My apologies, it was not my intent to single anyone out- rather it was to call attention to false civility and the use of signatures. Why even have signatures, especially since so many are just repetition of the user name? You do have the taste not to allow avatars.
I think some of us will have to agree to disagree about the clique. My opinion is that it is real and that I personally am destined to forever be an “outie” on this board. Not to worry, I’ve found another outlet for my political thoughts.
I’m glad(?) I’m not the only one who feels like I’m invisible sometimes
One thing that often irks me is when someone starts a rant or mini-rant, and posters jump in with advice or admonishments. Sometimes people just want to vent, you know? They may know what they need to do to change the situation, but they come here to blow off steam, and when other posters get all “omg yer so stupid to get annoyed by that why don’t you just X” it gets up my nose sometimes.
Sometimes you just gotta yell for a while. After the yelling is done, then people can ask for advice.
Thread titles that are questions, but lack a question mark e.g. “Does acupuncture work”; sometimes they even end it with a period e.g. “Does acupuncture work.”
Smilies in general, but most of all the smilie. It’s nearly impossible to use that one without coming across as an asshole. The :p, :rolleyes:, and smilies are nearly as bad. I truly believe that if the admins were to disable smilies in GD for month or so, the quality of discourse would increase.
I agree. Some days it seems like three quarters of the board’s traffic is conservatives complaining about how outnumbered they are. It really brings down what could otherwise be interesting debates.
There was a thread three years ago on this very subject. Why didn’t you search for it?
Oh, and I LOVE (let’s say) engineer_comp_geek. I’ll follow him from thread to thread and tell him how much I ADORE everything he says and how WONDERFUL he’s phrased things and I could NEVER say it better than him.
Hi Opal.
Oh, and have I mentioned the Republicans yet? I think the entire rest of the thread should be about the budget, because the original subject was way too boring.
Good point, but on a board that banned politics, it got clumsy trying to discuss our oil supply. How about a discussion of education and nothing about NCLB and Bush? The government is so well embedded in almost ever aspect of our life. Even a religious thread touches on the limits of the government.
One of the nice things about any board is the ability to skip threads you find tiresome.
OMG! Look At This! (and then post just a link with no explaination)
Of course it is some stupid-ass YouTube clip of a cat playing with yarn or equally asinine kitty porn crap. At least warn the rest of us this is diabetes-inducing cutesy catshit. (We really do need a new forum section just for these people to gush over their pussys without bothering the rest of us!)
I hate: “In before the people who think X* get here and say Y.” I think it bugs me because it is essentially strawmanning. Maybe they will say Y, or maybe they agree with you about the case at hand. Guessing someone’s position for them precisely means that you are not willing to listen. Plus it means that you are the one who brought up Y. SMUG! SMUG! SMUG!
or “The Usual Suspects”
I appreciate the zombie jokes because it alerts me to the fact that the thread is a zombie. Would the posters who are annoyed by them mind a post that said “Just so everyone knows, this thread is 10 years old”?
I will join the chorus about quoting the whole OP. I don’t know why it’s so annoying, but it is.
smilie. It’s nearly impossible to use that one without coming across as an asshole. The :p, :rolleyes:, and 
smilies are nearly as bad. I truly believe that if the admins were to disable smilies in GD for month or so, the quality of discourse would increase.