so you all think it's funny do you???

[SirenaXVI]

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I agree it is horrible to take the mick out of ppl with this affliction.

"Dyslexics of the World UNTIE!"

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Is that supposed to be funny?

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That probably depends on how uptight you are.

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Not uptight at all but I do think in the light of the rest of this post, it was at best provocative and at worst downright cruel. Says more about you than it does about me quite frankly.

 

[silversox]

I do have great sympathy with people who are dyslexic - my son is one of them, BUT IMO I think 'roly' is a troll, looking to start (and has achieved) an aggressive thread, and I would hazard a guess that 'lilym' and 'roly' are one and the same person. She has also posted at least 4 threads on another popular horsey forum, using the name 'donnawelshponys5' each with the same bad grammar and spelling mistakes, except for the actual names of the horses in the photos which are spelled correctly.

Come on, if you really analyse this thread and do a bit of detective work, I think you'll agree with me. Why hasn't 'roly' come back on here to answer our questions about her? Seems a bit odd that 'lilym' was there immediately to 'protect her friend'.

Is it April 1st already???

 

[sallypops]

i really think this is all so silly and what a stupid post tbh majority of us can't spell things correctly. seriously how were we meant to kno this person had dyslexia??!! people who hav a problem with this forum should leave, u aren't forced to come on here.

i really don't think this was a case of bullyin some people really need to get a life ( this post has really pissed me off now lol!!!)

 

[antiantianti]

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Not uptight at all but I do think in the light of the rest of this post, it was at best provocative and at worst downright cruel. Says more about you than it does about me quite frankly.

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Don't be so totally ridiculous. Downright cruel? WTF are you on?

People who cannot laugh at themselves deserve to be laughed at people who can get laughed with.

I might be dislexic myself for all you know.

ps have you heard about the dislexic who walked into a bra?

 

[Zoobie]

Thank god there isn't a grammer and spelling test to join HHO or is there one that I don't know about. If thats the case I have failed on nearly all my posts.

 

[pinkcatkin]

I agree as to why hasn't Roly come back to answer any posts?

 

[sallypops]

dun4 totally agree with u there, unless they are so embaressed that someone has gone and told a whole forum of people about a personal problem they hav!

god if roly2 is a real person let them fight there own battles, all they had to say was "sorry i have a problem with my spellin please excuse my bad grammer etc"

 

[kerilli]

crikey. i am almost speechless.
looks like trolling to me, fwiw.
i ignore terrible spelling and grammar on here (and on other boards!) every single day, because i don't think it's the place for linguistic pedanticism. as long as people can understand what we mean, it's good enough.
deliberate trolling is just as bad as deliberate nastiness, imho.

 

[sallypops]

may i ask what is trolling?? never heard of that expression

 

[Shilasdair]

Having read the threads in question, maybe I'm wrong, but Roly2's spelling doesn't look like a normal pattern of dyslexia to me.
I do think though, that if you come on a forum to communicate with others, then you have a responsibility to make some effort to ensure that you communicate clearly, and the people reading your posts don't have to work harder than you do in order to decipher your meaning.
In the past I have put people on Ignore-this-User, not because they have poor spelling or grammar (we all make mistakes), but because they don't even TRY or BOTHER to correct it - I consider this to be discourteous.
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[antiantianti]

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may i ask what is trolling?? never heard of that expression

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Trolling is the practice of making contraversial posts on forums to upset stupid people who take themselves too seriously by half.

 

[sallypops]

awww thanks lol.

 

[Shilasdair]

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may i ask what is trolling?? never heard of that expression

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Trolling is the practice of making contraversial posts on forums to upset stupid people who take themselves too seriously by half.

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Wait! I think I see one!

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[antiantianti]

The antithesis if the troll is the user who coinstantly gets upset and feels bullied.

 

[deicinmerlyn]

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I do have great sympathy with people who are dyslexic - my son is one of them, BUT IMO I think 'roly' is a troll, looking to start (and has achieved) an aggressive thread, and I would hazard a guess that 'lilym' and 'roly' are one and the same person. She has also posted at least 4 threads on another popular horsey forum, using the name 'donnawelshponys5' each with the same bad grammar and spelling mistakes, except for the actual names of the horses in the photos which are spelled correctly.

Come on, if you really analyse this thread and do a bit of detective work, I think you'll agree with me. Why hasn't 'roly' come back on here to answer our questions about her? Seems a bit odd that 'lilym' was there immediately to 'protect her friend'.

Is it April 1st already???

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Actually after reading Roly's posts that was what I thought but wasn't brave enough to voice it. Some of what was written is perfectly literate (the headings for example) if you can get that right why not the rest? ..... Most strange. At the end of the day if you can't read a post it is pretty pointless.... wouldn't you say.
I don't think anyone would have deliberately taken the P... out of a person knowing they had a problem.
It is a fact of life that people who come across as idiots are occasionally going to get attacked. Sometimes frankly they deserve it.

 

[silversox]

I agree with you, shilasdair (that's a first!!!!) - both the posts from 'roly' on here and 'donnawelshponys9' on HG are spelled wrongly intentionally. I can't understand why - perhaps just for a laugh, or more likely to achieve the reaction above.

PS - Message for 'roly' - when's your birthday???

 

[SirenaXVI]

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Not uptight at all but I do think in the light of the rest of this post, it was at best provocative and at worst downright cruel. Says more about you than it does about me quite frankly.

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Don't be so totally ridiculous. Downright cruel? WTF are you on?

People who cannot laugh at themselves deserve to be laughed at people who can get laughed with.

I might be dislexic myself for all you know.

ps have you heard about the dislexic who walked into a bra?

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As I said - says more about you than it does about me.

Will stop feeding you now as you are obviously after a reaction.

 

[arwenplusone]

I have only just come across this post and this is a QR (and a bit late) but I know a few people with dyslexia and they go out of their way to make sure that their written work is spell checked - even in personal e-mails.

Surely if Roly was genuine and Knew he/she had dyslexia then he/she would have made some attempt to check their written work? Also, I think that the pattern is wrong in the misspelling - looks like laziness/text speak to me.

If he doesn't know he has dyslexia then he does now.
If he exists, that is
which i doubt

 

[PaddyMonty]

Now this is what I love about this forum. It makes me feel like I'm at the yard even when I'm at work

 

[antiantianti]

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As I said - says more about you than it does about me.

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nah it doesn't sweetie it says you are a dried up humorless brain dead cow.

That's my opinion anyhow

 

[Tia]

I think Roly is a little child and I also feel sorry for the reaction she received on here, however I still can't see how the people who initially answered her posts with quirky comments were supposed to know that she was not a troll. All well and good saying we feel sorry for what happened after the event and only because someone came on here to vouch for her - doubtful any of us would have thought anything further about her had Lilym not posted this thread, but it's always nice to see that there are so many people on here who take every new poster at face value.

 

[SirenaXVI]

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As I said - says more about you than it does about me.

Will stop feeding you now as you are obviously after a reaction.

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nah it doesn't sweetie it says you are a dried up humorless brain dead cow.

That's my opinion anyhow

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PMSL

 

[Santa_Claus]

had bitten my tounge until now but will add my two penneth.

My brother is severely dyslexic and really struggled at primary and secondary school especially during his GCSEs even though he was given extra time. At the time he was at school to be classed as dyslexic was very rare infact if I remember rightly during his GCSEs he was the only child given extra time out of a year of over 100, and this was a school which shall we just say was at the lower end of the scale of grades.

He has worked bloody hard since he was little and although he still makes mistakes he is now able to write correct legible sentences. He is not perfect but who is. He was given the structured help he needed, I can remember several times proof reading essays for him especially when he did his NVQs (he didn't stay on for A levels as wouldn't have coped) to ensure what he had written was what he wanted to say.

Now if he who has been classed as severely dyslexic can write a proper sentence particularly since he has had the added benefit of a computer and spell checker (which he didn't get until GCSEs as only the likes of Acorns in schools before then!).

Yes I think people have acted inappropriately on both sides of this argument.

If the original poster is not a troll then I really hope she can be given structured help to overcome her difficulties and I would advise her to perhaps post on a few different forums first where grammar and spelling are not so important until she can build her confidence with her writing ability before venturing back. I also feel sorry that her 'disability' has been made public for all to know, I know my brother would be horrified if I brandished across the forums he uses that he is dyslexic without his permission.

To maggiehorse, I don't know about where you are in cornwall but where I'm from (not devon!

) there is adult support and education available for those who suffer with dyslexia which may be of benefit to your husband? My brother has found the help they offer invaluable and it meant he was able to get the job he has today in the banking industry which previously he wouldn't have even dreamt of, as he had firstly thought he would be restricted to a manual role where his literacy levels wouldn't have been important.

Infact if you are not already aware of it and infact to any one else the following site may be help http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

 

[Sooty]

I daresay this will be water off a duck's back, but your words might have had the desired effect if the OP had been less aggressive. If your friend is dyslexic (and I hope they don't mind you telling everyone), then posting on a forum in the full knowledge that they can't spell, they are leaving themselves open to misinterpretation and mockery. You have possibly not done Roly any favours with your attitude, which I have been unfortunate enough to encounter before. I am sure if you had simply explained the situation, everyone would have been understanding and apologetic; there really is no need for threats.

 

[antiantianti]

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Mind you have you read some of the jokes dyslexics make about us?

"Non dyslexic man walks into a bar..."

Now that IS sick!

 

[sallypops]

finally someone has taken up what i said earlier, i think it is totally wrong to tell the whole forum about someones disability. anyone can access this site so now thanks to u lilym everyone will kno about roly2's problem i think that was a really selfish thing for u to do.

an well if u kno them personally i'm sure they won't want to kno u now!!!

if roly2 even exists!!!

 

[Serenity087]

I'm going to add my tuppence too.
I am absolutely sick and tired of seeing "I'm/she's/he's dyslexic" as an excuse on online forums. It is not instant chat, so you can use word or google toolbar to check spelling and text speak is not life made easier for dyslexics!
I have noticed that some of the most legible and understandable posts have been made by dyslexics who put in that minute or two's effort to get it spelt right.
If someone sits back and takes advantage of their condition to post illegable babble, then imo, they deserve ridicule. Why should the rest of us have to suffer being unable to understand what may have been valid points because someone wishes to be nothing more than lazy?

 

[antiantianti]

You might be slightly misunderstanding dyslexia though. I think the problem is that when they see the words the letters get muddled up so really it's not much help saying look the word up in an online dictionary.

You see it like this:

WORD

they might see it like this:

WROD

so if they looked it up and typed in what they saw then they would type WROD

 

[Serenity087]

I do understand it, the software I mentioned both have spellchecks, there's no looking up required.
My gripe is people who use text speak and then claim dyslexia. If the word they see, like your example of WROD is muddled, spelling it as WURD is not productive to themselves, nor big, nor clever.
In short, I can understand misspelt words where letters are missing or muddled, but text speak will not help them and their condition and is damn near illegible!

 

[Shilasdair]

I think we're all quite forgiving of spelling mistakes, and we all make them. No one, for example, has yet pointed out lilym's errors.
Dyslexia is a reason, however, and not an excuse - we all have to try harder in some areas of our lives...and just as I have to find a strategy to deal with my poor maths skills, so dyslexics have to find an individual strategy to cope with their weaknesses.
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