Bad Craigslist Spelling

[richy]

Before the days of self-serve filling stations (era 1970) I went into a combination gas station/domino parlor in rural OK. I asked the guy behind the counter to fill it up please. His reply to me was "can't ya read the sign sonny?" I looked out front and it read "hepursef" which he informed me meant help yourself. Kind of crude but it served it's purpose and got the point across.

What makes me imagine he didn't have a full set of teeth??

 

[FUNX650]

Seriously? Since when is it ok to put down people on here? Her work seems to speak for itself. The bikes look really good and that's all that matters. There should be no reason to put down someone else because they misspelled something. That is just childish. There are plenty of crapy detailers around my area as well that don't have a clue how to detail but I'm not going to put them down on a public forum. Grow up people.

^^^:iagree:...Well-stated^^^

UH OH!!! Did I just say this??

(My Ol'Buddy Agfan and I actually are on the same brain-wave/wave-length?? Goodness Gracious!! LOL)

No matter...:goodpost:...Agfan.
Very apropos to what ensues.

To Wit:

First of all this is a forum were people can speak there mind(x?) on a number of things in the detailing world with others who share your
passion, that(<<<Me thinks some sort of abbreviation is needed here...I may be wrong, though) Craigslist post is a form of advertisement, where you are trying to bring revenue in. I don't know about you, but when a I create ANY form of advisement for my business I make sure everything is right from the spelling to word placement.

Not always...I'll wager.

I can only wonder if she had received any business with that post because anyone can see that it's spelled wrong.

Like I said it's a form of advertisement, especially when your advertisement is your customers first impression of you, something as simple as misspelled words can deter them from going to you. Can purely be meant as an educational tool /advice something to consider instead of getting offended.<<<Run-on was intentional(?)

^^^Judas Priest!! ProDetail^^^:

"Clean Up Your Own Backyard"!!!


BTW...I'm one that tends to not be easily offended. Pi$$ed at times? Yes!



Bob

Note: Gosh, I pray I made no spelling/punctuation errors!!

 

[Agfan]

Omg we agree!!! Am I dreaming? Lol

 

[FUNX650]

Omg we agree!!! Am I dreaming? Lol

That's what I'm azzymol-ing...OOOPS!!!...I'm assume-ing!!





Bob

 

[ProDetail]

That would be 'crappy' I do believe...

We need a 'stirring the pot' smilie.

That's awesome, meant to comment earlier on this but my phone died, you had me rolling with that one

 

[ProDetail]

^^^:iagree:...Well-stated^^^

UH OH!!! Did I just say this??

(My Ol'Buddy Agfan and I actually are on the same brain-wave/wave-length?? Goodness Gracious!! LOL)

No matter...:goodpost:...Agfan.

To Wit:




^^^Judas Priest!! ProDetail^^^:

"Clean Up Your Own Backyard"!!!


BTW...I'm one that tends to not be easily offended. Pi$ at times? Yes!



Bob

Note: Gosh, I pray I made no spelling/punctuation errors!!

funny, real funny. But it's ok. I'll be sure to "clean my own backyard". I don't think you made any mistakes, but if you did I'm sure it'll be pointed out as were agfan's mistake, which by the way I'm still laughing from

 

[ihaveacamaro]

Bad spelling is all over, just check out the many posts here on this forum. How many people type, "its going good", rather than, it's (as in it is).

"Your doing just fine", rather than, you're (you are).

"There trying to help", instead of, they're (they are)... and the list goes on.

The funny part is it would be "it's going well"

and btw, I don't think spelling mistakes tell the quality or professionalism of someone unless there are a LOT of them.

 

[ProDetail]

But in the post subject line? Talk about the first impression of your first impression. I must have higher standards then most, because to me, a simple thing as not spelling correctly in a AD, is unprofessional at best.

Go ahead and criticize that.

 

[buddhadog]

Yes its very childish what he did. He really didn't have to share the link to the persons post on Craigslist. First off what if she was a member in here? Secondly what if one of her customers are on this forum and come across that.
Seriously that was just a worthless post and extremely unprofessional. For being a business owner I would never publicly put another person of the trade down. Especially if you don't even know the person.

I agree with you.

These kinds of threads happen way too often here .Im sick of them.

Some people just get off on putting others down.

 

[Agfan]

But in the post subject line? Talk about the first impression of your first impression. I must have higher standards then most, because to me, a simple thing as not spelling correctly in a AD, is unprofessional at best.

Go ahead and criticize that.

Never start a sentence with "but". That isn't proper English. Lol

 

[Agfan]

That's awesome, meant to comment earlier on this but my phone died, you had me rolling with that one

Also that's a run-on sentence.

 

[LDM]

So I'm browsing Craigslist in my area for objects of interest and stumble upon this post.
CUSTOM detailing & accerraries
I'm sorry but if you can't even spell accessories right or at the very least use a spell check then you cannot be trusted around detailing. Just my opinion IMO.

I'm curious as to how poor someone's spelling and grammar has to be before they can't be trusted around detailing. I agree that making such an error as "accerraries" looks bad, but does not knowing the difference between "then" and "than" reflect on that person's detailing abilities as well?

I must have higher standards then most

 

[Agfan]

Like I said it's a form of advertisement, especially when your advertisement is your customers first impression of you, something as simple as misspelled words can deter them from going to you.

Another run-on sentence. Man you might know how to use the spellcheck button but you sure as hell dont know English.

 

[pointillistic_practitioner]

Listen it's not the fact that I don't agree on what you're saying. Yes it's a huge first impression. However did you really have to post the ladies Craigslist ad? That's the rude part of this.
Also trust me this is not a forum where you can say what you want. They are rediculous on their rules here and uptight. Lol trust me I know.

I do agree with the OP in that as a business professional, the lady is making a first impression on her customers and should consider putting a bit more effort into anything that has to do with her business - whether it be the advertisements, or the detailing itself. That being said, spelling errors aren't necessarily a red flag indicating a hack detailer. Someone can polish their speech as much as they want, but that doesn't really mean they can polish out a car (or motorcycle). On the contrary, horrible spelling doesn't always correspond with a bad detailer (the bikes this lady posted seemed well detailed). Take me for example....I still spell out "because" and "necessarily" in my head while typing. While I consider myself good at spelling, everyone can make mistakes. From a "freedom of speech" standpoint, the OP can post whatever he wants on AG, but that doesn't make it proper or professional. Though technically the lady's advertising is public and can be shared, it shouldn't be shared in this way. I find it inconsiderate to the ad poster. The BEST and most effective thing for the OP to do is contact the business owner and let her know there are errors in her ad....and maybe give her some constructive criticism to help her out. Maybe he could even refer her to AGO so that if she IS a hack detailer, she could improve her methods. :dblthumb2: As far as AGO's reigns of control on the forum go, I've never had a problem at all. Keep in mind it is still a business... In fact, I find that they are a very open company - allowing samples trades, personalized BOGO's, and expert advice etc etc... Well that's all for now folks, time to stretch out the fingers and exercise the eyes next watching some netflix PS there are probably run-ons in here....I tend to be a bit too verbose at times. Go all out - edit my post if you like

 

[ProDetail]

So I'm browsing Craigslist in my area for objects of interest and stumble upon this post.
CUSTOM detailing & accerraries
I'm sorry but if you can't even spell accessories right or at the very least use a spell check then you cannot be trusted around detailing. Just my opinion IMO.

So it seems a lot of you are taking a personal reaction to this, getting offended and even bringing this into other peoples post which I may add is very childish, and immature. If you want to take offense to this then so be it, don't go into others post and try turning my topic in there post. You got an opinion as do I. As it clearly states above that if you cannot perform a simple spell check when it comes to advertisment then, in my opinion shouldn't and will not get my work.

I posted it to only point out something that shouldn't be done in regards to ADVERTISMENT, not to be cruel and unproffesional and I was expecting like minded responses. But if you want to get offended then so be it. Too me personally, it's rather funny seeing the "hate" post. But seriously, if you want to attack my post do it here, not in someone else's.

 

[ProDetail]

The BEST and most effective thing for the OP to do is contact the business owner and let her know there are errors in her ad....and maybe give her some constructive criticism to help her out. Maybe he could even refer her to AGO so that if she IS a hack detailer, she could improve her methods. :dblthumb2:
PS there are probably run-ons in here....I tend to be a bit too verbose at times. Go all out - edit my post if you like

I think I will do just that, thanks :dblthumb2:

 

[pointillistic_practitioner]

I think I will do just that, thanks :dblthumb2:

No problem! You certainly do have an opinion and you have the right to share it here. I'm not personally offended that you posted this, I just think it's better to spread positive criticism than negative criticism when possible. Sometimes it's not possible (or beneficial) to do so i.e. if a detailer scams you out of money or is truly dishonest, but derailing unassuming people's posts is another story. It seems as if you didn't have any malicious intent though, so I think everyone can forgive you and move on. No one has to give up their own point of view, but instead, maybe we should all try and learn something from what has been posted. I for one will try and be careful about what I say, both from a linguistic point of view, and from a content point of view. Just as a side note, sometimes these kinds of opinion posts actually are more beneficial than harmful as many people learn things....just food for thought

 

[Agfan]

So it seems a lot of you are taking a personal reaction to this, getting offended and even bringing this into other peoples post which I may add is very childish, and immature. If you want to take offense to this then so be it, don't go into others post and try turning my topic in there post. You got an opinion as do I. As it clearly states above that if you cannot perform a simple spell check when it comes to advertisment then, in my opinion shouldn't and will not get my work.

I posted it to only point out something that shouldn't be done in regards to ADVERTISMENT, not to be cruel and unproffesional and I was expecting like minded responses. But if you want to get offended then so be it. Too me personally, it's rather funny seeing the "hate" post. But seriously, if you want to attack my post do it here, not in someone else's.

It's actually "their"
Point I've been trying to make is that we all make spelling and english errors and clearly including yourself. It doesn't feel so good getting picked on about stuff like that does it? Imagine if she was a member on here. Who gives a rats a$$ if she spelled something wrong and what does she have to do with you? Lol I just think this was a complete waste of time. Clearly you have to know by now it was wrong to post that Craigslist ad. You can respond to this and pick it apart if you want. I really don't care. I got my point across and I know others agree it was wrong what you did.

 

[buddhadog]

So it seems a lot of you are taking a personal reaction to this, getting offended and even bringing this into other peoples post which I may add is very childish, and immature. If you want to take offense to this then so be it, don't go into others post and try turning my topic in there post. You got an opinion as do I. As it clearly states above that if you cannot perform a simple spell check when it comes to advertisment then, in my opinion shouldn't and will not get my work.

I posted it to only point out something that shouldn't be done in regards to ADVERTISMENT, not to be cruel and unproffesional and I was expecting like minded responses. But if you want to get offended then so be it. Too me personally, it's rather funny seeing the "hate" post. But seriously, if you want to attack my post do it here, not in someone else's.

I understand and am sorry if I misunderstood your intentions. Yes you are of course allowed your opinion .

I actually agree that bad spelling could deter business.

What I dont like is someone being
criticized on a public forum on an entire thread with the ad exposed.

 

[AutowerxDetailing]

I don't really have an opinion on this matter. I just wanted to say:

Thanks, everyone, for today's entertainment!:dblthumb2: