# What are your biggest specific SDMB annoyances? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327 "2011-07-25T23:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/181 "2011-07-30T21:48:31Z")
If I re-state that “none of this is specific to SDMB\*” will I get my own entry in the poll? 😛 - references to Cecil aside… ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/182 "2011-07-30T21:52:57Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I hear this complaint a lot, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen it. I see people bitching that people here think they are smart about 90x more times than I see people actually claiming that they are smart. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/183 "2011-07-31T05:53:59Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > I see people bitching that people here think they are smart about 90x more times than I see people actually claiming that they are smart. Word. And the word is “projection” on the part of those who perceive this to be the case. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/184 "2011-07-31T15:23:19Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Word. And the word is “projection” on the part of those who perceive this to be the case. This also applies to just about everybody in this thread who think what other people do is annoying. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/185 "2011-07-31T15:42:38Z")
> [@AqualungBats5th](#): > > Where’s the choice for the “we are the hippest, smartest people on the internet” delusion? > [@Czarcasm](#): > > I hear this complaint a lot, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen it. I don’t think people come out and say it very often, but the “hippest and smartest” belief is pretty pervasive throughout the tone of a lot of people’s posts. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/186 "2011-07-31T16:00:12Z")
> [@feppytweed](#): > > Just forgot one: > > cow-orker. > > Hate it. Couldn’t agree more. Hint to all who use the term; don’t use an insult that applies to you, too. And it probably does. You’re not that different. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/187 "2011-07-31T16:19:08Z")
Cow-orker is supposed to be an insult? I thought it was just a (lame, not very funny) play on words. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/188 "2011-07-31T16:25:24Z")
Two thing 1. Long op (not a problem) where post #2 quotes the entire op and then replies. Really? Do you think we are goldfish that only have a 5 second memory? If there is one small thing you want torespond to cut the quote down. You don’t have to quote the whole damn thing. 2. The flip side of that is a multipage thread, where in middle of page 5 poster we’ll call him dipshit, responds to something that some said back in the bottom of page 2 and does not quote what they are responding to. Makes no sense and makes a lot of work for the reader. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/189 "2011-07-31T16:47:02Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > I see people bitching that people here think they are smart about 90x more times than I see people actually claiming that they are smart. Read any of the threads referencing IQ in the title and you’ll find a dozen people claiming IQ’s that, statistically, would make them the smartest person in their entire state, or even their country. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/190 "2011-07-31T17:14:32Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Read any of the threads referencing IQ in the title and you’ll find a dozen people claiming IQ’s that, statistically, would make them the smartest person in their entire state, or even their country. Sure. My point stands. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/191 "2011-07-31T18:08:25Z")
Cat posts and semantics nitpicking/real-topic avoiding. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/192 "2011-07-31T19:04:39Z")
At the risk of adding another annoyance to the list: ```auto what are your biggest specific SDMB annoyances? Links with no description provided 158 46.88% Quoting entire long post 139 41.25% Semantics nitpicking & avoiding the real topic 115 34.12% Responding without reading thread 111 32.94% Single-issue dopers 87 25.82% All lowercase posts 81 24.04% Unnecessary sign-offs (i.e. 'mmm', 'regards') 81 24.04% Hi, Opal 80 23.74% Zombie jokes in zombie threads 80 23.74% Being ignored 66 19.58% Cryptic/obscure abbreviations or acronyms 66 19.58% Resurrecting zombie threads 66 19.58% Google is your friend 56 16.62% (x) posts and nobody’s mentioned"? 55 16.32% +1, this, QFT (with no additional content) 54 16.02% Didn’t we just do this topic? 54 16.02% Other 53 15.73% Welcoming with squids/goats/pie 48 14.24% Doper appreciation threads 43 12.76% Posts not specifying to whom replying 42 12.46% Cecil worship 41 12.17% OP: I hate (x) Reply: (x) 41 12.17% Cliques 40 11.87% Grammar Nazis 39 11.57% Single. Word. Sentences. 29 8.61% Bad puns 28 8.31% Og 28 8.31% Cat posts 27 8.01% Referring to spouse as "Mr./Mrs.(username) 26 7.72% Um... 26 7.72% MMPs 23 6.82% Eye roll smilie 20 5.93% Improper use of spoilers 20 5.93% Teh 20 5.93% Pwned 19 5.64% Marianas Trench 17 5.04% Woo 17 5.04% Get off of my lawn 15 4.45% FTW 14 4.15% Just sayin’ 14 4.15% Poll: Poll: 13 3.86% DTMFA 12 3.56% Smilies (all) 11 3.26% Thread titles that start off with "So" 7 2.08% Stick and slipper jokes 6 1.78% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 337 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/193 "2011-07-31T20:26:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > This also applies to just about everybody in this thread who think what other people do is annoying. 😃 And everybody everywhere, actually. Something pressing your buttons today? Well, they are _your_ buttons… ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/194 "2011-08-01T18:51:04Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Cow-orker is supposed to be an insult? I thought it was just a (lame, not very funny) play on words. Yeah but the ‘play’ is the fact that you are calling someone a cow. It doesn’t bug me when I hear it, but I thought it was a pretty obvious insult, and kind of petty. The weird thing about annoyances is that there is no way to have an interesting and exciting community if everyone is careful to never offend or annoy anyone else. That’s why I love all you annoying suckas. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/195 "2011-08-02T01:35:55Z")
I’m with **antonio** - TL;DNR is either trolling or advertising that a gnat has a better attention span than you do. At the best a longer post is like one about cats: don’t read it if you don’t want to but posting TL;DNR is entering a cat thread just to say that cat threads suck and annoy you. It is threadshitting. As to the “eat a sammich” meme … maybe I’ve missed these threads but I’ve seen many threads insulting the fat and none insulting the skinny. The link is to someone complaining about it, perhaps in real life, but providing no link to someone here doing it. The closest I’ve seen is **stoid** defending saying it, but not actually doing it. And she is wrong. Very wrong. No, stating that some models are clinically underweight and perhaps not the ideal societal archetype for beauty is not the same as calling someone a fat-ass pig. Certainly it is fair to say that you find a fat physique unattractive … or a skinny one. I get annoyed by people who feel they can justify making fun of the fat by claiming this mythic skinny-bashing as a defense. The IQ bit … basic rule, anyone claiming to be a genius almost always proves themselves to be an idiot by what they post. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327/196 "2011-08-02T20:34:51Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > I’m with **antonio** - TL;DNR is either trolling or advertising that a gnat has a better attention span than you do. At the best a longer post is like one about cats: don’t read it if you don’t want to but posting TL;DNR is entering a cat thread just to say that cat threads suck and annoy you. It is threadshitting. Exactly. The very definition of it. > [@](#): > > The closest I’ve seen is **stoid** defending saying it, but not actually doing it. And she is wrong. Very wrong. I wasn’t defending it, because that implies I think it’s alright. I don’t think being rude and offensive is ever acceptable. I was explaining it and (lightly) arguing that it is incorrect to call them equivalent, because while both are wrong, they are not the same wrong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-specific-sdmb-annoyances/590327.md?page=9)