Confession, my big old bump pet peeve

RoxBride · June 2011

And since some of you are bored, feel free to add your own.

Disclaimer -Not directed at this board, because I don't really see this here.

I hate hate hate it when someone gets into it with another poster about anything, be it poitical or personal or a heated debate on the price of tea in China, and then goes with the old "I'm not going to sit here and answer this because I have far more important things to do than argue with you on the internet and I have beautiful children who need me and maybe you have time to go around criticizing others but my beautiful family is more important to me that some stupid message board".

Even more annoying is when the return to keep the discussion going after said declaration.

I guess it bugs me because hello, we are all on the boards, and we all have beautiful children and all that, and let us not pretend that you are a better parent or person or something for running away. If you want to leave a discussion, then do it.

MontyMrs · June 2011

I just saw this exact drama unfolding on another board!

njdcgirl · June 2011

Ha! I totally agree!

SeaSoul · June 2011

My bump pet peeve (only seen on other boards - namely, Dec 2011 moms, recently) is when people feel the need to point out that there is a "message board etiquette" and complain about seeing the same questions over and over. I get what they're saying, but is it really THAT big of a deal? I say, you're spending too much time on the board if that kind of thing is upsetting you. Skip the post and move on. Oh, and another complaint was people responding to too many posts. Uh...yeah, you're on there often enough to keep up with the posts but someone else is lame b/c they respond to them all? *SIGH*

Pathetic.

ALY1981 · June 2011

SeaSoul:
My bump pet peeve (only seen on other boards - namely, Dec 2011 moms, recently) is when people feel the need to point out that there is a "message board etiquette" and complain about seeing the same questions over and over. I get what they're saying, but is it really THAT big of a deal? I say, you're spending too much time on the board if that kind of thing is upsetting you. Skip the post and move on. Oh, and another complaint was people responding to too many posts. Uh...yeah, you're on there often enough to keep up with the posts but someone else is lame b/c they respond to them all? *SIGH*
Pathetic.

. Ohhh that would drive me crazy. I agree, if things like that really bother a person, then don't read the gosh darn post! There is a subject line for a reason!

AuburnBride06 · June 2011

I was just reading a post on 6-9 like this.

OrangeSmoke · June 2011

AuburnBride06:
I was just reading a post on 6-9 like this.

Ahem... linky please.

Signed, too lazy to go looking for drama

LVBlvd · June 2011

I agree with SeaSoul.

I wanted to post a question on multiples a few weeks ago about suggestions for higher-end lightweight strollers. But I didn't, for fear of people being annoyed that questions like that get asked "all the time."

firsttogo · June 2011

RoxBride:
I guess it bugs me because hello, we are all on the boards, and we all have beautiful children and all that, and let us not pretend that you are a better parent or person or something for running away. If you want to leave a discussion, then do it.

Completely... The "who has time for that" is lame too. Give me a break. If you are so busy with your 1, 2, 7, 9 children, and are so above the discussion, then why take part.

My irk however is that on one board in particular, there is such a "lurk before you post" attitude. WTF? AND, the same comments are used ALL THE TIME when responding to a poster who did not lurk first. Like I have seen the same phrases used for years. Get over it, and yourselves!

ejgballerina · June 2011

SeaSoul:

My bump pet peeve (only seen on other boards - namely, Dec 2011 moms, recently) is when people feel the need to point out that there is a "message board etiquette" and complain about seeing the same questions over and over. I get what they're saying, but is it really THAT big of a deal? I say, you're spending too much time on the board if that kind of thing is upsetting you. Skip the post and move on. Oh, and another complaint was people responding to too many posts. Uh...yeah, you're on there often enough to keep up with the posts but someone else is lame b/c they respond to them all? *SIGH*

Pathetic.

Seriously!!! That is exactly the way TTGP is. I feel SO bad for poor girls coming on with a few posts asking newbie questions and then getting slaughtered for asking "stupid" questions. When we started TTC #2, I lurked there for a week or two since I was getting back into charting and it just made me sad how many new posters were flamed for nothing.

schmoodle · June 2011

My biggest pet peeve is the mockery of people who are concerned about legitimate (albeit usually very low risk) issues in pregnancy, like eating certain foods, and the prevalence of arguments like "my parents did X and I'm ok so X must be ok" and "X doesn't cause or contribute to Y because my brother's girlfriend's cousin did X and her kid didn't have Y."

That, and the use of the phrases "back peddling", "piece of mind" and "all well/all welp" (really? you didn't know the phrase was "oh, well"?). I'm kind of shocked I've seen the last one at least twice in the last week or two.

RoxBride · June 2011

I agree about the asking the same questions again and again. Who cares?

Especially when they say "google". Okay, well, maybe they don't want google, maybe they want to hear real people's answers.

LucyPevensie · June 2011

schmoodle:
My biggest pet peeve is the mockery of people who are concerned about legitimate (albeit usually very low risk) issues in pregnancy, like eating certain foods, and the prevalence of arguments like "my parents did X and I'm ok so X must be ok" and "X doesn't cause or contribute to Y because my brother's girlfriend's cousin did X and her kid didn't have Y."

That, and the use of the phrases "back peddling", "piece of mind" and "all well/all welp" (really? you didn't know the phrase was "oh, well"?). I'm kind of shocked I've seen the last one at least twice in the last week or two.

LucyPevensie · June 2011

schmoodle:
My biggest pet peeve is the mockery of people who are concerned about legitimate (albeit usually very low risk) issues in pregnancy, like eating certain foods, and the prevalence of arguments like "my parents did X and I'm ok so X must be ok" and "X doesn't cause or contribute to Y because my brother's girlfriend's cousin did X and her kid didn't have Y."

That, and the use of the phrases "back peddling", "piece of mind" and "all well/all welp" (really? you didn't know the phrase was "oh, well"?). I'm kind of shocked I've seen the last one at least twice in the last week or two.

Welp Schmoodle, then all I can do is give you a PEACE of my mind - LOLOLOLOL

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