Annoying Online Habits

[Feuer Frei!]

What bugs you when online Kaleuns?

Is it when using Messenger and the person is 'available' but doesn't respond when you message them?
Or is it when people always type 'lol', for instance: "Today i went and drove my mum to work lol", as if that's funny.
Or people begging for 'thumbs-ups' on youtube vids.

What annoys you? Rant away...

[TarJak]

Threads that ask people to rant about what bugs them:O:

[the_tyrant]

something like this:
myemail@myemailprovider.com
you know what this is for:D
plz help a friend in need

or a modified version
my contact info: yourmsn
you know what this is for, just remember to "like" my whatever

This actually happens, and there is no language barrier for this type of post
happens on forums of all languages
if you don't know what these posts are asking for, please google "self sexual stimulation"

[Feuer Frei!]

Threads that ask people to rant about what bugs them:O:
You sir, are a party pooper :O:

[TarJak]

You sir, are a party pooper :O:
:woot:POOP!

[Sailor Steve]

You sir, are a party pooper :O:
It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

[Jimbuna]

Phishing

http://www.angelfire.com/home/lake/images/lonelymanfish.gif

[Platapus]

When people feel that their opinion is really important just because they can transmit their opinion via the Internet Tubes.

[Betonov]

yep, when people on messenger are online but not responding, you get all paranoid... :o

and FB posts: oh my god bla bla bla, what is it all concerned and it's nothing, doesnt matter.... why post it than

and if single doesnt mean available, why advertise it :O:

and when you have a nice conversation with a hot woman (on posts, not chat) and the entire conversation is flooded by 20 oversexed guys giving out ''compliments'' to the woman and has nothing to do with the actual topic
example:
A: this strange thing happened to me today
B: (would be me) ahahahha, but my day was stranger (explain the strange thing)
A: lol, :D but you can't imagine what happened few months ago (explains)
B: ahahhahahahaha, it would be funier if XY would have hapened :D
C: hello, how are you, havent seen in a long time
D: ypu sure hot, like the avatar
E: hi, I think I saw you at this concert last week, were you there
F: droool droool droool
.
.
.
conversation ended

this rants sure feel gooooood :D

[Gargamel]

Old standards:

POSTING IN ALL CAPS. USED TO HAVE A DISPATCHER THAT WOULD DO THIS, AND HE NEVER COULD UNDERSTAND WHY WE ASKED WHY HE WAS YELLING AT US.

Or forum posts that seem to be posted by a 6 year old. Ok, I understand some shorthand, and smilies, cause that just makes things easier. But for christs sake, use sentences and punctuation. Language barriers are one thing, and can be worked with. Ignorance cannot.

[Madox58]

Language barriers are one thing, and can be worked with. Ignorance cannot.
Ignorance is just a lack of knowledge and can be overcome.
It's Stupid that's the problem.

[Platapus]

Or forum posts that seem to be posted by a 6 year old. Ok, I understand some shorthand, and smilies, cause that just makes things easier. But for christs sake, use sentences and punctuation. Language barriers are one thing, and can be worked with. Ignorance cannot.


1. OK not Ok
2. shorthand and smilies not shorthand, and smilies
3. because not cause
4. Christ's not christs
5. Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with. Not one thing, and...
6. "Ignorance cannot" is an incomplete sentence.

Consider Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with; ignorance can not.

Snicker. Nitpicking other people's writing is also an annoying online habit. :D

Very annoying as a matter of fact. :D:D

[Gargamel]

It's not incomplete! There's a period at the end.

:nope:

Knew I'd get flak for that post :P

[Madox58]

Now this is all just getting annoying.
:har:

[Growler]

y u h8n?



(Irritates the HELL of out me, txt-spk does.)

[Rilder]

I don't know, I guess people who disappear in the middle of conversation without a word letting me know that they are going. :shifty:

[TarJak]

Now this is all just getting annoying.
:har:
See post #2. I told you these threads are annoying. :D :P

[Madox58]

Now why are you annoying me Tarjak?
:hmmm:
:haha:

[Jimbuna]

Because he's an annoying bastid :DL

[TarJak]

Because he's an annoying bastid :DL
:yep: Says so in my profile.

[Madox58]

:yep: Says so in my profile.
Yep.
Right there as Occupation!
:har:

[Feuer Frei!]

:yep: Says so in my profile.

It seems common knowledge around here :D
No wonder there isn't any noteworthy contribution to this thread by you :O:

[TarJak]

It seems common knowledge around here :D
No wonder there isn't any noteworthy contribution to this thread by you :O:
Looks like it was worth 6 or so posts.:O::D

And that's been my occupation here since day one.

[Geno_Mariner]

Things that annoys me:

*when ppl talk lyk dis
*excessive OMGOMGOMG
*when people sets themselves as available on msn but are actually AFK (it makes me paranoid sometimes...)
*when someone on msn says brb/afk, then disappears off msn after a while and never return for hours without popping in a reason, it makes me paranoid or worried that **** had hit the fan on their end or that it's something I said |:
*trolls
*excessive capslocking when it's not really -that- necessary (happens a fair few times on a forum I moderate)
*when people try to take moderator matters into their own hands and start stupid wars/hate club against trolls and stuff and drag their friends into it

oh yeah and I hate chainmails and stuff that says crap like 'OMG you MUST read this or a crazyass clown with a chainsaw will come and kill you in your sleep!!11!ONE'
And people who Types Like This All The Time.

There, rant over. Now I can get on with my night :yep: (I do rant a lot, but ranting is good at times :hmmm: )

[Feuer Frei!]

yep, when people on messenger are online but not responding, you get all paranoid... :o


*when people sets themselves as available on msn but are actually AFK (it makes me paranoid sometimes...)
*when someone on msn says brb/afk, then disappears off msn *snip* it makes me paranoid *snip*

You AND Betonov, it seems :O:

[Geno_Mariner]

You AND Betonov, it seems :O:

Guess we are paranoid people then :haha:

[Feuer Frei!]

Guess we are paranoid people then :haha:

No need to be paranoid.
Unless she's hot. :cool:

[Betonov]

You AND Betonov, it seems :O:

Paranoid ?? Who ?? Me ??

Brb, there's that satellite going over my house again...

[krashkart]

Hrm... annoying online habits?

* Listing occupation as "Annoying Bastard". :O:
* Replacing with c's with k's (e.g. 'krashkart') :D
* Forum topics titled "HELP ME PLEEEEEEEEaaaaaaAAAAaZE!!!!!!!" or similar
* Spelling 'the' as 'teh' deliberately and with great frequency
* The inherent lack of lolwhales on the internet

That last one is more a gripe... sosumi. :p2:


EDIT: Edited to assuage Gargamel's grief. :D

There are still no lolwhales on the internet. :(

[Gargamel]

* Spelling 'the' as 'teh'

Hey! At least with me it's accidental... just a typo.

[Feuer Frei!]

Thanks for sharing your annoyances with us crashcart.

[RickC Sniper]

The idiotic comments posted under Youtube videos.

[Feuer Frei!]

The idiotic comments posted under Youtube videos.

You know, i totally agree.
And what gets me more is the profanity used in a lot of them! Why don't they censor these or edit posts? Heck, you've got kids that read that crap :nope:

[Rilder]

You know, i totally agree.
And what gets me more is the profanity used in a lot of them! Why don't they censor these or edit posts? Heck, you've got kids that read that crap :nope:

If your kids are on the internet they probably already know every swear word in existence. :88)

[krashkart]

Hey! At least with me it's accidental... just a typo.

Post edited to exclude non-offenders. :yep:

[Feuer Frei!]

If your kids are on the internet they probably already know every swear word in existence. :88)

Agree to a certain extent. Not trying to go off tangent here or be arguementative but not all kids want to see stuff like that.
Infact, it's not just the swear words that get me, it's also the racist remarks, Nazi sympathising and personal attacks that get me more.
YouTube is a freeforall, where any point of view seems to be ok.

[MH]

If your kids are on the internet they probably already know every swear word in existence. :88)

I must agree since most coments on youtube are made
by kids

[TarJak]

Hrm... annoying online habits?

* Listing occupation as "Annoying Bastard". :O:
It's working then.:D

[STEED]

I'm not interested on what annoying habits go on the Internet as I'm too busy keeping an eye on my shifty Government and sending them letters voicing my concern or outrage. ;)

[Herr-Berbunch]

http://www.youdopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lolwhale-whale-lolmeme-humor-fnord.jpeg

No. 1 t'interweb hate (and text messages) for me has to be alternating cApS aNd LoWeRcAsE - it is stupid, it provides no purpose other than to make it difficult to read and I usually refuse to do so.

The internet should be licensed, and have a minimum age limit of say 18 (but ideally 25) - if you don't vote, drive, pay taxes or the phone/internet bill then stay offline. Unless you're one of the more sensible, mature youths we have here at subsim.com - so maybe a test would be more appropriate, with regular checks?

[nikimcbee]

The idiotic comments posted under Youtube videos.

:haha:You don't like the youtube comments? That's 3/4 the fun.
Don;t bee a nazi haterlolomg.

[Platapus]

The internet should ... and have a minimum age limit of say 18


This I can agree with. The internet is not safe for kids and should not be ever considered safe for kids. The internet is for adults. I hate when changes to the internet are made in the name of "keeping our children safe".

Bovine Faeces! Kids don't need an internet, kids need a controlled intra-net.

But don't infringe on what I, as an adult, can do on something as huge as the Internet Tubes, just because some parent can't control their "precious little angel".

Oh you have touched one of my nerves on this one. :yep:

[nikimcbee]

I'm not interested on what annoying habits go on the Internet as I'm too busy keeping an eye on my shifty Government and sending them letters voicing my concern or outrage. ;)

What!?! Doesn't gordon listen to you?

[Herr-Berbunch]

"precious little angle".

Angle? Would that be an acute angle?

http://cms.tutornext.com/system/files/Acute%20angles.GIF

:rotfl2:

[Growler]

As a sidebar to annoying Youtube comments, I'd like to add a mention of unintended hilarity, as a bit of a tension breaker, perhaps.

For those of us who remember or know of a movie called "Cabaret" - the 1972 movie version with Liza Minelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey - there's a scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMVql9RLP34) wherein two of the characters are at a pub in pre-WW2 Germany. For those who don't, a quick summary: While the two characters are there, a young man rises and begins singing a song, ("Tomorrow Belongs to Me"), in a clear, strident voice. As the camera pulls back from his face, the viewer discovers that the lad is dressed in Nazi attire, and the song is, ostensibly, some Nazi piece. The lyrics of the song (in English) become militant-sounding as more people in the pub pick up the song until the whole place, minus the two main characters and one old man, are on their feet and singing, as the lad who led the thing presents the extended-arm salute. The main characters depart hastily, one remarking to the other, "So you still think you can control them?"

The whole scene is, when you're watching it, a demonstration of nationalism going terribly wrong, leading the nation towards war, without once showing a gun or a weapon or marching troops. It's a very artfully done scene, very powerful.

So. On YouTube, you can often find this scene, in various languages, taken from the movie. (As an aside, a warning to our German friends - in the linked version here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMVql9RLP34), the scenes have not had the swastika redacted, so I don't know if you're able to link, or should - I just don't know, so I'm adding this note because I don't know if that's a problem, and don't want anyone in trouble if it is.)

Now, the part that is, at least to me, somewhat (hilarious isn't the right word, somehow, but I can't think of what the right word is) is this. Invariably, when this scene is posted, the pro-Nazi idiots come out of the woodwork, spouting double Hs, or 88s, or whatever idiotic BS white supremacist racist nonsense like they do. This is the unintentionally funny point, because, like good little racists everywhere, they line up and drink their kool-aid and never question the authenticity of their little anthem... written by two Jewish guys for the poignantly anti-Nazi film. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/trivia?tr=tr0686370)

So yeah, jerk-faced comments are gonna happen, but sometimes, it's nice to see the idiots come out of the woodwork so that we can more easily spot them.

[Platapus]

DOH!

It is a fair cop. I may be guilty but it is society's fault. I am a victim too.

[Takeda Shingen]

No. 1 t'interweb hate (and text messages) for me has to be alternating cApS aNd LoWeRcAsE - it is stupid, it provides no purpose other than to make it difficult to read and I usually refuse to do so.

Yes. I would also add the use of numbers and symbols in the place of letters. Annoying as hell.

[STEED]

What!?! Doesn't gordon listen to you?

Gordon Brown former Prime Minister and former leader of the Labour Party, now a backbencher.

He's history....

We have a coalition Government now, Prime Minister David Cameron leader of the Conservative Party and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg leader of the Liberal Party.

I send letters to both of them, got make these b*****ds work for there money. ;)

[nikimcbee]

Gordon Brown former Prime Minister and former leader of the Labour Party, now a backbencher.

He's history....

We have a coalition Government now, Prime Minister David Cameron leader of the Conservative Party and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg leader of the Liberal Party.

I send letters to both of them, got make these b*****ds work for there money. ;)

So which side of the fence are you on?:hmmm::haha: You should run for parliment:D

[STEED]

So which side of the fence are you on?:hmmm::haha: You should run for parliment:D

The side that kicks the government up the ar*e. ;)

I would if I was loaded with money. :)

[NeonSamurai]

1. OK not Ok
2. shorthand and smilies not shorthand, and smilies
3. because not cause
4. Christ's not christs
5. Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with. Not one thing, and...
6. "Ignorance cannot" is an incomplete sentence.

Consider Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with; ignorance can not.

Snicker. Nitpicking other people's writing is also an annoying online habit. :D

Very annoying as a matter of fact. :D:D

My annoying habit is correcting the grammar/spelling Nazis... such as I don't believe that semicolon works where you suggested


Semicolon
Use a semicolon to join 2 independent clauses when the second clause restates the first or when the two clauses are of equal emphasis.

Road construction in Dallas has hindered travel around town; streets have become covered with bulldozers, trucks, and cones.


Use a semicolon to join 2 independent clauses when the second clause begins with a conjunctive adverb (however, therefore, moreover, furthermore, thus, meanwhile, nonetheless, otherwise) or a transition (in fact, for example, that is, for instance, in addition, in other words, on the other hand, even so).

Terrorism in the United States has become a recent concern; in fact, the concern for America's safety has led to an awareness of global terrorism.


Use a semicolon to join elements of a series when individual items of the series already include commas.

Recent sites of the Olympic Games include Athens, Greece; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sydney, Australia; Nagano, Japan.

Since "ignorance can not." does not stand on its own as a separate sentence, you can't join it with a semicolon.

"Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with, but ignorance cannot." would be my suggested fix, or "Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with; however, ignorance cannot be worked with."

:D

[Growler]

My annoying habit is correcting the grammar/spelling Nazis... such as I don't believe that semicolon works where you suggested



Since "ignorance can not." does not stand on its own as a separate sentence, you can't join it with a semicolon.

"Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with, but ignorance cannot." would be my suggested fix, or "Language barriers are one thing and can be worked with; however, ignorance cannot be worked with."

:D

Well, that settles it, then. I'm sending all my college papers to you for review before I submit for grade. :D

In all honesty, were it not for the OWL, I'd be dead in the water when it comes time to format citations.

One thing, though. It what manner would you argue that the phrase, "Ignorance can not" could not stand alone as a sentence? I see "ignorance" as a noun in this case, and "can not" as the verb; would that not comprise a complete sentence, similar to a statement such as, "I ran?"

[NeonSamurai]

Well, that settles it, then. I'm sending all my college papers to you for review before I submit for grade. :D

Barely have time for my own atm :)

In all honesty, were it not for the OWL, I'd be dead in the water when it comes time to format citations.

Refworks is your friend for formatting citations you got online from databases

One thing, though. It what manner would you argue that the phrase, "Ignorance can not" could not stand alone as a sentence? I see "ignorance" as a noun in this case, and "can not" as the verb; would that not comprise a complete sentence, similar to a statement such as, "I ran?"

To me it makes no sense as a stand-alone sentence (an independent clause). It has no predicate... ignorance can not.. can not what exactly? So it is telling us nothing.

[Growler]

To me it makes no sense as a stand-alone sentence (an independent clause). It has no predicate... ignorance can not.. can not what exactly? So it is telling us nothing.
:hmmm: Aye - I see it now. Vielen dank!

[Arclight]

:hmmm:

People that use something like Twitter to narate their lives. I honestly doubt the world cares to know how long you were on the toilet, or what you had for breakfast.

In addition to alternating caps and substituting letters, numbers and symbols, I'd add intentionally (and continuously) misspelling words. And multiple question or exclamation marks in a row.

Modders (or any entity) putting their "names" in their projects' titles irks me as well.

That bloody lolspeak (http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/03/15/funny-pictures-omg-cat-the-catnip/#comments). (alright on a picture, but in the comments, no)

[Sailor Steve]

Barely have time for my own atm :)
You have money machines? :o:D

Yes, I know, the money machine would be capitalized: ATM. One of the things I hate is use of shortcuts in general.

[Growler]

You have money machines? :o:D

Yes, I know, the money machine would be capitalized: ATM. One of the things I hate is use of shortcuts in general.

w/e

(Hehe...):D

[krashkart]

It's working then.:D


I want to learn how to be an Annoying Bastard. Can I be your apprentice? :D

[RickC Sniper]

That bloody lolspeak (http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/03/15/funny-pictures-omg-cat-the-catnip/#comments). (alright on a picture, but in the comments, no)


Good God, Those comments are as understandable as Arabic to me. :nope:

[Platapus]

Why does NSA spend so much time on coming up with codes and ciphers?

Just get some tweens to code all our secrets. Guaranteed to be unbreakable.

[NeonSamurai]

You have money machines? :o:D

Yes, I know, the money machine would be capitalized: ATM. One of the things I hate is use of shortcuts in general.

Technically so should what I had written also be in caps since it is also an acronym :) I don't often use shortcuts unless I am in a rush (which was the case at the time).

[krashkart]

Another online annoyances is grammer nazi's. :O:

[Growler]

grammer nazi's. :O:

Grammar Nazis.
:D

[krashkart]

Grammar Nazis.
:D

Yeah, well Grammar ain't even a language. So there. :O:

[Growler]

Yeah, well Grammar ain't even a language. So there. :O:
:O:
You started it. I'm telling mom!:O:

[frau kaleun]

Another online annoyances is grammer nazi's. :O:

Grammar Nazis.
:D

Yeah, well Grammar ain't even a language. So there. :O:

:O:
You started it. I'm telling mom!:O:

This is why we CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS! :stare:

[Nicolas]

Worst, the people that release all the poison they have because anyway they are behind a pc.

[Feuer Frei!]

Worst, the people that release all the poison they have because anyway they are behind a pc.
You mean insulting others from the anonymity of your own PC monitor?
Play World of Warcraft for a while :haha:

[Growler]

You mean insulting others from the anonymity of your own PC monitor?
Play World of Warcraft for a while :haha:

No, thank you. I'd rather remove my eyes with a melon baller.