Y'know, it's funny. Spelling errors and grammatical problems barely bother me in fanfiction. I can read all but the worst of fics with nary a shudder or twitch. They bother me in published works, though, and irritate me to no end in e-mails and other forms of communication.
I guess it's partly a matter of respect, and partly a matter of attention. I don't pay much attention to every single letter and sentence in fanfiction, preferring to grab ideas and events whole from the text. Published works are read more closely, so I catch more, and letters (or e-mails/private messages/forum posts) are read closest of all. More than that, it shows disrespect to the recipient to not send them a readably sensical message. It shows that they're not worth the effort to you.
I suppose the respect issue is different for fanfic because you're not sending it to someone, but putting it online.
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I guess it's partly a matter of respect, and partly a matter of attention. I don't pay much attention to every single letter and sentence in fanfiction, preferring to grab ideas and events whole from the text. Published works are read more closely, so I catch more, and letters (or e-mails/private messages/forum posts) are read closest of all. More than that, it shows disrespect to the recipient to not send them a readably sensical message. It shows that they're not worth the effort to you.
I suppose the respect issue is different for fanfic because you're not sending it to someone, but putting it online.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.