Quote Originally Posted by lionx
The fact is that whenever i see slang on the net like ne1 or r u ok? that usually means that person is a young or immature person and that its not worth my time usually because most of them do not ever put forth the effort in the game and like to mooch and generally rude. Not to say all are but alot of them are like that. First impression based on the way you type is a very important part of how people percieve you on the internet.
Well, I complete Promathia missions every week with the same people, and we voice chat to each other while we do it. They can't type at all, but I'm sure if it came down to it, they could probably type a little better — still, they say things like, "why did u do that LOL" and they're all at least ten years older than me except for one person, so I don't think it's a measure of maturity or age.

It just comes down to a mentality that is all too irrelevant to FINAL FANTASY XI, yet so relevant at the same time!