What are the most annoying threads on CC?

^ That reminds me: outdated and misleading clickbait links by someone who is allegedly an “Admissions Expert.” 8-| I’m sure I’ve complained about it before given how often it happens.

Text bricks.

^^Yes, the 50 line post with no paragraphs. And when challenged the poster says that this is an informal forum.

Quoting a prior OP’s entire post or a substantial part.

Any advice that references admissions from 20+ years ago and appears clueless about how it works now. “When I applied to college in 1981, we just applied to two schools! On paper! In pencils that we made ourselves! And we slipped the AO a $20 in the envelope! And it all worked out.”

Threads that get hijacked by two posters who want to endlessly debate some collateral issue.

^which is often the definition of wealthy!!! So over that conversation!

Posts asking if it’s OK to lie on financial aid forms…seriously!

People who make $250+K and call themselves “middle class”

The phrase “upper middle class” especially.

The posts that reek of pecksniffery - my new favorite word.

^^^What is that?

I feel like most of things mentioned here are being repeated at this point

^ Except pecksniffery. That’s a new one. :wink:

Of course things are being repeated, @paul2752. We’re old. That’s what we do. Old people tend to repeat themselves as they get older, you know. How else would we amuse ourselves?

Definition of Pecksniffian
: unctuously hypocritical :

I wanna see the threads with pecksniffin.
BTW I am not happy about new year. Now I am getting closer to being old

Most annoying posts? When a college student complains about “getting closer to being old” in the Parent’s Cafe. :smiley:

Bickering in any thread.

After 2,259 posts, that’s a pretty safe bet!