# Pre Poll Prep - What are your biggest specific SDMB annoyances?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 25, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281 "2011-07-25T17:27:24Z")
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/1 "2011-07-25T17:27:24Z")
I stole this thought directly from [**Exapno Mapcase**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14062024&postcount=23).
In preparation for the construction of an upcoming poll, please state some specific SDMB conventions, memes, expressions, in-jokes, styles of posting, etc. that you find annoying.
Some examples:
Unnecessary spoilers
Zombie jokes in zombie threads
“Pwned”
Bad puns
“Get off of my lawn”
Referring to spouse as “Mrs.(username)”
Signing each post with your initials (:D)
Once I get enough, I shall erect my pole.
err…poll.
mmm
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/2 "2011-07-25T17:31:03Z")
“Hi, Opal”
“I can’t believe no one mentioned \_\_\_\_\_\_” without doing a quick search in the thread (bonus points for if the OP mentioned it).
“Poll: Poll:”
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### Author:  [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/3 "2011-07-25T17:33:10Z")
1. Hi, Opal
Plus assorted cuteness from Day 2 after The Flood.
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### Author:  [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/4 "2011-07-25T17:34:11Z")
“A quick Google search would have revealed…”
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/5 "2011-07-25T17:38:39Z")
“Band name”
Hackneyed jokes (“Hi, Opal”), particularly when used incorrectly.
Welcome threads with jokes about squids, goats etc. make me cringe.
Single-issue dopers - mention, e.g. Israel/Palestine, and you know exactly who will be there within two posts, dominating proceedings and dismissing all other opinion.
People with no sense of irony failing to get very obvious jokes.
Unimaginative and unoriginal attempts at humour.
Unnecessary signoffs.
Why the hell am I still here!? 😉
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/6 "2011-07-25T17:40:24Z")
There’s more:
Telling anyone with any kind of relationship speedbump to DTMFA.
Deliberate nitpicking of semantics to avoid addressing the actual issues.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/7 "2011-07-25T17:42:16Z")
All the rest of you.
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### Author:  [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/8 "2011-07-25T17:42:54Z")
I’ll go with #7.
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### Author:  [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/9 "2011-07-25T17:47:26Z")
This scenario:
OP: I hate it when people do
Poster: ! 😃
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/10 "2011-07-25T17:48:02Z")
> [@jjimm](#):
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> DTMFA
I’m going to add “using made up acronyms and not explaining them” to the list. 🙂
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/11 "2011-07-25T17:48:44Z")
> [@munch](#):
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> i’m going to add “using made up acronyms and not explaining them” to the list. 🙂
+1 ftw
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### Author:  [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/12 "2011-07-25T17:49:16Z")
This scenario:
OP: I hate it when people do
Poster: ! 😃
Edit: Anyone who quotes this and attempts to make this joke out of this post is a true lackwit.
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### Author:  [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/13 "2011-07-25T17:50:41Z")
10 posts and nobody’s mentioned:
“x number of posts and nobody’s mentioned…”
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/14 "2011-07-25T17:51:01Z")
Mis-spelled words in an OP.
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/15 "2011-07-25T17:51:30Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#):
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> This scenario:
>
> OP: I hate it when people do
> Poster: ! 😃
>
> Edit: Anyone who quotes this and attempts to make this joke out of this post is a true lackwit.
You are correct, and I did this in post #11. I apologise.
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/16 "2011-07-25T17:52:18Z")
The term “woo.” I know it doesn’t originate here, but it’s nails on a chalkboard for me.
Re: Opal. The following only somewhat annoys me:
1. something
2. something
3. Hi, Opal!
The following is way more annoying because it’s excessive
1. something
2. something
3. Hi, Opal!
4. something
5. something
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/17 "2011-07-25T17:55:37Z")
> [@Munch](#):
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> I’m going to add “using made up acronyms and not explaining them” to the list. 🙂
Let me Google that for you. 😉
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### Author:  [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/18 "2011-07-25T18:00:52Z")
> [@jjimm](#):
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> There’s more:
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> Deliberate nitpicking of semantics to avoid addressing the actual issues.
Indeed.
My biggest annoyance is for a Board that prides itself on fighting ignorance, etc., I find a lot of hostility towards anyone with an “unauthorized” worldview or position on an issue. Thus, there’s not a whole hell of a lot of variety on here as far as posters go. Those who are different seem to either get shouted down and/or driven away before anyone learns anything new or gets exposed to something that doesn’t jive with the way they see things. I suspect a lot of people lurk simply because it’s not worth the hassle to post.
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### Author:  [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/19 "2011-07-25T18:03:29Z")
People that start an IMHO thread and say in post #1…“poll to follow”.
Then probably in post #3 the OP posts again, “Damn, couldn’t get the poll thingie to work. Can a moderator help me out?”
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-prep-what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590281/20 "2011-07-25T18:03:45Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> I know it doesn’t originate here, but
Oooh! I’m adding “thinking anything somebody has heard out on SDMB and then out in the real world must therefore have originated at the SDMB.”
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