If you could ban one low profile thing...

[Vegosiux]

...what would it be?

Now, the key part here is "low profile". Please keep stuff like abortion, death penalty, smoking and pre-martial sex out of this one, this thread is for the little peeves.

Me, I'd ban coffee in any way shape and form...and cafe workers all over the world would rejoice over no longer having to deal with annoying customers who want their coffee "just so".

 

[CAPTCHA]

Adverts that play before videos should be removed if the link streaming the video is broken or has been removed.

 

[JesterRaiin]

If you could ban one low profile thing...

Only one ? ONLY ONE ?
Well...
Applications installing/changing/saving ANYTHING outside of their own folder.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn !

 

[JoJo]

All broadband companies offering their broadband speeds as "up to", fuck you Virgin Media, I don't want my broadband maximum speed doubled, I want the speed I paid for in the first place!

 

[DoPo]

Prices ending in .99 (and similar .49, I'm looking at you)- I already usually give them the change if it's less than 0.05 of the denomination, so actually the shops will make more money that way.

Thinking about it, they might have to pay tax over the extra money earned but I don't care.

 

[sky14kemea]

I'd ban people from wearing their jeans/trousers so low that you can see their boxers... :/

Seriously, those people need to get a belt. I don't care if it's fashion. I don't wanna see someones skivvies.

 

[Esotera]

Me, I'd ban coffee in any way shape and form...and cafe workers all over the world would rejoice over no longer having to deal with annoying customers who want their coffee "just so".

I'd ban the ban on coffee.

OT: I'd probably ban restrictive land laws. If someone has a piece of farmland & wants to make a sustainable home there, they should be allowed to.

 

[DrgoFx]

Adverts that play before videos should be removed if the link streaming the video is broken or has been removed.

This.

Not adverts in general but just if they're pointless, they're pointless. I understand why sites, especially a site such as youtube, have adverts on their videos, it's the only way to keep a site free. With how popular youtube has gotten, it's not that simple website in the beginning. No matter where you go, anyone with internet know what Youtube is.

But yeah, putting an ad on a video that can't even be watched is stupid. Stop that.

 

[Comradeweldor]

Cold Calling.
No, I don't want to hear about the shit your trying to sell me. If I want *whatever product/phone contract etc* I'll get it myself thank you very much.

Really annoying marketing strategy

 

[Pinkamena]

Phone sellers.
Now, I am a very calm guy. I rarely raise my voice, get angry, or any of that jazz. But talking to a phone seller that just won't take a no for a no will get me fucking pissed.

 

[Zorg Machine]

Aging. Not low-profile enough? I want to ban people picking my mushrooms. I don't care if we have laws that allow you to do that in Sweden, those are my fucking mushrooms! I'll be damned before I have to get up at five in the morning every day to be certain that I will get toeat delicious mushrooms...that I don't have to pay for.

Seriously. stay away from my mushrooms.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Me, I'd ban coffee in any way shape and form...and cafe workers all over the world would rejoice over no longer having to deal with annoying customers who want their coffee "just so".

Or you could just ban specifying shit for coffee. example:
1. Enter queue.
2. "Hello, can I get a (whatever type of coffee) with (whatever milks, sugars).
3. Drink coffee.
4. Congratulations, you didn't drive a group of people to a near-murderous rage.

personally, I would ban dumbass programs/programmers.
examples:
1. You need 'ziprarwinawesome' to open this file. Buy he- BUY? Fuck off.
2. Piece-o'-crap Graphics Program: like Photoshop, only shit. And cheaper. Yeah, you buy it too[footnote]Seriously, these pieces of shit are probably why PhotoShop gets pirated. Probably by poor graphic design students.[/footnote].
3. 'New Version'. "THIS IS CRAPPIER THAN THE LAST ONE! WHERE IS THAT ONE?" 'Previous Versions Unavailable'.
4. 'This is the new super awesome video game screen recording USB thing to make your console game videos. It's only compatible with this program on this single-install disk. You can find another program... but its easier to climb Everest with your ballsack.'
5. 'Trial will expire in 10 days. Buy full version (which adds crap you'll never use) here...'

All problems that have made me rage. And here's a bonus:
'BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH! Now, here's what you do. Question the First: Has this problem ever occurred before? If it has, you should really get to doing something about it. Seriously.'
BLUE SCREEN: Y U NO TELL ME WHAT TO DO AFTER MY COMPUTER REBOOTS, NOT WHILE IT'S DYING!

 

[BishopofAges]

Aging. Not low-profile enough? I want to ban people picking my mushrooms. I don't care if we have laws that allow you to do that in Sweden, those are my fucking mushrooms! I'll be damned before I have to get up at five in the morning every day to be certain that I will get toeat delicious mushrooms...that I don't have to pay for.

Seriously. stay away from my mushrooms.

You have my attention, and now I wonder if I could become your friend so that I may one day legitly eat some of these mushrooms... just a thought.

OT: I would ban Picket Signs, seriously, if your opinions/thoughts/ideas fit on a bit of wood/posterboard then I believe you arn't done thinking about it yet.

 

[Jadak]

.and cafe workers all over the world would rejoice over no longer having to deal with annoying customers who want their coffee "just so".

Umm... Because they were fired? If they would rejoice in that scenario, there's difference then them simply quitting right now. People doing jobs they hate are generally doing so because they need them.

 

[IamQ]

Banners with sound. Every kind of banner with sound. The ones that only sound when you mouse over them. The videos that automatically start. And definetly the ones that you can't fucking shut off without closing the tab!

 

[generals3]

I'd ban tele-marketing, these folks even call during week-ends... it just never ends!