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I mean seriously....why?? Do they think they are in some way shape or form more important so they have to sign there name afterwards to prove they've written it, like a signature type thing??
Some bird called Rachel keeps doing it, starting to get on mi tits, that's all!
Pussy. 😆
Yeah it annoys me greatly
Boardinbob
What annoys me is the people who don't know the difference between 'there' and 'their'
IHN
Habit from writing too many emails every day.
Regards
Joe
Yep, very annoying.
Bestest kindest regards,
Officialtob Esq. BA(Hons) ABCDEFG
I agree.
Singletrack should allow these people to expresss themselves more creatively by allowing those banners that you see in other places on the internet. 😉
Aye, it's ridiculous.
Regards
George
[i]This post and any attachment contains information which is private and confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not an addressee, you are not authorised to read, copy or use the post or any attachment. If you have received this post in error, please notify the sender by return post and then destroy it.[/i]
Your rite, its wiered.
Always have.
Chris
"Some bird called Rachel keeps doing it, it starting to get on my tits. Pussy."
Oh, the irony.
😀
...and if you think about it, I don't think its even possible to write a post on STW that everyone gets on with - spelling, grammar, name on bottom, word abbreviation, use of current buzz words / phrases etc etc. Something written on here will always annoy someone.
😉
Chris
OCD works both ways.
They can't stop themselves signing each post
You can't handle it when they do.
"OCD WARS" a TV show where people with fundamentally opposed OCD issues battle it out to win an almost square plate where the corners are 90.5 degrees.
Monkey tennis?
Probably some poor misguided vestige of a bygone era when people used to attach their real name to communications to show sincerity and that they were willing to stand by what they said.
Me, I'm with the OP and prefer to just abuse people safe in the anonymity of an assumed moniker 😉
It's the only way I can differentiate myself from the STW cliché of a 42 year old, VAG driving, FS riding, male, IT worker...
😉
Sorry if it offends. I don't do it *all* the time...
Rachel
Dear Sir,
I would never do that!
Your faithfully
Ecky-Thump
email: nnnnnnn
phone: nnnnnnn
mobile: nnnnnnn
Planned absence: 01/05/2013 to 14/05/2013 inclusive
Registered office, etc
Of, and please think of the environment before printing this post
I can't understand it myself.
Steve
Maybe I will try to change my habit somehow.
Derek
Edit - and no, before anyone speculates, it wasn't...
[i]"OCD WARS" a TV show where people with fundamentally opposed OCD issues battle it out to win an almost square plate where the corners are 90.5 degrees.
[/i]
Well, that wouldn't work, would it? Two of the corners could be 90.5 degrees, but the other two would have to be 89.5 degrees.
Poor geometry really annoys me
Euclid.
Of everyone on here I've only noticed allthegear doing it and I thought that was for a specific reason.
ww-as-was
Dear Sir,
Maybe it's because some of us were brought up properly.
Yours faithfully,
Andy
^^^
Only if the plate were flat.
If it were dished then the angle of the corners would be slightly less than 90.5 & 89.5
Dear Andy,
I think you're right.
Yours sincerely,
Simon
Re - The Internet
To whom it may concern.
Sometimes it might be habit, sometimes if its a sensitive topic, there have been a few touching ones recently it adds a more personal tone, if you are addressing one person rather than the hive. Sometimes it might be self Importance - who knows, there are other things to get worked up about though, like people with different politics to me, how dare they? They must be imbiciles, its the only possible explanation.
Yours Sincerely
Right Hon. Sir Tumble Beeeeee Tumblemuss (Mrs.)
Ooooooo! I got a double post thingy! I'vde never had one before, I thought you all did that one purpose if I'm honest. Well isn't this exciting now I get to do one of those grumble grumble double post glitch edits.
I've been waiting soooooooooooooooooooooo long for this moment. 🙂
Good work Rachel, keep it up )
[i]If it were dished then the angle of the corners would be slightly less than 90.5 & 89.5
[/i]
That would depend upon the plane of measurement.
IHN
I bet everyone that does it is a 29er rider, thinking they're so important with their ridiculous bikes, perfect teeth and basic command of the English language.
Shirley its just borne out of habit
I'm Spartacus!!!
What can I do? I know posted is a stupid name.
Do they think they are in some way shape or form more important so they have to sign there name afterwards to prove they've written it
Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Pussywillow
No, it's just seems like manners; thinking about it I only sign off name if starting a thread where I'm asking for advice, or selling something.
Maybe I'm just peculair.
Yours Sincerely
Mildred
[i]Think of the environment, do you really need to read this email?[/i]
Actually now you mention I do that, siogning off after a plea for help, usually its par tof a plea for sympathy and to not be set on fire if the question has been asked before... 😀
Nothing wrong with being friendly and polite. Just shows basic common decency and mutual respect.
Scott
Sent from my iPad
Why isn't this in chat?
Tom
Ohhh now you've done it!!!
Unk.
I always find it a little odd. Colournoise (IIRC) always puts 'slainte, Rob' at the end, too much effort for my liking!
Yeah I never got that.
Sent from Tapatalk2 on my Galaxy Nexus.
Probably some poor misguided vestige of a bygone era when people used to attach their real name to communications to show sincerity and that they were willing to stand by what they said.
I think it's more a case of people wanting their forum persona to become a brand. Although perhaps not in the case of Rachel...
TTFN®
Shibboleth.com ®
[i]
You can't beat the real thang®[/i]
On here I don't suppose it makes a jot of difference but I once got burnt from doing the signing off with my name thing on another forum.
allthegear - Member
It's the only way I can differentiate myself from the STW cliché of a 42 year old, VAG driving, FS riding, male, IT worker...Sorry if it offends. I don't do it *all* the time...
Rachel
POSTED 31 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
No lovey, u ain't offended me! 😉
Just that if yer posting all the time, doesn't it get tedious? Anyways, I bet yer a REET nice bird in real life! 😉
Pussy.
wwaswas - Member
Of everyone on here I've only noticed allthegear doing it and I thought that was for a specific reason.
ww-as-was
POSTED 27 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
No there some Dr dude who does it too. 😆
Pussy.
You'll all go to hell....
Your's,
Beelzebub xxxx
Your's,
My pedant-chip just expoloded, which is probably a good thing.
Hi
Best Regards
Shaun
My pedant-chip just expoloded, which is probably a good thing.
Ahh, my work is done! 😆
No, it's not an extra effort, really. Often,I'll use my name in an initial post and then not bother for the rest. I just think it helps people think of me as a person as opposed to some sort of generic entity. I think that is a good thing?
I really hope allthegear's name is Nigel or something and the Rachel at the end is just a peculiar habit.
Puss, it's a good sign if this is the tip of the irritation iceberg. Unless you're so at the end of your tether this is all it takes for you to snap...
Rachel.
Herman_Shake - have a look at allthegears profile and the links on there.
ww-as-was.
I've just noticed the "???" in the title. Multiple exclamations and question marks grind my goat, but then something else distracts me and I move on.
Rachel.
it bloody annoys me when people misspell my name too
Rachael
*reluctantly [s]stalks[/s] looks at profile*
Rachel/allthegear, that's a lot of info you've shared there! It's worth breaking up your email at least with "AT" or "DOT" to prevent it being scanned and I'm not sure it's wise to have so much in one easy-to-google place.
Maybe I'm paranoid? Now where did I put my tin foil hat...???
While we are having a really pointless argument can I moan about Maroon ****ing 5?
I just think it helps people think of me as a person as opposed to some sort of generic entity. I think that is a good thing?
I thought STW was just a huge AI experiment?
You're now telling me there are real people in here....
OP, stop whining !
pussy
+1 best regards.
Banks
Sent from my iPhone 9
In answer to your question Allthegear; no idea.
Morning folks.
Sent from my bedroom
Herman shake & wwaswas (which is autocorrect end to weasels btw) -
So far as I know, there's only FB and twitter links there, right???
yes, that's all. I can't see it's some huge security thing for you, tbh.
A short history of identifying yourself in communications...
Cavemen did it...
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Pre-industrial societies did it...
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Your parents did it...
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We all used to do it...
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So why shouldn't Rachel be able to do it here? 🙄
... yeah, and what seems to be your real name and location - though you could be either making those bits up, or not worried about itSo far as I know, there's only FB and twitter links there, right???
Edit - unless that hat in your pic has a tinfoil liner I guess you may not care (some people on here are more paranoid than others about publicising the location of their millions of quids worth of bike, etc)
I don't know what's wrong with it. It is certainly much better than either those forums (thankfully not here) where people sign off every post with some utter new-age drivel about their guardian angel or somesuch, or even worse think that a single letter can represent three (eg "u" somehow represents "you").
Lord Bathplug of Rhubarb
My guardian angel is always watching u
This made me laugh...
allthegear - Member
Maybe I will try to change my habit somehow.Derek
Edit - and no, before anyone speculates, it wasn't...
Never bothered me, to be honest.
I'm going to make like a bread truck and haul buns.
camo
I like it, keep doing it.
Oliver
Sent from my ZX Spectrum
I like the way this is going.
Brian
[i]Never drive faster than your angels can jog.[/i]
[b]My garage[/b] 1992 Kona Explosif, 1993 Kirk Reloution, 2016 Prototype S-Works, A dead mouse, My neighbour's wife.
[b]I'm looking for[/b] Mint Sauce stuff, White Porcupines & my trousers.
I am out of the office in meetings on 4 April with no access to email.
If you require an urgent response please contact Rachel on 0891 811 8181.
Your email address is there and I guess it's not like you've put your pin code etc up but it wouldn't take much for someone who got some info (unshredded statement etc) to google you to find out more. I wouldn't have Twitter and FB links as you can see so much before you friend or follow someone but then I probably lean toward the [s]paranoid[/s] cautious side of things.
I'm not meaning to weird you out, my mum had her identity nicked and lots of cash taken from her account. She has no internet presence and is quite particular about her info being shared but still got done by some horrible person. It's made me extra cautious about easy to find info, but then again I still haven't asked 192.com to delete my info yet. Must get round to that.
Once you've got someone's full name and location 192.com can help you find out more alarmingly, extra info from there increases vulnerability. You can ask to remove you. Now I'm off on a tangent but there you have it.
It's a bit like having the anonymous radius from your house on Strava, the less available to strangers the better. Especially with all the creepy bike thefts aboot at the moment.
Don't trust no-one anytime (apart from some people sometimes).
Oh, and the OP put "there" instead of "their".
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[i]This made me laugh...[/i]
I smiled and blew air out of my nose 🙂
Thanks guys. I'm pretty careful about what information I actually share, though I am happy to use my real name on things like Facebook.
Tbh just typing my name into google returns results pointing to me on the front page for some reason - I'm not that exciting!!
Rachel. (Who keeps her bikes very secure - in the living room!)
There is no argument. This is an internet forum, not a political campaign.
So signs off some dude on Bike Radar. Nice.
It was a bit odd.
Sent from the Future.
I agree that's its a bit odd. But most forums have a signiture anyway.
sent from my nondescript 5th generation fruit based phone that you can't afford.
I agree
Ian
RE:
unklehomered - Member
Yeah I never got that.
Sent from Tapatalk2 on my Galaxy Nexus.
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Shibboleth - Member
Probably some poor misguided vestige of a bygone era when people used to attach their real name to communications to show sincerity and that they were willing to stand by what they said.
I think it's more a case of people wanting their forum persona to become a brand. Although perhaps not in the case of Rachel...
TTFN®
Shibboleth.com ®
You can't beat the real thang®
POSTED 1 HOUR AGO #
Pik n Mix - Member
On here I don't suppose it makes a jot of difference but I once got burnt from doing the signing off with my name thing on another forum.
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pussywillow - Member
allthegear - Member
It's the only way I can differentiate myself from the STW cliché of a 42 year old, VAG driving, FS riding, male, IT worker...
Sorry if it offends. I don't do it *all* the time...
Rachel
POSTED 31 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
No lovey, u ain't offended me!
Just that if yer posting all the time, doesn't it get tedious? Anyways, I bet yer a REET nice bird in real life!
Pussy.
wwaswas - Member
Of everyone on here I've only noticed allthegear doing it and I thought that was for a specific reason.
ww-as-was
POSTED 27 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
No there some Dr dude who does it too.
Pussy.
POSTED 1 HOUR AGO #
swavis - Member
You'll all go to hell....
Your's,
Beelzebub xxxx
POSTED 1 HOUR AGO #
bearnecessities - Member
Your's,
My pedant-chip just expoloded, which is probably a good thing.
POSTED 1 HOUR AGO #
piemonster - Member
Hi
Best Regards
Shaun
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swavis - Member
My pedant-chip just expoloded, which is probably a good thing.
Ahh, my work is done!
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allthegear - Member
No, it's not an extra effort, really. Often,I'll use my name in an initial post and then not bother for the rest. I just think it helps people think of me as a person as opposed to some sort of generic entity. I think that is a good thing?
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Herman Shake - Member
I really hope allthegear's name is Nigel or something and the Rachel at the end is just a peculiar habit.
Puss, it's a good sign if this is the tip of the irritation iceberg. Unless you're so at the end of your tether this is all it takes for you to snap...
Rachel.
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wwaswas - Member
Herman_Shake - have a look at allthegears profile and the links on there.
ww-as-was.
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Herman Shake - Member
I've just noticed the "???" in the title. Multiple exclamations and question marks grind my goat, but then something else distracts me and I move on.
Rachel.
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nbt - Member
it bloody annoys me when people misspell my name too
Rachael
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Herman Shake - Member
*reluctantly stalks looks at profile*
Rachel/allthegear, that's a lot of info you've shared there! It's worth breaking up your email at least with "AT" or "DOT" to prevent it being scanned and I'm not sure it's wise to have so much in one easy-to-google place.
Maybe I'm paranoid? Now where did I put my tin foil hat...???
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zippykona - Member
While we are having a really pointless argument can I moan about Maroon **** 5?
POSTED 50 MINUTES AGO #
footflaps - Member
I just think it helps people think of me as a person as opposed to some sort of generic entity. I think that is a good thing?
I thought STW was just a huge AI experiment?
You're now telling me there are real people in here....
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scaredypants - Member
OP, stop whining !
pussy
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banks - Member
+1 best regards.
Banks
Sent from my iPhone 9
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BigJohn - Member
In answer to your question Allthegear; no idea.
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molgrips - Member
Morning folks.
Sent from my bedroom
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allthegear - Member
Herman shake & wwaswas (which is autocorrect end to weasels btw) -
So far as I know, there's only FB and twitter links there, right???
POSTED 26 MINUTES AGO #
wwaswas - Member
yes, that's all. I can't see it's some huge security thing for you, tbh.
POSTED 23 MINUTES AGO #
perthmtb - Member
A short history of identifying yourself in communications...
Cavemen did it...
Pre-industrial societies did it...
Your parents did it...
We all used to do it...
So why shouldn't Rachel be able to do it here?
POSTED 22 MINUTES AGO #
scaredypants - Member
So far as I know, there's only FB and twitter links there, right???
... yeah, and what seems to be your real name and location - though you could be either making those bits up, or not worried about it
Edit - unless that hat in your pic has a tinfoil liner I guess you may not care (some people on here are more paranoid than others about publicising the location of their millions of quids worth of bike, etc)
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ononeorange - Member
I don't know what's wrong with it. It is certainly much better than either those forums (thankfully not here) where people sign off every post with some utter new-age drivel about their guardian angel or somesuch, or even worse think that a single letter can represent three (eg "u" somehow represents "you").
Lord Bathplug of Rhubarb
My guardian angel is always watching u
POSTED 18 MINUTES AGO #
Rickos - Member
This made me laugh...
allthegear - Member
Maybe I will try to change my habit somehow.
Derek
Edit - and no, before anyone speculates, it wasn't...
POSTED 14 MINUTES AGO #
camo16 - Member
Never bothered me, to be honest.
I'm going to make like a bread truck and haul buns.
camo
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rewski - Member
I like it, keep doing it.
Oliver
Sent from my ZX Spectrum
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bearnecessities - Member
I like the way this is going.
Brian
Never drive faster than your angels can jog.
My garage 1992 Kona Explosif, 1993 Kirk Reloution, 2016 Prototype S-Works, A dead mouse, My neighbour's wife.
I'm looking for Mint Sauce stuff, White Porcupines & my trousers.
POSTED 6 MINUTES AGO #
peterfile - Member
I am out of the office in meetings on 4 April with no access to email.
If you require an urgent response please contact Rachel on 0891 811 8181.
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Herman Shake - Member
Your email address is there and I guess it's not like you've put your pin code etc up but it wouldn't take much for someone who got some info (unshredded statement etc) to google you to find out more. I wouldn't have Twitter and FB links as you can see so much before you friend or follow someone but then I probably lean toward the paranoid cautious side of things.
I'm not meaning to weird you out, my mum had her identity nicked and lots of cash taken from her account. She has no internet presence and is quite particular about her info being shared but still got done by some horrible person. It's made me extra cautious about easy to find info, but then again I still haven't asked 192.com to delete my info yet. Must get round to that.
Once you've got someone's full name and location 192.com can help you find out more alarmingly, extra info from there increases vulnerability. You can ask to remove you. Now I'm off on a tangent but there you have it.
It's a bit like having the anonymous radius from your house on Strava, the less available to strangers the better. Especially with all the creepy bike thefts aboot at the moment.
Don't trust no-one anytime (apart from some people sometimes).
Oh, and the OP put "there" instead of "their".
POSTED 3 MINUTES AGO #
wwaswas - Member
This made me laugh...
I smiled and blew air out of my nose
POSTED 1 MINUTE AGO #
I smiled and blew hair out of my nose
FTFY
How remarkably unambitious of you, Ian
It used to annoy me too, but now this has turned into one of the theads of the year I don't think it will bother me any longer. I like the idea of everyone signing all their posts off as Rachel.
Rachel
Sent from my lunch break.
It's not really a thread of the year yet, IMHO it still needs that little something.
Unk.
Sent from my Rachel.
As long as it is informal, it is fine by me.
Rach.
It's not really a thread of the year yet, IMHO it still needs that little something.
Octopus porn Rachel?
I'm not reading all of this crap ^
Rachel the Spider
Ooh, ooh, I have a question!
Is it worse that DrP does it - but signs the same name as his username??
Derek
(yes, it was)