That’s it. Here’s an example.
http://dendwrite.blogspot.co.il/2018/05/on-value-of-received-tradition.html
The post is fine, whatever. Mostly content-free. But man, does that
grate on my nerves.
Can anyone pinpoint for me what about it rubs me the wrong way?
Uninformative section headers mildly annoy me because they’re lazy and force me to work harder to figure out the author’s point in sectioning the work there. Generally, I wish insight porn would get to the point faster. I realize why they’re teasing, but I’m just not into it.
Blantantly jocking the style of a popular writer indicates that you haven’t paid your dues or done the necessary bleeding to find your own voice. You’re still just a fan.
It’s particularly irritating when you’re jocking a distinctive, quirky writer like Dave Eggers, DFW, HST, or even Scooter.
Edit: Not sure about the chronology here, but I associate Roman numerals with The Last Psychiatrist, a very quirky writer whose fanboys have created some of the most smug, pretentious garbage I’ve ever read.
Roman numerals…Latin…language of Ancient Rome…Roman Empire, headed by…Caesar, first dictator of Rome…whose gesture was the Roman Salute…adopted by germany in the 1930s…by the nazis!
It’s like 7 degrees of Herr Bacon!
I prefer to use horizontal rules ().