Here's something else to keep in mind. I wasn't the moderator who gave you an infraction, but when I do give infractions for textese, I try to save them for posts that seem to deliberately or flagrantly ignore proper English. I'm more likely to give an infraction when I see textese in a post by someone who clearly has good command of the English language, than when I see accidental usage mistakes by someone who is trying to learn the language. If you eliminate textese from your posts, then your good English can be an example that helps others learn
