GC Pet Peeves

[docetboy]

Amen, Brother.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Amen!

My GC Pet Peeve: When a PNM starts a Recruitment Thread and you have to wade through 100 "Good luck!" posts. I just want to read her story!

Yeah, that does get annoying....

[KSigkid]

Nitpicking on spelling. I'm a journalism major and an accomplished writer, and I don't even care. Also, some of the people doing the nitpicking have less than perfect grammar themselves (ending sentences with prepositions, incomplete sentences, etc.)

KSigRC's work as well. If you don't want to know the truth, don't ask the question.

[Stef the Pef]

Greek posters.

Like, actual Greeks from Greece.

I don't know what they're talking about!

[NutBrnHair]

When the rudest posts come from the Moderators.

[ADPiShannan]

When people complain all the time about what others say or think but really they should look at themselves and realize they are the problem because they are always complaining.

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by docetboy

When people act like what happens on GC actually matters. Come on folks, it's a message board!!!

I agree with this one.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

When the rudest posts come from the Moderators.

Up yours you old bat.

Sorry, that was too easy.

And I hate to break it to y'all but a lot of these are INTERNET pet peeves.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

When the rudest posts come from the Moderators.

Agree! The mods should be some of the nicer posters...but it doesn't always happen like that....

[AlphaFrog]

My pet peeve is when certain people try to be esoteric when they call people out.

/Irony of the statement fully intended.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

My pet peeve is when certain people try to be esoteric when they call people out.

/Irony of the statement fully intended.

If you are referring to me...I wasn't specifically calling you out, I was saying that ANYONE who criticizes spelling or grammar on the site should have perfect grammar themselves.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

If you are referring to me...I wasn't specifically calling you out, I was saying that ANYONE who criticizes spelling or grammar on the site should have perfect grammar themselves.

No, it really wasn't you. I understand what you're saying. You have to admit though, there's a difference between typing like a normal college educated human being who occasionally makes typos aNd tYpInG LiKe An ElEvEn YeAr OlD oN aN iM tO hEr BfF tAhT lIvEs ThReE sTaTeS aWaY, AnD hvAe NeVeR mEt IrL, bUt i SwEaR sHe'S sTilL dA bOmB. I realize I'm exaggerating, but there are some posters who's posts are difficult to read due to grammar/capitalization/spelling/paragraphs.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

No, it really wasn't you. I understand what you're saying. You have to admit though, there's a difference between typing like a normal college educated human being who occasionally makes typos aNd tYpInG LiKe An ElEvEn YeAr OlD oN aN iM tO hEr BfF tAhT lIvEs ThReE sTaTeS aWaY, AnD hvAe NeVeR mEt IrL, bUt i SwEaR sHe'S sTilL dA bOmB. I realize I'm exaggerating, but there are some posters who's posts are difficult to read due to grammar/capitalization/spelling/paragraphs.

I know, at times it can get ridiculous, but I also see some really nitpicky edits being made. I do copy editing as part of my job, so I understand the urge, but then those same people who are doing the editing use incorrect grammar and spelling in their posts. Re-reading some of my posts, I tend to have run-on sentences, long paragraphs, end with prepositions, etc., so I generally don't criticize other's grammar (unless it's something really awful, like your example).

It bothers me in the same way as this scenario that I've also seen on the board: Someone criticises a poster for continually posting about a topic, but then the person who is doing the criticizing goes on to post 1000 posts about their job/academic program.

Maybe it's just me though; I realize these may be problems on all message boards, but this is really the only one I frequent.

[AlphaFrog]

So, basically, hypocrites are your pet peeve. I can go with that.


BTW...I meant Rudey constantly harping on the same thing over and over trying to act like the person doesn't know he's talking about them. It gets annoying reading it all the time.

[Buttonz]

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