LARDIMUS_PRIME wrote:Prodigy9 wrote:The grammatical issues were mostly minor, like missing punctuation (intellis instead of Intelli's, for example). As far as I'm concerned the quality of the writing is mostly ok. The defensiveness... not so much.
Thanks prodigy.
My missing punctuation is due to typing the post from my mobile phone.
I suppose I was being slightly defensive. I only wanted to make it clear to the people that were claiming I have bad grammar, that they were making mostly false claims.
I am not saying my grammar, punctuation and spelling are perfect.
I'll agree, most of the grammar and punctuation issues are fairly minor. The general messages you try to convey don't need to excavated from a mess of typos and gibberish, but honestly the quantity of minor errors coupled with the lack of diversity in your vocabulary just doesn't make any of your posts sound as sophisticated as any of the other moderators. Also, a 'grammar checker' from google, as you phrased it, really should not be a defense. Any native speaker can tell when somebody has used a translator, or is relying heavily on spelling/grammar checking from a program since all those can check against are fundamental and extremely elementary errors. But, all of this is overshadowed by your defensiveness and inability to take criticism. Their claims were not false. A moderator would not have used any type of retort, especially one that is also based on false claims such as "maybe you don't know what grammar actually is". A moderator should be able to diffuse a situation, not just make sure accusations made against him/her are refuted.
Also, don't think it wouldn't automatically disqualify, but the 0/10 reputation really wouldn't help your case either...
I'm not telling you not to apply. If you absolutely feel you are qualified for the position, by all means go for it. All I'm saying is that if you decide to apply, don't let your hopes of getting the position get too high.