How to stop getting angry over non-spelling non-punctuating posters?

[D-Lish]

I'm a professional writer and sometimes I spend way too much time writing perfectly crafted sentences on this board. Seriously, I edit every post I make, which is a waste of time. However, I can't help myself because editing is an ingrained habit.

 

My pet peeve isn't grammar and spelling, but rather overly long posts. Parsimony is best in online writing. I don't want to read 750 words detailing every second in a person's relationship. I wish people would stick to the TL;DR version. Part of the beauty of writing is the thinking that goes with it. Sometimes I think people could solve their own dilemmas simply by reading over what they wrote.

 

The smart ones often do;). Sometimes it's just cathartic to put your thoughts to paper.

 

I often bypass threads when I start reading and get annoyed by their lack of writing skills.

 

Some people don't speak English on the board- so that's something to consider when reading a new thread.