Pet Hate

[AStroudParticipant @astroud]

A pet hate of mine is excessive use of ‘kind of’ or usually ‘kinda’ in conversations, I hear it most on the radio. Its use is rarely justified in the context and once noticed I can’t stop waiting for the next one.

Andrew

[An OtherParticipant @another21905]

To IanP,

“To An Other

One of my pet hates…..

Members that dont give their name”

….And IanP is supposed to convey more information? …..and how do you know An Other is not my real name?

I have posted on this Forum since the day it started, using my real name to begin with. However, due to ongoing abusive replies and comment, including PMs, which this site always used to suffer from (its a bit better these days), I re-registered under a pseudonym. It doesn’t stop the abuse, but  it does give me some privacy. I’m sorry you don’t like it – if you can give a good reason for supplying my real name, then perhaps I would reconsider.

I have no objection to you calling yourself ‘IanP’

 

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

Just one of many – people who say “off of” when they mean “off” or “from”.

🙁

Rob

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Mine is Pet Hate threads on hobby forums.

It’s obvious enough what impression it gives of enthusiasts.

[File HandleParticipant @filehandle]

One of my pet amusements (really rather than hates) is when the statement that you only get what you pay for is made. Whereas, there is a little truth in it, it hides the fact that exactly the same product can be sold for widely differing prices. Many decades ago now when I was involved with buying and selling, we could buy and sell (if we chose to) exactly the same products for appox 1/10th of the price, the only difference being the name on the label.
So a higher price may be the result of:

• better quality
• advertising costs
• greater markup
• perceived value in the name it is being sold as
• a guarantee that comes with it

 

[Anthony KnightsParticipant @anthonyknights16741]

My pet hate is people, who when being interviewed, start their reply with the word “so”

[jaCK Hobson]

On jaCK Hobson Said:

On SillyOldDuffer Said

Unfortunately this view is misplaced because cookies can be misused;

That’s a damming summary of my pet hate. I’m just plain wrong?

As a moderator of this site and as you hold an opinion in support of the cookie law, maybe you could check if this site complies with the law? I don’t think it does. The latest data protection act might add to the old law such that ‘implied consent’ is no longer allowed (which is what the majority of the web now tries to comply with).

If I’m right in my suspicion that some non-essential cookies are still being set even after rejecting cookies, then I think my hate holds more weight than you have attributed it.

 

 

Hi Jack,

I can confirm that Mortons take their GDPR responsibilities VERY seriously and if you have cookies for this site you have actively ticked something to opt in to them, even if you don’t recall doing it – it may have been a couple of months ago. They haven’t been enabled by default.

If you go to their corporate privacy page https://www.mortons.co.uk/privacy/ (also linked at the bottom of this one) and haven’t been there before, you’ll see a cookie popup the same as the one you got for the forum. You’ll also be able to review their privacy policy, contacts and detailed cookie policy.

So whatever other criticsms you may have of the forum and its software, please don’t think that cookies are not being handled properly.

Neil

 

 

 

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[An Other]

On An Other Said:

…..and how do you know An Other is not my real name?

 

I have posted on this Forum since the day it started, using my real name to begin with. However, […] I re-registered under a pseudonym. […]

 

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If the history statement is true, then it answers the question.

… but if not [?]

MichaelG.
[my preferred abbreviation of my real name]

[Neil Wyatt]

On Neil Wyatt Said:

I can confirm that Mortons take their GDPR responsibilities VERY seriously

Have YOU checked? How can you be so confident that the developers have implemented the cookie policy so perfectly?

GDPR says that I should easily be able to withdraw my consent so if I go to that page and Reject All ‘clear cookies’ in my browser then I should not get any more non-essential cookies even if I have previously agreed to them.

I’m not sure that is the case. The trouble is that checking such stuff is beyond most people, or at least beyond what most people can be bothered with.

I don’t know what all the cookies being set are for – the cookie policy is not that explicit. So MAYBE __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS,__Secure-3PAPISID are necessary but Google might suggest otherwise e.g.

“__Secure-1PSIDCC This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised …”

That sounds like a tracking cookie, not and essential cookie.

My cookie-consent value is

“consentid:bXVpZ0Frb2N6eTNScjRFSlp0cFVLdVVZc0kyS0tHZlU,consent:no,action:yes,necessary:yes,functional:no,analytics:no,performance:no,advertisement:no,other:no”

Which seems to imply lots of NOs in my preference?

I personally don’t care. This is a ‘fun’ thread where I implied the Cookie Law is a bad one. I suspect the cookies on this new site are not perfectly managed. Why are they all there? I suspect none of the moderators know the purpose of them all. I suspect you might be proving me right.

 

 

 

 

[An Other]

On An Other Said:

To IanP,

“To An Other

One of my pet hates…..

Members that dont give their name”

….And IanP is supposed to convey more information? …..and how do you know An Other is not my real name?

I have posted on this Forum since the day it started, using my real name to begin with. However, due to ongoing abusive replies and comment, including PMs, which this site always used to suffer from (its a bit better these days), I re-registered under a pseudonym. It doesn’t stop the abuse, but  it does give me some privacy. I’m sorry you don’t like it – if you can give a good reason for supplying my real name, then perhaps I would reconsider.

I have no objection to you calling yourself ‘IanP’

 

I have never hidden my name or location and in fact more details about me (and many other participants) are stored somewhere on this website. Its the ‘about me’ in my profile which we could all enter on the old website. This new website however does not allow one to edit or delete the stored information although it is visible if the said member uses the sale or wanted in classifieds.

Ian Phillips

[An OtherParticipant @another21905]

Well done, Mr Phillips – not hiding your name and details is your privilege, as it is my privilege not to use my real name.

[File HandleParticipant @filehandle]

Even if you use a real name, it doesn’t mean that it is your real name. Short of having ID cards and a digital identity it would be hard to identify any internet user with any certainty. I do use one site that uses triple authentication were it is important that members are who they say they are. but it was easy to identify me as each member has a unique ID, and had before the site originated. I have used other sites were they encouraged you not to use your real name. In Model Engineering authorship there has been a bit of a past trend for authors to use pseudonyms or even multiple identities.
If you want to keep a computer 100% safe:
Don’t connect it to any network, that would include the internet

Don’t install any software
Don’t let anyone else use it.
But it does become rather restrictive.

I tried to  use bulleted and numbered lists, but it doesn’t behave as I expected. I could have gone old school and added the HTML codes, but have let it be.

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

Pet hates seems to be a threat to generate arguments. Not a problem – I like the odd argument – but the trick is not to get upset.

[norman valentineParticipant @normanvalentine78682]

I am very irritated by youtube, firstly they threatened to block me as I had an adblocker. Now they are telling me that my history is switched off, I know, I prefer it that way but they don’t like it

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Youtube may be a bit confused by my activity. I view CAD tutorials using the ID with which I post the church funeral videos. Maybe they will try to sell me a hearse.

I think ‘pet hates’ is a version of ‘old codgers moaning’. Favourite topic at the Men’s Shed. 🙂

[An Other]

On An Other Said:

…..and how do you know An Other is not my real name?

A reasonable question.  In my first job the security passes were issued by a lady whose name was Ann Nother, though for some reason she signed them A.E. Nother.

George

[norman valentine]

On norman valentine Said:

I am very irritated by youtube, firstly they threatened to block me as I had an adblocker. Now they are telling me that my history is switched off, I know, I prefer it that way but they don’t like it

Norman I use Brave browser which blocks adverts without having to use a addone

H

[Georgineer]

On Georgineer Said:

On An Other Said:

…..and how do you know An Other is not my real name?

A reasonable question.  In my first job the security passes were issued by a lady whose name was Ann Nother, though for some reason she signed them A.E. Nother.

George

George not quite a pet hate I have one bit like your A.E. Nother. fellow club member Andrew Badman  A.Badman

H

[Alan DonovanParticipant @alandonovan54394]

Pet hates

Commercial organisations that refuse to take ‘cash’ for payment (I accept that for online shopping this is essential).

and

Organisations (mainly Supermarkets) that refuse to ‘man’ (sorry if that term causes offence) the tills and then steer you to the self service facility.

Alan.

[Alan Donovan]

On Alan Donovan Said:

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and

Organisations (mainly Supermarkets) that refuse to ‘man’ (sorry if that term causes offence) the tills and then steer you to the self service facility.

I think Booths [mostly in North-West England] was the first to recognise this hate and do the right thing.

But I have also seen an improvement at the local M&S … where there is usually someone lurking near the self-service machines, ready and willing to assist an old bloke with an armful of yellow-sticker bargains.

MichaelG.

[jaCK Hobson]

On jaCK Hobson Said:

On SillyOldDuffer Said

Unfortunately this view is misplaced because cookies can be misused;

That’s a damming summary of my pet hate. I’m just plain wrong?

As a moderator of this site and as you hold an opinion in support of the cookie law, maybe you could check if this site complies with the law? I don’t think it does. The latest data protection act might add to the old law such that ‘implied consent’ is no longer allowed (which is what the majority of the web now tries to comply with).

If I’m right in my suspicion that some non-essential cookies are still being set even after rejecting cookies, then I think my hate holds more weight than you have attributed it.

 

 

Well, I only say the legal requirement for website owners to get permission is a good thing because it’s better than letting website owners do whatever they like.    I regret the necessity, but it’s due to an engineering problem and I don’t hate those.

Pleased to confirm I reported the test version of the new forum wasn’t GDPR Compliant and that the developers made changes.  Not had time to check the live site, but anyone who cares to can check for themselves.

I don’t doubt Mortons intend to comply with GDPR, and have no reason to believe they misuse our data.  My only concern is a mistake.  It’s important a website asks permission before activating cookies, but an inexperienced developer might configure the question late in the initialisation.   There are plenty of ways of getting software wrong.

My pet hate is having to get out of bed for a wee in the middle of the night.   Occupational hazard of living, and it amuses the youngsters in my family no end!

Dave

[DiogenesParticipant @diogenes]

^^..it’s better than not getting out of bed etc…

[NealebParticipant @nealeb]

I’ll drink to that – but maybe that’s a contributory factor…

 

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

I’ve another people who thinking because you have grey hair and look old that you thick and lost your marbles

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

the spoken phrase “quote unquote”

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