I guess I was ranting a little off topic and wasn't really clear about that. This thread in particular isn't that bad. However, often one major problem leads to another. I guess a more appropriate thread to post my rant in would be his other thread.

While messageboards are sometimes for entertainment, he obviously came here seeking knowledge. When you ask a question, it is likely that the people that will be the most knowledgable are the same people that won't bother sifting through badly writen posts.

On this forum this is not really a problem, as everyone is going to respond to basically every thread. However, if he continues to play the game and asks for help in such a manner on a busier forum such Allakahzam his post is much more likely to get overlooked with such an ambiguous title. His other thread is likely to get ignored or ridiculed because he 1) used all caps 2) used too many !!!!!s 3) Spelled to as 2.

Maybe it's a horrible way of looking at it, but I'm an asshole I suppose. I'm not alone being an asshole. When asking for help it's best to not make yourself a target for assholes like me who will take you much less seriously if you seem to be immature. Additionally, in actually playing FFXI it is really not advised to talk this way. This advice will not only benefit the OP for posting on messageboards but will make people take him more seriously in the game.

You may say it's "just a game", but the way one comes across in the game directly correlates to how much fun they will have. If people don't take you seriously it will be difficult to get help. If you ask for help on a mission, "i need u 2 help me 4 mission 3" you are much less likely to get help than if you ask in a complete sentence.

Beyond that, as you level up I'll admit that most people don't use capitalization and punctuation but you are not likely to see people who are successful endgame asking, "ne1 wont 2 do sum1 a favir?" People just don't talk like that. I'm not saying necessarily the OP talks like that. He is nowhere near that juvenille. But when someone assumes you are very young and very immature it can have a very adverse affect on your reputation in the game which can do nothing but hamper your enjoyment.

Probably the reason you see so little of the above at higher levels is because these people get frustrated and quit as a result of not being taken seriously and having a lot of trouble getting help.