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TeaEarlGreyHot
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03 Aug 2010, 2:18 am

Just add to the list as you find something that annoys you. Bolded are added by others.


1) Necroposting
2) Trolling
3) Sending a mass PM to pretty much everyone on WP

4) Publicly calling out a forum member, rather than via PM.
5) Posting things in General Autism Discussion that belong elsewhere.
6) Thread Hijacking
7) Flamebaiting (see trolling)
8) Grammar Nazi's
9) fappin'
10) Opening topics with a title which has nothing to do with its content. Especially with sex-related title.
11.) Posting obviously non-random topics in the Random Discussion forum
12. Thread titles that bait with an unfinished sentence........and lead into an impotently boring opening thread post
13) turning a fun thread into a war
14) and new people that start trouble in the first day
15) Wall of text with no paragraphs to rest on/essay type of post.
16) People opening a new account just to attack someone or call them out on something rather than doing it under their original account.
17) People sending PMs asking "what's up" "how are you?'
18) Spam
19) People whining about their same issues over and over and ignoring everyone's advice
20) NT bashing
21) The superior talk against NTs
22) People singling out other users here just because they are different
23) People misusing the word troll
24) People who accuse others of being misleading because they interpret a statement differently to the poster
25) People who behave as though they were an elected spokesperson of a thread/forum/the entire site


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03 Aug 2010, 2:22 am

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03 Aug 2010, 2:25 am

3) Sending out a mass PM to pretty much everyone on WP


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03 Aug 2010, 2:52 am

4) Publicly calling out a forum member, rather than via PM.

5) Posting things in General Autism Discussion that belong elsewhere.


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03 Aug 2010, 4:49 am

6) Thread Hijacking

7) Flamebaiting (see trolling)

8) Grammar Nazi's

9) fappin'



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03 Aug 2010, 4:52 am

10) Opening topics with a title which has nothing to do with its content. Especially with sex-related title.


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03 Aug 2010, 5:33 am

11.) Posting obviously non-random topics in the Random Discussion forum :P


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03 Aug 2010, 5:46 am

Laz wrote:
6) Thread Hijacking

7) Flamebaiting (see trolling)

8) Grammar Nazi's

9) fappin'


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12. Thread titles that bait with an unfinished sentence........and lead into an impotently boring opening thread post


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03 Aug 2010, 5:53 am

Blindspot149 wrote:
12. Thread titles that bait with an unfinished sentence........and lead into an impotently boring opening thread post


You wouldn't happen to be talking about me, would you? I tend to do that a lot. :wink: :roll:



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03 Aug 2010, 5:56 am

Laz wrote:
6) Thread Hijacking

7) Flamebaiting (see trolling)

8) Grammar Nazi's

9) fappin'

wow, the only advice i can give to you is stay the the hell away from 4chan :lol:


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03 Aug 2010, 6:25 am

1) trolling
2) trolling by bashing female aspies
3) trolling



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03 Aug 2010, 6:51 am

1. creatingbo bash the queen treads :roll:

2. play dumb when somebody have a few grammar mistake in their post even though it fricken clear what they are saying :roll:

3. When people get all bitchy about other member looking at old threads cause their too lazy to scroll down. :roll:


4. turning a fun thread into war world one :roll:


5. and new people that start trouble in the first day :roll:


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03 Aug 2010, 6:54 am

MONIQUEIJ wrote:
4. turning a fun thread into war world one :roll:


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03 Aug 2010, 6:56 am

Ferdinand wrote:
MONIQUEIJ wrote:
4. turning a fun thread into war world one :roll:


kettle pot black


Mr grammar police what is that comment suppose to mean


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03 Aug 2010, 6:58 am

MONIQUEIJ wrote:
Mr grammar police what is that comment suppose to mean


You just brought up some past, sensitive thing in a fun thread that will surely cause drama.


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03 Aug 2010, 7:01 am

Ferdinand wrote:
MONIQUEIJ wrote:
Mr grammar police what is that comment suppose to mean


You just brought up some past, sensitive thing in a fun thread that will surely cause drama.


why would it cause drama every one is going to make a list :?


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