Is cursive necessary?

[Alex]

Is it better to write in cursive, printing, or just type it?

I'm incredibly slow at writing in cursive because I never use it. I'm a high school student but none of the teachers really care whether I print or use cursive. It's also harder to read. I could of course write one letter and photocopy it, just changing the names and signing it.

Printing is legible, although it isn't as fast as typing. I could probably handwrite every one of my letters if I print.

Typing is easy to read but far less personal. It's also a lot quicker.

I think there is a consensus here that handwriting is best, but does cursive vs. printing matter much?

 

[forsmant]

Typed letters are more professional and easy to read. Plus there is spell check and grammar check that should be used. That is why we invented that stuff to make letter writing easier. I do not know why you would want to handwrite a letter anymore unless you don't have a computer.

 

[Alex]

Typed letters are more professional and easy to read. Plus there is spell check and grammar check that should be used. That is why we invented that stuff to make letter writing easier. I do not know why you would want to handwrite a letter anymore unless you don't have a computer.

Well I'm handwriting them in part because I agreed to handwrite them here

and because of comments like this

And handwrite the address on the envelope. People will often not pay much attention to printed addresses. It looks like junk mail.

 

[forsmant]

That person claims to speak for people. I think those are just his personal bias'

 

[rory096]

Typed letters are more professional and easy to read. Plus there is spell check and grammar check that should be used. That is why we invented that stuff to make letter writing easier. I do not know why you would want to handwrite a letter anymore unless you don't have a computer.

Handwriting looks more personal and makes it look like you took special care to write to this person. A printed out piece of paper isn't nearly as personal. I don't think it's necessary to write in cursive, though.

 

[forsmant]

Handwriting a letter is outdated. Most people understand this, if you have computer access, use it. You may think your writing is clear as day but someone else can easily misread or ignore sloppy handwriting.

 

[fortilite]

Writing printed letters is most effective PER letter, but typed is quick and will allow you to write to many more people. We are working on a deadline here. In the end it is a powerful trade off, either way has distinct advantages, so it's up to you.

Forget cursive, I can't read that stuff.

I printed mine on my computer, but I used a non-standard font (not a goofy one though), and I signed it. Also I included my personal phone number on it and requested they call me if they had any questions. And I am putting them in resume envelopes which I am filling out by hand. And I'm putting my real name and addy in the return address part of the envelope. And of course I'm using stamps instead of printed stamps. Wrote the letter in 1st person. Basically anything I can do to personalize it.

 

[seapilot]

Hand written letters look more personal, any campaign can print a thousand letters out. They might take you more serious if they think you actually take the time to write IMO. I imagine Iowa voters are getting flooded with campaign mail and a handwritten letter might stand out.

Nothing wrong with doing it on computer either though and I know it saves time. Just which one would you more likely to take serious? Print is easier to read than cursive.

 

[Alex]

Does this look okay? I'm going to include a Ron Paul: Hope for America Slim Jim with it.

 

[seapilot]

Does this look okay? I'm going to include a Ron Paul: Hope for America Slim Jim with it.

Looks good!

 

[ZenX]

If I got something like that, I'd be impressed as hell.

 

[klamath]

My personal belief is that a printed, hand signed, hand addressed letter that has a first class stamp on it is actually more effective than reading someones hand writen letter. The letter above, though I know it is smaller than real life is hard for me to read. My nearsight went south in Iraq, and I can't read as well as I did just 3 years ago.

 

[Alex]

My personal belief is that a printed, hand signed, hand addressed letter that has a first class stamp on it is actually more effective than reading someones hand writen letter. The letter above, though I know it is smaller than real life is hard for me to read. My nearsight went south in Iraq, and I can't read as well as I did just 3 years ago.

It's definitely easier to read in real life. I can't even tell that the ink is blue on the scanned image. Still, I do get the point. After writing these over and over my handwriting will only get worse. Meh, I dunno. I'll sleep on it. The point is atleast the message is getting out. I think the letter writing is a great idea for poor students like me who have a lot of time to donate, but not a lot of money. Gold star to whomever it was that came up with the plan.

 

[MikeK]

I bought some nice stationary and I am hand-writing these letters. If they are typed they will end up in the trash unopened. How much junkmail do you get? These people get the same amount that you do, maybe even more. Handwritten is the way to go IMHO. We may not write as many, but we will have more that actually get read.

 

[JenH88]

I think the whole point of this is to get Ron Paul seriously looked at, and IMO human curiosity will get them to read it over (after that, well freedom sells itself)- I've NEVER heard of anyone ever getting a handwritten letter for a candidate- why? because they can't pay people enough to do that stuff!! what a message it sends to voters that people love this candidate so much that they took the time out to write voters personally. we do have a deadline on this project but MORE than enough people willing to help- lets not cut corners when we have so many people willing to help. anything that looks like junk mail will be discarded at this time of the year, a handwritten letter will get read- esp. with everyone getting xmas cards and such from people they havent heard from in a while.

 

[JenH88]

Btw the letter looks great!

 

[seapilot]

I think the whole point of this is to get Ron Paul seriously looked at, and IMO human curiosity will get them to read it over (after that, well freedom sells itself)- I've NEVER heard of anyone ever getting a handwritten letter for a candidate- why? because they can't pay people enough to do that stuff!! what a message it sends to voters that people love this candidate so much that they took the time out to write voters personally. we do have a deadline on this project but MORE than enough people willing to help- lets not cut corners when we have so many people willing to help. anything that looks like junk mail will be discarded at this time of the year, a handwritten letter will get read- esp. with everyone getting xmas cards and such from people they havent heard from in a while.

Its not quantity but quality! Admit that after 20 letters my hand was sore though.The name Ron Paul will stick in these peoples minds , maybe make them more curious.

 

[JenH88]

Its not quantity but quality! Admit that after 20 letters my hand was sore though.The name Ron Paul will stick in these peoples minds , maybe make them more curious.

+1 on all points.

 

[Mental Dribble]

That was an EXCELLENT letter and I will probably copy most of it for mine!! Hope you dont mind!

 

[Tarabell952]

Someone else pointed out that a typed letter could do more harm than good. Iowans don't like getting spam from out of staters. A typed letter will be viewed as spam. People in Iowa are probably getting A LOT of political mail right now. A personal, hand-written letter will stand out immensely. It is this kind of personal touch and individual dedication that makes us stand out from them. I am sure that some people will be so impressed that they will be want to find out just who this man is that is inspiring people to write letters by hand.

LOL... I feel guilty, like I am The Hand-Writing Police. I am so grateful that people are trying to do something at all. So if you are typing your letters, I do appreciate your letters. I just hope to impress upon you how important hand-writing the letters is.