why dose the The Escapist community care so much about repeat threds and repeat question's so much. dose it really incovies you so much to read a question twice and if so why commint on the thred in the first place is it just to make you fell better or is it just out of spite
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Because people have short memory and attention spans, and by the time the other thread has moved on, somebody thinks, "Hey, this thread would make a good topic, and I'M The one doing it, so it'll be even better!" They don't remember it happening before, and not many would be bothered to check.
EDIT: Oh, wait, wrong answer. You're asking why we DISLIKE repeat threads.
THAT answer is because the question has ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED. And nobody takes the time to searchbar for their question, they just post a new thread and let others do the work for them. And that annoys people, such as me.
Because people have short memory and attention spans, and by the time the other thread has moved on, somebody thinks, "Hey, this thread would make a good topic, and I'M The one doing it, so it'll be even better!" They don't remember it happening before, and not many would be bothered to check.
EDIT: Oh, wait, wrong answer. You're asking why we DISLIKE repeat threads.
THAT answer is because the question has ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED. And nobody takes the time to searchbar for their question, they just post a new thread and let others do the work for them. And that annoys people, such as me.
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Ahem... I don't really know either. It's never made sense to me.[/quote]
I understand that my grammar sucks but it dosn't really bother me
Ahem... I don't really know either. It's never made sense to me.[/quote]
I understand that my grammar sucks but it dosn't really bother me
Yes it is an inconvenience and yes I do reply out of spite.
I want to irritate people who repeat themselves as much as they irritate me.
If that fails i'll find out where they live and put a prawn behind their boiler (it starts to smell really bad after a while, just explaining for those that wonder why i'm putting prawns around peoples houses .... i'm not weird .... honest).
If the smell doesn't bother them i'll shit in their shoes, yeah i'm THAT mature.
I honestly have no idea bud. People just like to comment and for some reason some folks get annoyed when different people ask the same question someone asked 5 minutes beforehand.
I want to irritate people who repeat themselves as much as they irritate me.
If that fails i'll find out where they live and put a prawn behind their boiler (it starts to smell really bad after a while, just explaining for those that wonder why i'm putting prawns around peoples houses .... i'm not weird .... honest).
If the smell doesn't bother them i'll shit in their shoes, yeah i'm THAT mature.
I honestly have no idea bud. People just like to comment and for some reason some folks get annoyed when different people ask the same question someone asked 5 minutes beforehand.
All you need is a quick search to find if the thread has been written. But most are obvious like the usual "Why do people hate/like...." or "Who is buying....." threads, which are written everyday. The ones i hate are "I hate (enter popular game) tell me why i should like it?" threads which are pointless as you have already stated you played and hated the game so what would our opinions matter? Just pointless troll flame bate threads to cause arguments, like just now i read a "What do you think of americans?" type thread which is asking for trouble.
Because the majority of the site doesn't know how to ignore these threads and they are compelled to be twats to the newer guys who don't know about the Search Bar, therefore making themselves feel like a bigger man.
That's what I make of it anyway.
That's what I make of it anyway.
Damn dude, is a spellchecker too much to ask for? >< google chrome has one built in; juss'sayin.
In answer to your question; it's because repeat threads are annoying, that's all.
Sure, if a threads been done like a week or two ago, that's cool.
But the 'recommend me an anime' thread is just...too...much.
In answer to your question; it's because repeat threads are annoying, that's all.
Sure, if a threads been done like a week or two ago, that's cool.
But the 'recommend me an anime' thread is just...too...much.
I personally don't get the problem with repeated threads either (if you don't like them then don't write on them, the less attention people give them the faster they go away, if you're going to complain then don't fuel your own problem at the very least) but I can understand why some people might be opposed to them (at least in theory).
Some people prefer to have one large thread for discussion (although this in itself means that posts on subsequent pages tend to get ignored meaning that even if you put a lot of time and effort into writing your response then it may get totally ignored anyway) and their main reason for this is to avoid having people repeat the same stuff over and over again (that's not to say that this doesn't happen anyway in one large thread, it's just one large heap of repeated responses rather than many smaller heaps, personal preference I guess).
Some people prefer to have one large thread for discussion (although this in itself means that posts on subsequent pages tend to get ignored meaning that even if you put a lot of time and effort into writing your response then it may get totally ignored anyway) and their main reason for this is to avoid having people repeat the same stuff over and over again (that's not to say that this doesn't happen anyway in one large thread, it's just one large heap of repeated responses rather than many smaller heaps, personal preference I guess).
Tselis said:
Have you ever heard of the phrase 'if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all'?retyopy said:
My version is, 'if you don't have anything constructive to say then don't say anything at all'.
If you have a problem with something that he's said because it conflicts with a belief or opinion you hold then that's fair enough. Ripping into the guy because his spelling or grammar are off is just plain childish and petty.
This community is much more forgiving on repeat threads that don't pop up every other day. It's the one that do that drives everyone nuts.
What really itches my balls are the threads that spawn the same exact fucking threads during that threads lifespan. Usually piracy, Skyrim, and used games (we'll just include any Gamestop practices) are the main offenders. Even though "games being art" has died down (the only good reason there is no more EC), it still rears its ugly head once in a while.
Right now, 9/11 is the culprit.
What really itches my balls are the threads that spawn the same exact fucking threads during that threads lifespan. Usually piracy, Skyrim, and used games (we'll just include any Gamestop practices) are the main offenders. Even though "games being art" has died down (the only good reason there is no more EC), it still rears its ugly head once in a while.
Right now, 9/11 is the culprit.
I do wonder how many threads there would be if there weren't any repeat threads. My guess would be that there would be almost none, can't keep being original.
What annoys me about it that it's entirely depended on what kind of thread it is. There is like what 2 pony threads a week here which get raged to the ground and other threads which appear a lot more get like no hate.
The people that bother to point newbies out how wrong you are for not using the search bar are mostly the same people freaking out about you grammar. Why they do that I wouldn't know.
What annoys me about it that it's entirely depended on what kind of thread it is. There is like what 2 pony threads a week here which get raged to the ground and other threads which appear a lot more get like no hate.
The people that bother to point newbies out how wrong you are for not using the search bar are mostly the same people freaking out about you grammar. Why they do that I wouldn't know.
Grammar/spelling that poor almosts nullifies a post. It shows that the OP didn't take much thought in the thread and didn't feel the need to correct his mistakes, thus making the importance of his/her post lessen severely. Poor spelling can easily be corrected by simply checking after those red dots mark a misfire. Not only does this help correct the ignorance of the OP and help him state a stronger case, it helps everyone stay clear of bleeding eyes.Iron Mal said:
And the exaggeration you express there shows exactly why your point lacks validity.PeePantz said:
The most important part of a person's opinion should be exactly that, their opinion. Not the way it's presented, not any errors or spelling mistakes and definately not because you appear to have an irrational fear of poor grammar.
Not everyone is good at spelling (and not every browser has a spell-check in it, mine doesn't and while my spelling and puncuation is usually very good I do make the odd mistake here or there that gets by me and it does stick out to me when I read my post again after I submit it) and quite a few people have legitimate reasons for this such as Dyslexia, English not being their first language or even just not having done so well at school.
My mother, for example, frequently has to ask me to help her spell a lot but she did have a lot of difficulties with school and in childhood, this isn't nessercarily her fault and hurling abuse at her or making light of how atrocious it can be sometimes isn't going to help her writing improve in quality (in fact, it probably does more harm than good).
Very rarely is it laziness that causes people's spelling and grammar to suffer, you can tell when it's laziness, they wouldn't bother writing much to begin with and my whole 'disagree with what's said rather than how it's said' thing would probably apply then.
So stop yourself the next time you're about to rip someone a new arsehole for improper use of inverted commas and think about what difficulties they may face that makes typing challanging for them, then try to grow up and just address their damn point rather than being a petulant child and throwing a tantrum over how neat someone's proverbial handwriting is.
Just to clear things up, I didn't rip anyone here. Nor did I point out any mistakes, I was just responding to your post.Iron Mal said:
While you might be able to look past atrocious spelling and grammar, most don't. This is why those comments will pop up and threads started poorly will end up derailed by insults or completely ignored.
You yourself may not have but you were defending people who did (as such it's not unreasonable to assume you agree with them, making exaggerations about bad writing making your eyes bleed doesn't help your case either).PeePantz said:
Just because a lot of people lack the ability to do something as simple as read the text in front of them (even if it doesn't fufil their expected level of neatness) doesn't mean I can't call them out on it and expect better of them.
You can't have reasoned discussions when some people don't even seem to bother paying attention to what the other person has said (which is ironic considering how the usual accusation for poor writing tends to be laziness).
Mainly because the CoD threads are annoying. I hate the fact that MW3 gets bashed even though its not out yet. In every CoD thread that is what ends up happening. Besides that I really don't care. Go nuts.
How can you expect people to read text with blood in their eyes..... (jk)Iron Mal said:
Anywho, I'm willing to look somewhat past poor grammar, but it doesn't change the opinion I place on the poster. Call it unfortunate, even when I fully understand what challenges it might be caused from, but I don't believe I'm in a minority. As far as the whole "laziness" part, I feel that even though it might take an extra thirty minutes to post a paragraph, it's well worth it. Not only will you avoid disparaging remarks, it helps one grow and improve. What will take thirty minutes, will then become twenty five, then fifteen, and eventually only a minute or two. Sure it might be a *****, but it promotes learning and bettering of oneself. Laziness in this case is not necessarily used as an insult.