Lined Paper

How many people use it?

Personally, I hate it. It makes it difficult to take notes when I can't change the size of the words I'm writing, and it makes it near impossible to draw diagrams (tables and figures). Grid paper isn't so bad, but it nonetheless causes unnecessary hassle. The reason I ask is that binder paper has become a staple in society. Everyone I know uses it. I feel like the only person who prefers white printer paper over lined paper, and I often get the question "how do you write straight without any lines?"

Disclaimer: The poll is only there for counting purposes, because after forum-going for years, I know that there exists people who would vote, but would not type out a response. So it's there to capture a larger audience. I know beforehand this poll isn't objective.

I only prefer it since I can't write straight without lines. >_>

I only prefer it since I can't write straight without lines. >_>

This. Usually, I type things, so it doesnt matter to me, but when I do write, I need the lines, unfortunately.

Oh Harry, the vendetta continues. Lined paper all the way.

I depend on lined paper for straight writing. Agree with you about the diagrams though. I've thought of, but never tried, grid paper.

I believe in using the right tool for the right job.

Lined if I'm taking notes, graph paper or hex paper if I'm doing mapping, graphing or base/character conversion related math by hand, and blank for art.

You sir are paper-prejudiced.

I don't do math and stuff but yes, I refuse to use blank paper if I'm writing because I always write on a slant or my writing somehow begins growing as if it's related to James' Peach.

Lined paper <3

I generally prefer lined paper.

Except for when I can take 1 A4 sheet of paper with notes on it into an exam. Then unlined is better

Lined for everything. Graphs? Lined. Diagrams? Lined. Maths? Lined. Essays? Lined. And so on.

Well, almost everything. I don't use lined for exam notes.

I've grown up with lined papers.

I can write on anything, but lined is there more often so I use that. Also, just make your words thinner if you need more space.

ust make your words thinner if you need more space.

Thats what I always did.
I drove English teachers nuts by fitting three sentences to a line on collegiate ruled. Apparently I can only write legibly in microscale.

Lined paper all the way. I find it the tidiest for me because I can stop my writing from going to a downward slant, or growing like James's Peach randomly within the writing. Simple charts aren't much of a problem for me. The lines help me make sure that the colummns and rows are equal in size for everything; which makes me feel good its tidy

The only other scenarios that I wouldn't use lined paper are graphing and drawing. When I try to do graphing on lined paper, it looks noticeably asymmetrical; which really pisses me off- so I use graphing paper to help me with that. With drawing, printer paper all the way, baby.

How the hell do you write straight on unlined paper?

It's easy, but the size of my writing always shifts randomly or because of space constraints.

Unlined paper whenever I have to keep data outside of my computer, or I need it in front of me for quick access [as opposed to opening Kate]. I also prefer unlined paper for Math, since having lines shoot through my work makes it look messy. Thats about it.

Lined for everything, as a matter of habit.

I don't understand the apparent convention of using graph paper for math. The only reasonable use for the grid lines in math is graphing, and they aren't strictly necessary for making reasonable-looking graphs. If you really need to, draw in some vertical lines.

Of course, that argument is a bit hypocritical because there isn't much of a use for horizontal lines in math problems either, yet I still use lined paper while blithely ignoring the lines.

And now this topic has made me consider the virtues of dashed-lined paper (which I have never seen anywhere; I'm thinking something like a slope field with all horizontal dashes). Why hasn't it been done? Best of all three worlds.

I like graph paper only because I find my hand writing easier to read with monospace letters. Not to mention I can I take bullet point notes better, where I sometimes split subsections into two columns.

I don't understand the apparent convention of using graph paper for math. T

One character/digit per cell for clarity.
If you're doing extremely long numbers that comes in handier than you'd think, or if you're doing conversions between decimal and base 2/8/16/64/128 by hand because "place value" is absolutely critical in that.
Also works well for sudoku, anagrams, and ciphers.

I use unlined paper more than lined paper, but I never have to actually write anything anymore. Everything is supposed to be typed. I do math and physics work on unlined. I find it easier to allow the thoughts to flow onto.