To hate seeing HTH at the end of a post?

[ssd]

its all smug and self centered, like the person writing the post knows so effing much

I just want to shout FUCK OFF YOU SELF RIGHTEOUS TWAT

I don't know what it means!

YANBU as I do it precisely because it is annoying.

HTH.

YANBU they are usually not hoping

It means "Hope that helps."

I like it if they've written a daft answer, but not otherwise.

I do know so effing much.
HTH.

it means Hope This Helps

I know its meant sarcastically but sometimes its used to put the other person down and that pisses me off

Ah thank you!

But if you're genuinely trying to be helpful, you would hope that helped (wouldn't you?)

Hope that helps?!

It is, hope this helps.

HTH hun

it's usually used when they think the OP is being a dick though, so it's reinforcing their message. (was going to write "HTHs" at the end, but realized it would mean that you'd think I think you're being a dick, which I don't, so I didn't!)

'HTH' is annoying, in the same way that someone saying "Good for you.." can only ever sound like they're being either condescending or sarcastic

I think some people use HTH because they have tried to be helpful and don't realise how sarcastic it actually sounds.

Others, of course, do it deliberately as a put down.

It's best avoided really.

oh i thought it was happy to help....

YABU.

HTH.

(Sorry, couldn't resist)

Oh .... I thought it was "Hit the Highway "😁

Sometimes posters can use it to make a genuine helpful response to a post or more often it's a sarcastic response.
It has to be taken in the context of the OP.
HTH

I so often want to say HTH in real life .

i wrote it the other day on one of the endless election threads because i was pissed off increasingly hysterical threads appearing .

I always thought it meant 'happy to help' - sounds much more passive aggressive that way round if you ask me.

I love it. It's up there with LMGTFY.

I've used it before when I've thought what I had to say was relevant but off at a little bit of a tangent. Had no idea it might be interpreted as sarcastic

I though it was "Happy to help"

It's mostly written in response to ridiculous posts anyway.

EG: "AIBU? I called an unnecessary general election because I was cocky enough to think no one would vote for my scruffy opponent but they did and now my party members are being mean about me"

"YABU. HTH."

It's disctinclty different usage on MN, isn't it?

Here it is either passive-aggressive or sarcastic, usually intentionally (occasionally newbie who hasn't lurked for long before pitching in)

And tend to assume that it's been posted to inflame, not to be condescending.

I also thought it was "happy to help" which I find even more annoying!!