desperate attention whoring

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:01pm

so i have taken a bit of time since i have been back and i watched and watched and i see now why folks are so happy for the ignore feature to be back.

it's been a while since i have seen such a case of desperation.

trolls are one thing, but this is like a remora that's latched onto some posters and lives solely to draw some notice from them; like the very plain girl whose undone the top three buttons on her blouse and always lingers a bit too long there making sure you notice when she leans in to ask you something.

i was hsitant to say anything at all, realizing that the ignore feature is what i would have advocated - and still do - but i did promise someone that i would say something eventually. i don't need to see much more to realize that this isn't really worthy of anger or vitriol, but pity really - if i were a caring person.

so...just sad.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:05pm

Countdown until it appears and pretends you're actually talking about someone else . . .

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:07pm

So glad you're back, papa!!

[javero]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:07pm

And I've been reluctant to call that person out on HER b/s but she's written some incredibly stupid shaite all week as she's whored herself out for a modicum of fuggin' attention.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:08pm

I've been married for 28 years, so I've mastered the art of ignoring people. So, trolls don't bother me.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:08pm

Wow. Sometimes it takes somebody with a little distance and objectivity to nail it.

And good prediction, Reg. You nailed it too.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:12pm

Unsurprisingly, the attention death throes are in progress- even though she knows the people she is addressing cannot readily see her. Curious.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:13pm

It's been particularly amusing however to watch as it slowly becomes clear that no one really cares anymore.

Suddenly the tone of the posts is more combative, the insults harsher, etc.

The desperation is palpable.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:15pm

Three questions leap to mind:

Can she - gasp - resist - huff puff - posting in this - GASP - thread?

Will the person who hasn't posted here in such a long time, recently told by the desperate attention whore (D.A.W.) "i like you, you're funny" now be dismissed as a Mean Girl?

Should we ask Rob to install a pity function?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:18pm

Who are you even talking about? It's been so long, I've forgotten.

Like a pimple on your nose that is the most horrible thing in the world. And then it's gone and you don't even remember having it.

[BudFrump23]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:19pm

If you pop that pimple, it often leaves a nasty scar. Best to just ignore it and let it fade away on its own. It may take time, but you'll be more beautimous for it in the long run.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:24pm

Should we ask Rob to install a pity function?

Only if it leaves a ridiculous emoticon.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:28pm

Looks like it's been beaten.

Badly?
At it's own game?

And then it's gone and you don't even remember having it.

Speak for yourself. Maybe if you were super pale and uber-caucasian you would understand how something that seems to be so disruptive but short-lived can leave a deep scar that's always there to remind you of the worser times.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:33pm

Spot on, papa. Also...

"It's been particularly amusing however to watch as it slowly becomes clear that no one really cares anymore. Suddenly the tone of the posts is more combative, the insults harsher, etc. The desperation is palpable."

Taz, I have noticed that as well. Since I joined, it seemed like today was the first day IT actually created a thread (presumably for the attention). Just as serial killers begin abruptly veering away from their modus operandi when they begin to feel desperate, the same is happening here.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:35pm

Is this going to end up on SVU or Lifetime?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:39pm

Namo, we still need that new song about shtrolling by Shaiman before pursuing a television deal but I would suggest that this is right up Lifetime's made-for-tv movie alley. Or, if you wanted a more lighthearted take on the whole situation, perhaps we should approach Oxygen.

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:39pm

Sadly, it will just come in here and post some BS about how flattered it is that another thread was created in its honor.

Then it will remark on how sad we all are and how hypocritical we are for continuing to refer to something that we wanted to be rid of.

Updated On: 8/28/13 at 03:39 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:42pm

It would be kinda funny because most people have her on ignore.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:45pm

It probably thinks this thread is about it, but no one has mentioned a name.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:48pm

Let me know if this perfect visual screws up anybody's margins.

Updated On: 8/28/13 at 03:48 PM

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:49pm

Precisely what I was thinking and about to post, Reg.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:49pm

Is it still posting? I haven't noticed, except for the lingering scent of potato farts.

And just to add one thing to Papa's very vivid description of her:

Not only has she undone her buttons and forced us to look at her cleavage, she does it knowing full well we are gay as hell and couldn't possibly care less.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:51pm

Not everybody is gay. And I love a good cleavage. I'm a Kinsey 5.95.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:52pm

Is this going to end up on SVU or Lifetime?

A very special episode of The Americans.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/28/13 at 3:53pm

Oh Namo, you'd motorboat anything.