Without picking on anyone in particular, am I the only person who wants to wretch at these displays, or am I an unreasonable prick? Tell me truly. One ‘check your mail’ for someone who you need to reach is more then understandable. Using SDMB in place of the ‘notify’ option or equivalent in your email client is stuperfuckingrific. Get a clue, get ICQ, and bugger off.
At least be brave enough to provide a link. I totally understand that you mean this complaint in a more general sense and aren’t trying to single anyone out, but it’s perfectly obvious what the straw that broke the camel’s back was.
I’m in agreement with you - nothing against Superdude and belladonna or anyone else who does this for that matter, but it’s a partularly irritating thing to do. If you sent them an email then unless it’s an emergency you’ll just have to wait until they read it. It’s even more irritating to reply with “Oh, I emailed you back!” - if they emailed you and are keen enough about it to announce it to a message board, then they’re going to be checking to see if you’ve replied. Really. No one else needs to know that you’re sending email back and forth, so why are you telling us? Do you think it’s cute, or that everyone else will magically not have to read about it when it’s plonked in the middle of a thread that has heretofore had nothing to do with emailing?
It’s not the end of the world, it’s just a little grating.
By the way, Fran, I sent you an E-mail. But, oh, since I can’t possibly contain my sheer glee and giddiness over having sent you an E-mail, I’ll just post it here, too, so you’re doubly sure to have seen it!
I just thought it was a bit late in the day to get into anyone’s, erm, panties. I figured the guilty parties would take a more subtle hint to heart. [The two you mentioned are the most recent, but are far from being the only offenders.] I’m sure Superdude and belladonna are fine young preteens, and don’t mean to irritate.
I’ll ignore the obvious overlay of sarcasm in your voice as I point out the fact that I’m damn near 29. However, do you really feel it necessary to post a mediocre Pit thread about something that Ukulele Ike already said?
Personally, I think you’re all so goddamned bored that you have invent things to bitch about. But that’s just me.
Actually, Superdude, I did not see that a moderator had been in the thread until well after I posted; not that I see the relevance. Thank you, however, for taking a break from you puerile antics to come pass your trifling judgment on the quality of my pit thread. Perhaps if I had been less diplomatic and more inflamatory it would have been less mediocre in thine eyes? Would you like to be called an eruptive spastic colon, or did you have something else in mind? The truth is I’m not normally bothered by you, but methinks you need new tricks.