There are those who blog to provide real news, or insightful commentary on real news.  There are those who have something that someone else wants to read.  Wit.  Wisdom.  Engaging discourse on current events.  A hobby blog with hobby related tips for enthusiasts. 

Then there are those who float around trying to stir the pot; mercenaries of the english language; stabbing and piercing with their forked tongues.  They're not there to add to the conversation.  They're there to point out grammar and usage flaws and speculate on the character flaws of the author or commenters.  This, of course, is great news to the blogger.  Fresh content in comments is a windfall for becoming an authority blog.  After all, a constantly updated blog is better than a stale blog that nobody comments on.  Like this one.  :) That's OK.  I use it more for an outlet for programming/technology tasks that have me stumped, or that I've overcome.  But, if you've made it this far, dear reader, and are wondering what my long winded point is, then I reward you with this post by ShandyKing, whose comments on disqualifying job applicants became a forum for the pot stirrers.   I'm sure it's a thrill for those who manage to "one up" someone else with their worldplay, idioms, or extensive vocabulary.  As for me, I've got better things to do.  And yes, I realize the irony of this post in terms of making fun of those who make fun. :)

By the way, I totally understand where he's coming from with his angst towards all that could go wrong from potential applicants.  When I last recruited, I discarded 90% of the applicants.  There were all sorts of reasons, including the ones ShandyKing mentioned.   There are those who don't follow your simple directions:  Send letter and resume to:  jobaddress.  So they just send their resume without saying anything.  Or they send the same letter they just pasted when applying to a different job.  I kid you not that I've gotten emailed saying they saw my posting on "such and such job site" (which I never posted on), or for the "incorrect job title" that I was offering.  Then, there are those with perfect resumes and nice cover letters but whose email address is freakywyldboy@gmail.com.   I don't know about the rest of you, but that screams unprofessional to me.

I loved the one that sent the cover letter without the resume.  Then they emailed a minute later to include the attachment and apologize.  Then emailed a minute after that to get an idea when they could expect to hear back.  Then emailed a minute after that to include something they forgot to include on their resume, but that they wanted me to know. 

The level of stupidity out there never ceases to amaze me.  Consider this post I made about how I was having trouble redeeming a promotion.  Then look how many people commented and started asking *me* what the status of their redemption was.  Do *I* work for the redemption company?  Did you even read the post before you started commenting?   Hopefully these people will go on to win their local Darwin awards, like this blind guy who got killed riding an ATV.