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Merlin, name ONE person who has left here because someone took the mickey out of their spelling or grammar!  Some people stopped posting because they were trolls and were found out, rightly ridiculed or berated and, eventually, banned.  Most of the other flouncings-off have been because of personality clashes, not lousy spelling.

However, it is a courtesy to the people who you presumably invite to read your posts (otherwise, why post if you don't want people to read them?) to do the best you can, in the interests of general clarity.  Quite a few unnecessary snarls erupt on here because of misunderstandings about the way in which someone constructed their posting.  Just look at the issue of signature lines at the moment!  When I went to school we were told that we should do our best with our language so that we could be understood clearly, and that's also one of the firsts things taught in journalism or publishing.  If our fingers can't keep up with our brains, mistakes occur and sometimes misunderstandings.

I don't agree with picking up on every little flub that people make, by any means.  There's a difference between banter and sniping.  But sometimes it would help to progress discussion, rather than create arguments or misunderstanding, if people took a little more care with their posts.