The Gardener
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Please, do NOT take any offense at what I am saying below. I mean no harm, just poking fun at some common phenomenon that have become my personal 'pet peeves' here at HairLossTalk.com dot com.
1) Misspelling runs rampant here at HairLossTalk.com.
In my opinion, misspelling is a bad habit. Back in my days at business school, one misspelling automatically dropped your grade to a C. Correct spelling and grammar is a sign of a refined and educated individual, and people will judge you on it when applying for jobs, etc. Pay attention to your spelling. Lazy habits here on the MB will carry over to more important aspects of your communications. In other words, it is propecia, not 'porpecia' nor 'propeciar'. It is minoxidil, not 'minxodil' nor 'minixodil, and similarly it is MY WIENER, not MY WEINER.
2) PWI, or Posting Under the Influence.
'I gor home tonght form the bvar and a feeel like sh*t. My harij loks terrivble and i am sidck of hit and I wma going to kill my hairlstyklst because somehone at ahthe bar said I liookk like shitnkand called my a bald onne.'
3) PFRL, or Post First, Read Later
There are few displays of lunacy greater than PFRL. Case in point, someone makes a thorough, 2 page posting describing how Nizoral benefits a hairloss regimen in many ways. Then, someone submits a post ten minutes later with the title 'What is this Nizoral stuff?' grrrrrr!
4) AAA10kTB, or Already Asked and Answered Ten Thousand Times Before. (Also referred to as 'Reply Number 4...')
Case in point... the infamous post, usually by a newbie, titled "Why should I use minoxidil if it makes me shed?"
Sometimes I wish we had a numbered list of frequently asked questions, and numbered corresponding answers. That way, instead of the poster having to type out that full question, he could save himself the typing energy and, after referring to the FAQ, just type 'Question number 3'. Then, we could reply to him by just typing 'Reply number 3! Good luck on your regimen, buddy!'
5) Chain Hype! This is the most insidious phenomenon on this board. One participant here makes a personal observation in a posting... such as, 'I've been on Minoxidil for 5 months and there has been no improvement, just constant shedding.'
This post then spawns 'Chain Hype'... predictably, two or three posters will immediately respond with new threads, titled things such as 'Minoxidil only causes sheds and does NOT work!!' And, 'Minoxidil is a FRAUD, it causes shedding!'
1) Misspelling runs rampant here at HairLossTalk.com.
In my opinion, misspelling is a bad habit. Back in my days at business school, one misspelling automatically dropped your grade to a C. Correct spelling and grammar is a sign of a refined and educated individual, and people will judge you on it when applying for jobs, etc. Pay attention to your spelling. Lazy habits here on the MB will carry over to more important aspects of your communications. In other words, it is propecia, not 'porpecia' nor 'propeciar'. It is minoxidil, not 'minxodil' nor 'minixodil, and similarly it is MY WIENER, not MY WEINER.
2) PWI, or Posting Under the Influence.
'I gor home tonght form the bvar and a feeel like sh*t. My harij loks terrivble and i am sidck of hit and I wma going to kill my hairlstyklst because somehone at ahthe bar said I liookk like shitnkand called my a bald onne.'
3) PFRL, or Post First, Read Later
There are few displays of lunacy greater than PFRL. Case in point, someone makes a thorough, 2 page posting describing how Nizoral benefits a hairloss regimen in many ways. Then, someone submits a post ten minutes later with the title 'What is this Nizoral stuff?' grrrrrr!
4) AAA10kTB, or Already Asked and Answered Ten Thousand Times Before. (Also referred to as 'Reply Number 4...')
Case in point... the infamous post, usually by a newbie, titled "Why should I use minoxidil if it makes me shed?"
Sometimes I wish we had a numbered list of frequently asked questions, and numbered corresponding answers. That way, instead of the poster having to type out that full question, he could save himself the typing energy and, after referring to the FAQ, just type 'Question number 3'. Then, we could reply to him by just typing 'Reply number 3! Good luck on your regimen, buddy!'
5) Chain Hype! This is the most insidious phenomenon on this board. One participant here makes a personal observation in a posting... such as, 'I've been on Minoxidil for 5 months and there has been no improvement, just constant shedding.'
This post then spawns 'Chain Hype'... predictably, two or three posters will immediately respond with new threads, titled things such as 'Minoxidil only causes sheds and does NOT work!!' And, 'Minoxidil is a FRAUD, it causes shedding!'
