WHY ??!!

Been having problems from within the site as well. Everything is taken forever....

I too have had problems logging on to QL.

I think 'BIG BROTHER' is watching; hence all the trouble logging in.

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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Ghandi

I think its just the server... Toomany users at one time probably ... I guess its time for an upgrade

MR. Administrators :)

Gypsy, yes me too! I'm having lots of problems logging to QL, recently it's too slow or the server is down/not available/busy/etc.

LOL, thanks. Speaking of page loads, has anyone else had a lot of problems logging on to QL lately (sorry to hijack)?

I would go into any silly stupid forum just to see what u have to say ... it's always worth the wait for the page to load :)

I think it's really rude to point out someone's bad grammer and spelling mistakes. Not only do a lot of people not speak English as a first language, but those who do tend to type very quickly or not pay attention. This is a chat forum, not a University Essay.

However, I think it is ok to point out when someone (I won't name name's) posts cryptic stuff that makes absolutely no sense. I mean I love to argue, but I can't argue when I don't know what the person is talking about. :P

Exactly... Thts a great point MoonBeam !!!

English is my first language even though I'm Italian. Most people here speak english as a second language. I think it's great that they actually come out and care less about their spelling. It's more than I can say about my Italian. I speak it fluently, but like many people with a second language I am often embarressed at my grammer.

I say good on you guys for writing, in spite of your spelling mistakes.

I make mistakes all the time, mostly 'cause I rush through my typing. who cares....the message still gets across right????

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Ghandi

Depends what you mean?

Yes, if someone makes a simple typo, such as writing "wahtever", it might be considered rude to point that out. ;)

On the other hand, if by how another "spells", people are referring to txt spk, then in my opinion, it is a problem with regards communication. txt spk may be necessary on a mobile phone with a very small screen and where you have a character limit, so it's often necessary to abbreviate words.

I see a lot of txt spk on internet forums and it's not necessary and, to me at least, and to others, it's a problem.

There's no need to abbreviate so coarsely on an internet forum. You're very unlikely to run into a character limit for most posts, so why feel the need?

Also, given that the population of these boards is multinational, but the language of communication is -- for the most part -- English, with the odd smattering of Arabic, French, filipino or urdu or malay or whatever languages those other posts are in that I can't read, then I think it's not rude to point out that a person is failing to communicate effectively by their use of bizarre spelling, but in fact, they are the rude ones.

Using slang and txt speak is very exclusive, it excludes people who don't understand it.

What about all those people for whom English is a second, third even fourth language? They take the time and effort to learn and utilise an 'international' language, and in response people subvert the use of English, use silly txt spk and unusual slang... I consider *that* to be rude, it's a bit of a slap in the face really.

Maybe it's just me, but when people are making an effort to use a common language, (and for some people, it is a big effort, which is very much appreciated on my part) you should have the courtesy to communicate in that common language instead of writing nonsense in txt spk. It's just plain rude.

Its not even the result of such a syndrome...... Its psychological...

I personally think it may be a case of too long in one place syndrome.

if you know who Victor Meldrew is you will understand what I mean, or look him up on youtube.

You can get in a rut and then lash out at everyone for the sillyest things.

Like it matters............

The problem is that many of us are not patient. One day I posted a reply in which I wanted to explain how something MUST BE; however, I realized later that what I posted had explianed what that thing IS. Then some people made me sad :(.

I should have waited before posting that reply.

Coz Life is not easy to pursue one's self-interests...This mantra doent hold water everywhere......