ok. i know that people who just post stupid stuff on purpose are annoying, and i'm not defending them in here, but i am getting so sick of seeing people jumping into threads and telling people that they have to post intelligently, or post something intelligent.

before anyone jumps in, this is NOT about people who post stupid shit deliberately. i.e. if you have a problem with NMaries, Rockport Ronny, Darky Dark Dark etc. etc. take it somewhere else, this is not what we're discussing here.

no-one has control over how intelligent or not they are, hence not everyone is able to post something intelligent, or correctly spelt and/or punctuated, and the behaviour i am seeing in so many posts is discriminating against people who maybe don't have quite as impressive an intellect as others in here. there's nothing in registration that says you have to be intelligent to join darkforum, so no-one should have to put up with this from members once they're here. everyone seems to think this is a hotbed of activity for intellectuals only. WRONG. just as in the real world, we have plenty of smart people, plenty of not-so smart people, and plenty of average people. if you can understand why it's wrong to bash someone for being black, chinese, short, fat, handicapped, etc. then you should, hopefully, get this.

to be blunt, some people are not intelligent, and some may be intelligent but are not what one would term "intellectual": you will always find people more and less intelligent than you. that does not mean that they have no right to post, it does not mean they don't have anything interesting to say, and it absolutely does NOT mean that you have any right whatsoever to jump on them, their posts, or their level of intelligence or lack thereof so BLOODY WELL PACK IT IN!