I'll type "lol", but only with friends I know who can speak properly as I. But when I'm with an idiot who seems to laugh out loud after every sentence, I do get annoyed. I'm fine with the casual ones, but stupid ones, well, are just stupid

(ps i'm not going to define stupid ones for anyone)

(pps rif made a good apology, and brood/fakesteve both were too big to accept it)

RickJSanchez

United States1585 Posts

January 14 2004 22:39 GMT

#63

On January 15 2004 05:06 BroOd wrote:
I was looking through some topics, and it's ridiculous how sloppy internet typing, or spelling rather, has become. I don't know why "u r" or "ur" has become an acceptable substitute for "you are". It's one thing to make a spelling mistake, or a typo here and there; No one's perfect. But lazy "abbreviations" like "sum", "wut", "nuttin", "2", "ppl", are completely worthless. It's only a few extra seconds, and it adds, if nothing else, atleast a small shred of credibility to usually infantile posts usually negated by the moronic spellings. Is anyone else as annoyed by this as I am?

if this really annoys you, then you have some serious issues that you need worked out.

z7-TranCe

Canada3158 Posts

January 14 2004 22:41 GMT

#64

i love making a face a stupid face after everything i say,its just something i need to do,like shaking after pissing.

i don't mind if people don't talk completely formal,but when people talk like 12 year olds it does annoy me a bit.. -.-v --; ^^

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 22:41 GMT

#65

Whoopsies, nevermind, misread what you said

As for RIF's apology, he didn't make one. He just nitpicked

IcedEarth

United States3661 Posts

January 14 2004 22:43 GMT

#66

I used to do that til I saw Testie spamming 500 faces per minute. Seeing that, I quickly changed my habits.

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 22:48 GMT

#67

The bottom line is, I dont like nitpickers. Nothing RIF said was necessary or helpful. All he did was instigate an arguement, and then continued to press it.

His "Apology" calls me stubborn and intent on being angry with him. I'm not that petty, and I don't appreciate anyone saying so.

As for the "FakeSteve was too big to accept his apology" comment:

There was no apology. If RIF had admitted he was just nitpicking, and ceased, I would have accepted with manner and backed off.

Rugbug, don't be so quick to jump to conclusions about me.

Klogon

MURICA15980 Posts

January 14 2004 23:03 GMT

#68

I think it'd be more annoying to type: "Laughs out loud" than just plain "lol", even though it kind of sounds stupid when you accually say "laughs out loud". I only find it annoying when people only use stuff like "ur" 24/7 and every word they say is like that. But it's really not a "make a hole in the wall with your fist" type of annoying.

SW)RIF

United States563 Posts

January 14 2004 23:04 GMT

#69

hehe yea my apology was to SoMuchBetter and DV8, thanks for trying though Rugbug, and i did knitpick... how about i say im sorry FakeSteve, if 'knitpicking' just happened to be your pet peeve. Even though all statements get knitpicked on the web.

But i would like to point out, i never once called you a moron or stupid idiot (which i felt compelled to do but avoided)... the argument was soley your perogative. A DEBATE was started when i thought using a contraction was hypocritical (which was an opinion, and i was flamed for defending it).

Later i added, you both use the same abbreviations that we all do. On that matter i know you guys started brewing in your seats for getting shut down. You both avoided being truthful, and you even thought the "hahahaha" comment really dodged the truth. Anyone that commonly uses AIM/Bnet/MSN on this forum uses these online abbreviations fairly often without a doubt, hence making you a hypocrite on some level.

And like Trance said, overuse and childlike use, is annoying. But i rarely encounter it, and if i do, i avoid the conversation completely.

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 23:07 GMT

#70

Well, in all honesty i use things like LOL very rarely.

Calling me stubborn was what set me off, as well as the constant labelling me as a hypocrite. My arguement was not flawed

However, I'm glad to see you're a reasonable fellow, and I hope future debates will go a little smoother

SW)RIF

United States563 Posts

January 14 2004 23:13 GMT

#71

wow that ended cleaner than most forum arguments. Well sorry FakeSteve for labeling you, i too got caught up arguing.

This is directed at no particular person, but howcome the word hypocrite is taken so offensively? I would take offense to it too if i think about it, and the real meaning shouldnt be all that bad. It just points out what we all do.

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 23:16 GMT

#72

On January 15 2004 08:04 SW)RIF wrote:
hehe yea my apology was to SoMuchBetter and DV8, thanks for trying though Rugbug, and i did knitpick... how about i say im sorry FakeSteve, if 'knitpicking' just happened to be your pet peeve. Even though all statements get knitpicked on the web.

But i would like to point out, i never once called you a moron or stupid idiot (which i felt compelled to do but avoided)... the argument was soley your perogative. A DEBATE was started when i thought using a contraction was hypocritical (which was an opinion, and i was flamed for defending it).

Later i added, you both use the same abbreviations that we all do. On that matter i know you guys started brewing in your seats for getting shut down. You both avoided being truthful, and you even thought the "hahahaha" comment really dodged the truth. Anyone that commonly uses AIM/Bnet/MSN on this forum uses these online abbreviations fairly often without a doubt, hence making you a hypocrite on some level.

And like Trance said, overuse and childlike use, is annoying. But i rarely encounter it, and if i do, i avoid the conversation completely.

I'd like to point out exactly what made me angry, using this post.

First, the comment "all threads get nitpicked on the web". That has nothing to do with anything. It's really just an excuse for nitpicking. "It happens everywhere so I can do it here".

Second, the part where you say you didn't call me an idiot, but wanted to. That is EXACTLY the same thing as saying "I didn't call you an idiot, but you are."

Third, You called me untruthful. You have no grounds to say anything like this, and it's insulting.

Last, saying something vague like "Makes you a hypocrite on some level" deteriorates the validity of your own arguement.

These little innuendos in your "Well-meaning" posts do not go unnoticed. I'm not sure if you mean to to this or not, but it will anger most everyone who notices.

By the way, please note that this is NOT a flame, as Im' almost completely sure you don't mean anything by these comments. I'm just pointing out exactly what made me angry so you wouldn't wonder about it

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 23:17 GMT

#73

Oh, and I'm sorry I was rude to you

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

January 14 2004 23:18 GMT

#74

Well the word 'hypocrite' would be more or less insulting depending on how adamant someone is about what they are saying.

I just found it rather insulting that you think I would do exactly what I felt fairly strongly against

SW)RIF

United States563 Posts

January 14 2004 23:25 GMT

#75

well at that point you hadnt apologized yet, so i was still arguing. How did you go from shaking hands to getting pissed all over again at the same post? At the time those innuendos did apply, because you had yet to apologize, and you were the only one calling me an idiot. While BroOd persistantly called me wrong. Which is just an attack all the same.

As for calling you untruthful.. that was my attack at you. I would be hardpressed to find one web regular that doesnt use online abbreviations. And you specifically said i use "hahahaha" which was a dodge around the truth. Then you admitted to saying you did use LOL rarely.. and thats all i ever needed or wanted to know (because it doesnt stop at lol, you have probably used btw, brb, wtf, stfu..). It wasnt meant to be insulting at that point, cause i do it to... I really thought this was at an end.

EDIT: omg haha so sorry again, you apologized while i was writing this.

BroOd

Austin10833 Posts

January 14 2004 23:34 GMT

#76

Yes, RIF, I was really "brewing in my seat" when you "shut me down".

SW)RIF

United States563 Posts

January 14 2004 23:36 GMT

#77

you also never answered my question which would prove my point or not. Which would effectivly end the who is right argument.

BroOd

Austin10833 Posts

January 14 2004 23:38 GMT

#78

Actually, I asked you to search the forum and find ONE instance, and you didn't.

Tricky

China752 Posts

January 14 2004 23:41 GMT

#79

Hey boys wait a sec? i mean we have some misconception here,
look! the abbr "LOL" is a abbreviation from proper english which u can find it on www.dictionary.com but for things like rofl, lmfao = no thx, they r just the quick way of typing and its been using for like ages so every1 noes it.

SW)RIF

United States563 Posts

January 14 2004 23:42 GMT

#80

i did, and didnt find any of your posts. I havent tried a search engine if there is one, im relatively new here. You still havent been truthful... youve been shady even up to your last post. Just argumentative and rude.

Let me ask it again. Have you BroOd <--- ever used an online abbreviation without thinking its annoying while you used it? If you dont respond to this i hope you get banned form the forum because you cant properly argue or debate. If your asked a question you are suppose to answer it. Also.. i use my abbreviation in my listed places like AIM/MSN/Bnet. The forum tends to be more refined writing. So that suggestion by you, was anything but valid.