xp i'm moved to tell you that yr a terrible person but i don't want to get into a fight about it
― ogmor, Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
I mean the ideal outcome of any such comment would be "sorry, I didn't take that into account, I'll do better next time"
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
I often fall into the habit of appending "I think" to the front of posts. Declarative sentences feel too exposed.
― jmm, Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:21 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark
yeah often this is necessary. people tend to take opinions in a very hostile way. if you offer up your view on a thread topic there is a 50% chance you didn't read the entire thread and somebody has decided there is a generally accepted narrative of discussion going on and now you are attacking it or somebody directly when in fact you just wanted to throw in your 2 cents.
statements made on the internet are opinions, this should be assumed for every post on the internet ever.
you do not have to both agree on the same opinion. two differing opinions can co-exist.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
one man's thoughts
― mh, Thursday, 3 May 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
the problem is that 'I think' is 4 characters longer than 'imo'; and 'imo' is an easier tell of someone posting their opinion than 'I think' which people might graze over ('imo' is more in your face and less prone to grazing.)
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
I might of meant glazing
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:34 (six years ago) link
i write imo a lotthe rest does waste space, i agreeif you're gonna add a disclaimer, do it efficiently for yourself & the message's recipients imo
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:41 (six years ago) link
like if you read this message board and dont think just about everything is an opinion i rly dont think any1 can help u
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:04 (six years ago) link
it's a tone thing
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
"i think"
i hate this thread so much
so is this but ppl still complain abt it and like to tell u 1 is better than the other:
"it it okay to point out"― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:13 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkall meaningless prefaces should be eliminated― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:14 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:13 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
all meaningless prefaces should be eliminated
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:14 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:16 (six years ago) link
Regadless of whether imo is shorter, language can be a plaything - obfuscation and meandering are worth something
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:16 (six years ago) link
This forum is not without posters who believe all of their opinions are pure objective, unarguable facts.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
Is that a fact?
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
my posts are true facts stated
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
xp
In my humble opinion, I think it is
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:57 (six years ago) link
Everything’s radically subjective - can’t believe we’re still arguing about this
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
I don't think that fewer keystrokes = better communication. Or more clarity.
All of this is a voluntary leisure activity. If I want to type "in my opinion" instead of "imo" it harms you in no way whatsoever.
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:13 (six years ago) link
Well you can’t argue with the facts
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
Something being better because of fewer characters was a joke :/
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:22 (six years ago) link
ok
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:23 (six years ago) link
(also a joke btw)
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
But yeah, if you need extra clarity of whether or not you are saying an opinion it’s because your target audience might include slow folk.
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:27 (six years ago) link
all too common in a large forum or comment section
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
Well this is disturbing https://t.co/TKbAQornkc pic.twitter.com/nTfyRQAftZ— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) May 2, 2018
― mh, Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
I'm one of those awful people who reads it as honest, not humble
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
I thought maybe it was just people that read buzzfeed, wtf dude
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
My excuse is that I'm so old, I can't properly translate internet lingo
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
yeah often this is necessary. people tend to take opinions in a very hostile way.
Old ILX was awful about taking things personally unless you added imo more or whatever.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
taking sides: ppl who describe themselves as honest vs ppl who describe themselves as humble
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:37 (six years ago) link
Humble is definitely the dud here
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link
Call yer self honest sure that sounds reasonable enough - but calling yourself humble? Whole other level of bullshit
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:07 (six years ago) link
wait it’s *not* honest????
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:29 (six years ago) link
i’m so old i remember when it was on irc and usenet and shit and was always “humble”I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:31 (six years ago) link
Can’t bullshit the bullshitter - sage advice
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
If I humiliate myself often enough, do I get to call myself humble?
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
Humiliatable maybe
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
trying to find a cite pre-2000 but every irc guide has it as humble
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
i thought it was in my hot opinion
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
in my horny opinion imo
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:48 (six years ago) link
bitch be humble
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Thursday, May 3, 2018 5:31 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
is it???
then again i never use “imho” anyway
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
mookieproof otm
in my horrible opinion
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
in my herodotean opprobrium
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:07 (six years ago) link
brb re-reading all posts made on ilx containing "imho" where people actually, falsely, thought the h meant honestly instead of humble wtf you bunch of unhumblebraggers
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
in my hypoallergenic opinion
heterozygous
hermeneutic
hypnagogic
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
Holy shit the humble / honest thing is turning my world upside down. Humble obv
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 01:29 (six years ago) link
this is like a mini version of The Dress