So I'm just looking for an intellectual discussion here, which I know is going to be difficult to find due to the wide variety of individuals on the internet. The topic for discussion is why do individuals disregard posts due to poor grammar? The main paragraph is not important and is simply my rant, feel free to skip it and had to the bottom of you wish. Don't get me wrong here folks, I am an English major, and I see a great need to keep at least some form of proper grammar in any discussion but why do individuals ridicule and sometimes disregard valid posts and/or questions because of a few missed commas. To many who have studied the English language outside of highschool you quickly discover that grammar is irrelevant, because grammar, spelling and any other rule of language is decided by the masses. We see this with the English language after the Norman invasion of England with the almost complete destruction of the language. The nobles and educated people of a language decide that they want a specific spelling or format and then impose it on the masses, who either accept it and incorporate or into the language or reject it and attempt their own method. For example the contraction ain't originally was used by nobility and the highly educated class. Over time the peasants began to use the contraction and the educated scholars decided that the word was no longer clean and proper because the peasants were using it and deemed it grammatically incorrect. After that rant I'll get to the meat of the topic, why do you correct others grammar in a setting such as a forum? Are you attempting to help people learn proper grammar, or are you just trying to cut a niche for yourself and secure some form of identity? To those being corrected, do you just not care about grammar, do you just not think of proof reading in a informal setting like a forum? Do you even pay attention to anyone telling you that your grammar is wrong or terrible? Have fun be kind and please discuss this kindly.