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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5163116" data-attributes="member: 35909">Does my status message annoy you a little?&nbsp; I'd rather not look at status messages (in general), either, so my condolences.&nbsp; But hey, whether we want the status function or not, it's here, and not putting something up still leaves you with &quot;X has no status.&quot;&nbsp; So, may as well at least use the function to say that you dislike it.Why?&nbsp; Expressing negativity in general, or some sort of personal attachment to the status functionality?&nbsp; If the former...ubiquitous positivity is kind of grating to me (&quot;the new status line is awesome!&quot;).&nbsp; Not to pick on Fifth Element, but when he was doing the whole &quot;all editions of D&amp;D are awesome!&quot; repetitive schtick to serve as a counter to edition warring, it was genuinely annoying to me, for example.&nbsp; I don't know...I guess I'm just a mostly negative person.&nbsp; But I deal with it and just let it go.&nbsp; If the latter...I don't know what to say.Well, it is free speech.&nbsp; And it's not breaking any rules or insulting anyone.&nbsp; And as long as the status line is there and cannot be removed...it's about the only thing I want to say with it.&nbsp; Besides, the irony of using status to diss on status is too delicious to pass up.Glad you appreciate it!&nbsp; Really, taking literally 5 seconds to type in one sentence and then leave it up there without ever touching it or even giving it thought again is hardly &quot;social networking.&quot;&nbsp; Just saying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5163116, member: 35909"] Does my status message annoy you a little? I'd rather not look at status messages (in general), either, so my condolences. But hey, whether we want the status function or not, it's here, and not putting something up still leaves you with "X has no status." So, may as well at least use the function to say that you dislike it. Why? Expressing negativity in general, or some sort of personal attachment to the status functionality? If the former...ubiquitous positivity is kind of grating to me ("the new status line is awesome!"). Not to pick on Fifth Element, but when he was doing the whole "all editions of D&D are awesome!" repetitive schtick to serve as a counter to edition warring, it was genuinely annoying to me, for example. I don't know...I guess I'm just a mostly negative person. But I deal with it and just let it go. If the latter...I don't know what to say. Well, it is free speech. And it's not breaking any rules or insulting anyone. And as long as the status line is there and cannot be removed...it's about the only thing I want to say with it. Besides, the irony of using status to diss on status is too delicious to pass up. Glad you appreciate it! Really, taking literally 5 seconds to type in one sentence and then leave it up there without ever touching it or even giving it thought again is hardly "social networking." Just saying. [/QUOTE]

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