Ceratogyrus wrote:

Its just as easy learning a new scientific name as it is a new common name.
Scientific names are universal, common names are different where ever you go.

+1

@ EvaB - post count doesn't mean you can keep tarantulas. Anymore than sleeping in a garage makes you a BMW...

As for the so-called veterans telling others you are not allowed an opinion based on their post count, in plain simple English - This is BULLSHIT! No one in life is qualified to make a statement that you have or don't have an opinion.

Please bring under my attention said incidents so I can address them with the vigilance it deserves.

TH

But why the sniding remarks from fellow members, why not ask them nicely to please write more clearly because you are not sure what they are trying to say ?? I hear what you are saying and I also believe in correct spelling but you know what some people do have problems such as dyslexia too. So kindness goes a long way. It is not what you say, but how you say it.
Vernacular you say: The common language as opposed to its formal or literary language. You said it !!!

As I said...

The Animal wrote:

Are you veritably attempting to make me believe that spell checkers is not existent in the year 2011?

If you are in a position to use a computer, then surely you should also be in a position to use a spell checker, not so?

To me, the blatant disregard of this depicts, lack of or poor and pathetic education.


If I can make an effort to write properly, and articulate myself in such a manner that no confusion is inferred, then I expect the same courtesy of others.

TH

Ask those who know me, I am BOER. English is not my mother tongue.
I make the effort, others can too. Plain, simple, not debatable.

TH

you see this is the reason i wanted to leave the site in the first place.
i am not going to write with a spell checker.
i went on a few forums before..not as fancy as this one but the people there did not care about spelling and grammar and if it is an chilean rose or a G.rosea.
i am not going to argue about this because clearly it is eather your way or no way at all,this is clearly how this site work.

The Animal wrote:

As I said...

The Animal wrote:

Are you veritably attempting to make me believe that spell checkers is not existent in the year 2011?

If you are in a position to use a computer, then surely you should also be in a position to use a spell checker, not so?

To me, the blatant disregard of this depicts, lack of or poor and pathetic education.


If I can make an effort to write properly, and articulate myself in such a manner that no confusion is inferred, then I expect the same courtesy of others.

TH

Ask those who know me, I am BOER. English is not my mother tongue.
I make the effort, others can too. Plain, simple, not debatable.

TH

not debatable?i know alot of people that is only afrikaans,so what your saying is they should rather just stay of the forum then?

I received pm"s this morning that stated that some members were told that by fellow members that they will mess around with their karma points. Now I have checked on the karma point thing and saw this to be true. I do not want to put any of these members in a difficult situation so I would rather not put their names down. Because a few told me they would rather not say anything for fear of being kicked off the forum. You will see that their points are -3 etc.