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LeithSol Myself from California Since: Jul, 2011
Myself
#1: Jan 27th 2012 at 3:18:28 AM

I see a lot of where do we start around and it maybe just me but this Word Cruft is starting to bug me.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#2: Jan 27th 2012 at 3:39:41 AM

Okay? It's word cruft, delete it.

Fight smart, not fair.
TripleElation Diagonalizing The Matrix from Haifa, Isarel Since: Jan, 2001
Diagonalizing The Matrix
#3: Jan 27th 2012 at 5:34:22 AM

Kill it. This is example-pitching Word Cruft which is IMO the worst kind.

Pretentious quote || In-joke from fandom you've never heard of || Shameless self-promotion || Something weird you'll habituate to
Zyffyr from Portland, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#4: Jan 27th 2012 at 7:41:57 AM

It is almost as bad as "Why hasn't X been mentioned yet" in the heirarchy of cruft.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#7: Jan 27th 2012 at 9:47:52 AM

And then launch nukes at it? surprised

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#8: Jan 27th 2012 at 12:02:05 PM

And then pour holy water on the ashes just to see if they squeal. If they do, nuke them again.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#9: Jan 27th 2012 at 12:03:09 PM

And then fire what's left into the sun, just to be sure.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
HiddenFacedMatt Avatars may be subject to change without notice. Since: Jul, 2011
Avatars may be subject to change without notice.
#11: Jan 27th 2012 at 7:26:08 PM

This thread should be preserved, and linked to in a pinned thread *

if only for the amusing tangent alone, let alone for being about a concise example of the kind of writing style we are trying to discourage.

edited 27th Jan '12 7:27:49 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#12: Jan 27th 2012 at 7:45:59 PM

In a similar vein, "[X] does this all the time," is another bit of Word Cruft that must be… must be… … dang, there's no way I can think of anything as funny as the above posts. Though I think this bit was mentioned in another thread.

In a dissimilar vein, "[X] may as well be the poster child for this trope," is yet more word cruft and reeks of Most Triumphant Example.

I'm right on both counts, right?

I'm not crazy, I just don't give a darn!
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#13: Jan 27th 2012 at 8:39:33 PM

...must be purged with the fury of a thousand antimatter warheads?

Fight smart, not fair.
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#14: Jan 27th 2012 at 9:01:21 PM

^^ Yep. Cruft, both of them. Hit them with whatever tool of destruction you prefer. You can chortle evilly as you do so, if you want.

billybobfred Cosine! from renamed to wingedcatgirl Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#15: Jan 28th 2012 at 12:39:52 AM

Become a First Guardian and warp them directly into the Green Sun?

she her hers hOI!!! i'm tempe
LeithSol Myself from California Since: Jul, 2011
Myself
#16: Jan 29th 2012 at 2:30:08 AM

So it ok to leave as is and even use more often?tongue With such endorsement as these, I fell that I can safely deal with this problem with impunity.

robster2001 Very Occasional Editor from Richmond, VA Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Very Occasional Editor
#17: Jan 29th 2012 at 6:27:07 AM

This seems like a sizable project.

So where do we start?

I am not a mod, and I don't play one on TV.
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