Apparently, it's banned because some people can't work out what it says. I, however, think it's perfectly fine in the blogs - the point is that the blog is yours, it's your virtual diary, so why can't you add your own little touches?

Move if in the wrong blog.

-Seran

And if anyone disagrees with me, please do go ahead and say why, because I really want to have a serious discussion about this, however boring it may get.

Apparently, it's banned because some people can't work out what it says.

How is "liek srsly" that different from "like seriously"... I don't see why people can't decipher that.

That little rant just gained you a five star rating.

But seriously, I enjoy going to random blogs and having a good laugh. It's good for the body and all.

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Proceed.

They just put it in the blogs because if they put it on the forums then they'd get no posts, considering how many people can't spell.

Whoever put this rule into effect has no sense of humor whatsoever.

You are correct people should be able to have fun in their blogs, and many people do. You don't need chatspeak to have a fun and popular blog, and I'll give you my honest opinion on chatspeak. (It is not the opinion of the staff, their opinions may differ.) I find it to be very annoying due to some of my friends constantly talking to me via IM using it. Personally, when I'm not doing my job on here I would rather relax without it.

My main point is there are a lot of blogs out there that don't use chatspeak and are still extremely funny.

BTW, you made some great points.

Kohaku

Thanks for not banning me but instead providing some good points. j/k.

I'd like some examples of funny blogs without chatspeak please, I can't think of any myself right now.

I still don't like the rule and doubt I ever will, refer to my chocolate ice-cream analogy in my other entry:

It's like someone doesn't like chocolate ice cream, so the whole world stops making it because that one person doesn't want to see chocolate ice cream anywhere.

Yeah, but there's no reason it should be banned. If there's too much spam with chatspeak the blog owner can delete it themselves.

Agreed 110%.

DtM

Hmm, so the only person against what I said is Kohaku. That's kind of shocking... where are all the people who reported these chatspeak blogs then?

I am against chatspeak. It is hard to understand.

Alku

I think the ice-cream analogy works well here.

If you don't want to see chatspeak in a blog, then don't read it. It shouldn't bother you if you can't see it.

If it gets out of hand, the blog owner can simply delete it.

Personally, I have nothing against it.

Maybe that's because I can speak fluently in both chatspeak and leetspeak.

By sharp and fame,

-=Cortana=-

I am against chatspeak. It is hard to understand.

 

Alku

Thanks a lot. >_>

2 people. YAY

I am against chatspeak. It is hard to understand.

 

Alku

Why though?

liek srsly isn't all that much different than like seriously...

See, I don't like people who just jump on a bandwagon and stay there without explaining why. IMO "I can't read it" isn't the best of reasons... "liek" is just "like" with the k and e switch. "srsly" is "seriously" without most of the vowels. It sounds the same if you try and say it also.

I don't even know why I'm trying to defy the BZP Staff... I won't win anyways.

See, I don't like people who just jump on a bandwagon and stay there without explaining why. IMO "I can't read it" isn't the best of reasons... "liek" is just "like" with the k and e switch. "srsly" is "seriously" without most of the vowels. It sounds the same if you try and say it also.

Even though chatspeak is a fun way to relieve stress and all that, I'd rather not see it all over the place. I mean, in a blog post is fine, as long as you don't use it for 50 blog posts in a row. It does get tiresome after a while.

So, in short, I'm on the fence.

Not everyone can do that, sheesh, and you're gonna have to live with that!

So why can't you live with people that use chatspeak? Why is it we have to compromise?

but I'd much rather perfer REAL English instead of perverted English.

-Carbonite-

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That deserves a big oofo.

o_0

Soon they'll even make us capitolize our i's!

No, it deserves this: >_<

Calling the English language perverted, indeed. *huffs*

I bet there's at least one language with more swear words.

By sharp and fame,

-=Cortana=-

So why can't you live with people that use chatspeak? Why is it we have to compromise?

Um...because it's annoying to see...to me.

 

Oh meh, I don't know what to think. I think it's a good rule because it's annoying and nearly impossible to read, but on the other hand it would be nice to have a bit of freedom.

 

Well, whatever, I guess no side is right, but since we're all on BZPower we're just gonna have to obey the rules. And if you don't want to then you don't have to be a member.

 

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By the way, sorry for being WAY too harsh, I think I may've gone out of my mind.

 

 

-Carbonite-