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Walter Mitty Threads

  • 19-08-2011 10:05am
    #1
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭


    Theres some great posters in here, and people are very good at giving good free advice, which I've used on many occasions, but I think these Walter Mitty threads are starting to get annoying, and are bringing the sprit of the forum down.

    Any thoughts ?


Comments

  • #2
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Report them.

    :D;):p


  • #3
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Examples?

    On the front page right now we have:

    how many people here are honest enough?
    Why are Irish cars spec's so poor.....
    Car key bent
    Where to get airbags activated?
    Driving school. Do not change gear when stopping?
    Where to report Forgein Cars that live in the country??? (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4)
    Get your money ready before the toll
    Winter Tyres!!! (Multi-page thread 1 2)
    Jumping Queue to Pay for Petrol (Multi-page thread 1 2 3)
    Jackies Merc!
    Parking ticket
    cheap cars, fackin cant, lots of nct
    Electric Vehicles - Your thoughts - MotorMouth, Newstalk (Multi-page thread 1 2 3)
    More Obnoxious parking (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page)
    Why are Irish drivers so ignorant???
    Car Plan: Products not sold in Ireland
    Vehicle bought without logbook
    Any ideas on this indicator light ?
    Best Skangermobiles online

    Which of these are Walter threads and why? :)


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    There's isn't many of them in fairness, there are the complete spoofers who are on another planet, then they're are the I'm going to spend €100K on a car folk who go and spend 1/3 of that which is fair enough as things change etc. It's a forum, all part of the fun. Not much point reporting them as usually there is nothing wrong with the threads. Also as feedback from something you report is never given it seems a pointless exercise.


  • #5
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Agreed there isn't many of them but stuff like this is annoying, I don't mind the what if I won the lotto threads etc


  • #6
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Agreed there isn't many of them but stuff like this is annoying, I don't mind the what if I won the lotto threads etc

    I've no problem with that thread in particular. Even if he's not 28, you can still see it as a "what if?" type discussion. And -- 28 or not -- people seemed to be genuinely interested in the responses. The fact that the OP might have been spoofing was irrelevant by that point.

    So, in principle, it's not too dissimilar to the "if I won the Lotto" type thing. It's a thought experiment...


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