On forums I don't think it matters much to most people. If they can peck out their 'u's and '2's and 'r's and save a bunch of typing whilst still making themselves understood they're happy. But anyone professing to be a writer really ought to make the effort to keep their posts grammatically correct I think.
Emails and business texts are another matter. Even if you're not claiming to be an actual writer, are you in business? It takes a few extra moments to clean up an email and make sure it's more professional than your average "hey man r u their wut up?" before sending it, but that's too much to ask for with a lot of people.
So to answer your question yes, I give a shit.
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