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Stop Pinging Me! (Vanity)
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| 5/3/2002
| USConservative
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?
TOPICS: Focus Software
KEYWORDS: arthurmcgowan; noping; ping; removeme
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Please put in a function to filter out unwanted "pings".
And someone please get Erma Bombeck out of my body. I think I've been posessed, the way this post reads.
.../humor
To: usconservative;Argh;Maxwell;RedBloodedAmerican;TennesseeBob
I think someone has PMS..............PING! lol
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Dixie Sass
Now you've gone and done it....
To: usconservative
Yes it would be NICE to CONTROL Ping Spam....
As for the weeds...battery acid works really well, and so does "used" motor oil.
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posted on
05/03/2002 7:45:39 PM PDT
by
antivenom
To: usconservative;Argh;Maxwell;RedBloodedAmerican;TennesseeBob
Yes, I know.......lol.......these guys are the best in the business.....prepare yourself........
To: usconservative; Smartaleck; MsAntifeminazi; Dr. Zoo
Rotflm o!!!! Erma Bombeck???? You never (snicker) live that one down!!!!!!!!!! Smartaleck where are you?
To: Jim Robinson, John Robinson
Worthwhile feature-request PING! coming your way.....
To: aRtHuR_mCgOwAn
PING!
To: usconservative
well I know what you mean...I like being alerted to certain threads that I might otherwise miss, but I've had people put me on their *ping* list (for unknown reasons) and then seem to *ping* me to every damn thread they visit every day. Like my only interest is following them around all day. This results in burying my wanted *pings* in a mass of totally unrelated threads.
Anyways, if your serious, I think the only thing to do is private message or respond to the *pinger* in the thread they *ping* you to, to "please remove me from your ping list".
A vanity thread probably isn't going to help - unless you *ping* the offenders to it.
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posted on
05/03/2002 7:52:56 PM PDT
by
kcpopps
To: usconservative
Paging Arthur McGowan. Paging Arthur McGowan.
To: T. P. Pole; Arthur McGowan
You gotta PING 'em like this...
PING!!!
To: usconservative
I was being nice, and respecting his wishes. After all, he was responsible for the pre-new-style record for longest post.
To: Lazamataz
This PING is for you...
To: Atomic Punk
PING
To: infowars
PING!!
To: RedBloodedAmerican
PING!
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
PING-Aroo!
To: Bryan
And a Ping For You Too! :)
To: tennessee_bob
!gniP
To: RFP; survivalforum.com
A few more PINGS from the Pingee to the Pingors! :)
To: usconservative
And it's darn annoying since 9 times out of 10 I don't know the person pinging me from Adam, LOL, I got a kick out of that because I don't KNOW anyone on this forum!
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posted on
05/03/2002 8:41:51 PM PDT
by
potlatch
To: usconservative; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
PING!!!!!!!!!!!
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; texaggie79; usconservative
You missed one, TexasGirl
YATTA PING!!!!!!
To: Tennessee_Bob
Something tells me this post wasn't a good idea after all ...
ROTFLMAO!
To: usconservative
OK YOUR OFF my PING list so
SEE YA have a nice life
Anybody else want off ?
To: usconservative
They're coming...
To: usconservative
To: Tennessee_Bob
NAHHHH BOB THIS GUY HERE IS THE ONE YOU NEED
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
That's a good one too....but I have the other one as a tattoo.
To: usconservative
I don't know, but I think this would make a great Country and Western song.
Quit pinging on me. Someone's got to put that to music.
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.
To: usconservative
I am afraid you just got added to a whole BUNCH of ping lists. You must be somewhat pleasant, tonight's little mood swing aside. No one pings trolls to a thread. Nice meeting you!
To: usconservative
PONG!!!
To: Tennessee_Bob
KEWL
To: usconservative
Can I still ping you to David Hasselhoff threads?
To: usconservative; usconservative; usconservative; usconservative; usconservative; usconservative;
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To: usconservative
Hey I have some ping lists.
But I don't have your name on any of them!
To: Jim Robinson; john robinson
Any hope to get the capability of the "bump list" into the new system soon?
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.
To: ATOMIC_PUNK;usconservative
Would you please put me on your ping list? I don't know what you ping to, but I'm lonely and have no friends and want to be popular........so I'll do anything - just name it - I can always ask usconservative for advice later if I want off your list...........(lol)
To: Jim Robinson; Doug from upland
PING! Doug, this sounds like a job for you! LOL
To: HairOfTheDog
You must be somewhat pleasant, tonight's little mood swing aside. 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...
To: ArneFufkin
Can I still ping you to David Hasselhoff threads? No. But please ping me to the Pam Anderson/Heather Nauert related threads anytime.
What's your obsession with David Hasselhoff anyway? Something you wanna tell us? (/joke)
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To: one_particular_harbour
ping
Comment #44 Removed by Moderator
To: usconservative
I'll be sure not to ping you any more. Sorry for the inconvenience.
To: Sabertooth
Poing
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Anything??
To: usconservative
Thought I'd help out a little bit here
SCHHWWW-PING!!!
To: usconservative, Jim Robinson
To: usconservative
#11
If you hadn't pinged him, I would have. ;^)
5.56mm
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posted on
05/04/2002 9:41:08 AM PDT
by
M Kehoe
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