Do you ever recognize repeat posters?

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Anonymous wrote:It's been a while, but Doc Review Guy

I wonder if he got a job he likes? I really have not seen him in a long time!!

I hope doc review guy is doing well!

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

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Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I'll bite, is it Duke?

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The woman on here who insists that each meal be this huge spread of food and picks on others who have light breakfast and lunch and a reasonable dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I’m so fascinated by this level of active hatred and obsession. Do you say “I have met three people I dislike who went to the school so their English department is trash” or something like that? Maybe “Really disliked my coworker from 2011 who went to Brown, and their dorms suck”? How does this even work?

It does seem crazy to me, sorry.

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The “I’m in FL, searching for warm weather College” and “private schools in Cali that are affordable” posts are from the same poster. She can’t figure out how to google on her own.

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There is an atheist poster who hijacks threads to talk about how Christians stole Christmas from the Romans or pagans. This is usually in the religion forum, but also turns up randomly in forums like Home Design and Tweens/Teens.

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The woman who calls everyone and everything insufferable

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Anonymous wrote:The woman on here who insists that each meal be this huge spread of food and picks on others who have light breakfast and lunch and a reasonable dinner.

OMG, are you "Beautiful piece of fruit" mom?

I don't know how you decide how someone else's food intake is "reasonable"

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Anonymous wrote:The woman on here who insists that each meal be this huge spread of food and picks on others who have light breakfast and lunch and a reasonable dinner.

OMG, are you "Beautiful piece of fruit" mom?

I don't know how you decide how someone else's food intake is "reasonable"

Oh honey. If you want to get to and stay at a healthy weight, you can’t be stuffing your face all day long.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I’m so fascinated by this level of active hatred and obsession. Do you say “I have met three people I dislike who went to the school so their English department is trash” or something like that? Maybe “Really disliked my coworker from 2011 who went to Brown, and their dorms suck”? How does this even work?

It does seem crazy to me, sorry.

No of course not. I'd say "my impression of alums is that they are really into their school but the people I've worked with have been annoying with below average intelligence, YMMV." Or "everyone I know who went there has been an arrogant blowhard, I'd pick School X instead."

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I’m so fascinated by this level of active hatred and obsession. Do you say “I have met three people I dislike who went to the school so their English department is trash” or something like that? Maybe “Really disliked my coworker from 2011 who went to Brown, and their dorms suck”? How does this even work?

It does seem crazy to me, sorry.

No of course not. I'd say "my impression of alums is that they are really into their school but the people I've worked with have been annoying with below average intelligence, YMMV." Or "everyone I know who went there has been an arrogant blowhard, I'd pick School X instead."

100% sounds like Duke.

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There was a poster on here who was a single mom and kept posting about how she failed her son because she didn't have a lot of money, etc etc. A lot of people came to support her and try to help her realize she didn't fail him. She had zero interest in listening and every few months would create another attention seeking pity post.

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Anonymous wrote:The woman on here who insists that each meal be this huge spread of food and picks on others who have light breakfast and lunch and a reasonable dinner.

OMG, are you "Beautiful piece of fruit" mom?

I don't know how you decide how someone else's food intake is "reasonable"

Oh honey. If you want to get to and stay at a healthy weight, you can’t be stuffing your face all day long.

This is either a brilliant parody or one of the posters who will take "kid with eating disorder" over "nonskinny kid" every time.

I am choosing to believe it's the former.

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Anonymous wrote:The woman on here who insists that each meal be this huge spread of food and picks on others who have light breakfast and lunch and a reasonable dinner.

OMG, are you "Beautiful piece of fruit" mom?

I don't know how you decide how someone else's food intake is "reasonable"

Meh. There is an obesity problem in America - people are eating way too much.

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Anonymous wrote:There is an atheist poster who hijacks threads to talk about how Christians stole Christmas from the Romans or pagans. This is usually in the religion forum, but also turns up randomly in forums like Home Design and Tweens/Teens.

She is so ugly.