Rants on how people post

[Dillagii]

man i hate Fat_bulldog

I hate you so much I punch myself every time I think about you when I'm in bed or on the toilet.

You think about omaha while you are in bed?

[Fat_Bulldog]

Unless it's omaha and bulldog saying how much they hate each other. Somehow that doesn't get old.

correct and hilarious.

fixed

The only thing worse is when Dil gets involved. Then I can't decide whether I want to ban you guys or just blow up my computer.

You should blow up yourself. Really, it isn't that big of a deal. I haven't done that in forever. I'll just be serious for now on.

[omaha_red]

i love it when people tell other people how to post

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Two posting "techniques" that really annoy me:

Example 1:
maddash is a big fat douche bag
People who quote others without including the poster's name. Sometimes it works when your post immediately follows theirs, but a lot of times in a busy baseball thread I'll see something quoted with nothing to indicate who actually said what's being quote. Who are you quoting?! You're not quoting at that point, you're just writing stuff with a tan background to it. Your highschool English teacher would be less than pleased.

Example 2:
someone who apparently (maybe) agrees with what this douche bag wrote:
this douche bag wrote:
maddash is a big fat douche bag


People who just quote others. That's it. That's all they do. They just quote them and write nothing else. I'm assume they're quoting that person because they agree with them, maybe? I mean, even a simple + after the quote is enough for me to get what you're saying, but simply quoting someone is (for me at least) like just repeating something someone just said, which is very annoying.

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by wart57 on Wed May 21, 2008 4:47 pm

Two posting "techniques" that really annoy me:

Example 1:
maddash is a big fat douche bag
People who quote others without including the poster's name. Sometimes it works when your post immediately follows theirs, but a lot of times in a busy baseball thread I'll see something quoted with nothing to indicate who actually said what's being quote. Who are you quoting?! You're not quoting at that point, you're just writing stuff with a tan background to it. Your highschool English teacher would be less than pleased.

Example 2:
someone who apparently (maybe) agrees with what this douche bag wrote:
this douche bag wrote:
maddash is a big fat douche bag


People who just quote others. That's it. That's all they do. They just quote them and write nothing else. I'm assume they're quoting that person because they agree with them, maybe? I mean, even a simple + after the quote is enough for me to get what you're saying, but simply quoting someone is (for me at least) like just repeating something someone just said, which is very annoying.

What are other posting styles that annoy you?
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by haltz on Wed May 21, 2008 4:49 pm

I do the first thing a lot. When I want to respond to a specific part of a post, for some reason it's easier to just copy/paste the small part than hit quote and delete what I don't want to reply to or I think isn't pertinent or whatever.Set your phasers on funky.
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by omaha_red on Wed May 21, 2008 4:49 pm


Example 1:
maddash is a big fat douche bag
People who quote others without including the poster's name. Sometimes it works when your post immediately follows theirs, but a lot of times in a busy baseball thread I'll see something quoted with nothing to indicate who actually said what's being quote. Who are you quoting?! You're not quoting at that point, you're just writing stuff with a tan background to it. Your highschool English teacher would be less than pleased.

Example 2:
someone who apparently (maybe) agrees with what this douche bag wrote:
this douche bag wrote:
maddash is a big fat douche bag


People who just quote others. That's it. That's all they do. They just quote them and write nothing else. I'm assume they're quoting that person because they agree with them, maybe? I mean, even a simple + after the quote is enough for me to get what you're saying, but simply quoting someone is (for me at least) like just repeating something someone just said, which is very annoying.

What are other posting styles that annoy you?

you're indeed a douche bag
Denise: Well, maybe if you tucked it in a little.
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by wart57 on Wed May 21, 2008 4:50 pm

omaha_red wrote:

Example 1:
maddash is a big fat douche bag
People who quote others without including the poster's name. Sometimes it works when your post immediately follows theirs, but a lot of times in a busy baseball thread I'll see something quoted with nothing to indicate who actually said what's being quote. Who are you quoting?! You're not quoting at that point, you're just writing stuff with a tan background to it. Your highschool English teacher would be less than pleased.

Example 2:
someone who apparently (maybe) agrees with what this douche bag wrote:
this douche bag wrote:
maddash is a big fat douche bag


People who just quote others. That's it. That's all they do. They just quote them and write nothing else. I'm assume they're quoting that person because they agree with them, maybe? I mean, even a simple + after the quote is enough for me to get what you're saying, but simply quoting someone is (for me at least) like just repeating something someone just said, which is very annoying.

What are other posting styles that annoy you?

you're indeed a douche bag

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by Leroy on Wed May 21, 2008 4:50 pm

haltz wrote:
I do the first thing a lot. When I want to respond to a specific part of a post, for some reason it's easier to just copy/paste the small part than hit quote and delete what I don't want to reply to or I think isn't pertinent or whatever.

I've noticed. It is best though, to say who you are quoting, so I can read the name and decide whether to dismiss the comment out of hand without wasting time reading it.The Mt. Rushmore of the St. Louis Cardinals:

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by haltz on Wed May 21, 2008 4:53 pm

Leroy wrote:
haltz wrote:
I do the first thing a lot. When I want to respond to a specific part of a post, for some reason it's easier to just copy/paste the small part than hit quote and delete what I don't want to reply to or I think isn't pertinent or whatever.

I've noticed. It is best though, to say who you are quoting, so I can read the name and decide whether to dismiss the comment out of hand without wasting time reading it.
Fair enough. I'll work on it.

Huge quotes annoy me. Especially when it's like 9 quote boxes within each other. Unless it's omaha and bulldog saying how much they hate each other. Somehow that doesn't get old.Set your phasers on funky.
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by Leroy on Wed May 21, 2008 4:55 pm

haltz wrote:
Leroy wrote:
haltz wrote:
I do the first thing a lot. When I want to respond to a specific part of a post, for some reason it's easier to just copy/paste the small part than hit quote and delete what I don't want to reply to or I think isn't pertinent or whatever.

I've noticed. It is best though, to say who you are quoting, so I can read the name and decide whether to dismiss the comment out of hand without wasting time reading it.
Fair enough. I'll work on it.

Huge quotes annoy me. Especially when it's like 9 quote boxes within each other. Unless it's omaha and bulldog saying how much they hate each other. Somehow that doesn't get old.

I was really just teasin'.The Mt. Rushmore of the St. Louis Cardinals:

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by thrill on Wed May 21, 2008 4:55 pm

haltz wrote:
Unless it's omaha and bulldog saying how much they hate each other. Somehow that doesn't get old.
Incorrect.G. Keenan wrote:
That's a scary thought. From now on I'm using condoms.
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by omaha_red on Wed May 21, 2008 4:56 pm

thrill wrote:
haltz wrote:
Unless it's omaha and bulldog saying how much they hate each other. Somehow that doesn't get old.
correct and hilarious.

fixed

I'm calling MaskedMan out on this one - which is unfair because he's not the only one - but those massive copy-and-pastes from outside articles are annoying. Who in the world actually takes the time to read those?

[heyzeus]

This rant makes me angry.

[TheoSqua]

The massive quote boxes are easily my biggest posting pet peeve, especially when they contain pictures.

I agree with this, unless the photo is of FRBG. You can never have too many instances of the FRBG photos.

[obucard]

The massive quote boxes are easily my biggest posting pet peeve, especially when they contain pictures.

I agree with this, unless the photo is of FRBG. You can never have too many instances of the FRBG photos.

[Michael]

I can configure the number of nested quotes.

[TabascoElvis]

I can configure the number of nested quotes.

show off

[Socnorb11]

My biggest pet peeve is people who use something like "OMG!" or "I can't believe this!" for the subject line.

Those aren't subjects. They're reactions. Tell us what the thread is about so we can decide whether we want to waste time reading it or not.