<p>No barrons, she just likes to sit around waiting for someone to mispronounce a word so she can correct them. If not that than waiting to pounce on some new subscriber who unwittingly asks a question that was asked months ago so she can say. " Search before you ask" or some other BS. </p>
<p>Sigh.. I feel sorry for the person who marries that know it all. OTOH, if the appearance matches the personality...no worries!</p>
<p>AH HA HA. i love this board.</p>
<p>Philly's baseball team is the Phillies and their mascot is the Phillie Phanatic. OK?</p>
<p>HA ! i love you all! my first kid graduated your school, so it'll be really hard for me to get mad at any of you! hope you're all having a grand time there! ( but thanks for your support, vistany!)</p>
<p>Maybe she's just a big fan of Phillies Blunts.</p>
<p>It was really nice of you to post that link to prove your point. Madam Gottcha usually tells the poster to find it for themselves. </p>
<p>Thanks for being another person who isn't afraid to correct those who like to spend their time posting lectures to people who come here looking for help not hassle.</p>
<p>vistany, i enjoy you! anyway, there must be a lot of inside jokes going on here...just know i love your school, and never worried about my d's safety, nor did her dad, which is an even BIGGER accomplishment!</p>
<p>ZOMG lulz kthx</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philly%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philly</a>
why is this still going.
if you notice, i've been here since 2004 - and that date is there because that is when the new forum software was installed. although cav has been here as long as i have too (his reg is before mine but trust me i was on the old forum)... anyways... soooo if you dealt with the same new people asking the same old questions year after year then you would probably get tired of answering said questions time after time too. just saying. if you're still here in 2010 and feel differently then i'll buy you a gusburger or something.</p>
<p>This is OT and I apologize, but feel strongly about answering Hazels question about "why this is still going."</p>
<p>Hazel for me its because there is a message that you refuse to get. I was born and raised in Philly, I don't need links to know how it is abreviated. But I am not upset by a person accidentally misspelling it. The point is that as bothersome as you find repeat questions, I (we) are annoyed by your seemingly constant need to correct innocent mistakes or duplicate questions. You are upset when posters are intolerant toward you, but it is a direct result of your intolerance of others who unwittingly ask questions that may have been covered in the past or a simply request a link. I enjoy chances threads. I'm happy to help if I can add something. I appreciate the people who have helped me. It would be my pleasure to help them in return. </p>
<p>Whether you realize it or not, your snide comments makes this board a less welcoming place. IMHO, it is rude to speak to people the way that you do for simply asking a question. It is after all the reason this board exists. Seniority does not imply special privileges here. I was a lurker for years before I posted, but that doesn't grant me license to treat others (who for the most part are young high school students, or parents of potential students) poorly.</p>
<p>I hope this provides food for thought and future conduct. Again I apologize to the board for this OT post.</p>
<p>so in my original response to it (i live near philly too) i was not looking down on her for doing it, i just found it funny, which i thought was obvious by my 'lol'... i wasn't implying that she was completely inept at life because she was not from philly and thus did not know to spell it with a y, but having pretty much never seen it spelled that way i thought it was funny.</p>
<p>i think my point is that i think you take this board way too seriously.</p>
<p>My daughter (VTech) is right after all. UVA students are such snobs and so arrogant!</p>
<p>[nastiness]</p>
<p>guillaume, thanks for proving to us that VT people are provincial boors with distressingly little perspective. Perhaps that kind of tired, unoriginal insight clicks with people who can't crack 1200 on the SAT.</p>
<p>[/nastiness]</p>
<p>Hazel aka "Live and Let Live"
You can dish it out but you cant take it. When you want to get on ppls backs its fine. When its your turn you can't deal. Props on trying to backpedal though.</p>
<p>FWIW, kindly cope as if you were one of the poor blokes you routinely blast for accidently stepping outside of Hazeldom.</p>
<p>I think my point is you take yourself way too seriously which is why you feel entitled to lecture total strangers asking simple questions. News Flash: Only your mother cares what your point is, and that Hazel dear is My Point.</p>
<p>My apologies to the posters for this tedious OT thread.</p>
<p>I have to agree with you Vistany. I've been one of those "poor blokes" that you refer to.
Hazelorb, you have a lot of good information, but when a posting bugs you or you tire of people asking the same old questions, you have the right to walk away, or to just skip over them. The cycle of admissions, acceptances, dorm choosing, etc. will replay over and over again, so yes, if one has been around for a few cycles it can get old. However now and then a well written, or poignant--even jabbing reply is appreciated by all--and carries more weight (since it's not repetitive).
What goes around, comes around>>> and in your case it just has. Walk away.</p>
<p>guillaume: I transferred from VT to UVA, so I'm going to speak on this. And your statement is so outlandish, I'm embarrassed for you and your daughter. There were snobby/arrogant people at VT, and they exist here as well. But no one can ever say that more exist at one place than the other, that's just stupid and ignorant. I'll agree with Cav on this one: VT people love to bash UVA folks, and I don't know why. UVA kids here say "oh, you came from VT? Nice, but welcome to UVA, make yourself at home and enjoy it to the fullest!". When I was transferring all I heard was "ewww, you traitor, why would you want to go there?!?". I vote UVA on this one...</p>
<p>OMG!!!!! to think i had a little something to do with all this!!!!! i think i want to address y'all separately: 1) hazelorb..I NEVER TOOK YOU SERIOUSLY, and besides THE MOTHER OF A UVA GRAD(WITH HIGH DISTINCTION)sorry, had to add that :), could NEVER be 'completely inept"! 2)vistany... as i've been saying, i appreciate your supportive comments. as a (omg) parent on CC i've been attacked just for being one, but never felt that way here by any of you. 3) jags and 4) cav...not the touchy-feely types, but sharp and funny, just the same, and 5)guillame....there are TONS of snobs in TONS of ivy/ivy-like schools in america, and UVA is not one of them! that was one of the main reasons why my OOS d wanted it above others. i know there may be some tension here among you guys, but i'm enjoying the "ride" and you have never made me feel unwelcome.</p>
<p>No worries happycollegemom, this has been going on for a very long time and it is disconcerting to read "lecture" posts from the same people over and over and over.
Even worse, those who feel “entitled” due to seniority often make fact errors themselves. It is off putting and IMO diminishes the free exchange of ideas. </p>
<p>It impacted me personally as I was unwilling to ask a question or request a link for fear of attack. As powderpuff pointed out so succinctly, this board by its nature will be cyclical. I believe this board gets less traffic as a result. Your post on Philadelphia was just one of dozens of examples. Why a person would click on an obvious "chances" thread just to say terse things to the poster is unnecessary and unkind. Those of us who read this feel awkward, not to mention the embarrassment to the OP</p>
<p>Over the summer I told the individual straight up I wasn't going to put up with it any more. Regardless of the excuse, taking the time to mention a misspelled word is ridiculous. Your post was another one of the proverbial "straws". </p>
<p>Please don't internalize something you are not responsible for. OTOH it may cause others to rethink their behavior. Here’s hoping!</p>
<p>i vote most ridiculous thread ever</p>
<p>w t f is going on</p>