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[joethelawyer]

Now that is borderline spamming. LEt the negative rep FLOW! :^P

i already have the neg rep. i'm a lawyer.

plus, i have had a negative rep on the internet as to D&D in the eyes of industry players since 1994 and the usenet newsgroup wars, over T$R's tactics as to fans' online sharing of fan-created material. Hence my sig. Erik Mona remembered me, 14 yrs later.

as to whether it is spam, how can it be when they moved this thread so far down into the nether regions of enworld that you and i are the only ones reading it?

if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it does it make a sound? can it be spam if no one reads it?

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

how can it be when they moved this thread so far down into the nether regions of enworld that you and i are the only ones reading it?

Hey, Off-Topic is not the nether region of enworld! We prefer the term "Contributor Attendance Challenged", thank you very much!

if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it does it make a sound? can it be spam if no one reads it?

Yes, absolutely. It still take space on the internet! (Of course, e-mail spam is worse, it clouts the data highways and takes spam filter processing time. Something is always reading it...)

 

[Umbran]

If people like what he said and feel they should reward him for being funny (or whatever), then why is it wrong?

Please note how I asked that people don't abuse the system so that it ceases to be useful for its intended purpose. Giving him a couple points for being funny does not cause an issue - especially since really, it isn't that funny.

Engaging in popularity contests to try to see who can reach the highest reputation just because, however, is another matter. Reputation is something to be earned. It is not something one begs for in an attempt to reach some arbitrary goal just because.

We spent quite a bit of time discussing reputation, and setting up the system to deter abuse. Actively trying to circumvent that is being a bit of a jerk. If folks do start clearly abusing the system, Morrus is apt to just turn it off. Do you want to be responsible for it going away?

I ask you - do you want to be part of why we can't have nice things?

 

[megamania]

=sound of opening a big can of worms=

Personally I dislike popularity contests of any sort if only as a negative, sarcastic and generally disliked person I fare poorly in them. I was surprised to see one put in place but to each their own.

It's like the whole Post Count thing. People are well known and referred to with good intensions since they have such high numbers. Eh. Blah.

As for humor of the subject, I see little beyond the remarks to the concept.

Having said it I will be now flamed and trolled and that other good stuff but in the end we are what we are and that's all.



I'm rambling now.....

 

[Tewligan]

Maaaan...why can't I give out negrep? I have a burning need to punish tears and hubris right now!

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

I addition to Wish/Miracle fulfillment, once I receive enough experience for Godhood, I promise all 20's on all your die rolls (even 4-siders), I will make all your gear Epic, and I will surround you with hot chainmail bikini-wearing women who will service your every need.

I even promise Demi-Godhood to my top supporters in this noble endeavor.

To give XP you click on this icon

in the name section of this post. It can be found directly between the online indicator and the report post buttons.

In eager anticipation of my Ultimate Ascension, you have my humble thanks...

Yeth, marthter! [/igor]

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Well, now I wish that I'd got to the end of the thread before giving him xp...

[igor]Oh well. joethelawyer - you got away with it thith time, curthe you! But thoon I thall be the marthter...or thomething...[/igor]

 

[Umbran]

Maaaan...why can't I give out negrep?

Because the staff feels that promotes even more popularity contest dynamics.

 

[joethelawyer]

Because the staff feels that promotes even more popularity contest dynamics.

interestingly enough, some people gave me negative xp. about 4 of them it looks like. about 20 gave me positive xp. is negative xp the same as negative rep? i am still less overall xp now than when i began my quest for divinity.

i dont seem to be able to give negative xp though. is it something only certain people can do?

 

[Relique du Madde]

To answer your question Joe: yes.


From what I noticed, the only people able to give negative rep are:

1) The site owner.
2) Mods.
3) Admins.
4) Enworld staff (I'm speculating here.)
5) Community Supporters (not sure what support level though).
6) People who were recently community supporters but have not lost all their CS functionality.