Hmmmm @ Try2bcool, I actually see your point of view quite well. However, you assume that by bringing those topics into discussion, the world will fall down around our ears, and people won't be able to control themselves from rabid insults and flame attacks. I like to at least give people *some* credit, and identify that though it's risky business, things don't always go awry. Take for example Broken_by_Design, she has brought up animal testing in this thread, and no one freaked out - and as far as I can tell, the forum is still here and moderated, not running into anarchy.
Just food for thought - some people need a place to speak about topics that are on their mind, even if they aren't GBA-related. That's the whole reason an off-topic forum exists in the first place. Couldn't hurt to add some serious discussion in there too everyone once in a while, you know?
@DarkRamza .. people that demand perfect spelling, grammar and punctuation on the 'net only do so because it's the only qualitative measurement of a person you can have really, other than their signature/avatar, and the things that they say. Most of us on the forum have never met, and probably never will meet, and therefore don't know each other. Someone with bad spelling/grammar/punctuation is just seen to not offer a whole lot to a conversation - if they can't be bothered to type properly, why should anyone try and decipher what they have to say, right?
In your case, it's different - just say that you're not a native English speaker, and people will forgive you. The fact that you've even learned another language at all puts you in a great position. Many of the whiners about perfect typing wouldn't be able to learn a second language if it walked right up and slapped them clean across the face!
So in other words, you've got nothing to worry about.
