The site does slightly enforce some writing standards. And I appreciate that.
Still, I get annoyed by the spelling police myself, since I usually see it occurring in a heated debate where one opponent no longer has anything relevant to back up their points with and attacks the other person’s spelling, which has nothing to do with what going on, and therefore, to me, seems to highly delude the point of maturity this site aims for in the first place.
You can’t escape the more disappointing bits of the online world, it’s anywhere. There will always be some jerkfuck who thinks they’re better than all because they play English Teacher. It’s not because this is some high brow site that I don’t recognize YA or AB behaviours every now and then. Ooops, I mean behaviors. Sorry for being such a European.
To be fair though, as compared to many social sites, this is actually quite rare here. I don’t see it often that anyone is strict with it, beyond a question or answer being removed for spelling issues. (Which you are able to rectify, and then get your shit back in the spotlight.)
And through a kind Fluther user, I learned that it’s water fowl, and not water foul. Laugh if you shall, I speak French originally, and I do highly appreciate the honest and genuine correcting, it helps me learn.