Recurring Forum Faux Pas That Annoy You

[WaspMonkey]

Thread title sums it up pretty nicely. Just thought I would start a thread on things you see constantly on the forums that irk you.

I'll get it started.

Loosing. As in " HD-DVD is loosing support."

That is not a word. The word is losing. I have seen this so often I wondered if perhaps it was the British spelling.

Thought of another one. Their, there, and they're. I know its confusing with three different variations but just try. It is not always there, or worst cast scenario tehre.

*I am not a grammar Nazi, but I do know the standard rules.

**This doesn't apply to English as a second language people, just lazy native speakers.

[Tuffy_UK]

Home threads Gurrrrrr

words words words

[To.Ken]

WaspMonky. You need to learn to read fenetically. Its loosing and lewsing ... not losing and loosing.

[Dave]

Repetitive threads and incorrect grammar top my list.

[Zoibie]

"I could care less", GET IT RIGHT, it's "I couldn't care less", if you could care less you do care about it!!

[FrogmanTM]

How about when two (or more) people carry on their own separate conversation within a thread that has nothing to do with the thread topic. I wish there was a way to automatically delete those posts within a thread.

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

"I could care less", GET IT RIGHT, it's "I couldn't care less", if you could care less you do care about it!!

It always annoys me when people will battle pages upon pages just discussing ps3 vs. 360 sales or hardware, but when it comes to the playing the game part, most of these people wont come near the thread.

[WaspMonkey]

How about when two (or more) people carry on their own separate conversation within a thread that has nothing to do with the thread topic. I wish there was a way to automatically delete those posts within a thread.

I see that you are from Michigan. I went there last year. Visited Mt. Pleasant.



Oops, I think I am doing the thing that you hate.

Another one I saw quite frequently for a while for irregardless. Not a word. Its just regardless. You can keep using it if you want though, I could care less.

[boogernose]

Misuse of these words:

your/you're
then/than
they're/their/there
it's/its
further/farther
affect/effect

And these spelling mistakes:

"rediculous"
"embarass"
"wierd"
"tommorrow"

[Sork_Dhee]

1.How people will automatically be friendly to users with high ranking within a forum, and more inclined to agree with what they say.

2.How people will automatically dismiss new users with a low ranking within a forum, and more inclined to disagree with, and be argumentative about what they have to say.

[One-Shot]

1.How people will automatically be friendly to users with high ranking within a forum, and more inclined to agree with what they say.

2.How people will automatically dismiss new users with a low ranking within a forum, and more inclined to disagree with, and be argumentative about what they have to say.

Well you got to admit people with low post counts especially around NPD time usually are the ones with the extreme fanboy comments.

Anyway thing that annoys me the most is the stupid "This site is teh biased!" post or topic. Its so old and never backed up with anything.

[TH3 GAM3]

I hate die hard fanboys and when people want to argue about something they have no control over, example sales.

[WaspMonkey]

1.How people will automatically be friendly to users with high ranking within a forum, and more inclined to agree with what they say.

2.How people will automatically dismiss new users with a low ranking within a forum, and more inclined to disagree with, and be argumentative about what they have to say.

To add to what you said, it's also generally not a good idea to agree with someone with few posts over someone with a lot of posts.

*I didn't think your ideas about some sigs were completely off the wall *

[Behemoko]

People who start this thread every 2 months.

Grrrrr.

Lay off, the people never get it, you newer version ain't gonna' do nothin'!

Oh, and I am a grammar nazi only to the point where I notice nothing that stops me from reading it without having to ponder on what the f**k I just read.

[WaspMonkey]

People who start this thread every 2 months.

Grrrrr.

Lay off, the people never get it, you newer version ain't gonna' do nothin'!

Oh, and I am a grammar nazi only to the point where I notice nothing that stops me from reading it without having to ponder on what the f**k I just read.

Not trying to create a utopia or to get anyone to change. Its the Internet, not likely its going to happen. This is meant to be a fun thread in the vein of 'do you read on the toliet.'

As for your grammar Nazi'in' (?) I am had to ponder what you wrote several times and I'm still not sure what's being said.

So, in the words of Tears for Fears - "Shout shout, let it out out. These are things I can without. Come on, I'm talking to you, come on."

[miamiman]

I hate getting banned. Theres this one thread that I post in where no matter what I do... there's someone banning me for no good reason. I'm like, "WHY?!?! What did I ever do to you?"

[Sork_Dhee]

To add to what you said, it's also generally not a good idea to agree with someone with few posts over someone with a lot of posts.

*I didn't think your ideas about some sigs were completely off the wall *

And why is that? If they have a valid point, why does their' post count matter?

*Thanks, lol*

[NinjaFridge]

Grammar Nazi's. I don't care that it isn't a faux pas, they suck.

[miamiman]

It's okay Tuffster...

It's the thought that counts

How about when two (or more) people carry on their own separate conversation within a thread that has nothing to do with the thread topic. I wish there was a way to automatically delete those posts within a thread.

[DangerousMali]

i hate it when people sign up to tournaments and never show up it bugs the **** out off me haaa nice to see a place i can vent frustration on lool

i also hate discount games threads

[kokoriet]

Now that it's been explained to me, and I thought to look it up on wikipedia.. "like comparing apples and oranges" really irks me now. It's just ridiculous. Worse, it's a useless cliche. If there's several kinds of fruit available at any given time, of course I'm going to make comparisons to decide which one I buy, regardless of how their differing traits suggest they can't be fairly compared.

It's the same with everything else, and consoles and games are no different. It's like a half-assed attempt to be witty, which screams "I'm too lazy so I'll do a barrel roll to evade a final comparison!" At least that's how it seems to me :P

[Carsonal]

So much references to HD movies in gaming discussions.
I dont find them all that relevant overall.
It feels like a real watering down of what should be interesting discussion about games, that end up involving movies.

[MDN]

1.How people will automatically be friendly to users with high ranking within a forum, and more inclined to agree with what they say.

2.How people will automatically dismiss new users with a low ranking within a forum, and more inclined to disagree with, and be argumentative about what they have to say.

Go away low post count nub no one cares what you think

[MrFenwick]

I'm tired of the "Which game should I buy?" threads. Come one people! Your the one going to play it, not us. We are not you, we do not know what you like, we do not have your personality, we are not you. Pick a game YOU like, not what WE like. Simple. If you can't choose, RENT THEM.

Don't make me slap you.

[Serjndestroy]

People ignoring/not reading posts that are perfectly pertinent to the subject being discussed. Especially when they are trying to argue about something, and ignore the strongest points of their opponent's posts, only to try and de-construct less meaningful parts of the argument..