For your information the last time I checked I had a reading level of x? y? I forget, haven't taken that test since 4th grade. However the reading speed and comprehension test I took 2 years ago set me in the 98th percentile of reading speed in America.
<insert more harumphing noises, ruffling of metaphorical feathers, and excessive talk about one's own accomplishments (their only accomplishments unless you count being a fabulous Taric main) here>
Now on to actually commenting on your post which I may have forgotten to do.
While the original meaning and most common use of "GG" or "Good Game" is in the way you described, these days the meaning also spans 2 more sections of meaning.
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People who say GG the moment something bad happens. This is a mostly off topic section of the use of GG but I feel that it should be mentioned as an example of how the original meaning of GG has expanded.
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The fact that GG has been ritualized. GG no longer just has the meaning of "Good game." Basically look at it like this:
GG = Good game <True>
Good Game = GG <True>
Good Game (Always ='s) GG <True*>
GG (Always ='s) Good Game <False>
*Exceptions I am not aware of probably exist but I am not aware of it. And as they say about starving kids in africa: "If I can't see it then it doesn't exist"
Seriously though that is a problem and not something that should be joked about.
GG carries a meaning of tradition with it. It means "Thank you for playing." This is not an official translation but rather a cultural one. As such by typing "GG" at the end of a game in which the enemy team had an AFK or something like that, I (or anyone) am not saying it was a good game. I/We are thanking them for participating in said game.
I personally apologize that they had to deal with an AFKer/Whatever happened but that does not someone who doesn't say that and sticks purely with "GG" does not mean the same thing.
One can argue that yes, they are not fully thinking through what they are saying. I would agree with said argument. However as part of that I would also argue that anyone who took your stance on it isn't thinking about what others are saying. We aren't speaking in C#. English requires interpretation to function properly. As such it is a reader's job to take what others are saying and trying to determine what is actually meant.
While people say "GG" in what most would consider a "Bad Game" they are not saying "Good Game." In this case "GG" means: "I am observing proper cultural action by thanking you for participating in said game."
Clearly you do not consider what people actually mean when they are talking. This can be seen in the way you react to the primary post (Which is pretty understandable. I went through the same question at one point.) and your reaction to my comment. Your response doesn't make much sense in the context of my comment if you actually read and compare the two.
Me:
GG
now on to reading more than 2 lines of the post.....
From this one can understand that my comment is based off the first two lines of your post: "I'd like to raise a pet peeve perhaps a little issue, it's the one of players using the term GG, automatically."
From this one can see that I was making a joke off the fact that you dislike people automatically saying "GG"
In that context my comment is a joke on how I am saying "automatically saying GG" before I go on to read the rest of your post.
You:
sorry I must apologise for the novel.
I forgot the newer summoners have a 2 Alpha Numeric reading limit.
First of all that grammar is bugging the hell out of me. Just... uhhg.... I mean you did pretty well in the rest of your post too!
Anyways your comment could initially be taken as a joke with that first line. However the fact that you put no care into it and how sloppily it was done implies you didn't really care or put much effort into it, or you DID care and it was an emotion along the lines of anger that made you just quickly scrawl out something to get back at an imaginary slight.
Even assuming the first line is taken as a joke the second is just rude to numerous people for numerous reasons.
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New players. You insult them all by lumping them into a general category and putting a rude label on all of them. This is stereotyping. Don't do it outside of comments that are clearly jokes and better suited for memes and games.
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Me. You have 0 way to know that I am a newer player than you which you seem to imply. Considering my posts on the boards can be traced back at least 2 years, possibly all the way back to season 4 depending on when I started posting, that puts my account to being much older than yours. If you are then going to respond with the general reason (true or not) of this being a secondary account and not the first one you made, you have no way of knowing the same isn't true for me.
You then also ignore that I am clearly implying that i am about to proceed to read the rest of your post and insult me for making a joke part way through reading.
Honestly you should really consider thinking about what others actually mean and fully interpreting the language before making assumptions. I am not saying that you can't feel bugged when people do it. That is all in your own mind and we all have things that bug us. Don't even get me started on the mark by VS in the loading screen. Fuck that shit. However if you are going to be pushing your ideas towards others you should at least take the time to think through your own ideas.
Believe it or not buddy, the internet isn't private. The way you act on the internet can and will come back at you. Maybe not this account, but if you always speak without thinking eventually someone important will see that and judge you based on your actions. You should try to conduct yourself a bit more professionally.
Edit: Sorry about the novel, I have a habit of overstating my points. If you really want one I can TLDR this for you.
