MSE irritations...

viktory

.....What, if anything, do you find annoying about MSE? Is it the trolls? The AE's? Do you get irritated by the moderation on the boards? Or is there nothing that annoys you about this site?

Personally, I find it frustrating when I never discover a resolution to a problem/question that may have been posted. You know the situation, so and so posts about a problem they have and gets loads of advice and support but then the thread drops off and I never find out how the problem was resolved. I know I am probably guilty of this myself,but sometimes I do wonder what happened with *insert user name here*.

What are your MSE irritations?

b33r

people who post asking what my irritations of posts are

Lol no only joking, yeh i have agree, I haven't been here long but I find it hard to keep track of threads I was interested in, nothing you can do about that with it having so many members. Obviously the trolls to.

The other thing that annoys me is how some of the "higher post count people" can really flame a newbie when they ask a perfectly valid question, yes it probably has been posted before, but what takes more effort - answering it and perhaps linking to a previous thread or having a go at them to use search. Its likely to put new people off who may one day have made a good contribution. I was a reader for a long time before I started posting and I think that was the reason.

Anywho...

viktory

I also need to add having my threads moved without so much as a by your leave...especially this one. I don't think it is a suggestion, more an idea for a discussion....:rolleyes:

sleepymy

I don't think the trolls are any worse than the flamers. It's only that some of the worst flamers are heavily disguised as regular members that they seem to get away with it. I find it funny when the same flamers have the cheek to complain about the trolls ruining the site, they honestly don't see the irony.

(not directed at the OP btw)

Elliesmum

Now I'm confused - it's not hard. What's a flamer? Can someone also tell me what a troll is, I think I know, but then again...............?

EM xx

sleepymy

Trolls usually come onto a website and post threads to suck people in. Flamers can be known members who repeatedly post deliberately inflammatory messages to basically start a row.

They are similar but Trolls tend to be short lived and flamers tend to be more long term.

judderman62

don't get me started :whistle: :whistle:

but just one thing I'll mention is the uber PC correctness on here and the fact that even the mildest of swear words are censored/removed - get a life moderators - seriously :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

judderman62

Elliesmum wrote: »

Now I'm confused - it's not hard. What's a flamer? Can someone also tell me what a troll is, I think I know, but then again...............?

EM xx

I thought it was someone who grilled burgers at Burger King

sleepymy

judderman62 wrote: »

don't get me started :whistle: :whistle:

but just one thing I'll mention is the uber PC correctness on here and the fact that even the mildest of swear words are censored/removed - get a life moderators - seriously :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Are they censored by admin or automatically by the forum software?

Dumbledore55

Posting on a thread a really well thought out and I believe helpful post and the thread just dies immediately!

Watch this space.................

aurora_borealis_2

viktory wrote: »

.....What, if anything, do you find annoying about MSE? Is it the trolls? The AE's? Do you get irritated by the moderation on the boards? Or is there nothing that annoys you about this site?

Personally, I find it frustrating when I never discover a resolution to a problem/question that may have been posted. You know the situation, so and so posts about a problem they have and gets loads of advice and support but then the thread drops off and I never find out how the problem was resolved. I know I am probably guilty of this myself,but sometimes I do wonder what happened with *insert user name here*.

What are your MSE irritations?

To track the threads you've posted on:
Go to user cp>options>messaging>there's a drop down menu that allos you to subscribe to threads either with or without email notification.

If you haven't posted on a thread but want to track it, use thread tools>subscribe to this thread

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