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[gurudyne]

It bothers me that it bothers people when they think someone is incorrectly using 'literally'

adverb

1.in a literal manner or sense, exactly; the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout,

2.informal used for emphasis while not being literally true; I have received literally thousands of letters

So literally can literally go both ways.

I hate it that enough people have used the word incorrectly that the word now means both one thing and its literal opposite. The word has become literally meaningless. The annoying habits of English speakers (and posters) have literally ruined a word.

I'd also like to hop onto the signature hate bandwagon. It's a behavior that does nothing but draw attention to itself.

I also hate it when posters parse their posts in weird ways. Example:

Sometimes people post
their thoughts like this so that one thought stretches
across multiple lines
no punctuation

I've seen two posters do this. Not sure if they're posting from phones where that quirk makes it easier for them to read what they've written, or if they're trying to make haiku posting a thing or what, but having to reread posts to figure out where one thought ends and the next begins is annoying.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

I hate it that enough people have used the word incorrectly that the word now means both one thing and its literal opposite. The word has become literally meaningless. The annoying habits of English speakers (and posters) have literally ruined a word.

I'd also like to hop onto the signature hate bandwagon. It's a behavior that does nothing but draw attention to itself.

I also hate it when posters parse their posts in weird ways. Example:

Sometimes people post
their thoughts like this so that one thought stretches
across multiple lines
no punctuation

I've seen two posters do this. Not sure if they're posting from phones where that quirk makes it easier for them to read what they've written, or if they're trying to make haiku posting a thing or what, but having to reread posts to figure out where one thought ends and the next begins is annoying.

I will say I've appreciated you a lot more since you got rid of signing your post "GuruDYNEinaFIRE" so yeah!

Also you must HATE Blackace.

 

[Captain Pants]

Whenever someone posts a gif that is hilarious or appropriate or whatever and then all of NeoGAF comes in and quotes it, so you just have five pages of people laughing at a gif.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Whenever someone posts a gif that is hilarious or appropriate or whatever and then all of NeoGAF comes in and quotes it, so you just have five pages of people laughing at a gif.

"sunhi da GOD" x 5000. I like the dude a lot but yep

 

[marrec]

lol @ Pimpwerx. dude should reinvent himself.

He should sign everything "WAR" for a month for the larfs.

Or "PEAS".

 

[smurfx]

i hate it when people quote the hell out of some post in a thread.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Oh, and for some illogical, totally unreasonable reason that I can't pinpoint, I always dislike those who put their real face as their avatar. Makes me want to punch them

Wait a second. Are you trying to tell me that your avatar isn't your real face. Mind blown.

 

[BGBW]

Quote spamming needs to be banned. I understand the rationale behind it, when something's so funny people kind of want to bring up to attention, but in some cases it's way too fucking obnoxious and even kills the joke.

I admit that the one time I produced an image that got quoted again and again felt pretty good though.

 

[OneEightZero]

I hate it that enough people have used the word incorrectly that the word now means both one thing and its literal opposite. The word has become literally meaningless. The annoying habits of English speakers (and posters) have literally ruined a word.

Really? ^_^

Get over it. It's the natural process of the English lexicon.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Really? ^_^

Get over it. It's the natural process of the English lexicon.

Natural? More like forced as fuck from pure ignorance.

 

[fuzzylogic]

I get a bit miffed when people answer another's question, but use heavy jargon or acronyms in their answer. If you're answering a question, don't use esoteric language, silly. Not everyone knows what your precious acronyms stand for! If you're putting in the effort to respond, please put in a few extra seconds to spell out the name of what you're describing. Using an acronym can defeat the whole purpose.

An example I just saw, was someone asking where the gif that they quoted came from. Someone responded with, "It's from [acronym]"... ... ... then, as if to illustrate my frustration, another poster humbly asked what the acronym stood for.

Unless the acronym is really obvious, like GTA in a Grand Theft Auto thread, don't use them when answering a question. If the person is asking questions, especially more elementary ones, than they are not prepared to be educated via short hand.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Hey! The OP is whining about a thread I made!

 

[Hitokage]

I get a bit miffed when people answer another's question, but use heavy jargon or acronyms in their answer. If you're answering a question, don't use esoteric language, silly. Not everyone knows what your precious acronyms stand for! If you're putting in the effort to respond, please put in a few extra seconds to spell out the name of what you're describing. Using an acronym can defeat the whole purpose.

On the other hand, sometimes such terminology isn't esoteric and is necessary to properly communicate the point, but the reader lacks sufficient vocabulary. It's like having your paper peer-reviewed in college and it comes back with complaints about using "spanish" and "latin" when you were contrasting "de facto" and "de jure". True story.

 

[MIMIC]

I finally realized why (perhaps) people edit their posts instead of just making a new reply. Because if you don't edit your post, people will quote it over and over even when you don't even hold that contention anymore (and they won't look for your new contention...but who could blame them?)

It happened to me recently. I mistyped a post and before I had a chance to edit it, it had already been quoted. So I responded to that post with the correct version of my post. And sure enough, the incorrect post gets quoted again.

So instead of having to hunt down and respond to each and every person that will ultimately quote your (incorrect) post, you can clarify by responding to someone in an edit. That way, if someone quotes you, they'll also quote the reply, which could help clear things up for them, too.

So instead of this:
-Poster A: I'm a criminal

-Poster B: *quotes* OMG!
-Poster C: *quotes* NO WAY!
-Poster D: *quotes* I'm calling the police!
-Poster E: *quotes* I always knew you were bad
-Poster F: *quotes* banned
-Poster G: *quotes* SMH

(and 50 more post of the same.....)

You get this:
-Poster A: I'm a criminal (edit: *quotes Poster B* I meant to say that "I'm a criminal" is my favorite song)

-Poster B: *quotes* OMG
-Poster C: *quotes and sees the edit*

 

[Hitokage]

That's not how it works, and it's not how it should work. In that case you should just edit the post, and maybe leave a note in the reason field.

 

[MIMIC]

That's not how it works, and it's not how it should work. In that case you should just edit the post, and maybe leave a note in the reason field.

I'm confused. Are you're saying that people do this edit-quote thing for other reasons? (if that's the case, I'm no familiar with that kind type of editing)

But regarding my case: yes, you could just simply edit. I'm just trying to see the reasoning for why someone would do it. After all, an edit essentially is a reply/response to all of the posts that come after it. You're just not responding to anyone individually.

 

[fuzzylogic]

On the other hand, sometimes such terminology isn't esoteric and is necessary to properly communicate the point, but the reader lacks sufficient vocabulary. It's like having your paper peer-reviewed in college and it comes back with complaints about using "spanish" and "latin" when you were contrasting "de facto" and "de jure". True story.

Yeah, but I'm just talking about casual questions on internet forums--because the thread's about annoying forum posting habits. Of course college papers don't have to be simplified. If you want to hold readers of video game forums to that standard when you answer a question, that's your business, that's fine... so, have a nice day.

I'm sorry about your paper though, haha; I had a few graders who totally missed what I was trying to say/do a few times.

Edit: It took my way too long to figure out that you were just taking out your frustration with how your paper was reviewed, and just using my post as an excuse. Or my post just reminded you of your misfortune. I'm dense. When people quote me, I freak out, freeze up, and lose 95% of my critical thinking ability for a bit. icarus has it right, that is funny and sad.

 

[Hitokage]

I'm confused. Are you're saying that people do this edit-quote thing for other reasons? (if that's the case, I'm no familiar with that kind type of editing)

Yeah, I've seen it done in all kinds of situations, not just the case you describe.

 

[Shahadan]

Ranking sequels/seasons/whatever which inevitably leads to other people disagreeing and posting their own ranking, etc;

WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT
There isn't even any discussion.

 

[Hitokage]

Edit: It took my way too long to figure out that you were just taking out your frustration with how your paper was reviewed, and just using my post as an excuse. I'm dense. When people quote me, I freak out, freeze up, and lose 95% of my critical thinking ability for a bit. icarus has it right, that is funny and sad.

Haha, not exactly. It was a long time ago and it's more funny/sad than anything else now. I just wanted to say that for given subject matters a certain vocabulary is expected, although it can be clarified as needed. It's like how nobody ever says "Central Processing Unit" instead of "CPU". You're absolutely right in that people should pick up on when that expectation doesn't hold or when they're not being clear, and then do their part in making themselves understood in such cases.

 

[Easy_D]

People who quote other posts using quotation marks.

 

[User Name Here]

Most of these don't bother me. I can't seem to care for some reason.

"Easy_D
People who quote other posts using quotation marks."

What's wrong with that?

 

[Keyser Soze]

I find "thanks in advance" annoying. Thank the person afterwards when they have actually done something for you or don't fucking thank them at all, Do not thank them beforehand when nothing has been done for fuck sake..

 

[strobogo]

I think that's so they don't have to come back into the thread and say thanks. I find it kind of condescending and self important like they just expect people to give them the answers to whatever without having to look for it themselves.

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

When a thread title and OP ask for a very specific thing but people post "This is not X* but I think it's cool and I'm going to post it anyways!"

*X being what the OP is asking for.

 

[NotSelf]

 

[Devil Theory]

"That's just your limited perspective."

Look at you, the intellectual. Phrasing something differently to cover up the otherwise worthless post that simply states: "well that's just, like, your opinion, man." You basic motherfucker.

And yes, It is. That's what a fucking forum is. Where you're posting. Right now. I don't need you to tell me that. Ever.

 

[chepu]

Posting an image without any caption, name, not even a hint of what the hell it is.

something like.

*image*

Case Closed

and worse if the image is named something like Xo_eE4dg35_46sF%4=056?dno=true!fSd.jpg


Also, living in a third world country having shitty internet connection, a page with the same 7mb gif quoted 25 times.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I realized how fun it is to be in GAF lately once I stopped browsing Gaming and simply using Search for specific threads.

 

[MIMIC]

Posting an image without any caption, name, not even a hint of what the hell it is.

something like.



and worse if the image is named something like Xo_eE4dg35_46sF%4=056?dno=true!fSd.jpg

Exactly! They cover all their bases when it comes to being confusing

 

[Melchiah]

Posting an image without any caption, name, not even a hint of what the hell it is.

Uncaptioned YouTube links are equally annoying. How hard is it to copy-paste the title on your post?

 

[blame space]

There's a YouTube extension if it annoys you that much.

 

[GorillaJu]

The absolute worst to me is "the <topic> thread" or making an official thread for something that doesn't need an official thread.

The first is terrible for an obvious reason: every thread here is a thread, yours won't be the first or the last, or the only thread on this topic, especially if its a recent/hot topic in the press.

The second is, for lack of a better explanation, just a bit nerdy.

 

[Melchiah]

There's a YouTube extension if it annoys you that much.

I have it installed, but I suspect many don't. It isn't such a trouble to include a caption.

 

[lazer_bean]

the use of the word "sans"
example: today i upgraded my weapons and armor sans upgrading stone !

 

[strobogo]

"At this point" seems to be a textual verbal tic in the past few months on GAF. It's driving me crazy.

 

[rohlfinator]

"At this point" seems to be a textual verbal tic in the past few months on GAF. It's driving me crazy.

Haha, I found myself using that phrase about four times in an email today, must have subconsciously picked it up here.

 

[yellow submarine]

Posting gifs or images with no context

 

[Coreda]

It isn't annoying me, but just visited the OT and wow at the number of sequential threads with 'GAF' in the title.

Let alone a title-only search, woah. Blended in there doesn't appear as many.

 

[David H Wong]

The accusations of "clickbait" on articles the poster disagrees with is reaching spam levels. Every time somebody post link to a controversial review, or a "best of" or "worst of" list the opinions seem to break down to:

25% - Spot on!

25% - Kind of disagree

25% - Sort of agree on some but not others

25% - THIS IS CLEARLY CLICKBAIT THIS SITE SHOULD BE BANNED THERE IS NO WAY A HUMAN BEING CAN REALLY THINK ______ IS A BAD GAME NICE CHEAP TRAFFIC GRAB YOU FUCKERS

 

[Deleted member 8095]

I hate birthday threads. The lowest form of attention seeking. This forum has such a huge user base it's always going to be someone's birthday.

 

[LightOfTruth]

I hate it when people run jokes into the ground. It ruins it and just isn't even funny anymore, just annoying.

"Please understand"

"Have you seen Titanfall?"

etc...

 

[Angry Grimace]

People who say "obviously you can't read" when you won't accept their argument as automatically true.

 

[raphier]

Please pay ample attention,
To my monkey dissection,
A thread through my selection,
I rhyme so hard I want your affection.

I give no contention,
I love my inscription,
implore my perfection,
my vestal conviction,

raphier's sigh is my induction,
Megalomanic brain abduction,
Please bear to his revulsion,
I am the world's little convulsion.

 

[RockTurtle]

when you have one side making broad statements about a position, and a handful of people respond with opposing, but well thought out views/opinions.

then you have one moron post something that justifies the first group and they ALL gang up on that single person and completely disregard the other viewpoints and parrot it for the entire page drowning them out.

"We think that if you don't agree with X, you must obviously be against X or X-phobic"

"you can't say that, if you want equality then you must accept that X isn't the end-all be all"

moron : i think X is just whining

OMG LOOK WHAT HE SAID SEE THIS IS WHAT I MEAN MODS BAN HIM AND OTHERS! TYPICAL Y PERSON Etc etc for the next 2 pages

 

[G-Fex]

I hate birthday threads. The lowest form of attention seeking. This forum has such a huge user base it's always going to be someone's birthday.

I remember my birthday thread 2 years ago. It got so shit on so badly by gaffers who came into insult me,I was depressed the entire day.

Yeah I hate them too now.

 

[bjork]

It isn't annoying me, but just visited the OT and wow at the number of sequential threads with 'GAF' in the title.

Back in my day, you added "-age" to the end of your subject in a thread. Girl-age, vinyl-age, etc.

 

[blame space]

Gaming-Age

 

[raphier]

on second thought, everything blame space says

 

[blame space]

How can I improve my posts for you?