# Make that 28,999, Zenster. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 26, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061 "2003-07-26T08:18:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/21 "2003-07-26T17:12:01Z")
wow. “I don’t like you” merits a pit thread these days?? we’re gonna need more room in the pit then. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/22 "2003-07-26T19:11:23Z")
**Zenster** ’s posts seem to me … well, … either: 1. Accurate, to the point and well-written. Useful as a reference point. or; 1. Useless doggerel, offensive and/or highly self-inflated. The sort of thing one would jerk off to once one had stuck all the pages of the Sears Lingerie line Fall catalog together with jism. If he’s on, it’s a lot of fun to read. And if he’s off you might as well hit your head with bricks because it’s more fruitful than trying to show him where he’s being an ass. Of course that’s my opinion, I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/23 "2003-07-26T19:20:47Z")
I’m on his[sup]1[/sup] side. [sub][sup]1[/sup] Whose side is it? I’m not telling.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/24 "2003-07-26T19:32:38Z")
29,000. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/25 "2003-07-26T20:41:48Z")
Forgive me, I thought pointing you fine folks to the page where he claims support from the silent 29,000 and then pointing out that it was at least only 28,999 would be enough. > [@](#): > > It’s quite clear that you have problems with my online persona, there’s some people who do as well. Then again, there’s another 29,000 members (or more) here who do not. In the interest of fighting ignorance, I thought it necessary to point out to our dear Zenster that his count is off. I would hate for him labor to under the misconception that those who have been silent do not have a problem with him. And my abject apologies to you, andros, for this tepid rant. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/26 "2003-07-26T20:54:36Z")
28,998, for the record. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/27 "2003-07-26T21:33:46Z")
you know, it’s heartwarming to me that, even though I’m quickly approaching “ma’am” status, there’s still elements of youth around me. Of course, I’d personally prefer that they resembled more of the joi d’ vieve vs. playground taunts, but there it is. For the record, as of a moment ago, there were: 37,655 members here. he speculated that there were (roughly) 8,000 that disliked him, leaving the other 29,000 that didn’t have a problem with him (which would also include folks who don’t know him). Since I suspect the Admins would seriously object to any trend towards popularity count threads (“who likes **Scylla** ” me, me, me, not me, me, not me, who? etc.), I’d suggest a couple of potential solutions: A. Don’t open up threads by folks who tend to annoy you. (I know that sometimes is difficult and I don’t pretend to take this advice myself 100% of the time) B. use the “Ignore” function. C. Concentrate on any of the other 30,000+ posters here who **don’t** annoy you. IME, pit threads that are essentially petty complaints about another poster/their posting style (vs. a specific ‘you said this and you were wrong/bigoted’ etc ), that boil down to “I don’t **like** you” turn pretty fucking ugly and resolve nothing. (recalling the ones on **DDG, jarbabyj** for example). as with any unsolicited (except from the stance of 'post it on an open message board don’t expect people not to react) advice, you are of course, free to ignore it, YMMV, not available in all locations, void where prohibited by law, not open to any family members of employees of the company or it’s subsidiaries etc. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/28 "2003-07-26T21:37:10Z")
While there are folkson the SDMB whose posts are more annoying than **Zenster’s,** I’ll just submit my name for inclusion in the anti- **Zenster** poll, just because I find the whole “silent folks accept me” argument to be pathetically lame. ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/29 "2003-07-26T21:49:12Z")
> [@](#): > > he speculated that there were (roughly) 8,000 that disliked him, leaving the other 29,000 that didn’t have a problem with him (which would also include folks who don’t know him). Shouldn’t the last bit of this read: “…would also include folks who haven’t (yet) expressed a preference”? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/30 "2003-07-26T21:52:51Z")
frankly I think it’d be a supremely stupid idea to essentially **ask** ‘everybody’ to express a preference. but then again, I still don’t have a pony, either. ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/31 "2003-07-26T22:00:36Z")
I was neither asking for, nor expressing a preference, just pointing out a minor error in your statistical analysis (or call it nitpicking) 🙂 I don’t get the bit about the pony, though… ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/32 "2003-07-26T22:04:41Z")
Pony references generally are of the sort (and definately when I use them) of “I wish this would happen. But it’s about as likely as me getting that pony I wanted when I was 6”. ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/33 "2003-07-26T22:12:47Z")
Do you absolutely have to have the same one you wanted when you were six? Or will any pony do? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/34 "2003-07-26T22:16:54Z")
::cough cough:: you’ll have to excuse me, I’m just a little horse. (oblique movie reference) ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/35 "2003-07-26T22:20:23Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/36 "2003-07-26T22:38:30Z")
What dumb ass thread. You need some cheese to go with that _whine_ **Sapphire Bullet** I like Zenster, fuck y’all. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/37 "2003-07-26T22:59:10Z")
Geez. Hasn’t time flown. ALREADY another **I Hate Zenster** thread has made its oh-so-pathetic appearance, barely a month or so after the last one. Hey Zenster, have you thought about asking the mods to make this a ‘sticky’? I know it’s not your thread and all, but it’d save a lot of hassle ya know…seeing as most of the posters in this one don’t have anything too original to add. So when the next one comes around, the bitter-folk can just add their name to the Anti-Zenster List at the top of the Forum, nasty little toe-rags that they are. Cheers…kambuckta. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/38 "2003-07-27T02:09:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Geez. Hasn’t time flown. ALREADY another I Hate Zenster thread has made its oh-so-accurate appearance, barely a month or so after the last one. Hey Zenster, have you thought about asking the mods to make this a ‘sticky’? I know it’s not your thread and all, but it’d save a lot of hassle ya know…seeing as most of the posters in this one are bringing up the same old crap that starts these threads. . So when the next one comes around, the Zenster-suckups can just add their name to the pro-Zenster List at the top of the Forum, nasty little toe-rags that they are. Oh! My! My quote button seems to have a glitch!:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/39 "2003-07-27T02:18:50Z")
The thing is with this thread, people can disagree with the OP and not be told that this is Saph’s thread and go away because the disagreeing party is not wanted posting in the thread. Is it just me or is it remarkably jerkish to tell people not to post unless they agree with one’s fair self? And point out that one’s fair self doesn’t post in disagreeing poster’s threads? I’m thinking that the ignore button could be used on both sides of this divide. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061/40 "2003-07-27T02:28:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > **People could care less about your grasp of the English language.** Tsk, tsk, tsk. “People _couldn’t_ care less about your grasp of the English language” :wally [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-that-28-999-zenster/191061.md?page=3)