# I Just Want to Thank All the People Who Post on a Thread Only to Correct the OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371 "2011-08-28T12:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/1 "2011-08-28T12:21:08Z")
…and then don’t contribute anything on the subject. Didn’t know this was being graded. Constructive criticism is fine, but it would be appreciated if you could expand on your superior knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/2 "2011-08-28T12:24:13Z")
This should probably go in the Pit or ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/3 "2011-08-28T12:40:10Z")
You mean like… [here?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621334) ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/4 "2011-08-28T12:43:15Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You mean like… [here?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621334) Oh snap! ---
**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 28, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/5 "2011-08-28T12:45:33Z")
Don’t you mean post **in** or post **to** a thread? ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/6 "2011-08-28T12:49:46Z")
Have a cup of coffee, you’ll feel better. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/7 "2011-08-28T13:05:32Z")
Just to actually address the OP, sometimes that kind of reply is inappropriate. Other times, the OP kind of has it coming. It really depends on the particular case, I think, and not one sweeping “rule”. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/8 "2011-08-28T13:06:58Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > …and then don’t contribute anything on the subject. an ellipsis should only have three dots. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/9 "2011-08-28T13:10:45Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/10 "2011-08-28T13:18:46Z")
Sorry for not contributing anything to the thread, but if the OP could perhaps elaborate on WTF she’s on about (hint: a link), perhaps I could come up with something useful. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/11 "2011-08-28T13:37:24Z")
I don’t think you should capitalize all the words in a thread title – this isn’t Poor Richard’s Almanack. ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/12 "2011-08-28T14:15:01Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > an ellipsis should only have three dots. I think that should be, ‘an ellipsis should have only three dots.’ ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/13 "2011-08-28T14:18:29Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > Didn’t know this was being graded. **F** A sentence should have a subject. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/14 "2011-08-28T14:19:51Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You mean like… [here?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621334) Busted. I’m guilty of it, too, and apologize for being stoopit and judgemental. (I had forgot about that. :smack: Since it’s one of my pet peeves I was too busy thinking about myself to consider anybody else.) From now on, if I feel compelled to put in my two cents worth I’ll at least leave a comment relative to the subject, as a courtesy if nothing else. Thanks for setting me straight and I think I’ll stop drinking coffee now. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/15 "2011-08-28T15:02:38Z")
You’re right, that is a rude thing to do. We are pickier here about grammar and spelling than a lot of other places online, but posting only to bust someone’s chops about how badly they write isn’t very neighbourly. ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/16 "2011-08-28T18:09:07Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I don’t think you should capitalize all the words in a thread title – this isn’t Poor Richard’s Almanack. S/he clearly didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-the-people-who-post-on-a-thread-only-to-correct-the-op/594371/17 "2011-08-28T18:22:54Z")
Closed at the request of the OP.