[Closed] idiots that bring nothing to the forum

And guess what. I know there is a few grammatical errors. And I really dobt care. My point is made. Do you understand it?

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I don't mind it mate it makes it easy to identify the sad acts

Its [url= http://singletrackmag.com/premier/ ]Premier.[/url]

Glad I could help. 😉

Understand frustrations, but chill fella, don't get angst about some pedants with little willies 😀

It's late, don't discuss, bed time.

Thanks Joe. Glad you are sat on that pedestal so high looking over us paupers.
This is my point entirely and Im hoping you have the same sense of humour as me and posted as a joke.
If not shame on you

There are people on here who comment with unimpeachable authority on some threads, and take snide little shots at others on some threads. They think themselves very clever, extremely droll, and cuttingly witty. Their responses to various posts are simply manifestations of their mood at the time. A lot of this is probably because people don't listen to them in real life (or appreciate their 'qualities'), so they post on STW forum threads instead.

I once got wound up by the rudest (ex) member on here, responded to one of his most hateful posts with to-the-point personal insults, and he was banned for life soon after. I now miss his ridiculously self important, tragically insecure, mockney ramblings. It was a bit like watching David Brent in The Office - hard to believe anyone could be so pathetic. But great entertainment once you decide not to be offended and appreciate it as comedy.

So the people who appear 'rude' and make you want to punch them in the face, in my opinion boost the entertainment factor on STW.

My point is made. Do you understand it?

No.
Because your grasp of the English language is so poor.
HTH.
Sbob.

[quote=stu170 ] Im hoping you have the same sense of humour as me and posted as a joke.
Thing is, stuff like picking up on spelling mistakes often IS as a bit of a joke. Just like commenting on the state of someones grass/fence when they've posted a photo of their new bike, or complaining that the logos on the tyres aren't lined up properly. Down the pub, you'd call it banter. You can take it that way in a forum too - or you can choose to be offended. Me - I tend to read everything as if the author is having a bit of a laugh.

No.
Because your grasp of the English language is so poor.
HTH.
Sbob.

You really can't understand what he means? You must be a bit thick. 😆

Obvious troll is blatantly blatant.

And don't tell me Yes he is not.

Please use 'maggots' for description instead of "idiots" as the latter is a bit rude.

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Just like commenting on the state of someones grass/fence when they've posted a photo of their new bike, or complaining that the logos on the tyres aren't lined up properly

Can someone translate the OP for me, I can't get beyond the third word before falling to the floor in a apoplectic fit.

Clip-clop, clip-clop went the hooves on the bridge, as Godwin looked on and died a little inside.

Ahh I see, now that makes perfect sense.

I can confirm, I am idiots.

When I first started coming here I thought the forum was populated by rude, arrogant public school tossers, it used to drive me mental, but I I kept using the site for chat and info..

After a while, I realised that what I had taken for rudeness and childish piss taking was just mostly friendly banter and in-jokes that have been going on here for years and years.. I was just taking it personally..

As for the spelling and grammar nazis? Well, it's actually a really good tool for keeping a certain level of intelligent communication going, angry young school aged low IQ trolls that you see all over every other forum and message board on the web, simply can't be arsed. If you embrace it, you become kind of encouraged to take a bit of pride on your presentation, using spellcheck and looking up words etc.. So it's like a free self motivated education really, which is nothing to be sniffed at in this age of cut throat capitalism..

It's a shame I agree, life should be more wholesome, less shallow.. But it's not

mtfu princess innit

So a littlw earlier I got pretty annoyed by a chap that decided that rather than give a good informed answer ti the op's question. He would rather pick up o spelling. Yes this individual was a prenium member. Yes I am not. But why oh why does a premium member of an off road cycling forum decided to pick up on the spellling of an other user.
Why does the mods allow this to happen. And why do other users not pick up on it and have a go at and hopefully eradicate the spelling nazism, that happens too often.

Well done for the apostrophe, the rest is shocking.

I have corrected spelling on here and the following day had it done to me .I don`t get offended ,hopefully a quick edit can save my bacon !

...and you're point is?

+1

If you're really getting annoyed by people posting remarks about spelling on a cycling forum then you're going to find the internet a very stressful place....

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Bad spelling and grammar does really annoy me. I may pick up on it occasionally in a tongue in cheek way, but wouldn't post solely to do so.

I tend to offer something helpful to the thread at the same time as a cheap insult. Keep things in balance and that.

The OP: your handwringing is excessive though, you need to get over it. Particularly thinking the mods care. Can tell you're new!

Fragile little soul eh?

Iv your reely geting annoyd bi peepol postin remurks aboat spilling oan ah sycling forhum thenn yoo're goan 2 finde teh internetz ah veri stressfool plaice..

To troo

MrNutt - Member
...and you're point is?

I'm not sure you've really brought anything to the forum OP...

It makes people feel good about themselves, thank them for the lesson, knowing you have brightened up their day.

Stu, it's hard to know whether you are serious (in which case, should we be sympathetic?) or having your own joke with the forum. Your first two posts have so many spelling and grammatical mistakes that I thought that you were joking at first. But then you do seem quite annoyed.

Discuss

I have nothing to bring to this discussion...

What Yunki said. This place is by and large fairly helpful and benign; there are one or two unhelpful sods about but in general it's a much more pleasant forum than, say Bikeradar.

Why does the mods allow this to happen

There's a repot post button that will get our attention we may not agree or may agree but if it's not reported then chances are we won't see it. Unlike many members we don't spend every minute on the forum so often rely on posts being reported.

If no-one corrected your spelling then you'd never learn that you've spelt it incorrectly and look like a fool whenever you used the incorrect spelling for the rest of your life!

Do you want to look like a fool every time you post?

Is it the same as the report button Drac? 😉

I'm an idiot and as a general rule contribute nothing and I have a P by my name on this forum, can I join in?

sparksmcguff - Member
I'm an idiot and as a general rule contribute nothing and I have a P by my name on this forum, can I join in?

You'll fit right in.

Picking up on spellings is often done to highlight the assertion that the original post is perhaps a little lightweight or pointless, or when there's amusement to be had from the OP being a bit precious.
Asking that mods eridicate it is a [i]little[/i] over the top and your use of nazism is funny in itself.

Being good at spelling and grammar, brings the thread alive.

Thanks Joe. Glad you are sat on that pedestal so high looking over us paupers.
This is my point entirely and Im hoping you have the same sense of humour as me and posted as a joke.
If not shame on you

Chill. Out. Dude.
It's just the interwebz, not real life. Go ride your bike.

monkeychild - Member
Being good at spelling and grammar, brings the thread alive.

Are you saying good spelling and grammar are the 650b of the literacy world?

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There is an awful lot of tat on here but lots of decent discussion too, most other cycling forums are much the same.

Just read what interests you and ignore the rest.

Picking up on spelling is just a laugh, I think. I really don't see any need to get your knickers in a twist about it.

You must be difficult to live with if this annoys you. Just raise your eyes and move on.

[i]I have corrected spelling on here and the following day had it done to me .I don`t get offended ,hopefully a quick edit can save my bacon ![/i]

Oh fer ****s sake why have you put a space before every punctuation mark and not after?

[i]hopes poster hasn't topped themselves due to my cruel jibe. [/i]

Op, I had a look at your wee rant on the pedals thread and thought it came across poorly, getting breathlessly ad hominem seemed unnecessary (you cockjockey)TBH, perhaps you were PWPU.
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Edit, for irony....lol

Spelling and grammar mistakes do annoy me and, although I would never post to correct someone, I do tend to pass judgement on that person in the privacy of my head. I would certainly never buy something from the classifieds through a poorly written advert. As this is a forum, rather than IM, there isn't the time pressure to respond, so it isn't hard to spend an extra 30 seconds checking over what you are going to post, particularly as most browsers now have spell checkers.

Maybe it is snobbish, but as far as I'm concerned if you think something is worth posting about, and you want others to take you seriously, then you should write like you think it matters.

Edit: The exception is rants - these must always be poorly spelled with bad grammar and random capitals. It's just how things are done.

I think OP might have been a bit inebriated; that's what I thought when I first read it anyhoo.

He's probably just woken up with a hangover, and possibly Susie Dent.

I don't bother with this grammar/spelling joke, with the exception of picking up on the spelling or grammar of posts which are already picking others up on their spelling/grammar. I mean that's just asking for trouble! 😀

PS I lurk on another non-bike forum where they really are serious about all this, and zealously moderate/delete what they see as lazy typing or text/yoof speak. 😯

OP, you need to understand the subtle difference between light-hearted sarcastic banter and in-jokes, and actual attacks on people and their postings. Your post in the peddles thred was unnecessarily ad hom, and showed your complete misunderstanding of the whole Orange5/ Audi/IT management theme. I don't really want to spell it out for you, as it goes a lot deeper than a few clique-based in -jokes, and you'd probably accuse me of snobbery and intellectualism.

The spelling and grammar zealots piss me off too. Whilst I realise I may be a bit precious about it but teaching kids all day who are too pissed off with the whole thing to write anything I dont think some smart arsed **** carrying on doing it to someone in adult life is funny.

and I do realise I am taking it far too seriously.

Ps my spelling is crap because I use a phone, have fat fingers and the shite screen means I often cant see what I'm writing, that and I'm too lazy to be bothered pressing more buttons than I need to.

I think it's good that people point out spelling errors etc.
Spelling is fairly important after all. You need to set certain standards otherwise stuff just becomes indecipherable.

Taking the related thread further above, I was wondering what the bloke was selling, but it turned out he wasn't selling anything.

a_a, actually, I think it should be spelled "****"

You ****. Hows. That. 😉

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[i]You ****. Hows. That.[/i]

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Much better. Have a [s]gold[/s]premier star.

OP, you need to [s]understand the subtle difference between light-hearted sarcastic banter and in-jokes, and actual attacks on people and their postings[/s]remove your heading from your semi colon.

Your post in the peddles thred was unnecessarily ad hom, and showed your complete misunderstanding of the whole Orange5/ Audi/IT management theme.

I think you mean meme. HTH 😉

That looks like a nicely brewed tea.

I think you mean meme. HTH

4/10 for the rant OP. not EnoUGh RandoM caPiTalizaTion and speelin MistaKS.

HTH.

I may try a flounce, but will it limit me in being able to return with more useless and unhelpful advice?

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Spelling and grammar mistakes do annoy me

TBH I see it as a bit pointless to correct most of the time. It is pretty rare that the grammar is so bad that you dont know what they mean
Most times its just someone showing to the world they are a bit anal and think they are clever and like to adhere to archaic rules that add little to the world of communication expect to make some folk feel smarter than others. I use it as a method of outing and annoying those types.

I agree with the view of here on first sight I forgot what it was like as it seems rude and aggressive but most times it folk who know each other or just banter or argumentative types who bear no malice in having a debate/moan/whinge

I rarely get flustered enough to insult folk on here.
I used to in the past, but after a while you learn who is ok or who is a t wat, I fall into the latter tho........ 8)

It is why I put so much effort into my posts to avoid them

Missing full stop there fella.

I think we all need to put the biscuits down and have a big hug

FWIW its ok when its funny....better luck next time 😉

They annoy so many folk. It is why I put so much effort into my posts to avoid them

The thing is, there's actually a difference between your (sometimes) poor grammar and spelling and that of those who really can't be arsed. It's quite obvious that you do make a bit of an effort, and most of us who've been here long enough recognise your posting style - I'm finding it somewhat disconcerting when you have a post with no spelling errors!

It's the ones who just can't be arsed and think that rather than them making any effort to make their posts easier to read the rest of us should have to put in extra effort to comprehend who are irritating, and I will happily pedant them all day.

I don't care about spelling and grammar, I do that shit for a living.

Poor manners are what gets my goat. People posting endless inane questions and then arguing when they don't get the answers they want.

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I find the spelling police on here a bit much sometimes too. Mainly for two reasons,
1. I am dyslexic and so spent a good part of my early life being told I was thick or stupid and laughed at because of my spelling. Small unrequested corrections can appear a little condescending and rude.

2. I have a lot of friends for whom English is not their first language. The thought of correcting them when they speak would be nasty and uncalled for. Unless they specifically ask me to help them.

As always, the Daily Mash is on the ball.
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roper - Member
I find the spelling police on here a bit much sometimes too. Mainly for two reasons,
1. I am dyslexic and so spent a good part of my early life being told I was thick or stupid and laughed at because of my spelling. Small unrequested corrections can appear a little condescending and rude.

2. I have a lot of friends for whom English is not their first language. The thought of correcting them when they speak would be nasty and uncalled for. Unless they specifically ask me to help them.

I bet you spell checked this 3 times!!

Thing is, stuff like picking up on spelling mistakes often IS as a bit of a joke. Just like commenting on the state of someones grass/fence when they've posted a photo of their new bike, or complaining that the logos on the tyres aren't lined up properly. Down the pub, you'd call it banter. You can take it that way in a forum too - or you can choose to be offended. Me - I tend to read everything as if the author is having a bit of a laugh

Well said.

Life is nt perfect.

I like the spelling nazis, they make me laugh when they get all upset over peoples spelling and punctuation on a forum about bikes and random stuff.
Anyone would think its a job application or a magazine article they are scrutinising not a post about their middle class bauble car or their niche bike.

I don't even care enough to reply.

Oh no, I di'nt???

The dialogue on this forum is conducted through the written word, those who are not able to express themselves well through this medium are at a disadvantage and should welcome attempts made by more learned forum members to lift them up to an appropriate standard.

There's a repot post button that will get our attention

😆

It's quicker to just post a picture of an enormous horse cock.

gwaelod - Member

The dialogue on this forum is conducted through the written word, those who are not able to express themselves well through this medium are at a disadvantage and should welcome attempts made by more learned forum members to lift them up to an appropriate standard.

That's a bit rich from someone who just bashed the keyboard when choosing a username.

+1 for assuming that correcting spelling/grammar is just banter. What else could it be?

Down the pub, you'd call it banter.

Down the pub anyone who behaved like the OP is complaining about would quickly get invited out to the car park.