Looks Like Fanficrants' Refractory Period is Up
What happens when somebody wanders into a community dedicated to ranting about bad writing and attemps to defend chatspeak?

People get wanky.

Some highlights:

1. laeladair(the OP) lets us know that using proper grammar, especially on AIM, is now considered snooty:

My professor was talking about how language evolves over time and how every author incorporates the evolution of language into their style. For example, to use the word ‘whom’ in writing anymore is considered ostentatious and more than a little arrogant.

It’s because it’s convenient and sitting there on IM and typing out all your sentences as if you were writing a paper makes you look pretentious.

2. Apparently, bad grammar = poetry according to the OP.

3. Some creative backpedaling arguing from the OP.

4. kannaophelia officially owns the OP.

I did participate in the discussion, but I don't think I was being particularly wanky. If you think otherwise, I'll move this to i_wank. Else, enjoy.