Cynic Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Anyone else get wound up when people make assumptions rather than actually read what you put? It happens a lot on forums probably because of the lack of other indicators you might get from a face to face discussion. I find it a pain having to clarify what I said over and over because people have assumed something based on what other people normally say rather than what I actually said. eg Person 1 - Lots of people who choose not to work and live their life on benefits have little self respect and are often guilty of anti-social behaviour. Person 2 - My mate Dave is on benefits because he got sacked and has applied for 59 jobs in the last week. Why are you calling him a chav? Person 1 - Just me then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Anyone else get wound up when people make assumptions rather than actually read what you put? It happens a lot on forums probably because of the lack of other indicators you might get from a face to face discussion. I find it a pain having to clarify what I said over and over because people have assumed something based on what other people normally say rather than what I actually said. eg Person 1 - Lots of people who choose not to work and live their life on benefits have little self respect and are often guilty of anti-social behaviour. Person 2 - My mate Dave is on benefits because he got sacked and has applied for 59 jobs in the last week. Why are you calling him a chav? Person 1 - Just me then! No. Not just you. Here's my recent favourite: Person 1 (in response to somebody suggesting that unauthorised weapons found in police lockers may have been confiscated from criminals rather than for the police officers' personal use): "Was it SOP back then for police to store confiscated weaponry in their personal lockers? " Person 2: "So you admit that they had been confiscated from the likes of rioter Blair Peach and his mates?" Mad as a box of frogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jongo Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 There are no end of members on here that just want an argument and purposely miss quote or even just put words into their posts inferring that you have said something that you havnt. It will always happen and you just have to ignore it otherwise if you reply back in the same frame, they then report you and its off on a holiday for a day or two for ya ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 There are no end of members on here that just want an argument and purposely miss quote or even just put words into their posts inferring that you have said something that you havnt. It will always happen and you just have to ignore it otherwise if you reply back in the same frame, they then report you and its off on a holiday for a day or two for ya ? Equally, there are members who can have a good old ding-dong and end up offering to buy each other a pint.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jongo Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Equally, there are members who can have a good old ding-dong and end up offering to buy each other a pint.... Its what its all about By the way I started off at the bottom of West Street on SGD but never got as far as the Green maybe next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 By the way I started off at the bottom of West Street on SGD but never got as far as the Green Shame... We were great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Anyone else get wound up when people make assumptions rather than actually read what you put? It happens a lot on forums probably because of the lack of other indicators you might get from a face to face discussion. I find it a pain having to clarify what I said over and over because people have assumed something based on what other people normally say rather than what I actually said. eg Person 1 - Lots of people who choose not to work and live their life on benefits have little self respect and are often guilty of anti-social behaviour. Person 2 - My mate Dave is on benefits because he got sacked and has applied for 59 jobs in the last week. Why are you calling him a chav? Person 1 - Just me then ! What do you mean Dave isn't in a job because of the Immigrants ? Why don't you get off your arse and get a job then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonofAna Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 It's almost as annoying as thinking you know someone because of what they post. And then there is the childish name calling. Aye well - If I did drink I would be off to the pub, but I'm not an alco so won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Ha Ha. I've got another one! Person1: I've seen good discipline in schools. Person 2: explain these miraculous dicipline procedures that have made all the schools you have worked in so perfect. I am certain many other schools would like to benefit from your great wisdom in solving all their problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonofAna Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Ha Ha. I've got another one! Person1: I've seen good discipline in schools. Person 2: explain these miraculous dicipline procedures that have made all the schools you have worked in so perfect. I am certain many other schools would like to benefit from your great wisdom in solving all their problems And did you? Did you like hell. You just went spouting rubbish when you was asked a reasonable question as to what good dicipline you had seen. Hey ho! It's all good fun aint it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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