What does 'wat' stands for?

I don't see how speaking in Internet lingo could be offensive...
You know, I always wondered why this forum is so grammatically correct, and maybe it's because everyone's afraid of LPchip!


Yeah, probably not.

maybe it's because everyone's afraid of LPchip!

I am

but I thank this forum for helping me with my grammar!

Quote from: The stickman on December 04, 2009, 02:52:38

maybe it's because everyone's afraid of LPchip!

I am

but I thank this forum for helping me with my grammar!

[grammarnazi] RAWRRRRR! 'BUT' SHOULD BE CAPITALIZED! [/grammarnazi]

I'm sorry Evil, I couldn't resist. It's an OCD thing. Please forgive me.

Exp HP is right here IMO.
A bit of a mountain out of molehill.

Please don't get me wrong here.

I'm not against the use of the word 'wat', as it is part of Internet lingo. I'm against filling an entire post with this word. Feels really disrespectful to me.

I use "wut" for when someone says something extremely bizarre and/or stupid. In my mind, it constitutes something like "...WHAT." I don't consider it an abbreviation, as long as the person using it uses it for specific purposes and speaks normally otherwise. However, people who use "wat" or "wut" all the time instead of using "what" when it's normal to use annoy me.

I agree with this post completely.

I don't see it as offensive. Just as a "Post for the sake of posting", with no intention or attempt to add anything to the thread in question. Doesn't matter if it's "lol", "wat", "..." or just "ASDRKJSKALDJSAIOFJZSIDFJSDFKLGSDFL?GKSDFG?SDFJLK", it's in a word: pointless.

For example, as it was said that it could be seen as questioning the content of previous post. Let's say that the post itself was longer than the intended reply (wat), it might address more than one thing. Just a 'wat' has NO indication toward what part of the message was questioned. Could be that the poster didn't understand some words in the post (this is how I usually read it), if one of the subjects mentioned in the post was completely off the rails or if the user's just hard of hearing. Just plain attention-seeking pointlessness if you ask me.

You mean like a 'bump'?

I don't have anything against the "wat" posts in particular, as I dislike a broader kind of posts which seem to have been made just for the sake of posting. I'm talking about posts with just a smiley or just saying "LOL" or "I agree" without providing further arguments or anything relevant to add to the topic. I also don't like to read posts in which the poster is deliberately careless about writing in proper English. Posts are, for me, supposed to have some thought and time put into them, as opposed to what is said a chatroom.

However, when I say that I "don't like" that kind of posts, I don't mean they are disrespectful or offensive nor that they should be forbidden or that this "code of conduct" should be enforced in any way other than by setting a good example.

I do understand LPChip's point, though, about people who might have put some effort into their posts and then get a reply like that. There are certainly instances in which such replies may sound harsh and everyone should be careful not to be misinterpreted, as in a forum, unlike in live conversations, no one can tell if you are kidding by looking at your face.

Please don't get me wrong here.

I'm not against the use of the word 'wat', as it is part of Internet lingo. I'm against filling an entire post with this word. Feels really disrespectful to me.

Care to explain why it's disrespectful? Because I really don't understand that. Even though I can see why you think just saying wat in a post is kinda stupid.

It seems like there's been 3 points discussed here.

1. Posts with just 'wat' are useless (which I agree with).

2. Posts with 'wat' in them as part of a larger body of text should be tolerated (which I also agree with).

3. Posts with just 'wat' are disrespectful - this one should be brought into greater detail, LPChip.  They do bother me too, but not for the same reason.  Could you explain why you think it's disrespectful? (I'm not saying I agree or disagree, I just want elucidation)

Oh, as a side note, I'd like to bar the word "awesmoe" from our forum vocabulary.  People are spelling it wrong on purpose, and it's annoying to look at.

Oh, as a side note, I'd like to bar the word "awesmoe" from our forum vocabulary.  People are spelling it wrong on purpose, and it's annoying to look at.

Wha-wha-WHAT? 

Oh, as a side note, I'd like to bar the word "awesmoe" from our forum vocabulary.  People are spelling it wrong on purpose, and it's annoying to look at.

It's not so much annoying to look at, as it doesn't feel quite right when you say it aloud. (For me at least)

When you put some time into making a post, it can always happen that someone is not understanding what you say. This is normal. When someone then just says:

wat

I find this very disrespectful as the wat poster didn't took time to make such post. When I see this, I think: if the wat poster did not took the time to write that post, the wat poster probably didn't even took the time to read the original post and thus doesn't understand it in the first place. Next to that, a wat post is wasting forumspace which I think is just an act of being careless. Someone that is not caring, is imho not respecting others which is disrespectful.

I hope this is making sense. If not, please just tell me what you don't understand. I will for obvious reasons ignore a wat post.