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GANON1025
04/27/12 5:44:00 PM
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Such a vapid and bankrupt response. It's just terrible.

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Menji76
04/27/12 5:45:00 PM
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Or... "in my opinion"

no ****, you're saying it!

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__Smurf__
04/27/12 5:50:00 PM
#3:


What would you say when somebody has already expressed your exact sentiment?

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LeonhartFour
04/27/12 5:51:00 PM
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From: GANON1025 | #001
Such a vapid and bankrupt response. It's just terrible.


Pretty much this.

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Panthera
04/27/12 5:51:00 PM
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From: Menji76 | #002
Or... "in my opinion"

no ****, you're saying it!


pretty much this

Few internet trends are more annoying than people who are somehow incapable of realizing that "X is good" is an opinion unless it's directly spelled out to them.

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LeonhartFour
04/27/12 5:54:00 PM
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From: Panthera | #005
Few internet trends are more annoying than people who are somehow incapable of realizing that "X is good" is an opinion unless it's directly spelled out to them.


It's more like the internet is bad about recognizing that you're not trying to be dogmatic when you say "X is good."

I use it to lessen the likelihood of someone raging at me for expressing my opinion because the internet is dumb, in my opinion.

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Zachnorn
04/27/12 5:54:00 PM
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Few internet trends are more annoying than people who are somehow incapable of realizing that "X is good" is an opinion unless it's directly spelled out to them.

There have been so many times where I've been accused of stating opinions as facts because I did not tack on an "IMO" or "in my opinion."

Those people are silly.

IMO.

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baron von toast
04/27/12 6:04:00 PM
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"That's like saying" really grinds my gears, because it's always hyperbole and never like that at all.

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ImTheMacheteGuy
04/27/12 6:11:00 PM
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actually, "in my opinion" acknowledges that you consider your opinion to be just that, an opinion, rather than claiming whatever statement you've made to be fact.

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Panthera
04/27/12 6:18:00 PM
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From: ImTheMacheteGuy | #009
actually, "in my opinion" acknowledges that you consider your opinion to be just that, an opinion, rather than claiming whatever statement you've made to be fact.


No.

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Zachnorn
04/27/12 6:19:00 PM
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I also hate when people say "this is objectively ____" when it is entirely subjective. The same goes for "this is factually _____" when it is not a fact at all.

actually, "in my opinion" acknowledges that you consider your opinion to be just that, an opinion, rather than claiming whatever statement you've made to be fact.

However, if I say, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a good game," am I stating an opinion or a fact? It should be obvious that I am stating an opinion, unless I say that it is objectively or factually a good game. I don't see why someone should need to tack on "IMO" to a statement like that.

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ImTheMacheteGuy
04/27/12 6:27:00 PM
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Panthera posted...
From: ImTheMacheteGuy | #009
actually, "in my opinion" acknowledges that you consider your opinion to be just that, an opinion, rather than claiming whatever statement you've made to be fact.
No.


bulls***. That's what it's for. It's a way of saying "Yes I am aware that what I'm saying is just my opinion. I am not claiming it to be anything other than an opinion."

Don't "no" me, son :)

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Zachnorn
04/27/12 6:31:00 PM
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Yes, that is what it is for. It should also be unnecessary to say, although if people don't say it, someone will probably whine about it.

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Panthera
04/27/12 6:34:00 PM
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From: ImTheMacheteGuy | #012
bulls***. That's what it's for. It's a way of saying "Yes I am aware that what I'm saying is just my opinion. I am not claiming it to be anything other than an opinion."


It's also entirely superfluous and useless because only an absolute moron wouldn't be able to identify opinions.

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LeonhartFour
04/27/12 6:35:00 PM
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From: Panthera | #014
It's also entirely superfluous and useless because only an absolute moron wouldn't be able to identify opinions.


And guess what the internet is full of

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Dark Young Link
04/27/12 6:35:00 PM
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To be fair, it's now moddable to just copy + paste the opinion you agree with entirely.

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Panthera
04/27/12 6:39:00 PM
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From: LeonhartFour | #015
And guess what the internet is full of


Well yeah the whole point is that it annoys me that so many of them are out there <_<

But on the bright side, it's a great way to figure out if you're talking to someone that will actually discuss things with you or not.

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ToukaOone
04/27/12 6:44:00 PM
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It's my opinion that the sky is blue.

Panthera thinks that imo is a good filter.

It is my opinion that imo is a good filter.

The 50th digit of pi is even.

It's my opinion that the 50th digit of pi is odd.

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foolm0ron
04/27/12 6:51:00 PM
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Dark Young Link
04/27/12 6:59:00 PM
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Panthera posted...
It's also entirely superfluous and useless because only an absolute moron wouldn't be able to identify opinions.


Considering the amount of people who still think you "can't read sarcasm" on the internet...

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GANON1025
04/27/12 7:12:00 PM
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From: __Smurf__ | #003
What would you say when somebody has already expressed your exact sentiment?


Anything else."I agree", maybe a "my thoughts exactly". i just HATE that one phrase so much it almost hurts.

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azuarc
04/27/12 7:21:00 PM
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Zachnorn posted...
However, if I say, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a good game," am I stating an opinion or a fact? It should be obvious that I am stating an opinion, unless I say that it is objectively or factually a good game. I don't see why someone should need to tack on "IMO" to a statement like that.

Even if the statement is technically opinionated, I read it as matter-of-fact. Considering I know some really ostentatious people who believe their opinion is fact and are very expressive about it all the time, adding "in my opinion" is just a way of saying "I don't expect other people to necessarily agree with this, but..."
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GANON1025
04/27/12 7:40:00 PM
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OH, you know what else I hate? When someone is talking about a game/show/movie/book/anime or whatever and go "oh WOW I feel so EMBARRASSED about knowing all that stuff IM SUCH A NERD HUH". It's like, what why stop that

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LeonhartFour
04/27/12 7:41:00 PM
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I am proud of being a vacuum of useless facts.

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Emporer_Kazbar
04/27/12 7:43:00 PM
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From: Dark Young Link | #016
To be fair, it's now moddable to just copy + paste the opinion you agree with entirely.


Again? It used to be moddable, then wasn't after that whole rule revamp thing. I haven't gotten modded for that in ages.

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Dark Young Link
04/27/12 7:49:00 PM
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Hrm... it might not be against the rules right now after all. Just checked the ToU right quick and I don't see them mention it. *shrugs*

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The Utility Man
04/27/12 7:51:00 PM
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From: Menji76 | #002
Or... "in my opinion"

no ****, you're saying it!


Actually I have to use "in my opinion" a lot here because usually when I post my opinion people think I'm stating it as a fact and become annoyed.

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shadosneko
04/27/12 8:45:00 PM
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From: Zachnorn | #007
Few internet trends are more annoying than people who are somehow incapable of realizing that "X is good" is an opinion unless it's directly spelled out to them.

There have been so many times where I've been accused of stating opinions as facts because I did not tack on an "IMO" or "in my opinion."

Those people are silly.

IMO.


this

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Menji76
04/27/12 10:35:00 PM
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From: The Utility Man | #027
Actually I have to use "in my opinion" a lot here because usually when I post my opinion people think I'm stating it as a fact and become annoyed.


their fault!

From: Dark Young Link | #026
Hrm... it might not be against the rules right now after all. Just checked the ToU right quick and I don't see them mention it. *shrugs*



-Quoting a post without adding additional content: Before, if you quoted a user and then added no content of your own, this resulted in a moderation. As long as this doesn't result in a flooding within the topic of users doing the same thing, this is no longer considered an issue.


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Midgar Zachnorn
04/27/12 10:53:00 PM
#30:


Even if the statement is technically opinionated, I read it as matter-of-fact. Considering I know some really ostentatious people who believe their opinion is fact and are very expressive about it all the time, adding "in my opinion" is just a way of saying "I don't expect other people to necessarily agree with this, but..."

I guess it depends on the people you know and how they react to opinionated statements like that. Still, do you think it is so difficult for someone to tell that it is an opinion that they would need to call someone out about how they are expressing an opinion as a fact?

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pjbasis
04/28/12 12:42:00 AM
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This so much.

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TheKnightOfNee
04/28/12 12:44:00 AM
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bulls***. That's what it's for. It's a way of saying "Yes I am aware that what I'm saying is just my opinion. I am not claiming it to be anything other than an opinion."

Don't "no" me, son :)


Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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ninkendo
04/28/12 2:30:00 AM
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I hate when people say t'was

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Rad Link 5
04/28/12 2:47:00 AM
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From: LeonhartFour | #004
From: GANON1025 | #001
Such a vapid and bankrupt response. It's just terrible.
Pretty much this.


Pretty much this.

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