Pet Peeves
Generally I try not to complain about things if they bother me. (Actually, I make it a point to not even be bothered -- I figure I have a choice as to how I respond.) But I'm writing this to balance out the Favorites page -- sort of a Yin/Yang Karma/Sutra thing ;-)
- Seeing the word 'separate' spelled 'seperate'. I don't know why this annoys me but it just does. This word is used so frequently that you'd think people would know how to spell it correctly (you would think that, wouldn't you?).
- Seeing any type of misspelling on websites. You'd think (again, I'm assuming you think like I do, but heh, what are you gonna do (as Tony says)) that if someone goes through the time and effort to create a webpage, they'd take the trouble to proof-read along the way. To me, misspellings on a website tell me the author doesn't care about the reader: they look sloppy, they're distracting, and they make the author look uneducated as well.
- Hearing people say, "I could care less." Tell me something: if you could care less, then why do you feel it significant enough to tell me? Think about it. The correct phrase is, "I couldn't care less." I've met 2 or 3 people who say it correctly and everyone else says it wrong. Amazing.
- Hearing someone say, "You know" in every other sentence. If I know, why are you telling me? Obviously I don't know.
- Domain name squatters. These are the people who buy and hoard domain names they think are good with the hope of reselling them for a profit. They don't use the name for an appropiate website -- usually it points to some ad that says 'this name for sale'. I'm all for free enterprise and capitalism and looking for ways to earn income. But domain names should have different rules than for general commerce. There is only one of each name in the world; there's a limited supply. When people used to acquire land by "squatting" they had to build a house on it and live there for 7 years before they owned it -- that's a good policy to apply to domain names. People should be required to build a website for the name and put it to good use. Something like that, I'll think about it and refine this discussion later.
- More to come later.
