Hello all.

You ever enter forums or look down at the "New From The Forums" section and see a post that makes you react with: Eye Rolling, "Seriously, this again?" or other equally annoyed or frustrated reactions?
I have. Most of you have, even if you don't want to admit it.

Being annoyed at these posts doesn't mean they're bad posts, or the community at large hates them. It doesn't mean they are poorly written, or without worth. It just means, that for whatever reason, they annoy you.

I'd like to hear other peoples "Annoying Posts" lists. Just for fun. No flaming, or calling people out. Keep it general.

Here is my list:

  • Contributor Value not gone up!? WTF?
  • I just got Hacked/Scammed!
  • I have the worst luck evar / I'm not winning!
  • Repeat posts
  • Repeat Posts
  • What's the secret to winning games?
  • Repeat Posts
  • Why is <Insert Banned/Removed game name> not on the list?
  • It's my birthday!
  • EA/Origin sucks
  • UPlay sucks
  • Join my new giveaway group! (aka join my group so I can leach you)
  • I got coupons, anyone want?
  • [H] Game [W] Game or Money
  • GIMME FREE THINGS! BEG BEG BEG BEG etc
  • I have question that can easily be answered by looking at the FAQ
  • REPEAT POSTS

Again, these are posts that you FEEL annoyed by. Doesn't need to make sense, and doesn't need to only be posts you hate. I'm fine with scamming posts for example, I even read them, but I'm still annoyed when I see a new one.

11 years ago*

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The "$30" threads. I want to stab people who make them.

11 years ago
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פוסטים בשפות שאף אחד לא מבין.

11 years ago
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understood every word you said

11 years ago
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Hah ^_^

11 years ago
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Don't forget countless of useless "What's your favorite..." "I am eating..." "What music do you listen to..."

11 years ago
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I guess many people are annoyed by those. But thats a community, you wont get to read only the stuff that you want to read.

11 years ago
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This. This is why I don't really care about these kinds of posts. its not like someone is running up to you naked and slapping you in the face so you have to look at them. Simply bemoan human error and move on. Just like when you read the news of someone doing something stupid and you just skip over it.

11 years ago
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Hate 'should I buy' posts in any form they come in, not to be confused with 'is it any good' posts. The former shows that the poster can't think for themselves while the latter is asking the opinions of gamers rather than relying on reviews.

11 years ago
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Why do you hate birthday topics? They usually contain a giveaway. ._.

11 years ago
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I don't hate them at all. Kind of annoying sometimes. Sort of feel like it's self important. like a "Celebrate my existence day!". Yes, I know to many, or even most, it means "Big day for me, I'm here to share the love!". Some of those Birthday threads are borderline begging threads (some actually are begging threads too). With all of that, when I see one, I often feel that instant reaction of "Ugh, is this going to a good and cheery one, or just a jerk?"

11 years ago
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put x in bundle games list because reasons

11 years ago
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Anything that can be boiled down to "I'm here to win games, but I'd rather not give away anything or contribute to the community unless it benefits me." Mostly this comes from '$30' threads and 'ZOMG I'VE ENTERED 5 WHOLE GIVEAWAYS AND WON NOTHING WTFFFFFF????' threads.

11 years ago
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(Sorry, can't edit on mobile app) Oh, and 'who has the most entries/least wins/worst luck' threads too. Bruh, it's Khalaq. It's always Khalaq.

11 years ago
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Yeah, very much so.
I also love these posts "I have a way to overhaul steamgifts, that benefits leachers, and puts Contributor in a less respected position. Oh FYI, I've never given a damn thing away.!". Always with the bright ideas of how to make winning games easier from them. They forget that this isn't a service, and they are not "Owed" anything. Statement not made at all users with no wins or no contributions, just about those that are jerks about it.

11 years ago
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i get annoyed when people make posts that aren't about me.

& the music ones, cause most of the time i don't even listen to the genre they're talking about so i feel all left out & stuff.

11 years ago
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threads like this one should be on the list :p

11 years ago
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While I agree with some of the answers here one of the biggest issues I have is the layout of this forum. There's no order. There are no sections for specific topics. All of the posts just fall into line one after another. One shouldn't have to "search" a forum to see if a topic has been covered or not before they post. I don't know why this place chooses not to categorize like most everyone else does but if they did we would see a lot less of these posts that everyone here is complaining about. Most forums have Announcements or Stickys which could be used here to highlight topics of importance such as how CV works, or a list of bundle games, or information (like the F.A.Q.) that the staff feels that everyone needs to know. We would see a lot less of these repetitive "annoying" posts if the layout of the forum was changed to one that actually serves the community better.

11 years ago
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I don't want change...

11 years ago
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It's my birthday! threads aren't so bad.

11 years ago
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True, they are not. They can just be annoying sometimes.

11 years ago
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"There is something hidden here" - most of time I'm not able or don't have time to even see source code.
URLs not formatted into hyperlinks - when I'm on browser that can't copy-paste.

11 years ago
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Yeah, that can be annoying.

11 years ago
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Ye you are right
Also:

  • ElvisPrime's posts
  • "Annoying Posts." posts
  • "I really hate this I cant just ignore this" posts
11 years ago
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you missed one:

  • ElvisPrime's pointless reply post

EDIT:
Ooo, just thought of another one:

  • People who jump into posts just to s**t on it.
11 years ago
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I like threads with engaging discussions and the rest are white noise to me, so in other words most of the forums is white noise to me. this isn't exactly the same as them annoying me, but I could care less about most threads :<

11 years ago
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^ too cool for school

11 years ago
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You couldn't care less. If you could care, that means they annoy you to some degree.

11 years ago
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You forgot repeat posts

11 years ago
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You should add your topic to the list - "What i hate" topics

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Closed 11 years ago by ElvisPrime.