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[dtissagirl]

Irrational Pet Peeve of the Day:

Every time I see someone asking a stupid question on Twitter, my gut reaction is to link them to let me Google that for you. Sometimes I even wanna do it to myself.

Unimportant Pet Peeve of the Day:I *can't stand it* when people are vague about downloading crap online. You know, when someone writes stuff like "I'

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[jujubinha]

Every time I see someone asking a stupid question on Twitter, my gut reaction is to link them to let me Google that for you.

Hah, I've JUST did that. The stupid question, I mean. On my defense, I don't do "looking up fandom related things in Google" very well.

And re. Moonlighting, someone posted this link in my FL yesterday (I think it was alethialia), and I thought it was very good on calling bullshit. Everybody with a preconceived notion that gen is the way to go otherwise it will kill the show should read that.

[Edited because oh, wow, pea-sized brain. ]

[dtissagirl]

Hah, I've JUST did that. The stupid question, I mean. On my defense, I don't do "looking up fandom related things in Google" very well.

What I've been doing lately with the stupid questions is I either completely ignore them or I'm obnoxious about it and link to Wikipedia.

Everybody with a preconceived notion that gen is the way to go otherwise it will kill the show should read that.

I did stop watching both House and CSI: Motherboard mostly because the romantic storylines annoyed me, so I get being Gen. But that doesn't mean I think the coupledom storylines are not valid or that the 'shipping fans are OMGWRONG -- which is the feeling I get from most Gen people [especially XF and SG-1 Gen people. GOD, the entitlement!]

[jujubinha]

Yeah, I don't really mind about the questions. Twitter will probably end up being another source of information in the internet; and if someone already made the "research" and know the answer, all the better, I don't have to waste time looking. Besides, there's so much bullshit being posted on twitter everyday, questions are pretty low on my list of annoyance.

And I get choosing gen, but the reason for that choice should not be "otherwise couples will kill the show". Couples don't kill the show, writing does. I'm just saying.

[dtissagirl]

Now, see, I'm someone who's probably done the research and know the answer already [or someone who people *assume* either know or will be willing to look for it].

Which is why the stupid questions bug me -- I did the work for myself, why can't other people? And I know it's not people's intention AT ALL, but to me? Passively sitting there waiting for someone to explain things to you that you could easily find yourself? It reeks of entitlement.

[And I say that while totally admitting I do it myself sometimes, but thankfully for me, usually my common sense kicks in 2 minutes later if no one answers me -- and I'll look for it myself instead.]

[jujubinha]

And I know it's not people's intention AT ALL,

Yep, it's not people intention at all.

[dtissagirl]

As I said, I know it's not. But I still feel like it is. Also, I quite like that saying about intentions and the road to hell. *g*

[havocthecat]

I asked someone if she'd gotten any results when she'd googled the thing she was asking about. DO YOUR OWN DAMN RESEARCH. It's not like it's tough.

[dtissagirl]

HEE. Sometimes I go the "did you Google it?" route as well. Because FOR REAL. If I can find stuff online, than so can anyone else. 99% of the time it's right there in your face [or Wikipedia] anyway.