# Double Posters, get over it. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 14, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699 "2003-04-14T18:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/21 "2003-04-14T20:21:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by asterion \* > \*\*You know, these almost make more sense than the OP. \*\* I was ranting all right? And I’m not at my most lucid when I’m grotpummulated. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/22 "2003-04-14T20:24:22Z")
Sorry, that’s grotpumm **i** lated. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/23 "2003-04-14T20:54:09Z")
Well, I actually agree with the OP, FW that’s W. It’s dumb to post, “Gee, I dunno how that happened.” We all KNOW how that happened–you clicked on Submit twice, either because you’ve got a nervous mouse finger, or because you didn’t believe that your post was going through when the window just hung there while the hamsters thought it over, so instead of clicking on Refresh or Preview to see if your post went through, you clicked on Submit again. And whether the double post was truly accidental or simply dumbassness, it’s silly to post an “oops”. When we see double posts, we all know what happened. Don’t say “oops”, too. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/24 "2003-04-14T21:07:52Z")
What’s your stance on typo corrections? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/25 "2003-04-14T21:34:26Z")
Not all double posts are the result of the user hitting the button twice. When the boards are really slow, they’ll sometimes hiccup and double post **all on their own** (cue spooky Scooby Doo music) I still think posting a follow-up message just to say “I didn’t mean to double post, sorry!” is about as lame as lame can be. Of course, I also hate people who follow-up with typo corrections. And people who drive slow in the left lane. And black people. And people who breathe in really loud through their nose, then out through their mouth. And people who own reptiles. And people who eat at Arby’s. And people who always post their sigs. ---
**Author:** ![Dryga\_Yes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dryga\_Yes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryga_Yes)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/26 "2003-04-14T21:36:56Z")
I’d say that it depends on what the typo is. 🙂 If you missed a “not” and changed the meaning of an entire sentence, go right ahead. If you wanted to inform the world that you _do_ know that is isn’t spelled “paralell”, then \*\*NO[(b]. ---
**Author:** ![Dryga\_Yes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dryga\_Yes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryga_Yes)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/27 "2003-04-14T21:38:27Z")
Speaking of which, the “Oops, I messed up the coding” posts are annoying too. Yeah, it’s good that you told us that you made a mistake and made half your post bold, otherwise we might’ve thought it was intentional. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/28 "2003-04-14T21:41:48Z")
Only a total asshole would double post. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/29 "2003-04-14T21:43:06Z")
Only a total assshole would double post. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/30 "2003-04-14T22:22:33Z")
Oops! I didn’t mean to mess up the coding on that. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/31 "2003-04-14T22:30:18Z")
I agree dumbguy. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/32 "2003-04-14T23:05:22Z")
Boy, some folks get peeved VEeeerrreeeeeeeee easily around here. I pretty much smile at, and then move on when I read an “oops I double posted” or “oops I typo-ed (sp?)” posts. So what if someone posts that? How does that hurt anyone? How is it different from someone correcting themselves during a verbal conversation? Or does that drive you batty too? That those posts drive some of you to such intense anger and aggravation is a bit odd. \*\*NOTE! That is NOT to say you can’t post your rants about such aggravations (as I’m sure 500 dopers will rush in to say here), I’m just saying, I personally, find that it’s kind of strange for people to get that annoyed at such a tiny little thing. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/33 "2003-04-14T23:11:18Z")
To everyone who’s double posted in this thread and thinks they’re being funny: you’re not. must… resist… urge to double post this ---
**Author:** ![jujuju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/34 "2003-04-15T01:44:52Z")
i think it’s all the hampsters’ fault. all this spring weather, they either have allergies or are celebrating spring break with coctails while on the job. bad hampsters, bad! someone needs to slip them an antihistamine. or, it could be SARS, the hampsters have SARS! the virus is mutating, here, at SMDB, the horror, i better shut this thing off now and find an onion to put in my coke now! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/35 "2003-04-15T01:55:31Z")
Oooh! Oooh! Mr. Kotter! Can I go to the bathroom? I have to double post. ---
**Author:** ![jujuju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/36 "2003-04-15T02:08:17Z")
oh, and please excuse my spelling in the previous post, i know how you guy get all peeved about misspellings around here, especially the misspelling of a certain rodent. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/37 "2003-04-15T17:10:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*asterion \*\*\* > " post my pooter and bullshit explanation of the lamo and, the Uh for the second time, necessity if my knowledge and others it is and it is not something, " Amen. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/38 "2003-04-15T23:44:42Z")
Hybrid. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/39 "2003-04-16T00:17:14Z")
WTF is a pooter? Isn’t it what u use to suck insects up on field trips? ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699/40 "2003-04-16T00:24:42Z")
And, that was my 500th post. Woohoo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posters-get-over-it/168699.md?page=3)