Planet Feedback review: Petpeeves 3

I have a few pet peeves about this site.

One is when we have a letter that's a smoker complaining about something cigarette-related (like we have right now), at least one person will take the opportunity to comment negatively on smoking as a vice. Of course smoking is stupid and bad and blah blah blah. But I know lots of smokers and they're great people. Imean, I have never smoked a cig in my life (I do, on rare occasion, like a
really good cigar), but we all have our vices and we all know how annoyingit is, and how irrational and judgmental it sounds in our ears, when someone is criticizing a vice that *we* happen to practice.

Other pet peeves:

*I read a letter, I respond negatively toward the letter writer. Then I read all the other responses, and I think, "If I'd read these, I don't
think I would have bothered adding to the pile." D'oh! *I respond more harshly to an OP than I would if I'd known it was someone
at that site. Like in Casmly's current letter (about the kid shopping cart at Babies R Us, I think). I like Pepperelf ! She disagrees with the majority a little more often than most regulars, and I like that -- she stands upfor herself and others, but she's respectful about it. I just like her. So I felt bad when I realized I was a bit curt and flippant in my response to her. The anonymity makes it so easy to drop the "do unto others" habit. I need to work on this.

*Any letters or comments that have anything to do with homosexuality. Because I will be compelled to respond, and because I often have trouble keeping my cool with people who don't "agree with" how gay people live their lives. So I'd rather the issue/topic just not even get introduced here. It makes for cranky lunch hour for me. ;)

What are your pet peeves? Please keep the comments to things about letters, letter writers, or responders! This isn't about picking on management! Thank you! :)