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The Jerks of Online Forums

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/163734/i ... orums.html

I recognize many of you … :shifty:

(Plus myself.)
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Interesting article...

...to add, I am constantly stunned by people's willingness to expose all sorts of their real private lives on line, youtube, etc.

The worst, asshat comments online seem to be on youtube, although often so ridiculous, it is amusing!

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I can probably relate most to Johnny One Word. Is it laziness or apathy or is that the same thing?

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JulieJazz wrote:The worst, asshat comments online seem to be on youtube, although often so ridiculous, it is amusing!
Do you ever read the comments for stories on CBC's news site, J? Given that conservatives regard it as left of Lenin, there sure seem to be a lot of reactionaries using it as their news source.
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Mimi wrote:I can probably relate most to Johnny One Word. Is it laziness or apathy or is that the same thing?
Don't worry Meems...at least you are not Mr. Credentials!

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JulieJazz wrote:
Mimi wrote:I can probably relate most to Johnny One Word. Is it laziness or apathy or is that the same thing?
Don't worry Meems...at least you are not Mr. Credentials!
Yeah, that jerk is annoying but I find Mr. Moderator equally annoying.

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Where's the "Mr. Handsome" option? :shifty:
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I love this line about the Moderator:

"Um, yeah, Newbie0314, we talked about that back when NeverTouchedAWoman24 brought the subject up last May. But thanks for contributing, lol."
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Flex wrote:Where's the "Mr. Handsome" option? :shifty:
You do not qualify, since you can just bolt on a new face at will.
You gotta give the people something good to read...
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Joe Public wrote:
Flex wrote:Where's the "Mr. Handsome" option? :shifty:
You do not qualify, since you can just bolt on a new face at will.
*Gen-X nostalgia alert*
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Is it just me or did page two from yesterday disappear?

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I guess this might fall into the "Mr. Credentials" category, but my favorite type of jerk is the kind who needs to mention in every one of his posts that he's a musician. As if that makes his opinion on a song any more valid. Thankfully there's none of these types here. But I see them a lot on other bands forums.

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I know this is kinda off topic, but I'd like to take this time to let everyone know I'm a musician.
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techdetects wrote:
28 Apr 2020, 7:13am
You made some respectable points there. I looked on the internet for the issue and found most people will go along with with your website.
What are your thoughts on the Dukes of Hazzard theme tune?
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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What's the best way of generating traffic for my probable scam? Why, my bot will resurrect an eleven-year-old thread with the word jerks in it!
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