MFP pet peeves.....go on, you KNOW you have one!
Pollywog39
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My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
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heh - i totally do that.
my peeve is when people enter a 150+ replied thread and question something off the OP - something that we've answered a gajillion times.0 -
My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
Mine too0 -
People that clutter up the news feed with facebook/twitter type babble making SUPPORTING my MFP friends that much harder as I have to weed through all the blah-de-blah-blah to get to the food and exercise posts!
Edited to add - yes sometimes I babble about something but not 10 times a day
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Mine is how many people say they wanna "loose" weight instead of "lose" weight. I know misspellings are all over the Internet (their/they're/there, your/you're, etc.), but this one is rampant on MFP. And when you're a proud member of the Spelling Police, it really stands out. 0
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When people say they want to "loose" weight. Makes me insane, learn the difference, it's not hard!
Or when people say muscle weighs more than fat or that someone probably just gained muscle when they are up a few pounds, NO you are retaining water!
Or, when people don't use the freaking search function. Come on, do you really think you are the first person to ask a certain question, SEARCH first, if you don't find teh answer tehn ask. I mean come on, theres like 50+ threads a day on "How many caloried does 30DS burn?"
Whew, got a little heated there. Ha ha!0 -
Mine is when people ask a question because they want advice from someone else's personal experience and someone answers with a www.lmgtfy.com (let me google that for you) answer. Why bother answering?0
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Mine is how many people say they wanna "loose" weight instead of "lose" weight. I know misspellings are all over the Internet (their/they're/there, your/you're, etc.), but this one is rampant on MFP. And when you're a proud member of the Spelling Police, it really stands out.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that!!0 -
People that are way too literal. I mean, sometimes the post is just for fun.0
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Mine is how many people say they wanna "loose" weight instead of "lose" weight. I know misspellings are all over the Internet (their/they're/there, your/you're, etc.), but this one is rampant on MFP. And when you're a proud member of the Spelling Police, it really stands out.
This.0 -
Loose grammar makes me lose my mind!
I SO agree!
I think we shall appoint you Grammar Police!
Here's your badge:
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People that clutter up the news feed with facebook/twitter type babble making SUPPORTING my MFP friends that much harder as I have to weed through all the blah-de-blah-blah to get to the food and exercise posts!
Edited to add - yes sometimes I babble about something but not 10 times a day
The opposite of this -- I want to know a little more about you than what you ate and how much you worked out! Not a pet peeve, so much as a preference :-)0 -
Mine is how many people say they wanna "loose" weight instead of "lose" weight. I know misspellings are all over the Internet (their/they're/there, your/you're, etc.), but this one is rampant on MFP. And when you're a proud member of the Spelling Police, it really stands out.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that!!
You are not alone! I was afraid of saying something and getting tossed off MFP....0 -
I haven't been on MFP that long, and I am enjoying it very much so far. I think people are friendly and supportive, and I'm trying to figure out all of the forum, group, blog, community stuff... So I don't really have a pet peeve about posters (yet?). The only thing I am a little annoyed by is that I kind of wish MFP had the option to give more notifications, kind of like Facebook does. Like, if someone comments on a post that it would notify you on MFP instead of just sending a message to your e-mail (or having to scroll down your profile page), or if you comment on a blog & someone quotes you that it would notify you. Then you wouldn't have to scroll back through the blog posts to talk back and forth with people as much. Facebook allows you to turn notifications off or on with most things too, so if you don't like getting a lot of notifications then you don't have to, and you can even unfollow posts now. Anyway, I don't know, maybe I will get used to this and like it better. I definitely have some FB pet peeves too.
Oh, and I love how this is mostly geared toward fitness and health. I haven't enjoyed talking about that kind of thing on FB as much.0 -
People that clutter up the news feed with facebook/twitter type babble making SUPPORTING my MFP friends that much harder as I have to weed through all the blah-de-blah-blah to get to the food and exercise posts!
Edited to add - yes sometimes I babble about something but not 10 times a day
The opposite of this -- I want to know a little more about you than what you ate and how much you worked out! Not a pet peeve, so much as a preference :-)
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Another is the people whose profile shot is pornographic. Like the guys with the 6-pack abs whose slacks barely cover their privates. I realize that I may be in the minority on this one....LOL0
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Mine is the "fitness police" who troll the forums and think they know everything.... they know what worked for them, not for everyone. Yes, I find it awesome to hear their stories, but no I don't need to read a post with 50 people jumping on one person who asks about a cleanse or something that isn't the "fitness police" preferred method of losing weight!
Edited for typos - I'm horrible at that! haha0 -
Another is the people whose profile shot is pornographic. Like the guys with the 6-pack abs whose slacks barely cover their privates. I realize that I may be in the minority on this one....LOL
Or the gals who have to show off a bunch of cleavage......yeah, we know you got boobs, big whoop!0 -
Another is the people whose profile shot is pornographic. Like the guys with the 6-pack abs whose slacks barely cover their privates. I realize that I may be in the minority on this one....LOL
Or the gals who have to show off a bunch of cleavage......yeah, we know you got boobs, big whoop!
I'm actually okay with that...
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I am with AliciaBeth78 on the fitness police issue. I mean, so you look like a god/goddess...we get it, but verbally knocking people over like a schoolyard bully is asinine!0
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My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
Mine too
Me too!0 -
Pet peeve threads.0
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People that clutter up the news feed with facebook/twitter type babble making SUPPORTING my MFP friends that much harder as I have to weed through all the blah-de-blah-blah to get to the food and exercise posts!
Edited to add - yes sometimes I babble about something but not 10 times a day
The opposite of this -- I want to know a little more about you than what you ate and how much you worked out! Not a pet peeve, so much as a preference :-)
This. I'm interested in Dude lost 1lb, but I'm more interested in: Dude just started a new weight lifting routine and is doing great! Or Dude found a way to cut (xyz terrible thing) out of his diet! or Dude wants to know what his friends have done to reduce (sodium/fat/carbs/whatever) or Dude's NSVs. Or even Dude needs help resisting the gigantic cake sitting near his desk!
These are real interactions with MFP friends and much more meaningful to me.
My peeve is: People using the site feed as a circle jerk; not even reading diaries or looking at the exercises. Don't tell someone "Great healthy plan!" when they had 900 calories of twinkies and 400 calories of soda and were "Under."
The above is why I keep my friend's list short. I like reading diaries, and looking at exercises, and I appreciate like minded people.0 -
My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
Mine too
I agree with this.0 -
I hate it when people want advice...and then they get it...but because it wasn't the advice they wanted to get, all of a sudden those people giving the advice are "mean spirited" and "haters" or whatever else.
Just because we disagree with you...just because we honestly answer your question with something other than sugar coated crap (oh hunny, it's ok if you ate more than the entire cow in one sitting, cause tomorrow you can just run an extra mile and don't worry about the fact that you eat Burger King 10 times a week...) doesn't mean we are being mean to you!!!
It means you asked a question and we answered it. If we were being mean to you, we would have not answered you at all.
Why ask a question if you don't even want the answer?0 -
Another is the people whose profile shot is pornographic. Like the guys with the 6-pack abs whose slacks barely cover their privates. I realize that I may be in the minority on this one....LOL
Or the gals who have to show off a bunch of cleavage......yeah, we know you got boobs, big whoop!
No, by all means, please keep showing the cleavage......0 -
Golden: I'm sure you're not alone........................
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My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
Me too!
Mine too
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I cant stand when people track dumb stuff like doing dishes, giving kids a bath etc..just to get extra calories to eat junk...give me a break!!0
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Those who go on a rampage for loose/lose - because this is the internet, therefore everybodies first language must be English
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My biggest pet peeve with MFP posters is those who have to quote the LONGEST post in the thread, making that thread a gazillion pages long..........really? We get the point........just quote a bit, we've all read the previous post, we GET it.
(or is this just me?)
lol.
Me too!
Mine too
Ditto
This....^ :devil:0
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