# BrainGlutton, enough already **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532 "2014-08-26T03:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/1 "2014-08-26T03:30:53Z")
I can’t count the number of times **BrainGlutton** has posted articles with no thought whatsoever. He posts either a link to the article or, more annoying, 3-4 paragraphs of the article in a quote box; he adds NOTHING of his own, nor even the briefest of TL;DR summaries. But now, he has not only posted a link to an article, not only used only the headline of the article as a summary, but also double posted _the exact same post_ to two [different](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670891&postcount=16323) [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670902&postcount=2179). Seriously, **BrainGlutton** , just fucking stop. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/2 "2014-08-26T05:02:57Z")
Freak freely, **BG.** Nobody has to read anything they don’t want to. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/3 "2014-08-26T05:09:10Z")
As far as offensive posting types go… Eh. \*\*BG \*\*could elaborate a little more on what he thinks, but it’s a pretty minor evil, all things considered. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/4 "2014-08-26T05:44:45Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > But now, he has not only posted a link to an article, not only used only the headline of the article as a summary, but also double posted _the exact same post_ to two [different](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670891&postcount=16323) [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670902&postcount=2179). Oh, he does that all the time. It’s because his posts are very important, and if he doesn’t repeat them in multiple threads, there’s a small but real risk that people won’t read what he has to say. It’s perfectly reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/5 "2014-08-26T07:49:38Z")
Here’s the offending post: > [@Stupid Republican idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16328): > > [Linda Chavez: Michael Brown shouldn’t be described as “unarmed” because he was so big.](http://www.salon.com/2014/08/25/fox_contributor_michael_brown_shouldnt_be_described_as_unarmed_because_he_was_so_big/) LOL: Reyemile you hyper-sensitive imbecile, there’s nothing wrong with that. The statement is clear, relevant and if you want details you can click the link. I hate to break it to you, but this isn’t grammar school: we’re posting to fight ignorance, not express our feelings in our own words. Brainglutton’s posts fight ignorance: your whining does not. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/6 "2014-08-26T08:38:24Z")
> [@](#): > > (2) Only quote directly in very rare circumstances. Instead of repeating a source word-for-word, read the article, attempt to understand it, and rephrase what it says in your own words. Again, include a link to the source if the source is available online. Otherwise indicate a reference to the source (e.g. Science News, issue x, pages yy-zz). From [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7696968&postcount=3). What **BG** posted was literally the title of the article at Salon. He does this lots and lots and lots. Your last paragraph is : A) Wrong and B) A pathetic pile of shit. Is **BG** giving you some action or something? Don’t wrap your crap in “fighting ignorance.” ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/7 "2014-08-26T09:28:53Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Here’s the offending post: > > > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > > [Linda Chavez: Michael Brown shouldn’t be described as “unarmed” because he was so big.](http://www.salon.com/2014/08/25/fox_contributor_michael_brown_shouldnt_be_described_as_unarmed_because_he_was_so_big/) > > LOL: Reyemile you hyper-sensitive imbecile, there’s nothing wrong with that. The statement is clear, relevant and if you want details you can click the link. If BrainGultton had started a thread with just that one headline, he’d be in the wrong, but as a post in the middle of the enormous Stupid Republicans thread, it is clearly an example of a Stupid Republican. Crossposting is a no-no, of course, as a general rule. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/8 "2014-08-26T11:49:41Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Nobody has to read anything they don’t want to. I’ve seen this sentiment expressed before. It was stupid then and it is stupid now. Is something annoying, offensive, or just plain wrong? Shut up, it’s not like you had to read it. It’s not the fault of the poster who posted the dumb ass remark, it’s the fault of the reader for reading it. “Nobody has to read anything they don’t want to” has got to be one of the most asinine and self serving thoughts I have ever come across. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/9 "2014-08-26T11:56:08Z")
Some times if you are going for effect it is better to just post a link. I love it when something catches my attention, I click on the link and get a good laugh from the ultimate destination. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/10 "2014-08-26T13:21:43Z")
I don’t know what to think of this until I hear Michael Lind’s opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/11 "2014-08-26T13:23:33Z")
I absolutely loathe “link posts.” It’s the brainless tweetverse invading us. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/12 "2014-08-26T14:27:21Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > I’ve seen this sentiment expressed before. It was stupid then and it is stupid now. Is something annoying, offensive, or just plain wrong? Shut up, it’s not like you had to read it. It’s not the fault of the poster who posted the dumb ass remark, it’s the fault of the reader for reading it. “Nobody has to read anything they don’t want to” has got to be one of the most asinine and self serving thoughts I have ever come across. Then you have lived a very sheltered life. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/13 "2014-08-26T14:29:18Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > If BrainGultton had started a thread with just that one headline, he’d be in the wrong, but as a post in the middle of the enormous Stupid Republicans thread, it is clearly an example of a Stupid Republican. > > Crossposting is a no-no, of course, as a general rule. But what about composting? I can still do that, right? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/14 "2014-08-26T14:35:21Z")
So long as you only talk about it in one thread. Composting crossposting isn’t cool. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/15 "2014-08-26T14:39:02Z")
> [@andros](#): > > So long as you only talk about it in one thread. Composting crossposting isn’t cool. I see. Well, some people think composting is bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/16 "2014-08-26T14:44:18Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > But what about composting? I can still do that, right? > [@andros](#): > > So long as you only talk about it in one thread. Composting crossposting isn’t cool. And THAT thread should be in the GQ forum. Or the [del]This Old House[/del] Barn House forum. I’m never quite sure… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/17 "2014-08-26T14:56:17Z")
As long as the link text clearly states what the gist of the article is about, and the article is pertinent to the thread, I see no problem. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/18 "2014-08-26T14:56:39Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I see. Well, some people think composting is bullshit. Oh, no you don’t! You are _not_ getting away with that stinker! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/19 "2014-08-26T14:59:58Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > As long as the link text clearly states what the gist of the article is about, and the article is pertinent to the thread, I see no problem. Done it a bunch of times, when the threads in question have a common link, and first few times I did, I would add an acknowledgement, as if in anticipation of a rebuke that never arrived. So I figured it was considered more or less kosher. Either that, or its because I am universally loved and admired. Nah. That ain’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/20 "2014-08-26T15:05:12Z")
The subject seems to have diverged a little here. Posting a link into an ongoing thread, preferably with a line or two of helpful context, is fine. Posting a link, with little or no added context or comment, as an OP, is criminal… and never returning to the discussion should make it a capital offense. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532.md?page=2)