Out of Conference games

[TCHL8842]

I think we should schedule better OOC teams since it seems to kill us every year.  We would of had a better draw last year if we schedule better OOCs and this year it seems we are a bubble team because of OOC.  It should not be hard to schedule at least one HE and one CCHA or WCHA opponent each year besides Florida but we never seem to do it.  This disappoints me because this kills our PWR ranking and I think does not prepare ourselves for the NCAA tourney.  If Schafer wants to win a NCAA title we need these tough OOC to get us better prepared for the tourney.  I am sorry  I am so negative and late on this topic, but we really do need some better OOC competition.

[French Rage]

Wow, what a novel idea.

[Josh '99]

[quote TCHL8842]It should not be hard to schedule at least one HE and one CCHA or WCHA opponent each year besides Florida but we never seem to do it.[/quote]And...  I don't know...  wouldn't the fact that we never seem to do it suggest that it might be harder than you seem to believe?

[Trotsky]

TCHL8842, people are a might snarky because this is a perennial thread topic, though how a new poster is supposed to know that...

Here is the latest iteration: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,78870

[jtwcornell91]

[quote TCHL8842]We would of had a better draw[/quote]

would HAVE

Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it's time to start writing like we have Ivy League educations.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote jmh30][quote TCHL8842]It should not be hard to schedule at least one HE and one CCHA or WCHA opponent each year besides Florida but we never seem to do it.[/quote]And...  I don't know...  wouldn't the fact that we never seem to do it suggest that it might be harder than you seem to believe?[/quote]

Not to mention that we wouldn't automatically have the same non-conference record if we played a tougher schedule.  Our 4-1-1 non-conference record (RIT doesn't count) is a lot of the reason why we're so far ahead of Colgate in the PWR.

[Beeeej]

[quote jtwcornell91]Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it's time to start writing like we have Ivy League educations.[/quote]

Even on this board, John, you're going to be a very busy man.  Is it really worth your time and the thread clutter?

Beeeej

[Jim Hyla]

[quote Beeeej][quote jtwcornell91]Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it's time to start writing like we have Ivy League educations.[/quote]

Even on this board, John, you're going to be a very busy man.  Is it really worth your time and the thread clutter?

Beeeej[/quote]Beeeej, I have to assume you were not joking, so my answer to your question is, absolutely. I think it's poor manners, and disrespectful of your readers, to not try and use proper language. To me that also includes using caps when appropriate, etc..


Writing correctly makes reading easier. As an example wouldn't your first sentence be easier to read ,if it were broken into two parts? The first could end with a question mark "Even on this board?", then followed by a second sentence "John, you're going to be a very busy man.".

Yes, I'm sure I've made mistakes, maybe even on this post. I actually appreciate someone nicely correcting me. After all, if there is one thing I learned in med school, it's that learning is a lifelong process.

[Lauren '06]

[quote Jim Hyla][quote Beeeej][quote jtwcornell91]Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it's time to start writing like we have Ivy League educations.[/quote]

Even on this board, John, you're going to be a very busy man.  Is it really worth your time and the thread clutter?

Beeeej[/quote]Beeeej, I have to assume you were not joking, so my answer to your question is, absolutely. I think it's poor manners, and disrespectful of your readers, to not try and use proper language. To me that also includes using caps when appropriate, etc..


Writing correctly makes reading easier. As an example wouldn't your first sentence be easier to read ,if it were broken into two parts? The first could end with a question mark "Even on this board?", then followed by a second sentence "John, you're going to be a very busy man.".

Yes, I'm sure I've made mistakes, maybe even on this post. I actually appreciate someone nicely correcting me. After all, if there is one thing I learned in med school, it's that learning is a lifelong process.[/quote]
I'm a stickler for proper grammar in all things, particularly if Cornell fans are going to keep insisting on chanting "safety school."  However, whenever I see grammar corrections on a web forum, I feel like it looks petty and gets in the way of content I'd actually like to read.

[Chris \'03]

[quote Jim Hyla]Beeeej, I have to assume you were not joking, so my answer to your question is, absolutely. I think it's poor manners, and disrespectful of your readers, to not try and use proper language. To me that also includes using caps when appropriate, etc..


Writing correctly makes reading easier. As an example wouldn't your first sentence be easier to read ,if it were broken into two parts? The first could end with a question mark "Even on this board?", then followed by a second sentence "John, you're going to be a very busy man.".

Yes, I'm sure I've made mistakes, maybe even on this post. I actually appreciate someone nicely correcting me. After all, if there is one thing I learned in med school, it's that learning is a lifelong process.[/quote]

Amen.

It's no argument to say, "this is only a message board. it doens't matter." When I see posts littered with "2nite" and "u know where there rink is tho" or the like I can't help but think less of the author. It's lazy writing. If you can't be bothered to spell out "tonight" or "you" why should I take the time to decipher your message?

Further, the average level of writing in the "real world" is so poor that current students would be wise to treat writing seriously as a way to distinguish themselves in the working world.

[Facetimer]

[quote Jim Hyla]Beeeej, I have to assume you were not joking, so my answer to your question is, absolutely. I think it's poor manners, and disrespectful of your readers, to not try and use proper language. To me that also includes using caps when appropriate, etc.. [/quote]

Jim, you incorrectly added a second period at the end of the above sentence.

[Beeeej]

[quote Jim Hyla]Writing correctly makes reading easier. As an example wouldn't your first sentence be easier to read ,if it were broken into two parts? The first could end with a question mark "Even on this board?", then followed by a second sentence "John, you're going to be a very busy man.".[/quote]

"Even on this board?" isn't a sentence.

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

[quote Chris '03]It's no argument to say, "this is only a message board. it doens't matter." When I see posts littered with "2nite" and "u know where there rink is tho" or the like{} I can't help but think less of the author. It's lazy writing. If you can't be bothered to spell out "tonight" or "you{}" why should I take the time to decipher your message?[/quote]

I hope you'll pardon me for chuckling.

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

[quote Section A Banshee]I'm a stickler for proper grammar in all things, particularly if Cornell fans are going to keep insisting on chanting "safety school."  However, whenever I see grammar corrections on a web forum, I feel like it looks petty and gets in the way of content I'd actually like to read.[/quote]

Amen.  I suspect the average "grammar or spelling correction" post drives away twice as many people as your average "death of a middle-aged actor" post.

Beeeej

[Tub(a)]

[quote Beeeej][quote Chris '03]It's no argument to say, "this is only a message board. it doens't matter." When I see posts littered with "2nite" and "u know where there rink is tho" or the like{} I can't help but think less of the author. It's lazy writing. If you can't be bothered to spell out "tonight" or "you{}" why should I take the time to decipher your message?[/quote]

I hope you'll pardon me for chuckling.

Beeeej[/quote]

The parts in quotes are examples of bad writing, so I assume the mistakes there are intentional. I don't know "the rule" for commas, but those sentences can be read just as well without commas. In fact, don't many bad writers rely too heavily on commas?