The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

I just assume it.

Many don't, which leads to some thinking that you're trying to dictate the opinion of others.

 

[billd91]

Provoking a threadban was the logical thing to do. That'll show 'em. Truth, baby.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

90% of the forum's negativity might disappear if a bot somehow added "In my opinion, that I don't claim to be superior to anyone's," before each and every post.

And yet I'm currently trying to get my High School students to stop filling up essay word counts with a bunch of unnecessary "in my opinion" language. It never occurred to me that teaching good formal writing style could be making the internet a worse place.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

90% of the forum's negativity might disappear if a bot somehow added "In my opinion, that I don't claim to be superior to anyone's," before each and every post.

And 5% would remain from people that actually believe that their opinion/playstyle is superior to others, and the other 5% would just be miscommunications/misunderstandings.

 

[payn]

And 5% would remain from people that actually believe that their opinion/playstyle is superior to others, and the other 5% would just be miscommunications/misunderstandings.

Yet, that 10% will cause untold number of threads asking, "why?".

 

[Retreater]

Yet, that 10% will cause untold number of threads asking, "why?".

10% of the time, it works every time.

 

[BookTenTiger]

And yet I'm currently trying to get my High School students to stop filling up essay word counts with a bunch of unnecessary "in my opinion" language. It never occurred to me that teaching good formal writing style could be making the internet a worse place.

This reminds me of how as a Literature Major I had to learn how to take "I" statements out of essays. Then I got a teaching credential, and I had to learn how to put "I" statements back into my essays! It felt soooo uncomfortable at first.

 

[darjr]

10% of the time, it works every time.

What?!? No! It works all the time, 10% of the time.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

The only thing that could make this #humblebrag about not caring about popular things even more annoying is if it ended ….

“And I’ve never owned a television either.”

 

[payn]

I dont have a microwave. Does that count?