[Closed] Unwanted/Sarcastic Replies To Threads

Dry your eyes.

3/10

Hasn't this been done before?
😆

I see what you did there.

Is anyone else fed up with the amount of unnecessary sarcastic replies there are to threads?

Oh yes, I think there's far too much sarcasm on here, it's terrible, and it really really upsets me.

Don't you just hate it when people are being sarcastic ?

I don't think it is lmited to this place. Any internet place where you get a group of regulars tends to seem like it is populated by a bunch of *****. They are most probably normal people in real life but everyone has a keyboard warrior momrnt now and again..

The regulars who spend far too much time on here, think they own the place and fit the STW stereotype of being sad, opinionated and overweight bikers who spend more time talking about their 3 grand bikes than actually riding them....... yes.

Every forum has them; I used to be a member of a quad bike forum that was particularly viscous.

I left in the end because the know-alls were in the majority. One particularly annoying git had a Saved "Use the search button etc etc etc" post and then would post about 10 links that he supposed answered your question (but never quite [i]did[/i].

I still want to punch the self-satisfied little c**t in the face even now.

The regulars who spend far too much time on here, think they own the place and fit the STW stereotype of being sad, opinionated and overweight bikers who spend more time talking about their 3 grand bikes than actually riding them....... yes.

Only the first part of this description applies to me!
Although the rest is quite intuitive.
I am not averse to sarcasm but I agree there are a few on here who think they own the place.
It doesnt bother me in the slightest to see similar questions asked over again. If its been done before then I simply ignore it.
I dont have a £3k but I am waiting for the Sun to come up so I can go out!!!!
edit: oh sorry the bit about being opinionated as well!

Spelling and grammar pedantry gets my goat. Incorrectly spelt or constructed spelling and grammar pedantry is just asking for a pedant pile-on!

If you wait long enough somenone will usually be along with a sensible answer though.

Don't get all upset, but maybe you should [i]google/look harder etc etc[/i] and someone is quite correctly pointing this out?

Perhaps they are fed up of inane questions that are really more about drawing attention to the questioner than finding a response?

Now if you'll excuse me i'll go back to my eating and saving up for a £3K bike.

[i]The regulars who spend far too much time on here, think they own the place and fit the STW stereotype of being sad, opinionated and overweight bikers who spend more time talking about their 3 grand bikes than actually riding them....... yes.[/i]

Well I'm a regular and that's about it on that list. IMHO 🙄

But yes iDave is right maybe Googling is the answer on many occasions.

There are some on here who only ever give a sarcastic /baiting answer which is a bit OTT/pointless/ IMHO.

Thnakfully most of them have self outed themselves on this thread and I tend to just ignore them for the dull opinionated gob sh1tes they clearly are.

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Well said Junkyard.

julianwilson - Member

Spelling and grammar pedantry gets my goat. Incorrectly spelt or constructed spelling and grammar pedantry is just asking for a pedant pile-on!

If you wait long enough somenone will usually be along with a sensible answer though.

Firstly, don't criticize others unless yours is perfect.
"Incorrectly spelt or constructed spelling and grammar pedantry is just asking for a pedant pile-on!" you [b][i][u]SPELLED[/b][/i][/u] Spelled incorrectly.

hypocritical.....

cullen-bay - you seem like exactly the kind of **** i was talking about.

jammy, you do know that this isn't all serious don't you @)

Dr Dolittle - Member
Dry your eyes.

You can take the boy out of Ulster..... 😆

It's a chat forum - get over it.

Often when I post I get such remarks - more than not it makes me laugh at my own stupidity, poor grammar etc etc. I take the comments for what they are.

Don't get all upset, but maybe you should google/look harder etc etc and someone is quite correctly pointing this out?

Well said.

The regulars who spend far too much time on here, think they own the place and fit the STW stereotype of being sad, opinionated and overweight bikers who spend more time talking about their 3 grand bikes than actually riding them....... yes.

There's a lot of truth in that.

Personally I try and save my sarcasm / rudeness for the clique and attention whores on here though I mainly ignore them all now as it's wasted on them, they are too wound up in there self importance and their need to be loved.

Did anyone bother reading the thread that kicked off this rant?

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-much-is-a-223-frame-worth

two useful replies and one minor quip.

Think you're being a bit over-sensitive OP. There is a fair bit of banter on here, but most of it is fairly harmless.

"Incorrectly spelt or constructed spelling and grammar pedantry is just asking for a pedant pile-on!" you SPELLED Spelled incorrectly.
hypocritical.....

erm no he didn't:

[url= http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?title=21st&query=Spelt ]spelt past tense, past participle of spell - Chambers, UK[/url]

I've always worked on the theory that I won't post any comment that I wouldn't happily say to someones face.

"The regulars who spend far too much time on here, think they own the place and fit the STW stereotype of being sad, opinionated and overweight bikers who spend more time talking about their 3 grand bikes than actually riding them" agree totally, althoug I do own expensive bikes, mainly because bike bling is my only vice left.Hope to god (or any other made up invisible being) that doesn't make me fit the STW stereotype!! if it does I'll renounce my boingy bits and go back to time tialling 😀

must learn to check for typos, especially when I haven't evolved propper opposable thumbs yet, "Time trialling"....jesus I'm a spakka

quad bike forum that was particularly viscous.

Was it hosted on a slow server so that it ran like treacle?

Ahem....

If you wait long enough [b]somenone[/b] will usually be along with a sensible answer though.

For iDave and KINGTUT, you do understand that this is a forum, and as such an alternative to googling? Amazingly, some contributors are happy to provide useful answers. Granted, the 100th "what light" thread is going to be a bit dull, but it'll also be small as most people will have contributed to earlier threads.

For iDave and KINGTUT, you do understand that this is a forum, and as such an alternative to googling?

*slaps head*

Wow! Thanks for letting me know. Forums are for people too stupid to try the biggest search engine in the internet where thy could type the same question and get THOUSANDS of answers without the sarcasm.

(Tries to remember that the Google website might be a great big secret that dumbasses don't know about who then whine when non-dumbasses tell them they are dumbasses.)

^ so, no more questions about anything that could be googled? Your vision of this website sounds like fun.

No, forums are for people who prefer a bit of human contact. Interestingly, lots of answers to specific questions are FROM forums. Does that mean anything to you?

timdrayton - Member

the spelling is s o m e o n e

😀 Well spotted.

Don't forget a capital letter and a full stop if you're feeling really correct though, Tim. 😀

Jammy111 - get yourself on southerndownhill.com, you'll love it there. Everything is very sensible and very dull

already am 😉

I find google shit half the time, mainly comes up with links to shops but I guess thats how google make their money.

not got a 3k+ bike? then find another forum!

blimming cheapskates

*goes back to staring at the mirror eating the 5th takeaway meal of the day*

Why don't you tell the mods if you can't take the prickly comments

Or your mum you big girls bra.

Only the 5th RD?

You must try harder.

i got arrested earlier so didn't have the time for more

FFS don't wander aimlessly onto [url= http://www.mlehworld.com/mleh2/ ]mleh [/url] you may just have a coronary. 🙄

rOcKeTdOg - Member

i got arrested earlier so didn't have the time for more

wheels too big or lack of suspension?

sorry but this post title just says "bring it on" really

by and large this forum is fun and enlightening (in many ways)

dont take it to heart, 😆 its all just banter...

IMO the original poster does not have ownership of a thread, and volunteers to criticism and ridicule as well as serious reply

Good Lord Mr OP aren't the 'Unwanted/Sarcastic Replies to (Dull) Threads' the whole point - that's the reason I come here so I can fnarr fnarr & guffaw (sp?) - then some d1ckh3ad can correct me on my grammur and speling...

grammur and speling...

I think you'll find it's garmer and splliing you deckhud.

IMO the original poster does not have ownership of a thread, and volunteers to criticism and ridicule as well as serious reply

And pray tell,why should that be?

if you want to hear somebodys sarcastic comments,go to a comedy show,too many would be comics on forums ruin it and cause people to leave.
The forum,your home,your haven, starts to become unpopular,then you get less people joining.
Forum closes.
Death of a civilisation,lessons of history

Because....

The forum,your home,your haven, starts to become unpopular,then you get less people joining.

if you can't take the (trivial) heat...

it's been like this for years - and I think some do leave in disgust - but there's still plenty of lively discussion, name calling, and general nonsense which many of us seem to enjoy 🙂

I'm just having a laugh on here, I always assumed everyone else was the same. Actually I'd be very worried if everyone else wasn't doing exactly the same as me because it would mean they...

a) Took themselves way too seriously
b) Took everyone else way too seriously
c) Took internet forums way too seriously
d) Were way thicker than I originally thought.

Since in real life I'd be perfectly happy to say anything I say here but I actually never have to because people don't act as thick in real life with me as they do here, I'm still assuming every one here is either acting dumb for kicks or is just trying to get a response.[1]

[1] Seriously, if you don't fall into either of these categories then please for gods sake turn the internet off, it's not for you.

... proof positive [b]samuri[/b] is a ****less tosspot!

if you want to hear somebodys sarcastic comments,go to a comedy show,too many would be comics on forums ruin it and cause people to leave.

For sure, there's not much wiggle room for self important humourless ****s. That's what we have to put up with at work.

Death of a civilisation,lessons of history

Pretentious shite.

For sure Simon, because you never bait people you think are easy or thicker than you. 😉

, because you never bait people you think are easy or thicker than you

1) there is no else
2) I am indeed an arrogant ****t
3) but in my defence I bait everyone indiscriminately :o)

>completely useless post about how you should use google/look harder etc etc. c*nt

For good reason.

The accepted (n)etiquette for many/most forums *is* to search first (forum search/google etc) - the (noob) idea that you just lob in the first question that comes to mind may be treated with anything from sarcasm to outright flaming - or just ignored. In fact, this forum's pretty easy-going in that respect.

The point is to keep the 'signal to noise' ratio down - ie repeated posts of the same old shite don't need to clutter the board. In the same way there's a requirement on the STW classifieds to post items as a group, not singly. Posted singly, all the other posts slide off the bottom of the current page, and you have to go through several pages to cover just a day's ads, for example.

On many forums there are 'stickies' to cover the most common things - if STW had them, probably 'stuck seatpost' might be amongst them !

Oh, and calling someone a c*nt for simply reminding you to use google is a bit bloody rude. Grow up.

I lurk/post here because -
It makes me laugh
like the British banter
most of you are asleep when i post
bike forums in OZ are boring
UK peeps are easy to wind up 😉

Oh, and calling someone a c*nt for simply reminding you to use google is a bit bloody rude

actually it doesn't even make sense as an insult as it's one of my favourite body parts...

actually it doesn't even make sense as an insult as it's one of my favourite body parts...

Well to most blokes, it's their favourite part of the body .............. not their "favourite body part", you sick psychopath.

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.....and actually calling you a **** makes perfect sense to me.

not their "favourite body part", you sick psychopath

well, obviously I'm not so cued up on specific word order as you ernie, but I agree it has to be attached to the rest of the woman in question... and before you leap to another misapprehension she needs to be willing and fully conscious

and before you leap to another misapprehension she needs to be willing and fully conscious

Rohypnol has that covered! 😀

I nearly put in "and not drugged"

not their "favourite body part", you sick psychopath

well, obviously I'm not so cued up on specific word order as you ernie, but I agree it has to be attached to the rest of the woman in question... and before you leap to another misapprehension she needs to be willing and fully conscious

Why? it's very difficult to make a human skin suit if it's still attached to the [/s]Victim! do you think we could start a new STW thread " what tyre choice for serial killers?"

I'm sorry, but I'm feeling ill now 🙁

i ask a perfectly genuine question some smart arse d**k head replies with a completely useless post about how you should use google/look harder etc etc. c*nt

And it doesnt take into account that the poster may very well have goggled the question,but didnt get the answer he was after 😕
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Put it in a real life situation-You ask someone the time,and he answers with 'get your own frigging watch'
What might happen?
The cheeky bloke might end up nursing a sore mouth.

Keyboard warriors,nothing more

"Keyboard warriors" That is an ace phrase!...permision to plagarise and use in all sorts of situations 😀

Put it in a real life situation-You ask someone the time,and he answers with 'get your own frigging watch'

the situations are not equivalent, unless they are asking you the time in a shop full of accurate running clocks and watches...

You ask someone the time,

surely 'yur bike iz saricin' is a suitable reply?

I think you'll find it's garmer and splliing you deckhud.

didn't know you were suth ifrican?

I agree with the OP. It happens when people have been 'members' of a forum for a longtime and see similar questions pop up.

On a certain car forum I asked questions that have been asked before (hard to search unless you know how to work the search facility) and instead of sarcasm I received patient and helpful advise from old hands. This is just one example but still I dont get the negative attitude on here sometimes. Sure we all like abit of moshpit but not too much 🙂

but, in a moshpit you actually get to smash the face in of people who annoy you,at least you used to be able to, haven't been in a decent pit for years, kids these days just aren't preprared to loose teeth over a good band! 🙂

I remember falling over onto the floor in a moshpit was a potentially scary affair.

i know what you mean, theres been a good few shitty comments on here in the last year, never used to be this bad seems to have gto worse sinc the forum changed

what cracks me up are the pricks who reply to a thread that they have no interest in but still post and slag the OP.

thats the internet for you i guess... its easy to slag and shout from behind your keyboard!

Stick to the bike side of the forum instead of the chat side of the forum.

Some nice folk on here with fantastic advice.

As well as the nobby no friends trying to miff you off as they are bored and need entertaining-ignore them-less replies and eventually they go elsewhere.

Just relax and ignore them.

Spend less time on forums and ride more!

I agree with the OP.........On a certain car forum I asked questions that have been asked before and instead of sarcasm I received patient and helpful advise from old hands. This is just one example but still I dont get the negative attitude on here sometimes.

That is nonsense hora. You can ask the silliest question you can think of on here, and you will still get a serious answer. As an example, this question posted 2 days ago, was quite the silliest question I have ever seen posted on here, indeed the OP himself described it as "silly question of the day".

And yet, it still received serious answers, despite the fact that googling the word "tunisia" would have given the answer in 0.16 seconds - considerably quicker than posting a new thread.

[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/silly-question-of-the-day-is-tunisia-part-of-europe ]Silly question of the day "Is Tunisia part of Europe?"[/url]

This is the best thread [i]ever[/i]

Silly question of the day "Is Tunisia part of Europe?"

yes that was my post.....

tongue in cheek but still got the actual answer 😉

EDIT- and ironically one prick did reply to the above post but i just laughed at him.

Ah, but Ernie, that google would not have told waihiboy what he actually wanted to know. Perhaps google is less useful if you don't know what you want to know 😉

one prick did reply to the above post but i just laughed at him.

Yes I had noticed that you had laughed at me 8)