Usenet stupidity
Jun. 15th, 2004 10:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easyI posted asking for advice on scaring off a neighbour's cat, explaining that our indoor-only cats make noise in the middle of the night when they detect the visitor. I got some good advice, but at least three people said completely stupid things which indicated they hadn't bothered to read the original message:
- Why not let your cats out to scare it off?
- Why not leave food for the visiting cat to quieten it?
- Why not just go out and shoo the cat away?
- And worst of all, an abusive response to the "shoo" suggestion from a self-righteous cat protector who failed to notice (a) the boys are indoor-only and (b) the "shoo" person didn't suggest letting them out. The YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CATS!!! attitude promoted by the rec.pets.cats FAQ etc is a very important one - it's a *huge* responsibility and you have to be prepared for it - but it does produce some prize know-it-alls just gagging to leap in and censure someone whether they need it or not.
It annoys heck out of me when I misread someone else's message and make a dunderhead posting; it's too easy to do. But I seem to have hit the dunderhead jackpot here! :-)
- Why not let your cats out to scare it off?
- Why not leave food for the visiting cat to quieten it?
- Why not just go out and shoo the cat away?
- And worst of all, an abusive response to the "shoo" suggestion from a self-righteous cat protector who failed to notice (a) the boys are indoor-only and (b) the "shoo" person didn't suggest letting them out. The YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CATS!!! attitude promoted by the rec.pets.cats FAQ etc is a very important one - it's a *huge* responsibility and you have to be prepared for it - but it does produce some prize know-it-alls just gagging to leap in and censure someone whether they need it or not.
It annoys heck out of me when I misread someone else's message and make a dunderhead posting; it's too easy to do. But I seem to have hit the dunderhead jackpot here! :-)
