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Post by cheryl on Apr 22, 2018 12:16:25 GMT
Just for jollies, I was wondering what major pet peeves that people have. Like everyone, I could probably list many, but does anyone want to share their top 3? Or... what do you think Frank or Joe’s pet peeves would be?
Mine:
1. Not responding to emails, texts, voicemails, or communication and ignoring them completely. In the same light, when I ask questions in said ways, people ignoring the questions. It’s rude on different levels.
2. Being late
3. Pretending that things are okay when they’re not. Be honest and direct instead of letting things simmer.
4. (I know I only said 3.. .) but the word CONVERSATE irks me.
Frank:
1. Lateness
2. Sloppiness
3. Disorganization
Joe: ?
1. Dishonesty
2.
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Post by Scott on Apr 22, 2018 17:14:37 GMT
Using the word "party" as a verb.
And this thing they do now where, instead of standing in line to order at a fast food place, everyone stands back afraid to get too close so you don't know if they're waiting to order or waiting to get their order. Do they do this everywhere, or just here?
Frank and Joe----I don't know. I'd say being hit over the head and tied up, but that's true of everyone so it's not really a "peeve". I think Frank is probably more annoyed by Joe than the other way around.
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Post by JD on Apr 22, 2018 19:03:47 GMT
Let's see. I have LOTS of things that annoy me, so picking three pet ones is hard.
1. People who are rude, aggressive and careless in traffic. I'll pull over and let you pass as soon as I can; tailgating me isn't going to help anything! And you know what? Passing and cutting in front of me didn't get you ANYWHERE, because the car in front of me was going slowly as well -- or rather, we were both going the SPEED LIMIT. [How is your time so much more valuable than anyone else's, by the way?]
2. Persons who use "lay" where it should be "lie" and use the word "anyways" which is NOT A LEGITIMATE WORD! It is ANYWAY!!!!
3. Stupid advertisements on television/radio. This is a very large, extended category.
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Post by cheryl on Apr 22, 2018 22:18:19 GMT
Great ideas, JD and Scott! I must confess, party as a verb doesn’t bother me, though. Conversely... anyways, supposively, firstly, pacific instead of specific and eachother and highschool as one word... those bother me! Also, I cannot tell you how often I hear suffering and suffrage mixed up (no joke) and the word ratchet drives me nuts!  This is a fun topic! Another pet peeve? When I hold a door for someone or let someone into traffic and the person does not say or wave thank you! 👿 |
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Post by JD on Apr 22, 2018 22:57:54 GMT
Another pet peeve? When I hold a door for someone or let someone into traffic and the person does not say or wave thank you! 👿 Yes, it's not a big inconvenience to say "thank you" or to give that little wave/salute that indicates one appreciates it! This one isn't a pet peeve of MINE, per se, but I've heard some people complain that persons who cannot accept a compliment graciously bother them. You know, rather than saying "thank you" in some form, they turn it off as 'oh, I really look terrible," or "I didn't do anything," etc. Now, I've no problem with thanking someone for a compliment, but I've learned the trick of adding "How nice of you to say that!" or something of that order. A return compliment, so to speak. Makes everyone happy, at least that's the intent. |
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Post by Joyce on Apr 23, 2018 16:54:31 GMT
Hmmmm.... Well, being the library's book mender, I have to say brand new, poor quality books drive me nuts. When I see a brand new book come through and know that within months it will fall apart, I cringe. My daughter talking about math and saying "timesed" instead of "multiplied". And a lack of common politeness. Case in point: I was at "Mommycon" (Conventin/expo for young mothers) with my daughter. One booth had some chicken sausage frying up in a pan and they were offering samples. One young lady passed the booth and was offered a sample. Instead of saying "No thank you", she responded with "I'm vegan!" and huffed away as if she had been insulted. The "mother" in me wanted to give her a glare and say "No, that's not how you answer! Now be polite!" But I didn't.  |
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Post by cheryl on Apr 23, 2018 21:43:28 GMT
I don’t even know if there is either common politeness or common sense anymore, Joyce!  Does anyone have any FanFiction pet peeves? Naturally I have several- haha. I will say that when someone puts as the description of his or her story “I suck at summaries” I shake my head. If they don’t care about wording and simply describing their own story, why should we read it? |
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Post by JD on Apr 23, 2018 23:20:11 GMT
I don’t even know if there is either common politeness or common sense anymore, Joyce! Does anyone have any FanFiction pet peeves? Naturally I have several- haha. I will say that when someone puts as the description of his or her story “I suck at summaries” I shake my head. If they don’t care about wording and simply describing their own story, why should we read it? Amen, Cheryl! And you don't have to summarize a whole story, you just have to put something to entice people in! I reiterate: "lay" for "lie", "anyways" and other such errors, as they crop up in fanfiction right, left and center! I think my biggest pet peeve in fanfiction is people who write fictional characters so OOC that they are essentially unrecognizable to anyone who has loved canon. For example, I don't want stories that are clones of Franklin Dixon, because I like seeing the Hardys and their family/friends develop as people, but I also don't want them to have lost the essential core that made people enjoy them in the first place! I don't want the Hardys as whiny, privileged brats, for example. I also don't want Jim Ellison and Blair Sandburg as whiny, self-centered, foul-mouthed, selfish and vindictive persons...and I sure have read an awful lot of Sentinel fanfiction where they are exactly that! Second fanfiction peeve: stories that are obviously not complete, but are abandoned midway. If you're going to post it, FINISH IT FIRST! Third pet peeve -- but this is unfair, I realize: Crossovers with characters I don't know. And considering that I'm pretty limited in TV shows, movies and suchlike, there are a LOT of characters I don't know. I like crossovers with characters I DO know, but sometimes they are few and far between. |
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Post by cheryl on Apr 24, 2018 1:48:50 GMT
YES, JD! I cannot stand when I get invested in a story and then it’s incomplete! I know that not everyone writes like I do (to each his own), but that’s why I agree that a story should be written before it’s posted. Also, although I have certainly followed authors like this occasionally, it’s very hard to follow a story when updates take over 2 weeks per chapter- that can be tough. I also agree with you that characters who are not morally upstanding wouldn’t be the Hardys and their friends. I love imperfect versions of them, but they’re good people. I also love creative license with characters, but some premises are so “out there” that I cannot get past them... Inconsistent verb tense drives me nuts; it can literally ruin a story for me. I actually don’t mind some writers who are clearly just starting out and either have some grammatical errors or don’t develop plot enough, as long as I can see that they’re trying. Lord knows my earlier stories needed work, and it’s always nice to encourage new writers. And in terms of etiquette, I think one should always thank the people who review and one should always try to leave at least one review for a story of a reviewer if he or she has one. It’s just a nice little “thanks.” I always also leave reviews when I read- they do help to make people feel appreciated. Conversely, I hate when people beg for reviews or say “I’m having writer’s block” or “what do you think I should do now?” I guess that goes back to writing the whole thing first! |
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Post by JD on Apr 24, 2018 2:37:04 GMT
<G> I'm guilty of not leaving feedback and comments, MOST of the time, I admit. But maybe that's because I only leave comments when I really like something. It's sort of a case of "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Does it count as feedback when a reviewer only uses one-word comments and it's always the same word, chapter after chapter? Cheryl, I think you know to whom I refer. |
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Post by Joyce on Apr 24, 2018 10:50:06 GMT
Can I just make a comment about fanfics that are one long paragraph! 😆 Yeah, I see that and I immediately click away!
Poor grammar and punctuation will also kill any reading joy in a story.
OR stories that want to describe the action but don’t bother to create realistic dialogue.
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Post by JD on Apr 24, 2018 15:35:30 GMT
Can I just make a comment about fanfics that are one long paragraph! 😆 Yeah, I see that and I immediately click away! Me too! |
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Post by cheryl on Apr 25, 2018 0:25:46 GMT
JD,
”Awesome”.
Hahahahaha!!!!!😂😂😂😂
I know exactly what you’re talking about!
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Post by cheryl on Apr 25, 2018 0:27:36 GMT
Also, interesting feedback is when someone reviews and starts talking about his or her life and nothing about the story...
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Post by Rokia on Apr 26, 2018 16:18:34 GMT
Not sure if you want to get me going on pet peeves - I have so many! However, here are three of them.
1) Rude drivers. (this includes those who, for some reason, have the inability to use their blinkers... this is an epidemic in Paducah and people who pull right out in front of me, causing me to have to hit my breaks. ARE YOU BLIND? IF SO, QUIT DRIVING!
2) I'm the same as Cheryl on this one -- when I send you a text/email/phone call - RESPOND! I am usually seeking information that will help me to do my job you want me to do. I usually have a rather important question! If it's a chatty mail you can wait but if it's important (and I usually say it is) RESPOND!
3) Someone using the not-a-word - alright. It just isn't! It is all right. I've seen this in published novels (that doesn't make it correct, however, it just makes the editor lazy!)
Frank:
1) Crassness &/or rudeness.
2) clutter/untidiness - he's not an absolute fusspot/neat-nick but seriously... don't pile mounds of stuff on surfaces!
3) graffiti!
Joe:
1) people who cut him off in traffic... seriously, are you blind? Did you just lose your ability to reason properly?
2) stupidity in general - because it's just not necessary for you to show off your lack of iq.
3) people who cheat in games or sports... because if you can't play according to the rules, why the heck are you playing??!!
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Post by fflurcadwgawn on Apr 29, 2018 17:11:59 GMT
My pet peeves:
1. People taking a innocent joking comment the wrong way and making a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge issue of it by saying the person who made the joke made a massive social gaff and demand an apology from the person in question even though they were the ones to make a mountain out of a molehill in the first place, and continuously hound said person if they don't provide a public apology until the mods have to step in to address the situation (just happened to me on another site.....). This is just an example of something but it could also be applied to quite a few situations.
2. Getting upstaged by someone when you're the one who has done all the work on the project and the whole world knows it because of all the news reports about it.....but someone else takes the credit and won't let you talk with anyone who matters at a reception for that project to the point of physically shoving you away from talking to those people (again, just happened to me for a big project).
3. People who throw you under the bus by saying you're not doing what you need to do when really you got thrown into the job and didn't get trained for it and so have to rely on how you did things for other jobs to figure out how to do this job.
Pretty sure Frank and Joe both would agree with #2 and #3.
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Post by cheryl on Apr 29, 2018 21:14:50 GMT
Fflur—
All excellent examples!
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Post by Scott on May 22, 2018 4:29:33 GMT
I was sitting at a red light. The car ahead of me didn't pull up all the way to the line, so they weren't over the sensor so the light wouldn't change. They just sat there and sat there waiting for it to change and of course it wouldn't, and the street was so narrow I couldn't get out and walk up there and explain to him what an idiot he was. I guess I could have honked at him. Finally, he turned right and sped away.
I've seen this happen before. One car was in a left turn lane but didn't stop at the line. He was sitting out in the intersection waiting for the light to change and it wasn't going to.
My brother said this, that there's an entire neighborhood in Seattle where people do this. I don't know if it happened to him only once and he assumed this was universal among people who lived there.
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Post by Shane on May 22, 2018 19:06:15 GMT
1. People who block staircases by walking line-abreast instead of single file. Channel your inner Sand People, people. Walking in single file hides your numbers.
2. Self-righteousness.
3. People driving at least 20 km/hr under the speed limit.
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