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MADem

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15. I think it is the height of rudeness, frankly.

Reply to geckosfeet (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 01:36 PM

Oct 2012

I also find cryptic posts---ones that "assume" the reader knows what the poster is talking about--the height of attention-seeking combined with hubris, if such a thing were possible. They scream "Look at me! I'm IMPORTANT here, dad-gum-it!!!"

Why is it so hard to behave like a human being and provide a one or two sentence explanation? Or is that "not cool" or something?

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Regarding posts with only a thread title and a naked uncommented link in the message text: [View all] geckosfeet Oct 2012 OP

Naked links... oppressedproletarian Oct 2012 #1

If you can't take Aerows Oct 2012 #2

Well, if the link actually contained the word "naked" I might click on it... tularetom Oct 2012 #3

... that's another poll geckosfeet Oct 2012 #5

I won't click on them treestar Oct 2012 #4

Yep. I think naked video links are worse than naked web page links. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #6

Regarding Meta threads posted in GD taterguy Oct 2012 #7

Oh - is it a lot of extra work to monitor a poll? geckosfeet Oct 2012 #13

How would one "trash" the thread? Th1onein Oct 2012 #8

Everclear? n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #10

Click the "trash this thread" button geckosfeet Oct 2012 #11

You hit a button provided by the admins that makes the thread disappear from your view. nt MADem Oct 2012 #16

This reminds me of the failed 5 sentence rule on DU version 1 HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #9

No - but just trying to see if I am an anomoly. Guess not. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #12

Sometimes they can be really great posts, that is if... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #14

I think it is the height of rudeness, frankly. MADem Oct 2012 #15