ARGH!

[bubosquared]

*screams in frustration*

So someone (A) posts an OT message in one of the communities I'm in. Someone else (B) points out the OT-ness. A denies it's OT-ness, because "it's about me, and I'm a member of this community." I kid you not. I step in and point out, in perfectly nice, understandable English, that it is OT, and that OT-ness is generally not looked kindly upon. A replies that geez, she'll delete it already, she's sorry for annoying me, it's only the second time, and some people take LJ way too seriously. I'm not touroughly irritated and snipe:

Please, don't flatter yourself. And don't pull that "there are more important things than LJ" crap, either. There are, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't stick to netiquette.

I'm merely pointing this out, since you didn't seem to gte it last time, when SEVERAL people have told you you were OT. And it may just be the second time in this community, but sine you're obviously unfamiliar with the concept of netiquette, and not that willing to learn, I will speak up about it.

And someone replies:

Ok......since you obviously invented the internet and know so much about Netiquette why don't you post what we should and shouldn't do.

why don't you also post what we should and shouldn't wear...

what we should look like, what we should belive in...

is it okay if i eat breakfast today, mommy? whine whine whine moan moan moan cry cry cry

hows that for netiquette?

So, what, asking for some fucking common courtesey makes me a control-freak and a nazi now? Argh! *breaks things* Idiots!

Comments

[darksong.livejournal.com]

What a baby that person is. It would be different if the community was okay with off-topic posts, but since it's not, then you do have every right to say "please stick to the rules" and I think you were pretty nice about it.

It doesn't make you a control freak and a nazi. It just makes some people whiny and overly-sensitive.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

The thing is, though, I encounter this more and more, every time I dare venture out of my nice little niche of nice, sensible, opinionated people.

[quiet000001.livejournal.com]

been on the net since 1992. Been hearing that sort of shit since... 1992.

This is one of the many reasons why I Hate People.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

1996, me, and yeah, been hearing this shite since then, too. See also most recent post. :)

[mydarkstar.livejournal.com]

People who whine about how their rights are being violated when the OT-ness of their posts is pointed out amuse me. I wonder how would they feel if, say, they had kids and someone were posting explicit pornography to a children's forum that they frequented, or if they were black and someone kept posting "join the KKK!" spam to their favourite African-American community. I mean, it doesn't matter, right? People can post whatever they want! That's what the First Amendment is all about! Whether it's polite or appropriate is beside the point! If you have a problem, it obviously just means that you're a big loser who takes the 'Net too seriously.

I hate people sometimes.