This is a big mistake that you have pointed out. Many a times I have seen members posting in forums, Q&A and other categories, with lots of mistakes. I think some editing is also required in these categories. Before finally posting the topic, we should once go through it.
A mistake here and there in Forums is alright. But not in Article writing. In this connection i should admit that some editors helped me in correcting the headings of my articles.
Yes I agree with you. Like articles, the first thing visible on this site can be the other categories also. If they are not correct, many people won't feel interested in joining this site.
More than 70% forum posts would be deleted if grammar comes into play.
If posts as much as 70% is liable to be deleted, we have a very big problem here and the role and responsibilities of editors get weightier and they have to exercise due diligence, otherwise we have to ask ourselves as to what editors are here for??
With due respect, I don't think there is any problem for editors here in forum section besides there is no rule that a forum post will be deleted based on its grammar, as long as it is in English, and this was only a response to a respected member who suggested that all form posts should be grammatically error free. As you might have seen, no forum topics are being locked unless absolutely out of context.
@Sunil
Let me begin with disowning any such statement which was attributed to me that I held that all the forum posts should be free from grammatical warts. Though that would have been an ideal situation. You mentioned the existing rule does not warrant any intervention on the part of editors in such cases. Obviously this liberal dispensation and its equally liberally interpretation needs a thorough review. If a law can be amended, a rule too can be changed for a good cause. Many of our members are learners including myself and all we are on a learning curve picking up so many things and a section of them might be to looking to improve their English by joining this site. They participate, express themselves in this language which at times unfortunately, suffer from grammatical infirmities and if those are taken care of that helps them tremendously in improving themselves in their respective domains in future. My suggestion should be seen in this broad light. Your serious concern is quite manifest here as you worked it out to be 70% which I find much on the higher side. Another point that needs stressing here is that I don't want all of us to be grammar perfect but what I come across is terrible. There are titles which betray ignorance of a very basic grammatical rule. For instance, a thread which is current, features an interrogative sentence starting with the verb 'do' but conveniently forgets to drop the letter 's' at the end of the main verb!
As Usha has already expressed herself very clearly on the substantive issue I would confine myself to making a request to our editors to remove at least the glaring mistakes in forum posts. Finally deletion of posts as a measure is farthest in my mind, rather I would prefer suitable edition so that the members can learn from their mistakes. Thanks!