The "in before" thing was nearly as insufferable as the content it was criticizing

When something like the Charlie Sheen or Balloon Boy stories were big, you'd see hundreds of vague posts like "CHARLIE SHEEN TALKS,HITS HE'S FRIENDS, SOMETHING SOMETHING" that were just placeholders for things that hadn't actually happened yet. It was like the user didn't give a fuck about the content of the post, just that they had something on the front page. It always felt like a waste of space, and if it was such a big deal, you could have waited for the actual event to happen and posted that instead of hopping on the bandwagon.<br><br>Edit: If this was ten years late, sorry. I'm just a youngin' who hates the remnants that this brings