Shit that annoys you

[KQ]

people posting in DSM threads. people stop, ok?

bobby, I could use an assist here! LOL

for fuck sake stop posting in that asshole's, inane drivel, attention whore threads. we can do better!

Oops, sorry.... saw the Rod Stewart thread before I read this one. Still... I do like me some early 70s Stewart and I don't care who started the thread. Couldn't be helped.

[iceman]

just for the benefit of those who didn't grow up trolling/being trolled, posting on loads of not-just-skiing-related forums, etc... how to deal with trolls, both the dsm variety as well as the ever-present polyass alias variety

BAD: pedantically correcting / arguing with the troll. as the person has created an account purely for this trolling purpose, they attach no personal significance to being correct, and so are and will always be wholly unfazed by refutation or rebuke. additionally, as the troll account has no reputation to uphold (being an alias), they can and will cherry-pick replies to respond to, only when they feel they can make a point. you can't "call them out" on being wrong as they aren't anyone, they have nothing to lose by being proven wrong. by refusing to de-anonymize to the extent that the average TGR poster does, they are outside of the primary method of holding-accountable that a forum like this has (reputation).

BAD: responding by chiding them in the way you would chide another member of the forum. again, this is an account solely for this purpose, and so the normal sort of TGR joshing you'd do with another member who you might one day buy/sell gear from/to, or ski with, do not apply. by treating them like another member of the forum you just signal to other, ahem "less observant" posters, that this is just another community member instead of some stupid gimmick account.

BAD: bumping these dumbfuck threads when they start to get low on the page. when one of these threads gets close to the second page, let it keep sinking.

ACCEPTABLE IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT HELP IT: extremely harsh rebukes; things you would definitely NOT say to non-anonymous posters; cruel and hurtful comments that would provoke confrontation in person. if the alias actually gets mad, they've lost; if this leads to their de-anonymization, even more so. furthermore, since they are not a valid member of the community in any other sense (don't ski with mags, don't buy gear from mags, etc) there's no reason to extend any civility their way whatsoever. DON'T do this if you can't do it without getting mad yourself, btw (eg don't make threats, etc) as this means that YOU have lost. it's still worse than ignoring them, but it's much better than the normal credulous responses that these guys manage to generate regularly.

GOOD: ignoring their posts and threads, never responding to them, referencing them only in the most oblique ways (not quoting their posts, not bumping their threads)

GOOD: repeatedly call out (ideally NOT in their threads) for other posters that this is a gimmick account, and not a real person.

BEST: ignore list.

the combination of this place being free/quick/easy to register for + and the community generally being opposed to all forms of moderation means that there's no mechanism for stopping people from doing this sort of trolling. add in the fact that at least a quarter of you guys just seem physiologically incapable of NOT responding to them, and you get dsm starting a dozen moronic threads.

tl;dr what DBdude said, stop responding ffs

edit: also, if you find yourself falling into some weird argument, click the persons profile and read their post history. are they a normal TGR poster you just don't know yet? or are 99.99% of their posts this kind of shit, etc...

I sure fuckin hope you cut and pasted that

[Norseman]

He typed it on his phone while dumpin in the office throne.

Like me right now.

[mall walker]

He typed it on his phone while dumpin in the office throne.

Like me right now.

is there really any other way to post?

[The AD]

Oops, sorry.... saw the Rod Stewart thread before I read this one. Still... I do like me some early 70s Stewart and I don't care who started the thread. Couldn't be helped.

Oh, wake up Maggie...

[KQ]

Oh, wake up Maggie...

you got something to say to me?

[muted]

just for the benefit of those who didn't grow up trolling/being trolled, posting on loads of not-just-skiing-related forums, etc... how to deal with trolls, both the dsm variety as well as the ever-present polyass alias variety

BAD: pedantically correcting / arguing with the troll. as the person has created an account purely for this trolling purpose, they attach no personal significance to being correct, and so are and will always be wholly unfazed by refutation or rebuke. additionally, as the troll account has no reputation to uphold (being an alias), they can and will cherry-pick replies to respond to, only when they feel they can make a point. you can't "call them out" on being wrong as they aren't anyone, they have nothing to lose by being proven wrong. by refusing to de-anonymize to the extent that the average TGR poster does, they are outside of the primary method of holding-accountable that a forum like this has (reputation).

BAD: responding by chiding them in the way you would chide another member of the forum. again, this is an account solely for this purpose, and so the normal sort of TGR joshing you'd do with another member who you might one day buy/sell gear from/to, or ski with, do not apply. by treating them like another member of the forum you just signal to other, ahem "less observant" posters, that this is just another community member instead of some stupid gimmick account.

BAD: bumping these dumbfuck threads when they start to get low on the page. when one of these threads gets close to the second page, let it keep sinking.

ACCEPTABLE IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT HELP IT: extremely harsh rebukes; things you would definitely NOT say to non-anonymous posters; cruel and hurtful comments that would provoke confrontation in person. if the alias actually gets mad, they've lost; if this leads to their de-anonymization, even more so. furthermore, since they are not a valid member of the community in any other sense (don't ski with mags, don't buy gear from mags, etc) there's no reason to extend any civility their way whatsoever. DON'T do this if you can't do it without getting mad yourself, btw (eg don't make threats, etc) as this means that YOU have lost. it's still worse than ignoring them, but it's much better than the normal credulous responses that these guys manage to generate regularly.

GOOD: ignoring their posts and threads, never responding to them, referencing them only in the most oblique ways (not quoting their posts, not bumping their threads)

GOOD: repeatedly call out (ideally NOT in their threads) for other posters that this is a gimmick account, and not a real person.

BEST: ignore list.

the combination of this place being free/quick/easy to register for + and the community generally being opposed to all forms of moderation means that there's no mechanism for stopping people from doing this sort of trolling. add in the fact that at least a quarter of you guys just seem physiologically incapable of NOT responding to them, and you get dsm starting a dozen moronic threads.

tl;dr what DBdude said, stop responding ffs

edit: also, if you find yourself falling into some weird argument, click the persons profile and read their post history. are they a normal TGR poster you just don't know yet? or are 99.99% of their posts this kind of shit, etc...

or you mods could spend 5 seconds banning obvious trolls that suck and help the community here. Talk about making an easy thing really difficult.

[ACH]

you got something to say to me?

If it were two days ago, I would have posted, "it's late September...,"

[mall walker]

or you mods could spend 5 seconds banning obvious trolls that suck and help the community here. Talk about making an easy thing really difficult.

hey i’m all for it! but literally every time this happens there’s an endless parade of whining about too much moderation.

[The AD]

you got something to say to me?

I know I keep you amused, but I feel I'm being used.

[DBdude]

kind of like online dating

[rideit]

Installing batt insulation.
Couldn't they come up with something not itchy?

[riser4]

Installing batt insulation.
Couldn't they come up with something not itchy?

Batt shit crazy?

[Gepeto]

Scratching[emoji107]

[riser4]

Scratching[emoji107]

Then lay off the smack, man.

[Gepeto]

Then lay off the smack, man.

Is that the problem? Shitmaan, all this time I thought it was the insulation

[riser4]

I often wonder, if they can make burpless cucumbers, why not scratch-free heroin?

[PB]

Wait ..... H brings the itch?!? I thought that was for tweaks

[delco714]

This afternoon i watched someone get pulled over for road rage. She went on the dirt and rock medium and went around me after tailgating.. Sprayed that shit on me and the car. Did This a few more time,, almost spun someone out, and the motorcycle state trooper chased her down. I hope she got arrested

[abraham]

the one that amused me was the syndicated "debt free" radio guy, don't know his name, but he's on shitty radio stations in the west and interviews people who've gone "debt free". the number of them who became "debt free" by leading "debt free" seminars was highly amusing.

I fully expect a burgeoning business in 20 years for "I FIREd ran out of money and now I'm fucked" seminars.

I have heard him a few too many times but I don't know his name. Oregon send to be where I end up sitting on right station

hey i’m all for it! but literally every time this happens there’s an endless parade of whining about too much moderation.

Meh there's always been some moderation and people like complaining. I don't think anyone brought up too much moderation when the vahishkarians started getting nuked

[evdog]

Someone in the office has left their phone out while away from their desk and a number of calls have come through. The ring tone is a fucking christmas carol, with volume turned all the way up. Can we at least wait til after halloween for that?

[Moss-Back]

The English Language is under assault in the US. How long it will wither before total destruction remains a mystery.

A simple omission in grammar has become distressingly common, and it drives me up the F*cking wall...

Example:
"FS - Used Lawn Mower. Runs well, but Blade Needs Sharpened."

Hey genius:
Verb-tenses tangled much?
How in the Hell can something happening NOW refer to something which will occur IN THE FUTURE!?!?!
Why is it SO HARD to add 6 keystrokes (i.e."to be_")!?!?!
Is your time THAT PRECIOUS!?!?!

Just makes teeth and fists clench simultaneously.
It's no way to live, I know.

But still...it needs stopped.

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[TurxSki]

But you're ok with FS?

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[Flyoverland Captive]

The English Language is under assault in the US. How long it will wither before total destruction remains a mystery.

A simple omission in grammar has become distressingly common, and it drives me up the F*cking wall...

Example:
"FS - Used Lawn Mower. Runs well, but Blade Needs Sharpened."

Anymore, that's how people talk.

[Moss-Back]

Anymore, that's how people talk.

I see what you did there.

Just an old fart, I guess. Now get off my lawn.

and Turx, TLAs* don't bother me at all. Use them all the time.
No verb-tenses mangled.



* - Two Letter Acronym


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