This is a diary about some of my dKos pet peeves.
I find I'm constantly torn about being a "regular" reader/commenter around here. On the one hand, I find the majority of Kosmopolitans to be smart, intelligent, sometimes funny and insightful and occasionally - as in Grand Moff Texan's last "Tsunami" diary - brilliant. Also, dKos is addictive, but you probably already know that.
On the other hand, there are a few "types" I just can't stand. So much so they make we want to "check out" permanently. Kind of like going to a great party, when a few really belligerent drunks drive everyone to early polite goodbyes.
These are in no particular order.
1 People who must be right all the time. Pretending to be in a conversation, they're actually in a contest - and they need to win.
2 People who know everything there is to know about a given subject, and when challenged become condescending and smug.
I can't tell you how many times someone has written what I think is a really good diary, and I comment or ask a question and am met with a response that may as well be: "how dare you question my brilliance, I am the world's foremost authority on this subject. I must now return to my ground breaking work and cannot be bothered by the likes of you."
3 People who are "politically correct" to absurd extreme.
The temptation to respond to these types by telling them to "go fuck themselves" will eventually overtake me - and I will be asked to leave, making this diary moot.
4 Morons. Don't say you don't know who I'm talking about. When one enters a thread I'm in, suddenly the work I'm putting off by being here seems more pressing.
I know there are more "types", perhaps different that bother you - hopefully I'm not one of them. Let me know if you're annoyed too, maybe we can get a new ratings system going - something along the lines of 0: twit 1: smug fuck 2: humorless
3: decent human 4: worth talking to
Until then, take the poll.