
I choose to ignore a difficult to read post as I have only a limited time to spend on blonde and I want to read as much as I can while I'm here. Good luck to any poster who wants to write in very long words with complicated sentence structures, but I for one won't be reading them.
Reds posts are exceptional and I don't know one blondite who doesn't look forward to reading them. Humility and humour in the right combinations. If ever an ego needed occasional boosting it would be his, and that makes him even more lovely.
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