Seeing that you have found out yourself (well done, by the way), I will only comment on your AOL-speak. Please do not use it. This is a forum, and the maximum length of a post is, if not unreachable, then at least very large, large enough that one can take the liberty of writing every word out in full. This is unlike SMSs, where shortform is very much preferable if you are low on cash and need to put in as much meaning in the 160 or so characters you got. I myself have sometimes tried to find ways for my SMS messaging to fit into a single SMS, especially when I have only been a few characters above maximum.
Also, being a forum, it is neither an instant messaging service. In instant messaging, shortform of certain words and phrases can be acceptable or even preferable, as it saves the time it takes to write it. This is especially true for the so-called TLAs, or Three Letter Abbreviations (as well as certain other X Letter Abbreviations). Some of these are used so much, it is almost condonable to use them in here as well.
A third time when shortform is preferable, is when taking personal notes for later use, for example in a journal or if you're a writer dotting down a plot outline for a future novel while sitting on the train. This forum is not your personal journal. If you want a personal journal, buy a palmtop computer (which, by the way, can be used for several other things, and really is a nice little tool to have), a pencil and a little notebook you can put in your pocket, or register a blog. The last one is usually rather public, though, and it's not always as readily available as the palmtop or notebook, so I would suggest going for one of the former.
So basically, what I am trying to say is, please refrain from using shorthand writing in the forum. It is very much more pleasing to the eye to read a fully written out post compared to reading one written in such a way as you did. In fact, you may very well risk not having your post read, if you write a longer post that way.
Just so you do not think I am attacking you, I know that you usually write your posts out in non-shorthand, and that it was all a joke.
The walls of text is a good thing, it means that the post just might have some content. Using the word gravehill to describe them is rather closer to the truth than you might have imagined, seeing that Gravehill himself was a fan of the long posts.
I propose that we make a Gravehill Day, where all forum members can show their respect for this Dead God by writing a long, well-thought out post. I propose that this day be set to 26th of April, the day Gravehill joined the forums almost three years ago.
