Ok. Based on your response, I voted for the second option. I need to be able to chat quickly. So I forgo capitals and only fix spelling mistakes that really bug me or make what I said indecipherable.

But posts on forums have far more permanence. I type them more slowly, and with more thought. I spell-check them, and will go back and edit errors that I notice after posting (which isn't really possible in chat).

OTOH, "chatspeak" like "wtvr" drives me 'round the bend. Just call me an old fogey. laugh

Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.

- Under the Tuscan Sun