To find that 'strikethrough what you really wanted to say' thing annoying?

[Cosydressinggown]

Every thread on mumsnet there's some cleverdick person who writes their post in this so called funny way with the irritating things they were 'going' to say crossed out in the middle of their post.

It makes reading things take twice as longer just so someone can be a smartarse so I'm a bit over it. I found it funny the first five times, now I'm just finding it annoying.

YABU

That's too bad. Most of us really like it. It's very handy for calling a cunt a cunt. Not that I'm calling you a cunt. That would be against guidelines. I'm just using it as an example.

oh well.

You know what's going to happen don't you?

Tough

It's the only way you are now allowed to refer to morons silly people.

If I particularly wish to gain your approbation pigs will fly I will bear your preferences in mind, thank you for expressing them so clearly.

bothered

o come on OP you must have known you would get loads of these

Yes, I did predict these clever responses!

Seriously, I'm not really one for pretending not to be saying something, I'd rather just say it.

no idea what you are moaning about I understand OP

I do not have the line.

Only this ~

Looking forward to the next eight pages of you all making the same joke over and over again though whilst insulting me, though!

I personally find it amusing when people do this, it doesn't really take any longer to read a post- you just automatically read what's there in front of you.

All the replies so far have made laugh!

FWIW I used to hate it too for the same reasons you mention, and avoided it. Then one day I took the plunge and I've never looked back

I do agree though that some posts sometimes are written like this post and makes for very difficult indecipherable message post

I don't get why you don't like it

it's been here for years as we love it so much

oh and

YABU

Ffs yes I totally agree I always never do this

I enjoy the comedy value of the strikethrough and use it every now and again, but I cba to do it now even though it's always worth it
The failed strikethrough is pretty good too.

I don't mind the strikethroughs but the line plus line ones don't get read. Just jumbly mess.
I would appreciate it, though, if the strikethroughs were put in the right place as I've seen loads where the sensible comment is crossed out and idiot comment is left to stand.

LittleDire did you know you can strikethrough a whole line now?

YABU

I use the strike through to devastating comic effect. You just haven't seen me do it yet.

Agree with Harriet though, please use it properly people

I find the funniest posts from the funniest MNers usually contain them.

Do you not like other people being funnier than you OP?

YABU

And stop grinning - it's very annoying