"In" writing style on Internet
Posted by ESC on March 03, 2004
This is a mildly amusing, if cranky, article.
"How to write like a wanker"
No matter what Flash-blinded web monkeys would have us believe, the Internet is a text-based medium: especially its major discussion forums (IRC and Usenet) where people from all over the world can interact and share information. A popular misconception about text messages on the Internet is that, to be an effective communicator and earn the respect and admiration of your peers, you must be able to write lucid prose; that your messages, articles, posts and pages must be easy to understand and pleasant to read.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Popular sites filled with cutting-edge Internet cognoscenti (such as Slashdot and ShackNews) give the lie to this harmful and destructive myth: they are brimming with horrific grammar, atrocious spelling, gratuitous abbreviation and childish, arrogant attitude. To be "in" on the net, you must write like a wanker. . .
(Instructions follow.)
www.guidenet.net/resources/wanker.html
- "In" writing style on Internet Barney 03/March/04
- "In" writing style on Internet Sexual Self-Abuser 04/March/04
- "In" writing style on Internet Ward Fredericks 04/March/04
- "In" writing style on Internet Bob 07/March/04