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What are some of the things that people do in threads that really piss you off?
Here's my top 4
1)Correcting grammar
2)Bringing up Bush in a thread that isn't about him, whether its good or bad.
3)Internet Speak ex: OMG, WoOT, pwned, teh.
4)Proclaiming someones thread "stupid" because it isn't worded how you'd like.
So what are everyone else's pet peeves?

Other than insulting behavior, I can't stand it when I ask someone a question and they keep trying to worm their way out of answering it.

The one sentence 500 word paragraph is most irksome to me. :mad:

I agree with your 4..also i would like to add racism, flaming and knocking others down for amusement.

Radicals. I dislike radicals. I also dislike the way I think when I'm sleepy, like now, because I tend to become either

a) dumb

or

b) radical too.

Hmm, I wonder how long it's going to take before someone calls you a stupid Bush lover who, OMG, forgot a colon after your "Heres my top 4" and an apostrophy in "Here's"? :D

Pet peve, flaming, just some of the flames that I have seen here.

I've found signatures that take up more space than the post rather iritating, but that can luckily be remedied by turning them off, so I don't have a problem with it anymore.

Recently it's been 'spiked balls.' It comes in a few varieties:

The early spike-following a question with an anticipated answer ("Didn't think so," etc.) or presumption that the poster has summed up the debate (i.e. "Nuff said." Whenever that's used it's almost a cinch that there is more to say)

The Batam League Soccer (football) response-
This is a little more complicated. It's after the fact posters claim to others that they 'owned' another in a debate or that they've shut other debators down. A variation is the claim to reputation "Most posters know me as a hard as balls blah blah blah" etc. The reason it has that name is if you aska Batam (probably spelled wrong-under 6 years old) league team who won today both teams are likely to say that they did regardless of the score. That's how I feel about those who think they 'owned' in a debate.

So by 'few' I ment 'two.' Or I'm just too lazy to go on.

Recently it's been 'spiked balls.' It comes in a few varieties:

The early spike-following a question with an anticipated answer ("Didn't think so," etc.) or presumption that the poster has summed up the debate (i.e. "Nuff said." Whenever that's used it's almost a cinch that there is more to say)

The Batam League Soccer (football) response-
This is a little more complicated. It's after the fact posters claim to others that they 'owned' another in a debate or that they've shut other debators down. A variation is the claim to reputation "Most posters know me as a hard as balls blah blah blah" etc. The reason it has that name is if you aska Batam (probably spelled wrong-under 6 years old) league team who won today both teams are likely to say that they did regardless of the score. That's how I feel about those who think they 'owned' in a debate.

So by 'few' I ment 'two.' Or I'm just too lazy to go on.

Bantam?

I hate people who think they've won the debate.

POSTING IN COLOUR AND ALSO WITH CAPS LOCK ON!!!11! ...

People disagreeing with me.
*Joke!*

Racism, flaming, insulting and offensive behaviour - pretty much the same.

Bantam?

I hate people who think they've won the debate.Damn. I'd hoped you liked me...:(

I suppose I don't really have a problem with people who "think" they won, just the ones that feel like sharing that with everyone.

2)Bringing up Bush in a thread that isn't about him, whether its good or bad.

Or just claiming how everyone's always bashing USA when no one has even mentioned the country.

People who start threads and make a strong argument but never bother to post to it again (especially after all starter's points have been shot down)

How about when someone says something like "I'd tell you if I thought it would do any good."

Damn. I'd hoped you liked me...:(

I suppose I don't really have a problem with people who "think" they won, just the ones that feel like sharing that with everyone.

This is unrelated to you, but I really hate when people complain about this forum when the thing they are complaining about is exponentially better than it used to be.

POSTING IN COLOUR AND ALSO WITH CAPS LOCK ON!!!11! ...

I almost didn't see that. VERY annoying, I see what you mean.

I hate people who think they've won the debate.

Me too, especially when they make stupid comments that are completely irrelevant to the discussion.

Oh, and the -source, please- thing. Of course you have to prove your point but sometimes people want sources about things that are basic knowledge. And even though internet is huge, it does not include everything. Some people actually still read newspapers etc.

e.g.
me: btw Sweden is in EU
annoying NSr: source, please!

Omg you know what really pisses me off in threads! People. Fuck they're annoying.

I also do not like internet speak, but I use it to make fun of people who do use it BY using it. I also do not like when somebody starts trashing other types of governments without knowing what they are(capitalism AND communism). :sniper:

I've thought of a new one, and I believe it's my number 1. I hate it when people post in a thread that the topic and/or poll is stupid, and refuse to answer or chime in, then continue to bitch about the thread every 3rd post.

I hate when people always try to misuse quotes from important documents (i.e. the Constitution) to prove a point. Then when you question it, they accuse you of having a second graders take on the matter.

Some people actually still read newspapers etc.do you have a source for that?

do you have a source for that?
:D if I scan the newspaper with my address on it? Then I can put it on the ever reliable internet....

or
http://sanomawsoy.incognito.fi/annualreport2004/pics/image/fi_08_ajankaytto2004.gif

why it should be in English ;)

Bantam?

I hate people who think they've won the debate.
That or 'banner'. I haven't been around it in a while. Maybe I should have looked it up before using it, but the only reason I'm up is an upset stomach, so...

I especially hate people who claim victory because the person they are arguing with hasn't posted in x minutes or throws their hands up in disgust. As if saying "uh uh" until the person gives up is a valid debate tactic, or people having things to do in thier real life means you've won.

In general, though-just the idea and balls to claim to have won a debate-annoying.

How about when someone says something like "I'd tell you if I thought it would do any good."

I hate that, or when they say "you dont wanna know, ill give you so many sources your brain will leak out of your feet"

somebody actually said that, cant remember who though

I never can remember which Scandi countries are in the EU...

This thread is full of funny replies and I hate it when they aren't made by me.
You people with your disguisting funnyness! :upyours:

First time I used that smiley, I hate it when people use the red dude.

I never can remember which Scandi countries are in the EU...

This thread is full of funny replies and I hate it when they aren't made by me.
You people with your disguisting funnyness! :upyours:

First time I used that smiley, I hate it when people use the red dude.
But I haven't seen you claiming you do...(as the ones that annoy me)

Oh, I hate those machine gun smilies.

I never can remember which Scandi countries are in the EU...

This thread is full of funny replies and I hate it when they aren't made by me.
You people with your disguisting funnyness! :upyours:

First time I used that smiley, I hate it when people use the red dude.
Ooooooh-smiley abuse. Using the green smiley to hide the fact that you just insulted a poster (I hope you die. :D) The little headbanger is pretty annoying because (related to my posts so far) is usually used as an indication that no one is recognizing that the user feels that they have already 'won' the debate.

All gun smilies irratate me.

The eyeroll smiley is the worst of all. Don't, just don't.

People who respond to complaints by doing all the things the poster just complained about aren't neccisarily clever either. Especially if they don't see this when they quote....

I also hate it when people state something that most everyone probably knows and acts like its some monumental discovery to NSers and won't stop saying it.

What are some of the things that people do in threads that really piss you off?
Here's my top 4
1)Correcting grammar
2)Bringing up Bush in a thread that isn't about him, whether its good or bad.
3)Internet Speak ex: OMG, WoOT, pwned, teh.
4)Proclaiming someones thread "stupid" because it isn't worded how you'd like.
So what are everyone else's pet peeves?


I think you said it all there mate

I also hate it when people state something that most everyone probably knows and acts like its some monumental discovery to NSers and won't stop saying it.
I call those 'Ruebens'-things that are general knowledge that are treated as special knowledge. The name comes from Pee Wee Herman's real name, something most people know but some people will say like it's a secret only they know.

The eyeroll smiley is the worst of all. Don't, just don't.I don't use it unless I felt someone was being dreadfully sarcastic (it would be accompanied by a "har har" in that case).
I can't stand it when a certain person uses them to emphasise every one of her one sentence posts with it...

People who respond to complaints by doing all the things the poster just complained about aren't neccisarily clever either. Especially if they don't see this when they quote....:rolleyes: Right. You were just asking for that (insert an invisible Razz smiley here...)

My pet peeve is the thin skin of this forum’s users.
It seems like every other page of almost every thread includes
“UR FLAMERING!111!1!!!!111 IM TELLING TEH MODS ON U!!!!11!1!1”

I don’t know what the deal is, but 95% of what people call flaming, I call an opinion that should be respected as such and actually refuted and/or disagreed with, not declared a flame.

I've found signatures that take up more space than the post rather iritating, but that can luckily be remedied by turning them off, so I don't have a problem with it anymore.
indeed - and why do some people insist on using as many lurid colours in their sigs as possible? :confused: :mad:


i'm a hypocrite though - my sig is pretty long... but i have em switched off so its not my problem! :D

:rolleyes: Right. You were just asking for that (insert an invisible Razz smiley here...)
zing Pretty much unavoidable, wasn't it?

zing Pretty much unavoidable, wasn't it?Better me than someone else, I guess...

Better me than someone else, I guess...
At least we got it out of the way.

What are some of the things that people do in threads that really piss you off?
Here's my top 4
1)Correcting grammar
2)Bringing up Bush in a thread that isn't about him, whether its good or bad.
3)Internet Speak ex: OMG, WoOT, pwned, teh.
4)Proclaiming someones thread "stupid" because it isn't worded how you'd like.
So what are everyone else's pet peeves?


Well grammer doesn't bother me that much. I'm at work at the moment so I don't have time to be paying too much attention to my grammer. Plus 'teh' is not internet speak, its just a typing error.

Over zealous patriotism really annoys me-only when people don't have informed opinions. grr
NSers ranting about why every one on NS is Anti-American, when most aren't.

Posters who ask for opinions/theories then rubbish nearly all of them as they don't fit in with what they wanted

Well grammer doesn't bother me that much. I'm at work at the moment so I don't have time to be paying too much attention to my grammer. Plus 'teh' is not internet speak, its just a typing error.

Over zealous patriotism really annoys me-only when people don't have informed opinions. grr
NSers ranting about why every one on NS is Anti-American, when most aren't.
3. leet

n: a language originally created by computer hackers to communicate through their coding while others could not do such a thing. It misspells words that have been commonly misspelled in English, such as "Teh". It also spells most words phonetically, making it as easy to type in leet as possible. When a word ends in "X" or "cks", it is suitable to put an "orz" at the end. DO NOT put this on the end of every word. leet is also a very flexable language, so you can make your own words and modify the English language (teh smecks is a common substitute for sexy) in any way you see fit as long as it's close.

zOMG, teh l33t speek iz teh w1n!!!!111!!

I haven't been around too long but what has been annoying me so far is people who attack my lifestyle and then when I say anything at all about thiers they pull the "you are a bigot" card.
Why are they allowed to think I am an idiot and I am not allowed to disagree with them even though I really try to make noninflamitory statements.
Life just isn't fair is it?

I haven't been around too long but what has been annoying me so far is people who attack my lifestyle and then when I say anything at all about thiers they pull the "you are a bigot" card.
Why are they allowed to think I am an idiot and I am not allowed to disagree with them even though I really try to make noninflamitory statements.
Life just isn't fair is it?
This reminds me:
Presumed reaction.

They take an event, then prepose an alternative to the event and say "you know that they'd all be" whatever. I may not be explaining this one too well...but it irratates me. It's making people defend a hypothetical reaction to something-total bs.

People coming in and bitching about how they dont like the other topic or how they dont want to read another

The good ol "omg why are you talking about this again cant you people just stop fighting about it"

If you dont want to discuss the topic stay out of it ... dont spam our discussion threads with your hatred for the topic

I really hate it when people use white text to excess. Here's a plan, genius, why don't you just not say it if you don't want everyone to read it?

Additionally, people who abandon all use of punctuation give me headaches. Periods represent an extended pause, and commas represent an abbreviated pause, and this means that when you skip both, all I have is a really long string of text going through my mind without any sort of rhythym or structure to it and it burns a little peice of my soul out with it as it goes as a result I am unable to take a break in reading it and must suffer as if a long winded person were yelling in my ear. Sorry for doing that, but I needed to provide an example.

I also hate when people apologize for something they've did in the same post as when they did it. If you didn't mean to offend by calling me "a dog-eating son of a bitch", why did yyou call me one? Is the use of the delete key something that they don't teach you until second grade?

I also hate people who are selfcontradictory, as it eliminates any chance that you might ever take them seriously.

Finally, I hate it when people say that Robin Hood stole from the rich (he stole from the government) and gave to the poor (he gave to the people suffering from oppresive taxation, which made them poor).

it saddens me to see people with such strong opposing views.

I hate it when we're having a nice nerdy thread and some lowlife comes in all "why aren't you outside scoring bitches" as if he wasn't a loser spending all his time on teh intarweb, too

Oh, and the -source, please- thing. Of course you have to prove your point but sometimes people want sources about things that are basic knowledge. And even though internet is huge, it does not include everything. Some people actually still read newspapers etc.

e.g.
me: btw Sweden is in EU
annoying NSr: source, please!
I would agree to a point, but then I hate it when people make wild claims that they clearly heard "some guy" say and refuse to back it up with any sources.

1. Anti-Christianism. Especially.
2. Speling and grammer mistakes.
3. People who are too stupid to realize that #2 was intentional (or that it is, in fact, incorrect).
4. People who have their underoos on a bit too tight/ thin-skinned.
5. Anti-Conservatism.

In respective order.