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I'm afraid I am somewhat in the middle on this topic. Grossly
inadequate spelling or grammar is one thing--an occasional typo is
another, I believe.
As a rule, I respond to posts that interest me very rapidly--at times
at full speed which I believe is still over 100 wpm. While I catch
most typographical errors as I go, occasionally I do not. However, I
have had many bad experiences with spellcheck programs in the past, so
that I find they are enough of a problem as not to be worth much on
what is, after all, an informal list.
I'm afraid I usually take the list guidelines seriously when they
enjoin us to overlook such errors on the part of others.
On the other hand, I would certainly take poorly organized list posts
into account in considering someone to hire--or to want to work for,
for that matter.
For me, it is always a trade-off. If I want to follow the 600-800
emails I get on the average day (and, presumably, still try to have
much of a life!), then I must hold my on-list writing style to a
lesser standard than I use when I am writing or editing something
commercially.
Back once more to the job listings...
David
On 9/23/05, Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> As Guy pointed out, this is a public forum. The archives are open for
> searching. While I'm far from perfect, for my own professional
> image, I choose to review my posts and run a spell checker before I
> press Send.
>
> Dana W.
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