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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Resurrecting this thread cos I just forgot about two things that really piss me off...
1. Asterisks that go nowhere. The idea of using an asterisk (*) is that it's a pointer to another line somewhere in the text or article that tells you what it means or refers to. Stuff like (not included in offer) or (only available today) or even (special edition), you know the sort of thing. But when I come across an asterisk that is not at all clear and then there is no explanation of what it is, it drives me mad! I mean, why put it there? To confuse people? For artistic merit? I'm not talking about ones where a line BEFORE the asterisk explains what it is, like in many Wiki entries you'll have something like "all songs written by X unless marked" --- THAT's ok. But an asterisk that appears and has no note to explain what it means bugs the hell out of me. It's like a mystery that will never be solved, like reading a book and finding the last page is missing or watching something on TV that cuts off just as the best part is about to show. GAAAHHH!
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Trollheart I hate replying to your posts because I worry about my grammar and punctuation. Yours is always spot on and composed with the utmost care, while myself being a community college student is far less adequate. For example in this post here I have read it over a few times to make sure it holds up but I can not be sure as english is not my strong point.
I do however enjoy reading your posts when I do not have to worry about replying!