<p>Can some of you stop being so obnoxious on the forums?</p>
<p>Isn't it enough just to know that Duke is a great school. Do some of you really have to tell the whole world about it?</p>
<p>You had to create a thread for this? You don't even have a specific complaint, just a nebulous request for people to stop saying how much they like Duke. Why do you not like people talking up the school?</p>
<p>(for the record I am not one of those people who is constantly talking Duke up and can see no wrong in it, I've had my issues with the school but overall am still happy I chose to come here)</p>
<p>May I ask what were those issues? I will be coming to Duke this fall and I am curious.</p>
<p>There are no "issues" OP was talking about how people on this forum like Duke a little too much and seem obnoxious to other people. SirGecko is right though, a "nebulous" request won't do you much good. Find specific threads where this is happening and just tell them...</p>
<p>Nebulous is an awesome word.</p>
<p>HiWei, I think that Afftene was referring to my issues.</p>
<p>Anyway, I've never had any major issues with the school at large. Just things like some professors that didn't work well for me, some issues that would have been the same at most schools and my freshman experience wasn't always the best. (which is one of the reasons I am an RA for freshmen now) There is other stuff as well but I can't think of it at the moment so really I wouldn't be worried as it is a good school. (I really only ever think/talk about grievances when asked direct questions about them; not the grievances but the topics as thats the only time I can remember them. Most of the time it is something that <em>I</em> should have done differently, not something someone else should have done differently.)</p>
<p>No, it is just that there are a few (Duke) forum trolls out there.</p>
<p>As someone posted, every topic regarding ranking on CC, will turn into a ****ing [urinating] contest involving Duke. A Duke troll will make some factual or overblown statement, then more trolls (anti-Duke) will come out of their caves.</p>
<p>Its like Godwin's Law for Duke instead of Nazism</p>
<p>so what should be done? ban all topics regarding ranking? Prohibiting expressions of fondness for Duke? Appoint neutrality monitors to enforce impartiality of posts? </p>
<p>If this is a problem (and I also dislike overblown discussions on rankings and the crapfest that ensues) then maybe you can suggest a solution?</p>
<p>Oh sorry my bad.</p>
<p>So is this a problem you observe outside of this specific (Duke discussion) forum then? I really never look at any other forums on College Confidential so I wouldn't have noticed it.</p>
<p>Yes, outside this forum.</p>
<p>There is no solution; this is just a rant. Perhaps, I only want the 2/3 really bad Duke trolls to read this.</p>
<p>Do a search with "ranking" walla, you will find Duke somewhere in it. How come I don't see other schools as often?</p>
<p>This one just started like today...there seems to be one every day
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/532251-how-does-columbia-compare-other-top-ranked-schools-4.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/532251-how-does-columbia-compare-other-top-ranked-schools-4.html</a></p>
<p>i dont understand why it matters.</p>
<p>duke is a top 10 school. its not a top 5 school. who the **** cares if its 6 7 8 or 9</p>
<p>yeah but when people refer to the rape scandal...i get mad</p>
<p>Good thing I never see or hear about those Duke trolls on this forum, which is about the only one I visit anyway.</p>
<p>There's nothing you can do about it.
You can't change people- just ignore it.</p>
<p>I remember when I was deciding where to go I would get pm's and whatnot, and always see at least one person in particular on the forums of other schools I was deciding between and just see exactly what you mean</p>
<p>Oh well, its the Internet</p>