[Mark]

I never correct spelling errors, or really enforce them. I do however try and stop people who constantly use text speech. If someone is dyslexic or maybe even accidentally mistypes 'there' as 'their' then this isn't a problem. It's when people start 'tlkin lk dat, it bcoms anoyin'

You are right in that groups form in forums. With as many members as we have this is always to be expected and unfortunately it's impossible to make sure that everyone is happy all the time. We have a great moderating team here at TiBB that always try and sort out any problems you have. Every reported post gets dealt with, and I feel the admins/mods do a great job here.

I get a lot of emails from people who have emailed to tell me they are no longer going to be posting on TiBB because of the 'groups'. In one case not so long ago I searched for all posts made by this member and found them :

a) to be extremely controversial against a housemate, and many members disagreed. This is a forum - not everyone is going to have the same opinions on a discussion, and many people feel if the majority aren't in agreement with them then they are ganging up against them. This is rarely the case, and it just looks like bullying because of housemate loyalty.

b) use of excessive text speech - which members agree not to use when registered on this site.

c) use of 1 word replies to topics. Sometimes someone maybe creates a discussion topic related to Big Brother, and may spend some time gathering their thoughts on this subject only to get a reply saying "yeah".

So anyway, at some point in time everyone was new to this forum and may have felt like they were being excluded. If someone is making your experience on this forum unpleasant, then let us know. All reported posts are made in confidentiality, and will be dealt with when an admin/mod gets online. As far as people complaining about spelling, as I mentioned before... please ignore people who are picking out minor errors due to mistypes or dyslexia -- however if it is txt speech that is being picked out, we ask that you try and refrain from using it, as it makes it much easier for people to browse the forum.

If you have any other problems or questions, you can U2U me at any time.

Thanks.. and happy posting!

- Mark