Okay, I *know* none of you would do this...

[conuly]

But just in case, this is my normal rant about l337 and chtspk.

Please remember that some people use textreaders. Some textreaders are very old and can't even translate ALL CAPS. I don't think any can correctly translate l337. Since you're online, you have no way of knowing which of your friends are blind, or dyslexic, or think that the technology is just oh so cool.

Please remember that other people aren't native speakers of English or have other problems reading nonstandard spelling.

Please remember that l337 and chtspk make you look really, really stupid and/or ignorant.

Please remember that it is fucking rude to type lIk Dys. Don't. Ever.

Thank you.

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[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

Oh geez! If it's worth the laugh, post away. ;-) You and I both have had our share of run-ins with that kind of typing. It may be a mild form of it, but I utterly cringed when someone sent me an email titled "ur trade list." Her typing wasn't terrible, but the chtspk in even its mild form just made me shake my head.