Thanks for contributing, and you will see that I edited your quote. I really dislike emboldened text, it makes it harder to speed scan a post.

The other pointis that space is not free, it's paid for by your readers, and there will always be some who don't want to pay. However the point is valid at it's basic level. A daunting block of text will put off a reader, and he will skip to the next post. So splitting your post into paragraphs is helpful, adding bold text headings is really annoying, and it's one of the reasons I put some posters on ignore.

I had hoped that this thread would focus more on sentence content rather than post structure. Also, I think it would be useful to make it a practice and advice thread, as there are already numerous threads about the ways to structure and format posts

Thanks for supporting this thread. I decided that the first member to post here for review would be awarded a merit, and I have given it to you.

I read your post, and I was able to understand it without having to slow down or pause. We have so many variations of english that are used on the boards, that I think it would not be possible to reach agreement on a standard. The most important criterion is easy comprehension by most members, and I think your post achieves that - congratulations.

Spelling in English can be tricky.
I think that one of the best ways for improving posts of non-native English speaker, is to install additional dictionary plug-in for a browser.
Super simple and very effective way. Unfortunately it won't be much help with grammar, that's for additional extensions to take care of.
Still, with correct spelling even broken grammar won't affect the core of ones massage. It might be obvious to most but IMO worth to mention.

How about listing the best language tools/extensions for browsers?
Never tried any of those (although I should), is it worth the hassle?

BTW this thread is a great idea.

Some time ago, one member of this forum told me that my English is barely above minimum for understanding. That was hard blow for me, because I thought that my skill of speaking and writing it, is average and understandable. That made me think, and I came to a conclusion that improving is important no matter how much you think you know. Also, what helped me a lot in improving my posts, was reading them before posting.

I really like the idea of this topic, and I know how hard it can be for people for whom English is secondary language. Opinion of native English speakers is really important. But more important is, personal will and desire for improvement.

@Jet Cash, sorry it was not about Bitcoin like you said in OP, but I needed your opinion.

Most of the users here were not the native speakers of English. Majority have English as the second language, so continued working is a must to improve ourselves and become proficient in the language which is much required to be an active user of the forum.

Users can add Grammarly chrome extension (its free) in order to check the grammar and correct it where ever it is needed.
Sometimes it shows wrong corrections, but 95% of the time it is right in my opinion.

But at the end, we will be able to see some quality posts from those posters who has grammar problem.

Here is a surprise for some of you. I gave a merit to each of the posters who asked for comments on their post. This was a thank you for taking part in a project to improve the quality of Bitcoin Talk.

This is a one off, and it will not be repeated.

This is a good thread Sir jet Cash, I'm pretty sure that many users out there (including me) will learn here some of the tips on effective English speaking/writing.

Though English is not my mother tongue, I can confidently say that I'm not too bad but not also too good in this, maybe just between the middle. Honestly, English language serves as a form of communication barrier for me before simply because that's a foreign language — a language that I'm not well familiar with. But with my eagerness to learn, I study hard and push myself to adapt. Here are some of my tips for improving your English communication skills.

1. Be a bookworm. Always read any kind of literature using English language whether it is  a simple pamplet or a novel because it will develop your vocabulary.

2. Watch English movies frequently. Doing this will improve your comprehension skills and will enhance the way you pronounce by mimicking the dialogue of the actor/actress.

3. Always write. Don't push yourself to write a series of paragraphs at first, just start in simple thoughts and try to express it in a sentence. Then if you think you become better, try now constructing paragraphs or short stories. Doing these will enhance your technical writing skills, grammar and even your style of writing.

I hope my tips help you a lot.

My experiences, maybe it'll useful for someone:
- Have learnt basic English, and read comments in this forum.
- Don't translate your language to English word by word, i make this mistake a lot when i first joined Bct forum.
- If you have an uncertainly words or phrase (You've learnt new words and want to put it together), try searching it on google first, if there are not result matching > you was wrong, find that word in oxforddictionaries.com to know how to use it.
And the most important: learn about Collocations in English to know how to matching words, also you'll improve your Vocabulary, Grammar quickly.
(English is my second language, maybe i don't write grammar correctly  )