MSE irritations...

isayoldchap

ajaxgeezer wrote: »

Grrrr @ folk who hijack a thread to bang on with their own morality, such as one on the mortgage board which has been used as a vehicle for someone to go on and on and on about bank charges.

Grr even louder @ some of the silly acronyms that pointless. DD? I had to PM someone once to ask what a thread was about, I had no idea. DD is darling daughter by the way, for anyone who doesn't know. DD???!?!
I mean... !!!!!!?

People who ask advice, then when the truth is told to them, they can't hack it. LOL why am I here when I moan so much?

ajaxgeezer
Nice post just finding !!!!!! a little difficult.....:rotfl:So PO doesn't mean post office then?

xjlmummy

I honestly never know whether to use the DD OH etc acronyms - yes it takes a while to work them out (doh! I have just worked out OP is "original poster" & OS is "old style", but then again on some fora (lol forums if you prefer) you think people view you as a bumpkin if you don't use the right acronym...

And yes, I punctuate text messages too :rotfl:
S.x

---lee---

Useful guide to abbreviations here. There are quite a few of these scattered about on MSE and even more on the net.

Someone asked earlier about the automatic censorship - yes there are a list of words which are maintained by admin.

Pet hates and Irritations

• Signatures – they are just so naff – especially diary type ones. I can’t see why anything should be so important that it needs to be broadcast with every post without fail. I know you can turn them off but I want to know who the boardguides are.
• Thread hijacking.
• Signatures again.
• Abuse of newbies – ok they might be trolls but who knows – at least give them the benefit of the doubt.
• Judgemental posts.
• Hugs and kisses – meaningless posts.

Hugs and kisses to all xxxx




07:00 – Woke up.
07:05 – Censored.
07:06 – Had a shower. It was a really good shower this morning and I washed my hair.
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Blah blah

Lost 1.78453R ounces this week and saved £1.20 by scavenging in the bins and retrieving an out of date sandwidge for lunch :eek:

Scarlett1

boom chukka wah wah

Mark7799

Most of my irritations have been said already - among them are:-

People who post questions when the answers are already on a thread on the same page - why can't they be bothered to read a bit more first?

(Pinched from weatherwax's post)

The Discussion Forum on this site used to have a bit of spark to it but it has been reduced to a dying splutter since the 'girly' element became more prolific.

Apologies to any female board guides who would like to see a bit more contentiousness permitted, but are simply overwhelmed by the whingers, and to those who leap to report this post as being 'sexist'..... I'm a woman.(okay - this bit doesn't apply to me:o )

Couldn't have put that better myself.

---lee---

...and people who say, I've not read/did not have time to read the other posts and other such excuses and then go on to add something that's already been said several times.

I think somone already said this earlier but I can't be bothered to read the posts

xjlmummy

...and people who say, I've not read/did not have time to read the other posts and other such excuses and then go on to add something that's already been said several times.

I think somone already said this earlier but I can't be bothered to read the posts :rotfl:

tra_2

What irritates me the most, actually what I HATE the most is how some people are simply very nasty in what they post. If they disagree, why can it not be said in a grown up and mature manner rather than a horrid pointless one liner! I am getting to the point where I'm not sure I will be visiting the boards for much longer.

Glad I got that one off my chest!

harryhound

I used too work in an office mainly staffed by Indians (The Asian sort no jokes about cowboys) and we had fun making a list of English words that had been imported from India, such as Bungalow:single story building.

Here is a challenge to flush out the list of MSE's forbidden words that should be removed from the English language posted on this forum. I have fallen over a few, too stupid to be annoying, that would not even get a giggle from my maiden aunt.

!!!!! cat: Childish description of a 4 legged pet animal.

When bad things happen, if is not !!!!-up it must be conspiracy: Originally raising something above its natural position as in preparing a musket to fire or correcting an entry in an official accounting document, without erasing or crossing out the original entry.

Queer the pitch: Say something that prevents anticipated agreement.

I am sure you must have found some more?

Harry.

Woops, queer is back in favour.

xjlmummy

harryhound wrote: »

Here is a challenge to flush out the list of MSE's forbidden words that should be removed from the English language posted on this forum. I have fallen over a few, too stupid to be annoying, that would not even get a giggle from my maiden aunt.

!!!!! cat: Childish description of a 4 legged pet animal.

When bad things happen, if is not !!!!-up it must be conspiracy: Originally raising something above its natural position as in preparing a musket to fire or correcting an entry in an official accounting document, without erasing or crossing out the original entry.

Queer the pitch: Say something that prevents anticipated agreement.

I am sure you must have found some more?

Harry.

Woops, queer is back in favour.

LOL yes, on another forum we were discussing must-read books...took me a while to realise who Charles Penisens was...and the girl from Cockermouth in Cumbria got a whole new reputation! :rotfl: I guess it's just as well no-one recommended Fanny by Gaslight?