# Miss Spaulding **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 29, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782 "2015-04-29T05:23:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/41 "2015-04-29T23:15:44Z")
Why are you trying to grab attention with the colour of your words instead of their content? I sense deep-seated insecurities. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/42 "2015-04-29T23:18:04Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Lol. Oh, don’t worry, my feelings aren’t hurt at all…it takes quite a bit to hurt my feelings of iron. Are you sure you want to claim they are made of iron? Not really a cool metal. How about palladium? It’s rare and lustrous! ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/43 "2015-04-29T23:25:20Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Of all the online forums I’ve posted on, this one takes the cake when it comes to jerks. We were a little low on them for a while, but we’ve gained a few lately. > [@](#): > > I’m certainly not a troll. And as for the controversial topics, I like deeper topics of conversation…hence why I post in controversial threads most of the time. I’ll continue to grace such threads even in black font, soo… Oooo, please tell us more about your [deep scientific knowledge of vaccines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18324875#post18324875). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/44 "2015-04-29T23:26:42Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Of all the online forums I’ve posted on, this one takes the cake when it comes to jerks. …Like, oh my gosh, an the Oscar for Rudest Online Forum goes to…lol. > > I’m certainly not a troll. And as for the controversial topics, I like deeper topics of conversation…hence why I post in controversial threads most of the time. I’ll continue to grace such threads even in black font, soo… /reloads shrink ray ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/45 "2015-04-29T23:32:11Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I solved the problem the easiest way I know how. Figured anyone who needs colored fonts to bring attention to themselves has nothing worth saying. You’re allowed to say who is on your ignore list in the Pit, just in case you didn’t know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Spaulding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Miss\_Spaulding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Spaulding)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/46 "2015-04-29T23:32:34Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > We were a little low on them for a while, but we’ve gained a few lately. > Oooo, please tell us more about your [deep scientific knowledge of vaccines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18324875#post18324875). Lol. Let me guess… and you’re their leader? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/47 "2015-04-29T23:32:36Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Oooo, please tell us more about your [deep scientific knowledge of vaccines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18324875#post18324875). 😑 Has someone been sending out the Prat-Signal again? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/48 "2015-04-29T23:39:01Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Lol. Let me guess… and you’re their leader? 😉 No no, don’t change the subject. Or is your attention span maybe a little short? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/49 "2015-04-30T00:10:19Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > You’re allowed to say who is on your ignore list in the Pit, just in case you didn’t know. 😉 I know. I was waiting for the poster who couldn’t |read|. I’m somewhat impressed there was none. This board (well, all MBs) seem to boast a significant number of participants who have trouble with anything not spelled out in black & white (and quite a number who have trouble with things actually spelled out in black & white too). ETA > [@TroutMan](#): > > Oooo, please tell us more about your [deep scientific knowledge of vaccines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18324875#post18324875). Makes me think my decision was a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/50 "2015-04-30T00:12:56Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > I’m certainly not a troll. > [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Actually, this might be fun. I think I’ll stick around and see it through. 🆒 Sticking around for the sole reason being that you’re going to be entertained by pissing people off is pretty much the definition of trolling. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/51 "2015-04-30T01:28:36Z")
Why are we picking on Tom Hanks’s dentist’s sister? ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/52 "2015-04-30T04:05:23Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Why are you trying to grab attention with the colour of your words instead of their content? I sense deep-seated insecurities. It’s interesting how here green Palatino posts are seen as attention-seeking and in other online communities (which probably would look like a sparkly carnival of sometimes unreadable type to many here) that post color and font are rather sedate. Now where’s a bit of kumbaya? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/53 "2015-04-30T04:20:25Z")
> [@lel](#): > > It’s interesting how here green Palatino posts are seen as attention-seeking and in other online communities (which probably would look like a sparkly carnival of sometimes unreadable type to many here) that post color and font are rather sedate. > > Now where’s a bit of kumbaya? We real tame. We quite lame. We hate hype. We can’t type. We no thumbs. We 'net slums. We lack pics. We are dicks. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/54 "2015-04-30T04:45:49Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > We real tame. We > quite lame. We > > hate hype. We > can’t type. We > > no thumbs. We > 'net slums. We > > lack pics. We > are dicks. The SDMB. Lacking dick pics since 1973. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/55 "2015-04-30T06:04:39Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > I’m certainly not a troll. And as for the controversial topics, I like deeper topics of conversation…hence why I post in controversial threads most of the time. I’ll continue to grace such threads even in black font, soo… Anti-vaccine and not interested in having your stupidity challenged? Nah, you’re not a troll, you’re just part of the target of the “fighting ignorance” mission instead of a current fighter. And being annoyed by attention grabbing fonts and colours isn’t childish. People who read _a lot_ develop pathways based on what’s the norm. I.e. uniform colour and font, except for emphasis. Breaks from the norm messes with their/our flow. Which is fine if that’s the purpose, but this is a forum with a mission of sharing information. Bad spelling has a similar effect, but people can’t always help being bad spellers. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/56 "2015-04-30T08:41:57Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Of all the online forums I’ve posted on, this one takes the cake when it comes to jerks. …Like, oh my gosh, an the Oscar for Rudest Online Forum goes to…lol. > > I’m certainly not a troll. And as for the controversial topics, I like deeper topics of conversation…hence why I post in controversial threads most of the time. I’ll continue to grace such threads even in black font, soo… Throw in a few more 'lol’s and we’ll really learn to respect you… You keep making claims like your some deep intellectual yet your participation is at the level of a child. Yes plenty of jerks here, or as the kids call them ‘adults.’ ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/57 "2015-04-30T10:48:04Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Throw in a few more 'lol’s and we’ll really learn to respect you… > > You keep making claims like your some deep intellectual yet your participation is at the level of a child. Yes plenty of jerks here, or as the kids call them ‘adults.’ I must disagree with you, I’m sorry to say. It tears me up inside, really. One might even say, it makes me see red (not green, of course). Luckily, I think you might be open-minded enough to accept this contrary opinion, which I shall now detail below: You misspelled _you’re_. Other than that, you’re spot-on. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/58 "2015-04-30T11:26:33Z")
> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#): > > Of all the online forums I’ve posted on, this one takes the cake when it comes to jerks. …Like, oh my gosh, an the Oscar for Rudest Online Forum goes to…lol. Actually, this forum is pretty tough on jerks. YMMV, but the way I saw the warning you got for a posting in which you changed the font for the entire quote of another poster was for–and this should not be a surprise–for changing the font of the entire quote. Yes, many other posters have changed the font (underlining, _italicizing_, perahps even changing font size for emphasis or a _ **combination** _ of changes); however, they did not change the entire posting’s font. What they did was change a little of the font and explained what they changed and why. You, essentially, changed an entire post when you quoted the post and that’s frowned on around here. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/59 "2015-04-30T15:27:37Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > You keep making claims like your some deep intellectual yet your participation is at the level of a child. Yes plenty of jerks here, or as the kids call them ‘adults.’ > [@Monty](#): > > You misspelled _you’re_. Other than that, you’re spot-on. Which one? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782/60 "2015-04-30T15:45:25Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Anti-vaccine and not interested in having your stupidity challenged? Nah, you’re not a troll, you’re just part of the target of the “fighting ignorance” mission instead of a current fighter. Ah, but didn’t you know? She’s fine with having it challenged, but she’s just too damn _ **kind** _ to return fire. She backed away from the vaccine discussion out of kindness, not because she was called on her bullshit and revealed to be making up “facts”. I’m sure she had plenty of citations to prove her claims that vaccines are actually the cause of disease. > [@Are we not allowed to use different fonts anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776/97): > > Heck, if I loved being argumentative and confrontational, I would have had a heyday with getting into it with another poster on vaccines, but I didn’t. I kindly stepped away. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782.md?page=4)