TBH (to be honest) i think its pathetic. This is one of the least engaging forums im a member of, infact i have never really felt a proper member i still feel like a guest, hence the low post count as opposed to my high post count on other forums. This txt (text) filter nonsense is yet a nother reason to visit less often. Abriviations are a fact of life FFS (for f***S sake). Get over it. I hate the trend for dropping the letter T on radio and TV but i have to live with it. Also for those who can not touch type txt (text) type is a way of getting thoughts down quicker. Yess i also get annoyed by certain abbriviations suc as *** (what) among others.
You need to engage to be engaged i find. We have since day one concentrated on being informative. Not just a chat forum. If its too high brow for you, then I am not sure we can do much to engage you.
But as its doesn't cost you anything not sure why it matters.
Were not out to take over the world, or be the worlds biggest and best SEAT forum. You make the most of it or least of it, as you see fit as a member.
If you want to pop in and get the info you want then leave, that's fine. If you want to be more involved and more sociable then thats fine also. Not sure why we should go out of our way to make your experience any more 'engaging'.
We the admins run this for our enjoyment as well as everyone else's. Once it fails to be an enjoyable experience for us then it becomes a chore! We're here for the fun and banter and for the information and knowledge too, if that means we tailor the site and forums to our rules, then that's our prerogative to do so.
Abbreviations are fine, but some txt spk posts are down right illegiable. Maybe we just expect to much from some peoples level of education. Which is a sad reflection of the country's state of education.