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The 'obsession' probably stems from the fact that sometimes net speak devolves into virtually intelligible gibberish which makes the poster who is suffering from the misapprehension that they are cool, does not not have the desired effect of said coolness.
No matter how intelligent they are, they merely come across as a complete dumb ass.
It's a PITA to read and that's why those posts are usually given much lower priority.
You don't have to be word perfect, and the occasional meme interspersions are WIN but wen u spek lik diz, da potz getz igonrded :)
I think everybody can make his/her own choices. But as Kari says, for us foreigners it makes it harder to comprehend if some oddball grammar or expression is being used. I sometimes skip posts just for that reason. So at the end, it is counterproductive for the poster if they do not use proper language. That's all.
I just want to say you have to love this forum. No topic ever gets glossed over. Oh and Kari you rock. Fabe