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Topic: Annoying Detnet Habits
started by: askheaves

Posted by askheaves on Feb. 13 2001,15:59

One thing I notice is that some people feel the need to quote an entire post to leave a one-line response. I fucking hate that! Quote either a small part relevant to your reply, or take a quick snippet that is representative of the entirety of the post. I don't have a fast connection at home, and I don't need to be downloading each post twice! Plus, the page becomes 2000 pages long, and I have to sit there and try to ignore some parts and read others and... AAAAAAAAGFGGHGGHGHHG.

I'll be thanking you to cease that.

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Feb. 13 2001,16:17

quote:
Originally posted by askheaves:
One thing I notice is that some people feel the need to quote an entire post to leave a one-line response. I fucking hate that! Quote either a small part relevant to your reply, or take a quick snippet that is representative of the entirety of the post. I don't have a fast connection at home, and I don't need to be downloading each post twice! Plus, the page becomes 2000 pages long, and I have to sit there and try to ignore some parts and read others and... AAAAAAAAGFGGHGGHGHHG.
I'll be thanking you to cease that.

Small bandwidth is you own damned fault.

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Posted by Blain on Feb. 13 2001,16:23

Ya know, I was just reading this thread and thinking the same thing < http://www.detonate.net/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000251.html >
*coughLeet_Haxor_Doodcough*

This message has been edited by Blain on February 14, 2001 at 11:26 AM

Posted by whiskey@throttle on Feb. 13 2001,19:45

quote:
Topic: Annoying Detnet Habits
askheaves
l33t hax0r
Posts: 793
From:Tucson, AZ
Registered: Sep 2000
posted February 14, 2001 10:59 AM
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One thing I notice is that some people feel the need to quote an entire post to leave a one-line response. I fucking hate that! Quote either a small part relevant to your reply, or take a quick snippet that is representative of the entirety of the post. I don't have a fast connection at home, and I don't need to be downloading each post twice! Plus, the page becomes 2000 pages long, and I have to sit there and try to ignore some parts and read others and... AAAAAAAAGFGGHGGHGHHG.
I'll be thanking you to cease that.

L33T_h4x0r_d00d
l33t hax0r
Posts: 96
From:Centreville Va, 20120
Registered: Sep 2000
posted February 14, 2001 11:17 AM
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quote:
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Originally posted by askheaves:
One thing I notice is that some people feel the need to quote an entire post to leave a one-line response. I fucking hate that! Quote either a small part relevant to your reply, or take a quick snippet that is representative of the entirety of the post. I don't have a fast connection at home, and I don't need to be downloading each post twice! Plus, the page becomes 2000 pages long, and I have to sit there and try to ignore some parts and read others and... AAAAAAAAGFGGHGGHGHHG.
I'll be thanking you to cease that.

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Small bandwidth is you own damned fault.
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Chastity is curable, if detected early.
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

Blain
l33t hax0r
Posts: 168
From:
Registered: Sep 2000
posted February 14, 2001 11:23 AM
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Ya know, I was just reading this thread and thinking the same thing < http://www.detonate.net/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000251.html >
*coughLeet_Haxor_Doodcough*

I don't understand.

Posted by Observer on Feb. 13 2001,20:33

This came up some months back when RenegadeSnark would do the same thing. I made the same complaint in some thread (I don't remember which) and the response to that was a huge post with the entirety of my post quited 5 times. Don't bother trying to find and ogle that monster post. If you do try, search for "*snip* -cr0bar" >:>

It's just the little things like this that highlight the true lam0rs.

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Posted by kai on Feb. 13 2001,22:13

i remember starting a topic about this. < here >

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What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Posted by askheaves on Feb. 13 2001,23:10

Yes, but sometimes it needs reiterating.

Besides, your rant was aboot quoting people directly above you, which I disagree with. With the number of people frequently posting to this forum, it's quite possible that somebody could slip in a post before you hit the submit button.

Out of curiosity, how many people are posting here with regular frequency? And, where the hell did Michael go? I guess somebody could quit at anytime if they want.

My name is BJ, and I'm a detnet forum junkie.

Posted by kai on Feb. 14 2001,01:30

actually i was refering to the wasted space too. or when it's totally unecessary. so what if someone puts in a post before you. if it isn't obvious there's always the edit button

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What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Feb. 14 2001,13:32

quote:
Originally posted by kai:
actually i was refering to the wasted space too. or when it's totally unecessary. so what if someone puts in a post before you. if it isn't obvious there's always the edit button

..what is that i hear....could it be.....BITCHING......

Im sure the html it takes to rewrite the previous post is wreaking havoc on your modem. If say someone posted a HUGE FUCKING PICTURE it would be different but ITS FUCKING TEXT, ASCII FUCKING TEXT. I CANT BELIEVE SOMEONE IS BITCHING ABOUT AN EXTRA 15 LINES OF GODDAMNED ASCII FUCKING TEXT. I didnt realize there was a goddamn license required to post on fucking detnet. ITS A PUBLIC FUCKING MESSAGE BOARD.

Deal with it.

JESUS FUCK

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Chastity is curable, if detected early.
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

Posted by Wolfguard on Feb. 14 2001,13:56

quote:
Originally posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d:
[b]HUGE FUCKING PICTURE it would be different but ITS FUCKING TEXT, ASCII FUCKING TEXT. I CANT BELIEVE SOMEONE IS BITCHING ABOUT AN EXTRA 15 LINES OF GODDAMNED ASCII FUCKING TEXT. I didnt realize there was a goddamn license required to post on fucking detnet. ITS A PUBLIC FUCKING MESSAGE BOARD.
Deal with it.
JESUS FUCK
[/B]

one word

decaf

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Posted by askheaves on Feb. 14 2001,14:08

It really has not much to do with connection speed or data rate. It's just annoying as hell to have to deal with. I can only have so large a screen resolution with characters visible to the naked eye, and I don't want that screen all filled up with regurgitated crap that I don't care about... much like l33t's entire posts most days (cheap shot).

It's like driving behind an old person. I just don't have the patience to deal with it. I just sit there and think: "If it weren't for my horse..."

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Feb. 14 2001,15:42

quote:
Originally posted by askheaves:
It's just annoying as hell to have to deal with. I can only have so large a screen resolution with characters visible to the naked eye, and I don't want that screen all filled up with regurgitated crap that I don't care about...

So now do we have to have all of our posts authorized by you to make sure we followed all detnet policies and rules.

Im sorry you have to drive behind the old fucker doing 15 mph in a 55, but guess what LIFE ISN'T FAIR We have to pay for food, we have to pay for a place to sleep, and we have to get a job that makes us more hungry and more tired to pay for the food and shelter. And shit, taxes. FUCK. Thats evident enough. Im sorry your screen is all goddamned crowded with information that is 30 fucking seconds old. Seems kind of superficial to me.

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Chastity is curable, if detected early.
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

Posted by askheaves on Feb. 14 2001,16:14

Alright, chill man. I'm just ranting. If you want to quote the entire thread everytime, I'll live with it. I'll get annoyed, and I'll tell you about it, but I'm not going to hunt you down for it.

How about this habit: Starting a thread with a generic name, but a specific topic.

I've seen about 20 threads with the topic: 'I have a question.'

What do I expect when I get into the thread? A question? I suppose that doesn't bother me so much as I read pretty much every thread anyways. Sort of annoying when you want to try to remember a quote somebody had in the thread about (arbitrary topic), and it turns up in the 'I had a thought' thread.

Like i said. I'm just ranting. This stuff doesn't particularly bother me that much... just trying to avoid work.

Posted by RenegadeSnark on Feb. 14 2001,21:12

BAH! NO ES EDITO MY POSTO CR0BARO!

This message has been edited by RenegadeSnark on February 17, 2001 at 03:39 PM

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Feb. 15 2001,05:34

quote:
Originally posted by askheaves:
just trying to avoid work.

ok fine.. i can agree with that. broad topics are a pain..but im not bitching about it....im just agreeing.

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Chastity is curable, if detected early.
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

Posted by kuru on Feb. 15 2001,07:28

because you are a dicksmack.

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'dancing is the vertical expression of horizontal desire.'
-robert frost

Posted by Wolfguard on Feb. 15 2001,12:39

quote:
Originally posted by kuru:
because you are a dicksmack.

more like what is left behind after the dicksmack.

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Posted by askheaves on Feb. 15 2001,16:12

quote:
Originally posted by Wolfguard:
more like what is left behind after the dicksmack.

Soggy Kleenix?

Posted by kuru on Feb. 16 2001,02:23

or soggy kim wipes.

eeeewwwwwww bad lab memories. course, that's why the desks don't have carrels anymore. they had to replace too many monitors due to unremovable stains.

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'dancing is the vertical expression of horizontal desire.'
-robert frost

Posted by Observer on Feb. 16 2001,04:22

Thank you, cr0bar for putting Snark back in his place.

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A good programmer is someone who looks both ways on a one-way street

Posted by Observer on Feb. 16 2001,07:07

< It's been done before >

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A good programmer is someone who looks both ways on a one-way street

Posted by askheaves on Feb. 16 2001,17:27

Wow. Good eyes, Observer (Welcome to irony country).

That may have been a bit over the edge. Also, shows that he can edit posts without a trace