THE OFFICIAL THREAD: forums pet hate

[Second Best]

People who write their reply above the quoted message. Really jars with how forums display.

macdeb said:

'Enjoy' WTF is that supposed to mean? If you can't put together a coherent reply and have to resort to this latest abbreviation and dumbing down then stay silent. I hate it in restaurants and loathe it here. Rant over, as you were.

[colin_p]

Happy clapping progressive lefty types, they seem to be everywhere these days, and not growing out of it as traditionally used to (and should) happen. That, or I'm a grumpier old man than I may have realised.

They should be on a yoghurt knitting forum instead, with all their being nice all the time, everyone is a winner (yay) and happy clapping nonsense.

We are mainly middle aged (with some older fossils) men and should be grumpy and hate many things.

[B'stard Child]

Also fks up the quote facility and you have to quote all

Second Best said:

People who write their reply above the quoted message. Really jars with how forums display.

macdeb said:

'Enjoy' WTF is that supposed to mean? If you can't put together a coherent reply and have to resort to this latest abbreviation and dumbing down then stay silent. I hate it in restaurants and loathe it here. Rant over, as you were.

[Roger Irrelevant]

donkmeister said:

Also threads where someone has made a mistake (e.g. they misread the OP) and instead of saying "whoops, I misunderstood/misread/focused on something you weren't actually talking about so I can flex this piece of knowledge I recently acquired" just doubles down again, and again, and again.

I've got to disagree with this one - watching somebody choose to die on a completely indefensible hill is one of the great pleasures of internet forums. As an Alan Partridge fan I think of it as the 'Worth of Boast Worlds' strategy.

[Second Best]

your wrong

Roger Irrelevant said:

donkmeister said:

Also threads where someone has made a mistake (e.g. they misread the OP) and instead of saying "whoops, I misunderstood/misread/focused on something you weren't actually talking about so I can flex this piece of knowledge I recently acquired" just doubles down again, and again, and again.

I've got to disagree with this one - watching somebody choose to die on a completely indefensible hill is one of the great pleasures of internet forums. As an Alan Partridge fan I think of it as the 'Worth of Boast Worlds' strategy.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Delete.

Someone a year or two ago was asking how to do a pond delete in their garden.

EGR delete. Cat delete. Just no, mate. It's EGR removal or bypass. Same with your catalytic converter.

Particular favourites to grind my gears, as already mentioned, pull the trigger on, wrist time and any poor grammar or spelling.

[Roger Irrelevant]

Second Best said:

your wrong

Roger Irrelevant said:

donkmeister said:

Also threads where someone has made a mistake (e.g. they misread the OP) and instead of saying "whoops, I misunderstood/misread/focused on something you weren't actually talking about so I can flex this piece of knowledge I recently acquired" just doubles down again, and again, and again.

I've got to disagree with this one - watching somebody choose to die on a completely indefensible hill is one of the great pleasures of internet forums. As an Alan Partridge fan I think of it as the 'Worth of Boast Worlds' strategy.

In you're opinion

[2 GKC]

Jules Sunley said:

Brought when they mean bought.

All other spelling and grammar errors.

Acronyms us over 40's need to Google.

People who start arguments for no reason.

Why have you put an apostrophe in 40s?

[markymarkthree]

Lazy folk that having asked a tech question just put TIA and that's it.

[Lo-Fi]

In my opinion/personally/IMHO/I reckon.

Price point.

SWMBO.

Delete.

Sports car/sporty.

Sports.

Season.

[Spare tyre]

MX5

[loafer123]

People who say “the wife”.

It’s not the 1970s, thank goodness.

[Spare tyre]

loafer123 said:

People who say “the wife”.

It’s not the 1970s, thank goodness.

It’s her indoors now breadbin, cmon

[loafer123]

Spare tyre said:

loafer123 said:

People who say “the wife”.

It’s not the 1970s, thank goodness.

It’s her indoors now breadbin, cmon

I presume the “h” is silent?

[Roger Irrelevant]

EmailAddress said:

Roger Irrelevant said:

Second Best said:

your wrong

Roger Irrelevant said:

donkmeister said:

Also threads where someone has made a mistake (e.g. they misread the OP) and instead of saying "whoops, I misunderstood/misread/focused on something you weren't actually talking about so I can flex this piece of knowledge I recently acquired" just doubles down again, and again, and again.

I've got to disagree with this one - watching somebody choose to die on a completely indefensible hill is one of the great pleasures of internet forums. As an Alan Partridge fan I think of it as the 'Worth of Boast Worlds' strategy.

In you're opinion

Quote-a-thons.

Only to add nothing.

Get back to mumsnet.

[deja.vu]

EmailAddress said:

Roger Irrelevant said:

Second Best said:

your wrong

Roger Irrelevant said:

donkmeister said:

Also threads where someone has made a mistake (e.g. they misread the OP) and instead of saying "whoops, I misunderstood/misread/focused on something you weren't actually talking about so I can flex this piece of knowledge I recently acquired" just doubles down again, and again, and again.

I've got to disagree with this one - watching somebody choose to die on a completely indefensible hill is one of the great pleasures of internet forums. As an Alan Partridge fan I think of it as the 'Worth of Boast Worlds' strategy.

In you're opinion

Quote-a-thons.

Only to add nothing.

[Turtle Shed]

"Ask me how I know".

[LunarOne]

deja.vu said:

Somebody spent a significant amount of time creating that. The mind boggles.

[DoctorX]

People who start responses to other posters with ‘Not really’

[yellowbentines]

Nothing.

I think its all pretty much perfect.