quick question...

[wolfcubbie.livejournal.com]

Has anyone on this community offered help to the littles, or ASKED them questions, concerning the way they talk? I mean, I've been reading the posts here, and decided to make a journal so I could comment on them.

It really bothers me that people are getting so frustrated, uncomfortable, and generally pissed off at the littles' posts. First, let me say, why can't the littles post too? they have something to say like everyone else. And I noticed, they have sense enough(just like I did when I was little)to know when to post in their personal journal, and when to post in the communities, just need some help getting their thoughts across...

WHY WON'T ANYONE OFFER THEM THE HELP THAT YOU PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THEY NEED?

yeah, I know sometimes lilspeak is fake, I know that. But, sometimes it's not. and no one else seems to know the difference.

I do. I'm gonna make a new community. I'm gonna ask Rick to help(because he's out more than me) like he helped me spell and LEARN TO SPELL when I was a little kid. I'm gonna make a community for littles that are frustrated at bigs not taking them seriously. For littles that want to be heard, but can't seem to get their thoughts across right. For littles who want help spelling better, and talking better on the internet. I'll let you know the name when I do it.

cubbie
Pack Collective

Comments

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Lilspeak is and will always be an option on this community -- as will spoilers, splats and trigger warnings -- as long as we are running it. That's an option -- not required.

However, we encourage everyone to learn to speak, read and write standard English.

It seems to me that the people who should be "helping the littles" are the other members of their own systems.

[redrainstorm.livejournal.com]

We agree. Though, our littles like to be "independent" and type the best they can (lilspeak) and then got attacked for it. We figured they would be safe in this community. It hurt us to see that might not always be the case.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Well, this isn't a "safe" community in the usual sense; it is an open community. You are free at any time to write a post stating why you feel lilspeak is important or a valid way for children to express themselves. And, in fact, I encourage you to do so; it will help keep dialogue going by exemplifying different views.

The only reason I haven't come down publicly on either side of the lilspeak issue is that it is not appropriate for me to do so as an admin. For purposes of this community, it does not matter what I think.

However, while I shall make no rule concerning lilspeak, I again encourage all members, multiples, singlets, medians, children, angels, aliens, whatever, to learn and use standard English, and/or employ a standard English translator.