Common guys, it isn't that big a deal, I'm already regretting my stab at the OP..

If you think the grammar/spelling police are bad here, try taking a look at Democratic Underground. When faced with any challenge of their ideas, they start the nit picking with spelling and grammar, then on to personal assaults, then get posters banned.

This is tame in comparison.

If you want to see the opposite of that, go visit the Total War forums.

Misspellings and such bother me too, but not because I'm a nitpicker. Most of us learn spelling by reading, and seeing the words in print over and over. Misspelled words then simply don't look right, without having to consciously know how to spell a given word. However, if we see a word spelled incorrectly enough times, it starts to look as correct as the proper spelling. Bad spelling is contagious!

That's the reason I dislike it. As someone who has to write scientific articles for publication, I'm worried my own spelling will go downhill. I try not to point it out though, for the reasons Mumblefratz lists. I just grumble quietly.