Pirate talk
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Pirate talk
OK what is all this with pirate talk. I thought that it was only on the 19th September.... 
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I'll go ahead and be the rain on the party.
Yoda-speak and Pirate-speak days are fun.
However, for people that don't speak english as their primary language (which this forum has a considerable number of), its incredibly confusing.
Add in the fact that many of the answers we give - in english - are already "incomplete answers", meant to guide people on the path to figuring out what they need instead of doing it for them, and suddenly, its incredibly annoying for them.
Even when I'm in a great mood, and know the topic, its honestly a little annoying even for me. It obscures the information.
Worse, its not as if those Wednesday and Thursday fun-day posts revert on Friday - they stick around, which makes things *really* confusing days later.
I understand the desire for fun, but please understand that there is an impact to choosing to do so here.
Sorry to rain on the parade.
Yoda-speak and Pirate-speak days are fun.
However, for people that don't speak english as their primary language (which this forum has a considerable number of), its incredibly confusing.
Add in the fact that many of the answers we give - in english - are already "incomplete answers", meant to guide people on the path to figuring out what they need instead of doing it for them, and suddenly, its incredibly annoying for them.
Even when I'm in a great mood, and know the topic, its honestly a little annoying even for me. It obscures the information.
Worse, its not as if those Wednesday and Thursday fun-day posts revert on Friday - they stick around, which makes things *really* confusing days later.
I understand the desire for fun, but please understand that there is an impact to choosing to do so here.
Sorry to rain on the parade.
he does make some good points tho, especially fer th' ESL mates on board. now hear this: me solution be use th' <pirate_speak_off> tags when necessary....arrghshiznatix wrote:alright, its obvious that Roja needs to be hung upside down by his ankles for the rest of the party. i got the rope who wants to help string up this here traitor?
Roja wrote:Yar!, I be down with the grog, matey.. I jus' knows where the troubles be for the troubled souls that swab the deck.shiznatix wrote:alright, its obvious that Roja needs to be hung upside down by his ankles for the rest of the party. i got the rope who wants to help string up this here traitor?
arrgh