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Ya Know What Really Grinds My Gears? - Community Edition

What is it about an angry me that some of you seem to like? Well, after this I bet you'll change your mind. In no particular order, the things that piss me off, some small, some big.

irked Spelling "yay" as "yey"
irked Addressing every stranger as "dear" or "frien"
irked Putting the word "sexy" "angel" "naughty" or their ilk in your username.
irked Typing in capitals. That's internet shouting.
irked Typing everything in bold.
irked Replying in comments using a comment per person.
irked Sticking out your groin, chest or ass for member photos and avatars.
irked Putting a million exclamation marks on the end of each sentence.
irked Commenting just using the smile emoticon.
irked Using the same comment for every post on every blog. Usually praise.
irked Posting fucking glitter graphics and the like everywhere you go.
:irked:Linking to your own blog at every opportunity.
irked Calling someone by their first name when you don't know them. If it was by their avatar it'd be different but it's not.
irked Joking about someone with someone else when you don't know the person well enough. It's just rude.
irked Joining into a play-feud between two people and always picking the same side. That's bullying and insults.
irked Thinking that every young (or old) female on the internet is fair game.
irked Trying to get at someone by spreading rumours and bullshit to their friends. I'm not interested in your private life, if I cared, then I'd fucking ask, wouldn't I?
irked Religious narcissism. Oh, you believe in god? So do millions of other people. If you think running around condemning everyone who believes at all differently will appease your god, then you've not quite grasped religion. Yes, you're sure you're right and have the correct faith. So are billions of others in different faiths, all with such strong conviction. What makes you so special? Show some fucking reverence for others' faiths if you're so wonderful. Failing that, shut the fuck up. Nobody's perfect, least of all those holier-than-thou types.
irked Thinking that a certain level of proficiency at some skill or talent makes you the expert. There'll always be somebody worse than you, and always someone better. Doesn't give you the right to talk down to anyone.
irked Posting 5 or more posts a day. You're not that interesting, nobody's that fucking bored.
irked Spamming inbox or shoutbox with constant "are you there?"s and "where r u"s. If you don't get an answer the first time, the person either isn't there or isn't interested. Don't be pathetic.

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Comments

Dacotah Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:31:58 PM

What does ilk mean?

That stuff is enough to irk anyone off.

H82typ Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:47:26 PM

Ilk = kind. smile

KYrenKYren Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:49:22 PM

smile

H82typ Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:51:50 PM

KIM, I'd like to address YoUr PoiNts ONE by oNe, ohkeay?
smile
smile
smile
bigsmile
lol p

H82typ Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:53:09 PM

\o/ yey!!!!!!! left

theoddbod Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:00:09 PM

I'd also like to add 'spelling and grammar that would shame a five year old' to the mix. Oh, and people who think it's ok to insult total strangers because they don't agree 100%. There's an overlap between the two...

Dark FurieFurie Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:16:51 PM

Great post Kim. smile I agree!!!!! All those people should be shot, dear. And I say so here: http://my.opera.com/SexyFurie

Are you there?

Hello?

Talk to me, fridne!!!

Where are yow?

God be with you.

Spaggyj Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:25:11 PM

Carol - agreed.

Kiran - ha ha rolleyes .

Dennis - shut up lol .

Mart - seconded.

Mik - see Dennis' reply.

Darkogdare Sunday, February 28, 2010 4:31:55 PM

Let me see...

sexy_gdare lol lol lol

*wipes tears*

H82typ Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:06:20 PM

hai!

Dacotah Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:53:41 PM

Dennis, thanks.

Kimmie, I just use a smiley when I don't know what to say and not feeling to good to type.

Abbreviating words can be hard when it's to words that are computer language.

KittyliciousZaphira Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:14:55 PM

We share some of the same dislikes.

The one smiley comment can really annoy me too - especially if you follow the same person from blogpost to blogpost, getting one smile after the other!

I never got the point of strangers who pm me saying "r u online?" I mean... does it matter? rolleyes

H82typ Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:43:50 PM

Only if you like cybering...

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:46:10 PM

But, but if they don't set us straight, God or Allah or Buddha or Zeus or Skippy might strike us down cry

The first name thing though, now that they don't display the username on comments, it's tricky. I don't want to be Mr. Sheedy left

Spaggyj Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:08:51 PM

Dark - lol lol that so doesn't suit a man!

Carol, I get why some people do it, it's just annoying to load a page just to see a smiley. I think it's just this one smile that gets me. When I can't think of anything to say I tend to come back later. And what do you mean computer language? confused .

Kitty, yeah, it's really irritating. My whole watchlist has been full of just that smiley in a comment before. And Dennis is right, the strangers are probably after cyber.

Gavin - yeah, that's pretty much their mindset from what I gather. The name thing I mention doesn't apply to those who choose to display their real names, of course. T'is why I changed mine from Kimmie to my username.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Sunday, February 28, 2010 8:06:59 PM

I suspect that it's a sign of a lack of security in their own beliefs. Whenever some-one starts banging a drum too loudly, I wonder it's not because something is happening with them and their fighting it. But maybe I'm wrong.

Dacotah Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:10:34 PM

Kimmie, I understand it gets to you. I will try not to do it anymore.

I call abbreviations like "ilk" computer language.
I can figure out most like "ty, nh, gg, BTW, WTF...so on..."
Just some I can't get. bigsmile

Stomyr Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:29:11 PM

Most of those stuffs annoy me too but there are people who have strange habits (like me p ) and I got used to them bigsmile There are others which just makes me laugh and I won’t get annoyed from them bigsmile

Spaggyj Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:43:17 PM

Gavin, I suspect you've hit the nail on the head there.

Carol - thanks, it's not a major thing, but it does get annoying, especially on a phone. It loads slow enough.
The word, "ilk" is a proper, full, english word. It's not an acronym, which you seem to be confusing it for smile .
An abbreviation is a shortened word, like saying "hi" instead of "hello" bigsmile .

Stomyr - yeah, you do get used to some (like the "yey" thing) but quite honestly there are pretty good reasons for most of them.

Stomyr Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:05:54 PM

Would you slap me if I would only comment a bigsmile here? //End of Sarcasm p

Spaggyj Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:09:35 PM

Maybe I would mad p .

Stomyr Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:19:48 PM

I guess I better disable smileys than p //EOS

FlaRin Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:54:24 PM

Bravo Kimmie - several of those in your list *really* piss me off too smile

<looks around> fuck, where are my glitter graphics? I'll just post a smiley every time I'm passing by then, until I find my bastard glitter graphics (and technically, dear, you should have written grafx, grfx, graphx or something with an x at the end, just to show how cool you are). Being sodding patronising, too - that's a pain up the jaxi (jacksie, ass, arse, backside, bottom, civilian hindquarters etc. etc. ) bigsmile

Spaggyj Monday, March 1, 2010 10:10:01 AM

lol you managed to put quite a few in there, Flarin p

H82typ Monday, March 1, 2010 1:56:03 PM

lol

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Monday, March 1, 2010 4:59:12 PM

lol

Originally posted by FlaRin:

civilian hindquarters


Mad Scientistqlue Monday, March 1, 2010 8:10:01 PM

smile

Mad Scientistqlue Monday, March 1, 2010 8:13:17 PM

Just teasing! p.
Some vary very valid ranting there. up.
I'd have to agree with you on most of your points. (maybe all of them. bigsmile)

Spaggyj Monday, March 1, 2010 8:19:46 PM

Ya don't have to agree on any p

H82typ Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:25:08 AM

But we will, if we know what's good for us, right, "Purple Pumkin"?

Mad Scientistqlue Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:03:00 PM

You're right. It's not me agreeing with you. You're agreeing with me. p.

Bud McDonnellfammcdon Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:55:19 PM

Well stated Kimmie. +1

Bad WolfCois Sunday, March 7, 2010 4:53:46 PM

You really hate me for saying yey? *sniff sniff*

Spaggyj Sunday, March 7, 2010 5:36:24 PM

A little p

Bad WolfCois Monday, March 8, 2010 9:37:54 AM

Yey! party

r♡serose-marie Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:38:29 PM

Agreeing with you on most of those things, I don't see how it would make me change my mind... wink

Spaggyj Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:45:59 PM

Rosie love you do love unconditionally, don't you? *melts*

r♡serose-marie Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:05:10 PM

I do my best! love

*scoops up melted Kimmie and puts her in the fridge*

Spaggyj Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:27:17 PM

Ah... Delightfully cool happy

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