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Ever find a post that makes you so mad you start furiously typing a reply, only to rewrite and write it again, then finally have worked yourself into such a fume that you just have to close the window and leave the keyboard? 
Not usually on PH for me, but if you include all forums I visit I must have this happen about 10 times a day! my poor blood pressure
How many do you type a day that never get posted?
Not usually on PH for me, but if you include all forums I visit I must have this happen about 10 times a day! my poor blood pressure
How many do you type a day that never get posted?
i have a few i dont post but only because once ive read them they dont make sense or i might of got hold of the wrong end of the stick completely and typed a load of old tosh. I have started to reply to a couple of threads today but closed the window prior to sending as I just didnt want to get into that sort of conversation
In the words of Blue Oyster Cult "Dont fear the reaper"
ZR1cliff said:
I will admit that judgemental stuff gets my goat sometimes and how lightly people treat death.
In the words of Blue Oyster Cult "Dont fear the reaper"
I try not to take anything on the internet seriously. You rarely know the context it was written in or the writers sense of humour.
Having said that some of the messages on the IMDB forums drive me nuts. A lot of political & religious ramblings by people who don't understand politics or religion.
>> Edited by dick dastardly on Wednesday 16th November 15:16
Having said that some of the messages on the IMDB forums drive me nuts. A lot of political & religious ramblings by people who don't understand politics or religion.
>> Edited by dick dastardly on Wednesday 16th November 15:16
I can't believe how some people get up their own a*se about message boards sometimes. You'd think they had precious little to do and were in a room full of real people. For God's sake get out and get a life!
Nothing on here should be taken seriously, but the sort of threads I never post on are:
My best friend/close relation has just died - grief is not something a load of unknown keyboard warriors need/want to know about.
I've just driven 20 miles and found the swimming pool closed - waste of bandwidth (you know who you are
)
I've got a turbo nutter bastard ricer that is twice as fast as the USS Enterprise - Yeah, okay.
i jst do txt spk msg rtin - Spell properly or go away child.
Nothing on here should be taken seriously, but the sort of threads I never post on are:
My best friend/close relation has just died - grief is not something a load of unknown keyboard warriors need/want to know about.
I've just driven 20 miles and found the swimming pool closed - waste of bandwidth (you know who you are
) I've got a turbo nutter bastard ricer that is twice as fast as the USS Enterprise - Yeah, okay.
i jst do txt spk msg rtin - Spell properly or go away child.
Oh I tend to do that rather a lot.
Especially when I look at what I've just written and the thread I've replied to and thought "How many people who know me are reading this?".
With PH its probably under a half dozen, other forums could be up to a dozen or more - which is never a good sign!
Added to my GF knowing my PH login name, there are some threads where one is better off not saying a word!
Especially when I look at what I've just written and the thread I've replied to and thought "How many people who know me are reading this?".
With PH its probably under a half dozen, other forums could be up to a dozen or more - which is never a good sign!
Added to my GF knowing my PH login name, there are some threads where one is better off not saying a word!
Gazboy said:
I was going to rant about an absolute arsehole organising double yellows down our street, against the wishes of the residents, and completely ignoring our points and views. I hope he falls off a ladder. But I thought better of it...
Well restrained
im proud of you! Of all the silly things I find its the computer games forums that get me the most. World of Warcraft forums are... odd
ofcorsa said:
i freqent a few forums,but dont post alot, But not because i get infuriated. Normally i type a reply then think, Do i care enough to post? Do others care much it? will it add anything to peoples life?
(I was gonna close this window now....but what hell il let one go lol)
Yup, do it all the time. usually re-read and think, nah I'll look a pranny if I write that, or I might be wrong, so don't want to look a pranny.
The self-judgement eats me up, so i never bother half the time.
However, pranny or not, I'm posting this. Judge what you will.
tiga84 said:
i freqent a few forums,but dont post alot, But not because i get infuriated. Normally i type a reply then think, Do i care enough to post? Do others care much it? will it add anything to peoples life?
(I was gonna close this window now....but what hell il let one go lol)
Yup, do it all the time. usually re-read and think, nah I'll look a pranny if I write that, or I might be wrong, so don't want to look a pranny.
The self-judgement eats me up, so i never bother half the time.
However, pranny or not, I'm posting this. Judge what you will.
I have no idea what a pranny is but you are obviously a prime example of one from that post.
dieseljohn said:
i freqent a few forums,but dont post alot, But not because i get infuriated. Normally i type a reply then think, Do i care enough to post? Do others care much it? will it add anything to peoples life?
(I was gonna close this window now....but what hell il let one go lol)
Yup, do it all the time. usually re-read and think, nah I'll look a pranny if I write that, or I might be wrong, so don't want to look a pranny.
The self-judgement eats me up, so i never bother half the time.
However, pranny or not, I'm posting this. Judge what you will.
I have no idea what a pranny is but you are obviously a prime example of one from that post.
One of those words that you never really know what they are, but are derogatory nonetheless. Like Twonk.
Thanks for your support though.
Mrs Fish said:
I've just driven 20 miles and found the swimming pool closed - waste of bandwidth (you know who you are
I presume you are talking about me, if you are get your facts right
Quite correct, I was that disinterested that I may have not got the facts quite right. However, the fact that as a moderator of the forums, and your propensity to close threads that are apparently not interesting enough, does not give you the right to post utter rubbish. The fact that on that day in question within the space of a few minutes you post about a problem with your (not so) local swimming pool and a wasp sting, is at best inconsistent. What is worse is that if I remember correctly, both threads ran to over two pages of utter drivel within a very short time.
PH just isn't what it was when I joined.
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