Let's talk about n00bs, spelling, hugs, and just being too . . . darn . . . nice!
Let's collect all the snippy little comments in one place, one board, one thread, so it's easier to remember all the reasons Hatrack has gone downhill!
This will be a great way for me to work through the absolutely awful mood I'm in today!
Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
Don't forget Ced clones!
And bad dobies!
And 27 page homosexuality threads!
And....
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I'm sorry for being so nice, Iccy.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
{{{{{Icky}}}}}
How 'bout that Miami game last week?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Awwww, this thread makes me sad!!
(((((((Ic))))))))
I hope your day gets better!
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
Megachirops, I hope you won't take it too bad, but if you don't like this place any more, why do you stay and post ? Anyway, this is for you Because I hope you just said that in a bad moment.
Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Hatrack sucks because...because...yeah! It sucks because it is in english! Damn American Imprerialists, forcing us, third-world citizens to comply with their language!
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
English is cool. I love speaking English, it helps in many ways, and my English is partly due to Hatrack. Thank you everyone !
Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Anna, we are supposed to bash Hatrack, in this thread.
And you are not a suffering third-world citizen. You are french! You don't feel pain and anguish living in our subhuman slums!
Well...now I will cross the street, get a suntan on the beach and drink some coconut water.
[ November 14, 2003, 09:14 AM: Message edited by: Eduardo_Sauron ]
Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
::bashes hatrack with a stick::
Hey, that felt good.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
<crushes Eduardo under his Imperialistic boot>
<which, BTW, was made in a 3rd world country>
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Hat. Rack. What's up with that? Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
I'm in Alabama, also part of the third world. Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
We just got a federal grant to re-dirt the interstate.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
quote: Come on, you know you want to!
Let's talk about n00bs, spelling, hugs, and just being too . . . darn . . . nice!
Let's collect all the snippy little comments in one place, one board, one thread, so it's easier to remember all the reasons Hatrack has gone downhill!
hay thats my job now
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
::hands Anna a sense of humor::
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
zgator!
I wish I'd thought of that!
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
One way Hatrack sucks is that Icky probably isn't posting right now. And he's probably not doing it naked.
Damn, this site sucks...
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
quote: How 'bout that Miami game last week?
I prefered the Miami game the previous week - I was there
::rerails thread:: And what's up with all those lurkers who never post? How sucky are they? Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
Hatrack sucks because of threads like this.
And because pplz use teh engish good!!!1
Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Damn you imperialistic Zgator! Because of your improper behavior, I'll tell everyone I know to stop buying american products!
Well...not now. First, I'll have a coke, surf the web and grab a burger at my local McDonnalds.
And Hatrack Sucks because people are not violent enough on this thread!
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
<grinds heel>
Feel better now, Eduardo?
Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Now, that's violence, you see, boys and girls?
Can I have some more, please, sir?
And Hatrack Sucks because...ahn...if you don't suck air you die, right?
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
Sorry, Megachirops. I usually HAVE a sense of humour. But I'm sick, sad and tired, so it's not here when I need it. Sorry if I've been a little offensive, I didn't mean to. (will go and try to sleep. Maybe.)
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: We just got a federal grant to re-dirt the interstate.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
One thing: Multiple Personality (and Poster) Trogdor who is begging for attention. We get it. Drop it. Please.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Hatrack sucks because it allowed me to meet all sorts of cool people I'll never be able to just go hang out with.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Yeah, I feel guilty about accepting friendship dues for real life relationships.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
People. Who. Put. Periods. After. Every. Word. Probably. For. Emphasis. But. It's. Annoying.
Posted by NdRa (Member # 2295) on :
Posters who mostly lurk that go MIA for awhile then come back demanding aknowledgement. Hate that.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
has anyone else noticed that some of the new posters have a thing against capitalization. i know talking in all caps is like shouting. is talking in no caps supposed to be a little whisper.
this is hatrack. VE DO NOT VISPER HERE!
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Newbies and their stupid threads that die before they even start and... well, hmm, I guess I'm what I hate about Hatrack. Crap! I suck! Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Heya, Sandy.
In all honesty, I friggin' hate most of the smilies.
4 serious.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I used to feel the same, Ralphie, but I've come around on a few of them.
are all ones that I'm not adverse to using.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
You know what I hate... When people stop posting for a really long time, just because they're avoiding a landmark. That sucks.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
There are a few I like. The standards are good, and I don't mind the inclusion of and .
I have a particular aversion, though, to:
The enslaved California Grape ( ) The Gay Train ( ) and The post-apocalyptic mutants hanging around a fire barrel ( ).
Oh, and the most hated of all smiles:
The Geriatrics Disco Ward:
[ November 14, 2003, 02:00 PM: Message edited by: Ralphie ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah, I'll agree with you there. Makes no sense. Post count doesn't really mean anything anyway, so why let some arbitrary number keep you from posting?
I generally find it irritating when people have myriad usernames. I've had a couple over the years, and just the other day created a throw away sign in for a specific joke, so maybe I'm a hypocrite, but what can you do?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I hate that I don't see half of you half as often as I should like, and I see less than half of you half(-2) as often as you deserve.
[ November 14, 2003, 04:01 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by Koryu (Member # 5922) on :
I hate it when people create new IDs to further avoid a landmark.
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
I know what you mean. er... wait a minute....
[ November 14, 2003, 02:13 PM: Message edited by: Erik Slaine ]
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Oh, wait. This doesn't help either.... Posted by Ppaa Mosoe (Member # 5689) on :
Ppeloe who ctreae new srecnnemeas jsut for one spuitd jkoe, tehn nveer use the nmae aiagn.
Posted by BelladonnaOrchid (Member # 188) on :
You know what I hate about Hatrack? All of those darn Wiccans hanging around here! They're always getting under my feet! Why don't they go ride their broomstick somewhere else?!
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
You know, I thought this thread would be a good way for me to work out my non-Hatrack-related frustrations, but it hasn't done anything for me. Still frustrated. Man, you guys suck.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I hate it when characters from Greek mythology change their name to an overconfident cheerleader with no explanation.
Does that help? Posted by StigLarson (Member # 5579) on :
The lack of threads featuring fish, our aquatic friends.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
'Hello, fellow partially eaten fish!'
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
quote:If there was a bright center of the universe, this would be the Bulletin Board furthest from it.
Luke Skywalker
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
I had no idea Megachirops was an overconfident cheerleader!
I hate how fast the board changes. You lurk, post a bit, disappear and a lot of new people are there.
Oh yeah, and all the people who don't take the time to spell their words correctly, especially words like grammar and devastate (sometimes spelled "devistate" - I hate that! I just wanna reach into the 'puter and scramble its guts for showing me that!).
Oh, and I hate how you sometimes post funny, sarcastic stuff and people take it seriously, getting all huffy (better than being Schwinn, I guess).
I think the lengths of the political/homosexual/religious threads are nice reminders of how different we are in terms of ignorance, viewpoints, and stubbornness.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
I can't believe I'm not getting more support about the smilies.
I can't be the only one who hates the Geriatrics Disco Ward.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Ralphie, I can't bring up feelings for it either way.
I'd rather have annoying smilies than Leet speak and bad grammar, because they are avoidable and require no brain power. I resent the time needed to decode 13-year-old ramblings, and appreciate the party smiley as a sign to not read closely. It's okay.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
That's true. It is like a warning for the post.
Nice looking at the bright side of life, Sparky.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Ralphie, here's a post apocalyptic hug just for you.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I love it when dozens of people use the party smiley in the same thread. Like, if I were to say that it's my birthday, I would expect that every post following mine would have a party smiley. Isn't that, like, the awesomest thing ever?
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Okay, Jon Boy goes on the list!
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
quote:You know, I thought this thread would be a good way for me to work out my non-Hatrack-related frustrations, but it hasn't done anything for me. Still frustrated.
Yeah, well, welcome to Cor's sex life.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Oh, snap!
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
\/\/|-|4+, '/0|_| |>0/\/+ 1||<3 133+?
What's a lendmark post/thread, anyhow?
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Ralphie, they aren't dancing dudes.
They are little hooting tortured souls being crisped to death on a white-hot burner. That's why they're wearing sunglasses.
Poor things. The one with the red balloon is trying to get away.
[ November 14, 2003, 05:34 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
You're a real asset to humankind, CT.
Now I have a lovely little vision of them going, "Ooh ooh ooh! HOT HOT HOT!!"
Posted by Trogdor the Burninator (Member # 4894) on :
I'm going to 100 percent wholeheartedly agree with my pal Ralph here.
I hate the new smilies. Did we really need to have more ways to skip typing out our emotions? It seems they're now an excuse for the 13 year olds to say something without saying anything.
I hate online hugs. Hate them.
These two items will lead to the ultimate destruction of the rack as we know it.
Now, get off my lawn, sonny.
[ November 14, 2003, 05:44 PM: Message edited by: Trogdor the Burninator ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Ralphie, I try.
All we can do is try.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Now that's the evil master that I know and love!
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Too much Tres.... too little me!
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
quote:Now I have a lovely little vision of them going, "Ooh ooh ooh! HOT HOT HOT!!"
Greaaaaaaaaat, now you've given me an image of them all singing Buster Poindexter's "Hot!Hot!Hot!". Like they weren't annoying enough, now you had to go and give them an earworm. I'm gonna have nightmares now!
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I'm with you on the smilies, Ralphie, though I have to add my dislike of this one:
What's worse than a party smiley in every post is when people insist on putting eight of them in every post.
And the only thing worse than that is the silly rainbow wave smiley thing.
[ November 14, 2003, 06:44 PM: Message edited by: Jeni ]
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
You know, what really bugs me about Hatrack is that people here refuse to acknoledge me as the supreme dictator of the world. It just gets on my nerves, but they still insist on it. Horrible! Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
And since there's been a surprising lack of affirmation of the hilarity caused by Ralphie and CT, I gotta testify.
The Gay Train nearly made me swallow my fork.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Is that what you call it, Eddie?
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
I hate that fweaking smiley.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
quote: Poor things. The one with the red balloon is trying to get away.
oh dear. i peed a little.
oh, and hey, ralphie, why come we're never on at the same time anymore.
i hate the devil smilies. i don't know. it softens the evil. nothing i hate worse than soft evil, folks!
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
quote:The Gay Train nearly made me swallow my fork.
quote:Is that what you call it, Eddie?
Dude, believe me, if I could swallow my own fork, I would never leave the apartment. Hell, I wouldn't be posting right now. Or I might, but it'd be full of typos, since I wuln't be albe tii see teh scere.n
Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
I hate the fact that Orson Scott Card (the real one) never posts even to say hello. Then again, at least we won't have a whole thread filled with bowing smilies.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
He sends his family in to do his dirty work.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
As some who's been smacked down by K, ridiculed by Geoff, and beaten up by Emily, I have to agree.
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
quote:an overconfident cheerleader
-o-
Does anybody actually enjoy having Lalo on this forum?
Then again, does anybody actually enjoy having Lalo anywhere?
Didn't think so.
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
*sigh*
Killed another thread by bringing up Lalo's name. I have found the formula for instant thread death.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Mega Cheer-Ups
I'm stealing the pom-poms.
Posted by Kimo (Member # 5933) on :
Any posting that would let me join deffineatly goes down hill.
Ralphie regarding the Geriatic Disco guys, I must admit, I don't get them either.
Once upon a time when this brand new thing came out called AOL we used to have to smile like this : )
Now we do this
And now this
Is this truly a step forward in the evolution of man? Are we better off by having the ability to express our emotions in a series of mutant happy faces? Will Scotty find out that Laura is really in love with Luke?
Well....
[ November 18, 2003, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: Kimo ]
Posted by Kimo (Member # 5933) on :
Oh and another reason why hatrack is going down hill, is when new user try to edit their posts and end of with four extra mutant disco peoples.
I would try to fix it (again) but I am sure I would make it worse.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
People who change their name just because they don't want to have a high post count.
Posted by Wetchik (Member # 3609) on :
Yeah, what's that about? Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Are those links work-safe?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Yes.
*amused at what this means for Frisco's image*
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Oh the sweet irony of Icy responding with a smiley.
I'm going to pretend you did that on purpose...
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
Actually, I can't wait to see what he does with that one!
:-D
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
What exactly does this mean for my image, Kat?
Wait, I'm not a codger now, am I?!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
So I'm looking for an old post and I come across this thread . . . it's funny, for the last year, I've been thinking it was Annie who asked me why I hung around if I disliked Hatrack so much! Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
I can't believe I never posted in this thread before. I know I remember seeing it, but I guess I didn't feel that this sort of thing should be encouraged. at me.
I just like to have an excuse to post this: Two wrongs can make a right.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
delightfully ambiguous . . .
Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
You know, Ralphie, I'm thinkin' you dont really hate that enslaved little grape. I'm thinkin' you kind of like its subserviant mien and ingratiating genuflection. Maybe, you even posted it just so you could watch it bowing to you, over and over and over...
But the creepy geriatric party does suck. So depressing, like a Florida beach in winter. So much wrinkly skin and clicky teeth. Yuck.
edit: DAMN IT!!!! I did it again. I didnt see that stupid second page and posted replying to the last page. AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! edit again: you know, I also didnt think to look at the dates of posting and realize they were 2 years old. Was this thread just osme kind of trap to humiliate the impetuos and hurried among us? And those of us who cant spell? Cause if so, it worked, my friends, it worked.
[ January 18, 2005, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: foundling ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I loved the whole "they're not partying, they're on a barbecue and they're frying to death". Well, okay, not that exactly, but that's the image in my brain.
Still. Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
The party dudes don't bother me so much except the ones that flash yellow and orange.
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I'm sorry Ic. It had been a bad day and I reacted silly. Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
I like how when I read that I thought it was posted last november... instead of two novembers ago. All those problems still get griped about a year later... some things never change, neh?
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Anna, don't worry about it. I was half afraid that bumping this--in this manner--would make you feel bad, but it wasn't my intent. I was searching for a post Celia referred to in another thread--which I never did find--and I was reading through different old threads, and it seemed funny to me when I came across this one that I had mixed up Anna with Annie in my mind at some point. Anyway, I don't think you knew me particularly well at that point, particularly when I was posting under the Megachirops handle, and the whole reason I was posting under that handle was to exorcise the snarkiness that I had been feeling anyway, so it's understandable that I made the wrong impression.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Oh, this is hilarious - I thought it was from last November too. It's nice to know some things stay the same.
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
The thing I hate most about Hatrack is that despite its name, I can't find any proper place to put my hat.
I just take it off, and put it back on, take it off, and put it back ona again.
Like this dude:
And no, ClaudiaTherese, he isn't taking his hat off because the devilish bunny is attempting to hop out of it and bite his head off.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
Ha! I love this thread. Ralphie's rant about the smilies is classic.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Lady Jane was really a year ago?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
It was! I remember I switched back after I kept getting identified as Lady Jane at Bob and Dana's wedding - it felt all wrong. The alias I had adopted was becoming my identity.
There's a short story in there somewhere. Has it already been written?
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
For what it's worth, I wholeheartedly agree with Ralphie on the smilies.
Death to smilies. And even if there were a smilie for that, like Calvin peeing on a smilie, I wouldn't use it.
Add thread deletion to the list of things that annoy me, as well.
Posted by suminonA (Member # 8757) on :
It sucks because there is no real reason for it to suck... (It would be perfect, but lacks defects...)
![[Kiss]](graemlins/kiss.gif)
![[Frown]](frown.gif)
I hope your day gets better!
![[Group Hug]](graemlins/grouphug.gif)
Because I hope you just said that in a bad moment.
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[Mad]](mad.gif)
![[Laugh]](graemlins/laugh.gif)
zgator!![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
![[Cry]](graemlins/cry.gif)
![[Grumble]](graemlins/grumble.gif)
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
are all ones that I'm not adverse to using.
![[No No]](graemlins/nono.gif)
and ![[Hail]](graemlins/hail.gif)
)![[The Wave]](graemlins/thewave.gif)
)![[Party]](graemlins/party.gif)
![[Wall Bash]](graemlins/wallbash.gif)
![[Confused]](confused.gif)
![[Dont Know]](graemlins/dontknow.gif)
![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif)
![[Wave]](graemlins/wave.gif)
![[Hat]](graemlins/hat.gif)