Category: Let's talk
Listing "Chatting on the phone" as a hobby
Correcting someone when they greet you with a time-specific welcome (eg "Good morning", "Actually it's afternoon here blah ...")
Calling others sad for being logged into the Zone
Mouthing off about what you hate about the Zone
Using the wrong tense when emoting or in login messages
Writing pointless one-word posts
Posting to a board to complain about why it hasn't died yet
Posting to a board to say that they have no view on the topic
Complaining of boredom in qns, but offering nothing up in order to stimulate discussion
Inappropriate use of punctuation/emotes, as if this will make their otherwise inane comments more valid
Recognise yourself? Yeah, I bet YOU do ...
i'm not afraid to admit that i do see myself in some of these traits.
I only see me in 2 of your traits Dusty. You did a good job in creating this board. You gave me a good laugh.
One I would add is people who have to be the center of attention no matter what.
Add:
People who write top ten lists to complain about other people's bad habbits.
Just saying...
Jobless people who arn't doing anything with there lives.
Perhaps I should add "Not recognising irony" to the list, ArtRock1224; did you not read point number four in my original post?
Lol great one, dusty.
So I like to call telephone-marketers and pass the time of day with them. Is that really so bad Dusty? It's especially fun when you get one in a different country and they say good morning to me when it's afternoon here. Oh the fun I have picking them up on that! At least I'm not as sad as all those people who just spend all day on the Zone. Those saddos really must have no lives. That's what I especially hate about this place, people who are here because they have nothing better to do with their time than, be here. That really irritates I and me doesn't see why me should feel bad for saying so.
Appetite
If you ask me this topic needs to die anyway. Not that I have any strong feelings on it but still. Of course: i-wouldn't be responding to ... this at, all if it weren't for? the? fact that i'm bored and have; nothing better to do,
Oh just for the record, as at least 60% of people who read all of the above won't get it, it is another example of irony. For further help consult your local dictionary.
LOL Dan, I believe you demonstrated about all his points. You are far too clever to be wasting your time with us mere mortals.
Yeah!
Agreed with post one and loved post eleven.
lmao cl Dan! oops, sorry. Did I emote in the rong spot? Either way, I thought it was funny. Dusty you forgot thoes who like to talk about people when they're not around to defend themselves.
Becky I know you're talking about me, but that's not true! I don't have to be the center of anything! I could care less! You are talking about me caus you said something to that effect in a public quick note! But if that makes you feel good talk about me as much as you want! It just makes you look bad! Dan I love your post!
Perhaps Liz, although I don't think that is a trait that is unique to Zone users. If so, I'd have to add the trait of complaining about being talked about while simultaneously generating gossip by complaining!
For God's sake Hope, get over yourself. There are many other attention whores on the zone besides your pitiful self.
I find this whole topic hellarious. Just fuckin roflmfao!
people who can't decide whether they are bi gay or straight and change thier minds every other day. People who have profiles the size of a novel, and people with no profile what so ever. Even a ask and I will tell you is better than nothing.
good point Dusty.
people who misspell stuff in quicknotes. Sorry, but that's just part of my personality. Noone's perfect at grammar, I understand, but at least make yourself as coherent as possible.
What ever Becky you're just acting dumb! You need to get a life for once and leave me alone! Pick on someone your own size!
Once, just once I'd like to see a thread stay on topic and not degenerate into a me-me-me-fest. Hey, I seem to have identified another trait! Do you see how it works now?
Okay, emoting in the wrong spot/place? WTF is that? *FROWNS* I'll emote wherever I want to. *SCOWL* So, if you don't like it, get over yourself. LOL! *GRIN*
Hahahahahaahahahaha, just me being a smarta$$!
Oh, and no offense, Hope, but I know for a fact that Becky was not speaking specifically of you. There are way too many people on this site that think the world revolves around them, and those are the people Becky is talking about. LOL!
Yes Dusty I see what you mean! Alan Becky said something about me on public notes! My friends saw what she did! They say I stick to my self! Becky just wants to make her self look big!
Hope I know this has been asked before but I know how slow your brain works so i must try again.
why......the......exclamation.....points.......after......every......single.......sentence!
just what i was going to ask. It's getting a bit annoying, to be quite honest.
10. Ppl who write messages that don't include a reference to me.
9. Ppl who dare to start a post without checking with me first--that means you Dusty.
8. Ppl who show off by using better grammar than I do.
6. Ppl who can't count.
5. Ppl who use unknown acronyms like "ppl" etc.
4. Ppl who can't spill worth a darn.
3. Ppl whose profile doesn't include my name in a positive way.
2. Ppl who have more points than I do and refuse to give me any.
1. Ppl in general. (That includes ...) never mind.
Bob
Lol people that jump from 8 to 6
Hahahahahahahha, Bob you're cool man!
Bob, you are one of my favorite ppl. Excellent job.
And even though I should know bettter than to keep arguing with Hope, I'm going to say this one more time...Hope, although you are truly the most pathetic attention seeker on the zone, you are not the only attention seeker. So I was not talking about only you. Yes you were
included in my comments, but you are not the only one. So get over yourself.
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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People who think you're mad at them simply because you didn't respond to their quicknotes fast enough.
Izzie my brain isn't slow! I can add exclamation ponts where ever I want! I make straight a's in college, Joanne if you don't like it then our friendship is over! Becky I won't get over my self, caus I don't have the probblem it's you!
thanks hope point proven
people who end friendships over the stupidest things, just read post number thirty-six
oh, and i don't give a shit if you got straight a's in college. what does that have to do with this subject, anyway?
Any college professor who would give someone good grades when they can't spell and can't write without a milion exclamation points must have gotten their teaching degree in a cereal box.
lmao, Becky
okay, I appoligize for this, but I just want to try and proove a point. The point is this;
Jawz! is! not! made! fore! writing! this! kind! of! way! all! the! time. Yes, their are times when it's good to do that sort of thing, but all the time is just not cool. We're all guilty of doing it, particularly when we're upset about something, but we have to draw the line somewhere. Okay, so we don't come here to practise letter writing, but we need to write in a way where everyone can understand what we're all saying, and in a way where it won't hurt our ears. Most of us here use either Jawz or window eyes, and hereing what I just wrote all the time, would drive even the sainest person nuts. This is not a personal atack on anyone in particular, but if someone does think that I'm singling them out, then I'm afraid that you'll just have to get over it, and yourself.
oh and I don't appoligize for the bluntness of my post, cause this is how I feel, and if people don't like it, then to bad for you.
But Liz, the person whom you're not singling out will think this is all about her, and she'll tell you she doesn't need to get over herself. And!!! she'll!!! do!!! it!!! with!!! lots!!! of!!! exclamation!!! points!!!
well, like I said, that's just to bad then, isn't it?
Please God, can we try and keep at least one thread on track? I'm serious, maybe there needs to be a separate board for the kind of stuff that's being posted here but I will tear out my one remaining hair if this continues into a carbon-copy of what we've seen so often in other threads.
We're not all using screen-readers but that aside, this is supposed to be about *traits* that are specific to the Zone, not thinly-veiled attacks on individuals or paranoia. Go and start a "Slag Off Your Hated Zoners" board; I'll happily be the subject of and contribute to that but I want the next post in this board to be relevant.
I wont hold my breath though ...
I'm afraid this topic won't stay on the subject, Dusty, and i appologize. After writing her comment about our friendship ending, a certain someone put me on Ignore. This just proves to me how childish and shallow she is, to sever ties with me over something so stupid. Merlin's beard, ... grow ... the ... fuck ... up. You know who I'm talking about. I'm not upset, I'm actually laughing my head off over this. lollol, okay rant over
Wow. This is just crazy. First off, Hope, you put Joanne on ignore just because she made a comment about your writing style? She's not the only one who has done so. I mean, I'm not taking sides here, but good Lord. And, can the subject of Becky's comments be dropped? She didn't name anyone in particular, and personally, I can see that you're not the only one to whom she was referring. If you were included, then . . . well? what can you do? At least she didn't specifically point you out. You brought that upon yourself. Now, if you choose to put me on ignore because of what I'm writing, then so be it, but like I said, I'm not taking sides or anything. I believe the starter of this board topic wanted to hear our thoughts on what bothers us about other zoners, so, for the purpose of this topic, can we get back to what it's supposed to be about?
Personally Dusty I can't abide Zoner's who demand that people only discuss the subject at hand in any given topic. *Grin*
Dan.
I can't abide CL's who are smart asses. LOL
Okay, seriously, people who don't put any info in their profiles. Some of them come here just to play the games and don't care to socialize. But the ones who do chat on QN's but have put nothing in their profiles, I just find it hard to get to know them. I guess I consider the information in a profile as a good starting point for making conversation.
ok, people who jump all over you for posting a topic they consider pointless, just because it doesn't interest them. if it doesn't interest them, why do they bother replying just to put the person down when they could simply move past the subject line
wonderwoman?
it's called freedom of speech. people have to voice their thoughts on things that they don't really care about, and they are aloud to do so on any given topic they choose. If you don't like what they tell you, or is written, don't read it. Oh yeah, and it's also called debating or trying to help a person out.
Zoners who say fuggles, huggles, or any other stupid greeting when they're acting like humans. If you're human, then talk like a damn human when you're socializing in public!
oooo, cold much?
Yes Liz, freedom of speech. So what, then, is the point of having specific boards and topic-specific threads within them, if people are just going to spout off about unrelated matters? *Particularly* if the same rubbish has been discussed elsewhere.
If yOu want to help people out or debate random stuff, take it to quicknotes, Ventrilo or the conferences.
no idea Dusty. Some people don't feel comfortable doing that though. I mean, look at the number of people who log in with publics off. Some of thoes people are happy to post on boards, but not anywhere else. Call it shyness or whatever, it's just the way people are. you can say that you want this to stay on topic until the cows come home, but it won't, cause people like to comment on every little thing.
Ok Becky and I have patched our differences up. So I don't think before I speak. I know I'm guilty of that. Joanne no one ever says the f word to me. My brother did and I called the cops. I know that was imature of me. My mom said if he ever hits me again and does that again he'll have to move! We've patched up our differences too. It's time for us to patch it up as well. I'm proud of my straight a's. Liz I love how you wrote. I'm sorry Joanne I just hate it when people critacize me. That's why I used to get into it with my brother.
lol hope thanks for posting and making me laugh at the rediculous things you say
Also, doesn't this post contradict just about everything you said in the "slag off hated zoners" topic? Just putting that out there...
It wasn't ment to be loved, it was ment to prove a point. *deflates pointy balloon*
Well, this is probably going to sound very stuffy or pedantic or whatever, but like LibraLady in post 50, I get irritated with people who say nothing at all in their profiles and then want to start a conversation with me without relating it to any discussion I've had anywhere. I mean, I'll be logged on and I'll get a PQN from someone I've never talked to that just says, "Hey, how's it going?" So I immediately go to their profile to find something I can comment on in a reply, and there's nothing there. I'm sure these people think I'm rude or snobbish or whatever when I don't reply to them, but I don't care. I enjoy meeting interesting people who have interesting things to say or who are interested in my ideas, but I have no use for dumb-ass small talk about nothing at all. I can have "How's it going?" conversations with cabdrivers, waitresses, etc. I don't go online for that.
what really bugs me, is people who start offa pqn with some sort of pick up line. I had this one pqn once that said, "hey, do you like phone sex" well, that person went on ignore really fast. Another person had that happen to them, cause I specifically stated, that I wanted to be asked before I was added to msn, and I found a request from someone who didn't ask, so they got ignored, and I didn't add them. After that, I took details like that out of my profile.
People who send a private qn asking "How's it going" or something similar and then don't say anything else. I usually at least reply before checking the profile to see if we have anything in common to talk about, but often they just ask that one question and then never send another private qn. Sometimes I wonder if they sent it to me by mistake, as this is fairly common since I also have sent private qn's to the wrong person on occasion.
We should probably add more to the list of traits and we should also look at ourselves first before we say the word "they"
Oooo that's scary Cara.
Look at myself before pointing a finger at someone else?
But, that might stop me from posting on the boards.
No way.
They just have to get over what they did to them.
Bob
Adding a few.
People who put popularity as their first priority.
People that want to be so accepted that they will join in and pick on another just to fit in, not even knowing who they are, or if the things said about them are even true.
People with a better than thou attitude who act like their shit don't stink.
People that are so "blind" they can't find the good in anything or anyone.
People on this post/board that pick out flaws in others that they them self possess yet they claim to hate it so.
Well that's my 2 cents.
I can't stand when people keep on sending you quick notes after you tell them not to I guess I'll use the ignore feature
fireworks77 hops up and down in frustration at those people who refer to themselves in the third person!
i don't like people who give advise on what not to do when they themselves do what is being criticizeed about. that is the most important trait. if you don't want others to criticize others and tell them what not to do, don't do it yourself or its pointless.
Ok, here's my top ten (not in any order)
1 People who constantly write (hugs, kisses, blah blah blah), I mean if you really hugged people in real life as much as you say you do on the Zone, I'm concerned for you, especially if you constantly hug and kiss people you don't even know
2 Topics with no specific point. If I read a topic in a list that says, "question," I'm gonna skip it, because I have no clue even if I'm interested in responding or not, and I don't want to waste my time looking, especially if it's nothing interesting.
3 People who leave no description of themselves in their profile. What was the point of even doing the profile anyway if you're not going to put at least a few things about yourself
4 People who leave dead silence for their name-tags on ZBP
5 People who don't respond in conferences on ZBP, (Understandable if you fell asleep)
6 Spelling errors just to make words sound better with your screen-reader
7 Zoner ADHD, in and out, in and out...
8 Moaning and groaning on name-tags or audio-profiles
9 Copious use of word-sounds (um, uh, erm), emoticons, punctuation, short-hand (R u the 1 4 me?)
10 Asking people you know damn-well are taken to describe themselves for you.
Anybody feeling guilty? Good.
Ok, to becky: The mac can't stand reading stuff with tons of exclamation points either. Ok, now that I'm done with that, Bob, awesome posts. And to post 70 I'll add one more. People who just have music on there audio profile, and people who just have music on there ZBP name. OOps, that's 2. Ahh well.
Mike
Sunshine and rain, what's wrong with being asked to describe yourself, whether you're "taken" or not?
boooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrringggg!!!!!
If this is boring, then y did u post in it?
Why the fuck not!
I didn't read the entire thread, but Posting to a topic when you really don't have anything to say, or complain about what someone else said..
Is there a way to post the current list, with what has been added?
the only thing I can think of to add, and yes I am guilty of this
Accessive Random using of the randomizer
i don't kno if this has already been said, but sending pqn's with just"hi" in them with nothing else, is really anoying! or, like someone said, ones that say "how are you" i kno it's a nice thing to say that, but the same line everytime the person sees you log in or in the sight? come on!
Jeannie don't start trouble now!
Omg! I absolutely hate those who talk about people who can't defend themselves! I hate people who hurt others because they have nothing better to be doing! I hate people... okay I'll stop...
Well, Dusty I'm actually referring to an experience I had where a Zoner said, "I know you're married, but what do you look like? Do you have large or small breasts; large or small thighs?" Yeah... It's one thing to describe your personality, your likes and dislikes, and if you want, a little about your physical appearance; but it's nobody's business how big your breasts or thighs are, or how much you weigh.
having a long profile might inturn show what the person is truely like, if a person has a long profile, and all those things are true then what is wrong with that. I like describing my self, and others on this site have the same privilage too. I know that no one was specifically talking about me, but people have told me that my profile is a novel. Get the hell over the long profiles. As far as the music thing, what is wrong with expression of someones style of music, isn't this site all about self expression and free speech? like the rest of my comments in the post, get over it. and who in the hell cares if someone uses lots of periods, lots of ! points. who cares, it is again all about self expression. I do agree we need a list, now that every one has put there two cents in. of and add this one, those that think they are all that and a bag of chips, that need to grow up, well of course you are under 18, and still grow up. Well i know that I have pretty much said the same things as every one else, but get over it!!!!
Hmmm, after reading all these posts, I have a better understanding of things that irritate other zoners. I'm definitely guilty of over using the randomizer, but I've only had access to it for 5 days, so the new hasn't worn off yet, but I'm sure that it will eventually.
The thing that really gets me above all else on this site is people saying they're in a relationship with someone they're about to meet. It may be a year til we meet but he's my boyfriend and it's very serious between us. Um, excuse me? You have not even shaken the guy or girl's hand! This is no disrespect to anyone in such a relationship. I do have friends involved in such relationships. And to all of those, I certainly hope it works out the same in person as it may have online or on the phone. But I think calling yourself "in a relationship" with a person you have not yet met is a grave error and could lead to serious disappointments that could have been avoided if you saved the GF/BF tag for after that first hug. You have to be open to the possibility, however slim in a lot of cases I am sure, that the chemistry or attraction may not exist in person. A person can hide a lot of little annoying traits online that can't be hidden in day-to-day life.
I say that to my other friend, you are not dating him, dating is something physical, you have never met or anything, so you are just communicating with that person, not dating them.
i certainly think it is okay if people meet on this site, but if there is going to be more than you must meet, and then they have to decide there is going to be more. but to fall in love on here, yeah right... and then the other clue to this puzzle is that people can have their relationship consist on here, that is why zone relaitionship do not work is because the rest of this site gets involved. leave the relationship you want off this site.
Two more to add:
1. People who you write quicknotes too and they don't respond, even if you write them 5 times. then 15 minutes later "Sorry, was talkin to someone else and in public QN's, but i did get the last 4 notes you sent. even though it said they had been idal for only 2 minutes the last time you looked 5 minutes ago.
2. you're talkin to someone and in the middle of a convo. well they say somethin and up and log out withotu sayin "Gotta run...." etc.
I don't like empty profiles either.
John
Personally, I wouldn't write someone 5 quicknotes in a row with no response back from them, especially in such a short amount of time, but that's just me.
Yeah, it really discourages me from responding if I get 10 "Hi, how're you?"'s in 2 minutes. I will either not respond or turn my qn's off altogether for a while. And, to the comment about people rushing off, uh, hello? People have lives; the dog pukes on the rug, the baby wakes fom hi nap and wants food, now!, or a friend comes to the door. Any number of reasons could cause someone to leave unexpectedly. God, people, get lives!
and plus, with the whole someone not responding, maybe they are reading a board post or are in the middle of something. they might have a good reason for not responding.
okay, maybe i am a lil impassent. okay i don't write that many notes in 15 minutes, but yeah. oh well, it is what it is i suppose.
Oh, and to comment to the person who was complaining about other peoples' irritations; just as you can have an opinion about what irritates you, I can have an opinion about what iritates me. End of story.
This is true. There's no right and wrong answers here. If we all try, we can learn a lot from this board. All we're doing is stating what bugs us. By finding out the traits that bug the most people, and using the knolege effectively, we can all make the zone a happier place to be.
Lol. Amen brother. Watch, now someone's gonna come on and say that the fact that I said Amen bugs them.
The fact that u said Amen bugs me. hahqahahaha jk. But, I had to do that. I agree with the person who said that their r no right and wrong answers here. He's right. By finding out what bugs us, we can make this place better.
Damn, I forgot about this topic. Good one.
An opinion is just an opinion, not necessarily the truth. But, it's good to find out what bothers other zoners: for those of us who care.
And: SunshineAndRain, bugs me too.
Bob
I doubt that we will make the Zone a better place by finding out what bugs us all; we'll just find out what bugs us about each other. People wont change their behaviour just because some people find it objectionable and that's what makes this place tick, the combination and clash of traits and personalities.
Something I've noticed that spreads like wildfire in public quicknotes is the annoying greeting: "How's you?" I don't understand why anybody would find saying this cool, but the idiots do for some reason. "How's you" is incorrect! The correct way to ask someone how they're doing is: "How are you?" I'd eliminate the originator of this greeting, but too bad their poison has infected the minds of the majority of people on here; so there would be no point.
It's not just on the zone. I've seen this all over the net. I don't claim to be perfect with spelling, punctuation and grammar, but I do try, and I really make a concious effort not to let bad grammar and stuff bother me. Most of the time, it works.