They're coming...
Posted on 05/03/2002 7:37:29 PM PDT by usconservative
Why is it whenever one posts a reply on a thread for a particular topic, other Freepers feel the need to "ping" you for everything under the sun?
It seems as if anytime I post a reply on a thread, 15 people add me to their "ping" list. Ok, maybe 15 is an exaggeration, the exact count was probably 10. These "ping" lists can and usually are for something unrelated to anything that would remotely interest me. Not always, but most of the time. And it's darn annoying since 9 times out of 10 I don't know the person pinging me from Adam, and they're "pinging" me to a thread that doesn't interest me.
What is it with "pinging" people anyway? Is it some "status symbol" to be on someone's "ping list?" Does someone say "hey, look at me ! I'm on the cool ping list!?" Is there some contest running to see who can get the biggest "ping" list going? Is there some sense of pride in having a bigger ping list than everyone else? "My ping list is bigger than yours, Billy! Nyah Nyah!"
Is this like selling girl scout cookies in the office? I mean, everyone knows when girl scout cookie season is, and if you're selling, they're finding ways to avoid you so they don't get their arm twisted into buying tasteless, crappy cookies.
It's like being in Amway hell for crying out loud! Everyone knows you're selling, that's why they're ignoring you! "Hi Fred, this is your old friend Bob. Are you satisfied with the income you're making? Do you want to make $100,000 a year or more? Do I have an opportunity for you!" AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
Who creates these "ping lists" anyway, and how does one block them like an unsolicited telemarketing call at dinner time? There's nothing worse than getting home from work at 7pm and *finally* sitting down to dinner, when the damn' phone rings. It's usually someone trying to get me to switch my phone service, sell me insurance, or worse yet vinyl siding for my house (I live in a brick home. Who in the hell would put vinyl siding on a brick house?) Where's my Ping-ID? Where's my "Privacy Manager" for FR?
That's what all these "ping" lists have become: telemarketing SPAM that interrupt my quality time @ FR. It's so bad, I can no longer find real "non-ping" posts intended for me from others who are following up or replying to something I posted on another thread.
I don't know which is worse: the weeds in my lawn from all the spring rain we've had, or these darn "pings" every time I log on to FR. Both are frustrating, they seemingly come from nowhere, and I have no idea how to get rid of them!
Someone please make the pinging stop! And can ya tell me how to get rid of all these weeds in my lawn, while you're at it?
LOL, I got a kick out of that because I don't KNOW anyone on this forum!
YATTA PING!!!!!!
ROTFLMAO!
Anybody else want off ?
They're coming...
Seriously, we do get a lot of complaints about this. It only makes sense that if you request to be taken off a ping list that person should take you off. We may have to institute a ping patrol if this gets any worse. Someday, we will have an ignore button (that'll end it for the out of control ping bandits once and for all) but we're not quite there yet.
HEH HEH HEH
But I don't have your name on any of them!
So that you could subscribe to lists controlled by topics and keywords.
And add keywords to already posted articles like we can now do with topics. I think that would cut way down on the use of ping lists.
Mood swing? You missed the humor in this post?
Hmmm...who's having a mood swing?
Personally, I thought the "possessed by Erma Bombek" comment was a sure fire indication this was posted in humor...
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