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AIBU?

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...to think that people who write in library books should be shot?

59 replies

TheArmadillo · 12/04/2007 13:44

Every time I get books out the uni library someone has always underlined stuff or, even worse, written comments in the margin. Some of them even do it in biro

AIBU to think all these people should have painful punishments inflicted upon them

I don't care about their opinions. I don't want to see what they thought was interesting/useful about the book. I don't want to be distracted by the lines they draw that obscure the stuff I actually want to read.

SO AIBU (apparently my friends at uni think I'm a little overzealous about this).

But argh

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TheArmadillo · 12/04/2007 13:51

what about a little painful torture? Is that more reasonable than shooting do you think?

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compo · 12/04/2007 13:51

I have had to go through many a book in our public library and rub out pencil scribblings

TheArmadillo · 12/04/2007 13:49

glad to see I am not the only one.
Its what post-its are for. There is no need to write in books whatsoever, especially library books. Some people have no respect.

I usually point it out to our librarians if it is particularly bad, but I don't think they have any way of finding out exactly which previous user it was. SO can't do much about it.

HAve these people no respect for others property?

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willywonka · 12/04/2007 13:49

Don't think you're being unreasonable to be pissed off by people writing in library books. Do have more of an issue with shooting the culprits though...that said, I'm just a bleeding heart liberal

makingdo · 12/04/2007 13:48

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kittylette · 12/04/2007 13:47

are there not any doodles of willies to cheer you up?

Marina · 12/04/2007 13:46

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hunkermunker · 12/04/2007 13:46

If they want to draw in books they should buy their own.

Iklboo · 12/04/2007 13:45

Hanging's too good for 'em!!

No, seriously - I hate this too. It's vandalism