Things that annoy you on here

It seems to be perfectly acceptable round here for people to call my mother "Jock" and to say things like "och aye the noo" at her...
 
JFTD said:
It seems to be perfectly acceptable round here for people to call my mother "Jock" and to say things like "och aye the noo" at her...
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I regularly get called 'posh' 'toff' and 'chinless wonder'. I could take offence but why bother? Life's too short isn't it?

What actually is och aye the noo anyway?!
 
jesstickle said:
Because any word has the potential to cause offence doesn't it? The intent with which it is used surely is more important.

Am I allowed to call someone fat? Ginger? Lardy Mc Chubba Flubba? Baldy? What about chav? the 'p' word that is swear filtered out on this forum? My dad is Jewish, can people make Jew jokes to me? My CEO is a Northerner, can I laugh at him for having short arms and deep pockets and for speaking 'funny'? My mother is starting to become forgetful, can I call her senile? My OH comes from a deeply working class family and I pull his leg about it because I don't. All of these would offend some people if I said them in the wrong way to the wrong person.

However, if no one used any of the words to their friends that could ever be insulting to someone we'd all be pretty blimming silent wouldn't we? Part of being an adult is learning who and what you can say in which circumstances. Admitting I use these words behind closed doors, with no malice, to people I know and can gauge the reactions of, does not, in my humble opinion, make me a bad person.

Much worse to never say it but to think people with disabilities, no hair, senility, of different religions etc are lesser beings don't you think?
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This - but I don't know how to do the pointy hats that annoyed someone earlier in this thread. :D
 
jesstickle said:
I regularly get called 'posh' 'toff' and 'chinless wonder'. I could take offence but why bother? Life's too short isn't it?

What actually is och aye the noo anyway?!
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I get that too... Which is probably why I never got the impression you were a "toff" :D

I have no idea, if I'm honest. Ask a real Scot, not a half blood like me :o
 
JFTD said:
I get that too... Which is probably why I never got the impression you were a "toff" :D

I have no idea, if I'm honest. Ask a real Scot, not a half blood like me :o
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My second day at my current work my CEO (the northerner previously mentioned) asked me if I was born in a castle. WTF?! Because anyone who speaks properly and still says whom instead of who must have been born in a castle? Confused. com

And now I shall shut up because I'm digressing and lots of people don't like threads going off topic it would seem...
 
jesstickle said:
My second day at my current work my CEO (the northerner previously mentioned) asked me if I was born in a castle. WTF?! Because anyone who speaks properly and still says whom instead of who must have been born in a castle? Confused. com

And now I shall shut up because I'm digressing and lots of people don't like threads going off topic it would seem...
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The mind boggles at comments like that. Last time I checked it was called an education, not a castle :D

I should stop contributing to threads at all then - I'm rarely on topic :o
 
I might be wrong but I think I read that adverts are not allowed on the forums. In that case, what is quite annoying is the number of people who post with stuff like 'how much should I sell my mare for?'/'is this a fair price for my trailer?'/ 'why does no-one want my hunter?', when these posts are blatant adverts. Perhaps there should be a separate advert section of the forum.
 
jojo5 said:
I might be wrong but I think I read that adverts are not allowed on the forums. In that case, what is quite annoying is the number of people who post with stuff like 'how much should I sell my mare for?'/'is this a fair price for my trailer?'/ 'why does no-one want my hunter?', when these posts are blatant adverts. Perhaps there should be a separate advert section of the forum.
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There is no advert section as the advert policy relates to the fact that people have to pay to get their ads on the site ;) However admin won't necessarily see these posts if they aren't reported. They are against the T&Cs, so if I believe they advertising, I report them :)
 
Hi JFTD, yes I can understand that adverts are not allowed because it is taking business from the commercial side. So then, any of those posts that I mentioned, where people say they 'don't know what is a fair price', and proceed to describe their horse exactly as they would in an advert, or ask why no-one is coming to see their horse, and do the same, or any of the other 'disguises' for the opportunity to describe their sale, are annoying!
Also, any posts that show any sort of lack of respect, and the ones that degenerate into repetition of the same bitchy comments over and over.
 
Another annoying thing.... When people answer anything with "they're just jealous". I can't think of a particular example but its a common answer to various moans/issues and it usually annoys me because, to me, it always seems like a cop out response and everyone who has posted it has somewhat missed the point, or at least they aren't really addressing it.

I have a feeling I might be on my own on this one and no one will even know what I'm on about :o

ETA - One more, button pushers. I know all the arguments why they aren't all evil snitches but I can't help it, they still annoy me. We all survive in RL without a button to pooooof people and what they say away from us if we don't like it.
 
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jojo5 said:
Hi JFTD, yes I can understand that adverts are not allowed because it is taking business from the commercial side. So then, any of those posts that I mentioned, where people say they 'don't know what is a fair price', and proceed to describe their horse exactly as they would in an advert, or ask why no-one is coming to see their horse, and do the same, or any of the other 'disguises' for the opportunity to describe their sale, are annoying!
Also, any posts that show any sort of lack of respect, and the ones that degenerate into repetition of the same bitchy comments over and over.
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By my previous post I mean that they're not just annoying - they're against the forum T&Cs and you should just report them and not let them bother you :)
 
What annoys me is the uneven ness of replies.

Peopl go to the trouble of taking and posting pics for folk just not to bother replying DESPITE opening the thread to look.

If I open a thread I reply even if it is just well done, that really annoys me when you get lovely reports or updates on members and there are 200 views and one reply.

Shame on people really :mad:
 
jesstickle said:
O yeah. What were they called? Grr, it's going to annoy me now.
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Mojo's ;) Almost as much nonsense behind them as the current 'cure' for headshaking/EPSM/anhidrosis that is being touted on a few threads :D

Belief is good. Belief is not fact though, so if you believe something works, then say so. Don't say that there is proof when there isn't.

Flame_ said:
Another annoying thing.... When people answer anything with "they're just jealous". I can't think of a particular example but its a common answer to various moans/issues and it usually annoys me because, to me, it always seems like a cop out response and everyone who has posted it has somewhat missed the point, or at least aren't really addressing it.

I have a feeling I might be on my own on this one and no one will even know what I'm on about :o
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I know exactly what you mean, you can't possibly criticise someone, as that means you must be jealous of them :confused:

Things that annoy me? People who love nothing more than to whinge, moan, bitch and post personal comments aimed at certain posters, yet fail to ever add anything constructive to threads. It's so often the ones who complain about others that are the ones who are actually making personal attacks. If you think that someone is being rude, then why on earth are you rude to them? :confused:
 
rhino said:
. It's so often the ones who complain about others that are the ones who are actually making personal attacks. If you think that someone is being rude, then why on earth are you rude to them? :confused:
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Also, when person X is perceived to be 'bullying' person Y, by person Z, and person Z goes off into a massive passive aggressive 'bullying' (anti-bullying) rant at person X over several pages.

I agree about the 'must be jealous' comments. What? Because someone doesn't agree with what you are doing or saying they must be jealous. No. Laughable.
 
Munchkin said:
Attention seekers, mostly.

I also have a very low idiot tolerance - I read New Lounge and the Veterinary section through my fingers, wondering how some people keep themselves alive, never mind their horses.
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Soooo glad it is not just me then, I have lost count of the times I have to sit on my hands :)
 
The commmon mix up of 'bought' and 'brought'. 'I brought a horse' Oh, you must be incredibly tired then! :)

And not here as much but in real life mostly, the stereotyping.
I'm finding it hard to find any kind of loan because i'm 16, so i must be a lazy, rude teen that is not capable of handling and riding a horse, and i am way too immature and irresponsible. I hate it when i hear people say 'typical teenager' or 'it's a teenager thing', most of the time, i wouldn't dream of doing the things that apparently all teenagers do. It just really annoys me! Especially that i have 2 part time jobs to keep my horse, don't get home till 9ish during the week because of school, horse, jobs, i work as hard as i can to get good grades as well as keep my horse.
What really annoyed me recently, when i rang up about a 16.2hh horse for loan, i don't like to hide things, i'm honest from the start when i talk to the person. So i rang up, the woman answered, after i told her what my facilities are like and what experience i have i told her how old i am, instantly she laughed and said 'well i suggest you find something more suitable, like a 14.2 or something' :( I'm 5ft11 last time i checked, probably slightly more now, my legs are really long, i look ridiculous on anything under 15.2hh.
This has turned into a bit of a rant now :o sorry.
 
Queenbee said:
What else irritates me, people being slapped down for asking advice on equine husbandry, sometimes people just need a second opinion or telling that what they are doing is ok, then they are attacked for being too novice to own a horse... That really gets my goat! It could easily scare these people from posting again when they should be commended for trying to learn...
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This, I'm 26 and spent the early part of my riding life at a (bad, but I loved it!) riding school. I wasn't able to join PC and wasn't taught anything about basic horse care, luckily I spent several years as a professional groom and learned that way. I would much rather someone asks what to any experienced owner is a simple question and learn something, than be shot down and possibly caused unintentional suffering to their horse for fear of "asking a stupid question".

jesstickle said:
My CEO is a Northerner, can I laugh at him for having short arms and deep pockets
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LMAO!

JFTD said:
It seems to be perfectly acceptable round here for people to call my mother "Jock" and to say things like "och aye the noo" at her...
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Me too, I have a friend who calls me "Sweaty" (sweaty sock = jock), do I find offensive, no because I know he is saying it in a "jock"ular term (boom boom!). I think part of the problem is that written word does not include facial expressions or tone of voice so can easily be misconstrued.

jesstickle said:
My second day at my current work my CEO (the northerner previously mentioned) asked me if I was born in a castle. WTF?! Because anyone who speaks properly and still says whom instead of who must have been born in a castle? Confused. com
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Well I must be a Laird then as I speak proper English!

Black Beastie said:
What annoys me is the uneven ness of replies.

Peopl go to the trouble of taking and posting pics for folk just not to bother replying DESPITE opening the thread to look.

If I open a thread I reply even if it is just well done, that really annoys me when you get lovely reports or updates on members and there are 200 views and one reply.
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This and the fact that the popular posters always seem to have pages and pages of replies, where a lesser known poster barely gets viewings into double figures.

rhino said:
I know exactly what you mean, you can't possibly criticise someone, as that means you must be jealous of them :confused:
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And people saying that unless you ride to top level then you are not qualified to comment, just because you are a lower level rider doesn't mean you can't have a valid opinion!
 
rhino said:
Mojo's ;) Almost as much nonsense behind them as the current 'cure' for headshaking/EPSM/anhidrosis that is being touted on a few threads :D

Belief is good. Belief is not fact though, so if you believe something works, then say so. Don't say that there is proof when there isn't.
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I bought one of the Mojo bracelets out of curiosity.

Wore it for two weeks.

Felt dreadful.

I don't know if it did anything or if it was coincidence....but I took it off and felt better :confused:
 
JFTD said:
It seems to be perfectly acceptable round here for people to call my mother "Jock" and to say things like "och aye the noo" at her...
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But THAT SCOTTISH lady is so rude she blatantly deserves it :mad::p

jesstickle said:
Because any word has the potential to cause offence doesn't it? The intent with which it is used surely is more important.

Am I allowed to call someone fat? Ginger? Lardy Mc Chubba Flubba? Baldy? What about chav? the 'p' word that is swear filtered out on this forum? My dad is Jewish, can people make Jew jokes to me? My CEO is a Northerner, can I laugh at him for having short arms and deep pockets and for speaking 'funny'? My mother is starting to become forgetful, can I call her senile? My OH comes from a deeply working class family and I pull his leg about it because I don't. All of these would offend some people if I said them in the wrong way to the wrong person.

However, if no one used any of the words to their friends that could ever be insulting to someone we'd all be pretty blimming silent wouldn't we? Part of being an adult is learning who and what you can say in which circumstances. Admitting I use these words behind closed doors, with no malice, to people I know and can gauge the reactions of, does not, in my humble opinion, make me a bad person.

Much worse to never say it but to think people with disabilities, no hair, senility, of different religions etc are lesser beings don't you think?
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Right thats it I'm going to flounce... you called me a short ass before! :mad:;):D
 
Ah yes, thought of something:

Quotes like this "I absolutely HATE the fact that there are so many unwanted horses out there and there are eejits continuing to breed for a non existent market"


I don't hate it because hate is such a wearisome emotion, but it does make my blood bubble as bit that people make such sweeping statements like that.

There are a lot of exceedingly good studs, large breeders, small breeders, one off breeders etc, that are not breeding dross, but produce decent, useful animals that many of the "breeders are eejits" brigade actually own. Where, in fact, do you think your decent horses come from? Delivered by the stork :confused:

Sweeping statements as a whole get my goat.
 
jesstickle said:
And now I shall shut up because I'm digressing and lots of people don't like threads going off topic it would seem...
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I do :D That is what conversations do though is it not?:) Shoot off at a tangent and then veer back to the subject and then off again, a normal progression I think. Digression is good, where would humanity be if we had never digressed? Still chasing horses off cliffs and living in caves?
 
jojo5 said:
I might be wrong but I think I read that adverts are not allowed on the forums. In that case, what is quite annoying is the number of people who post with stuff like 'how much should I sell my mare for?'/'is this a fair price for my trailer?'/ 'why does no-one want my hunter?', when these posts are blatant adverts. Perhaps there should be a separate advert section of the forum.
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There is . . . it's called the Classified Section on HHO. ;).

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People who just cant help but pass comment on others, those who think they have the right to pick over and scrutinise every aspect of a persons post.
Not everyone manages to write down exactly what they are trying to say well, stress and/or upset can make it come out all wrong, and then they get judged, it gets pulled apart and people get nasty, I really cannot stand this....people are too quick to jump on someone who is just a little over the place perhaps, really gets on my wick!
 
People who talk down to others and those who talk as if they have had years of experience when they are still in their teens or early twenties (I realise there are knowledgable teens too) or inexperiened, but try to lecture those who've had donkeys years with them and are experienced. :D

I was told that I was mollycoddling because I'd rug a cold shivering horse, how damaging rugs were blah blah blah, then in a later post the poster stated that they rugged theirs! Double standards methinks. ;)

On the whole though I think that this is a great place for advice and support.
 
Not read all the posts, but here are mine;

1) Giving advice, esp on PM's, and hearing nothing back. Rude imho.

2) People being pounced on for posts.

3) People who think they are above everyone else, who are "always right" and insist on everyone knowing it. I mean, we are ALL still learning, right ? I actually left the forum for a year because of an incident that knocked my confidence completely - that person is still on block. Some people are quite sensitive, believe it or not - I have a MH issue, and my pony is my lifeline. I don't think these know-it-alls understand there are peeps with all sorts of issues on here. We are not all sane !!

4) Posts that constantly ask the same question when an exact same post is still on the front page !!

Otherwise I do love the forum, and have toughened up one hell of a lot.
 
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