# So wait a minute, certain posters have a issue with me being negative because of what I post in a **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417 "2016-07-31T23:06:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/1 "2016-07-31T23:06:15Z")
rant thread? Isn’t that what you do inside a rant thread, post about shit that is annoying you on a daily basis? So why are certain posters ranting about my ranting?:mad: ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/2 "2016-07-31T23:44:39Z")
Hey, dipshit, how about a link so we can see what the fuck you’re talking about? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/3 "2016-07-31T23:52:20Z")
Who are you? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/4 "2016-07-31T23:53:36Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Hey, dipshit, how about a link so we can see what the fuck you’re talking about? It’s the workplace rant thread. The OP has made some 😕 posts and slinks off when people call him on his BS. Ah well. School starts soon. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/5 "2016-07-31T23:56:02Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Hey, dipshit, how about a link so we can see what the fuck you’re talking about? [Here ya go, **mhendo**.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19520151&postcount=792) He gets a little heat after complaining that his coworkers who have second jobs come off to him as moody and tired when he encounters them. It’s not in a vacuum, though\*. A look through his Pit posts tends to support the hypothesis that he’s got issues with empathy. \*[dad joke] I mean of COURSE it’s not in a vacuum. Heat transfer in a vacuum can only take place when physical contact is present. [/dad joke] ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/6 "2016-08-01T00:11:33Z")
[It’s also in the mini-rants thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19520476&postcount=426) ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/7 "2016-08-01T00:22:44Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > [It’s also in the mini-rants thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19520476&postcount=426) correct, i am supposed to be positive in a rant thread? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/8 "2016-08-01T00:29:50Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > correct, i am supposed to be positive in a rant thread? Sucker. You fell for the trap. They always do. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/9 "2016-08-01T00:39:01Z")
The OP is an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/10 "2016-08-01T00:45:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The OP is an idiot. So are the people who post in his threads. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/11 "2016-08-01T00:51:14Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > It’s the workplace rant thread. The OP has made some 😕 posts and slinks off when people call him on his BS. > > Ah well. School starts soon. Who said he goes to school? ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/12 "2016-08-01T00:52:44Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Who said he goes to school? My school days are long gone ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/13 "2016-08-01T00:56:39Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > My school days are long gone Too bad. Continuation school is not an option? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/14 "2016-08-01T01:01:41Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > correct, i am supposed to be positive in a rant thread? No. But if you dish it out, you’d better be able to take it. This site isn’t intended as an echo chamber. People can and will challenge posts. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/15 "2016-08-01T01:04:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No. But if you dish it out, you’d better be able to take it. This site isn’t intended as an echo chamber. People can and will challenge posts. Thanks for letting me know ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/16 "2016-08-01T01:09:12Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > My school days are long gone I hear the School Of Hard Knocks has open enrollment til September first. And guess what? We took a collection and paid for your first semester’s tuition. If you maintain a B average, we’ll keep paying (But, the grades are tough. they’re based on your ability to be less of a jerk\* every week). \*Seriously, almost every post of yours shows a lack of caring about (or even understanding) other people. That’s what others have called you on. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/17 "2016-08-01T01:10:28Z")
Hey, **cg16** , do you live across the street from **smg15**? ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/18 "2016-08-01T01:13:29Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I hear the School Of Hard Knocks has open enrollment til September first. > > And guess what? We took a collection and paid for your first semester’s tuition. If you maintain a B average, we’ll keep paying (But, the grades are tough. they’re based on your ability to be less of a jerk\* every week). > \*Seriously, almost every post of yours shows a lack of caring about (or even understanding) other people. That’s what others have called you on. Gotcha ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/19 "2016-08-01T02:55:02Z")
The Pit is an omnidirectional environment. You can complain about stuff there. People can complain about you complaining about stuff there. You can complain about people complaining about you complaining about stuff there. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417/20 "2016-08-01T03:05:19Z")
**cg16** , your posts indicate a lack of empathy for anyone other than yourself. There is a stench around you of a previous poster. Looks like someone upthread has noticed it, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417.md?page=2)