Monday, November 21, 2011

The online forum users who get my hackles up.

Be it Rediff/Facebook pages/online job postings etc, one invariably sees a lot of spam and clutter. This is because of the people below.
  • The Q jumper:-This person does not bother to use the 'report abuse'/'customer service ticket' options but straight away plugs in a forum message
  • The spammer:-This person advertises their product/services ranging from Nigerian letter fraud to work from home to online retail for certain err..drugs.
  • The English challenged:-This person posts rants in broken English. Nothing wrong in that per se, just that I dislike it.
  • The Agenda pusher:-This person has a rant against a person(say AzimPremji/Sonia Gandhi/Congress/missionaries) and whatever be the topic, somehow finds a way to insert their views into the fray and create a mess. 
  • The CAPSLOCKER:-This person imagines that by  writing everything in caps, they will somehow get more attention. Nothing can be farther than the truth.
  • The hoarder:-When a kind soul states that s(he) will email/share a resource with all those who email them, the hoarder is too lazy to send an email, but instead decides to
  • The potential social engineering victim:-This person gives their personal details like name/address/contact details and even account numbers, hoping that the customer care person will take care of it OR that the

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