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[Angel Tarragon]

Wow, MerricB has a lot of experience points. I know this only because they decided to put what I assume to be the highest XP people on the right side of the screen. Looks like some people DO pay attention to giving experience points.

That damn sidebar only cements my opinion that the XP system is a popularity contest. If it wasn't why would we have to be reminded who has the most on every single page?

 

[Dog Moon]

That damn sidebar only cements my opinion that the XP system is a popularity contest. If it wasn't why would we have to be reminded who has the most on every single page?

Speaking of which, I don't see it on this page. Odd. Anyway, I always liked the idea behind the giving of the XP, but in practice, as with many things, it doesn't work out, imo, as originally intended.

 

[CleverNickName]

Oh wow. Now that I think about it, this is EXACTLY what you need to do, CleverNick! You say in your e-mail that you've tested Pathfinder and 4e, now there's only one last game to test. Then get yourself a copy of the World of Synnibar. Familiarize yourself with it as much as is healthy, and then invite them all over for a rousing session of character generation. By the time their brains have finished melting and oozing out their ears, the ones with any modicum of sanity left will be CLAMMORING to play 3.5 again.

That would be...fun, I won't lie. I don't have ready access to World of Synnibar, but I have the quickstart rules for Song of Ice and Fire from FreeRPG Day. I don't think it's complicated enough, though.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Speaking of which, I don't see it on this page. Odd. Anyway, I always liked the idea behind the giving of the XP, but in practice, as with many things, it doesn't work out, imo, as originally intended.

I think my rant in Meta, with combination of getting xp for it and some other complaints might have given Morrus the idea to disable the sidebar. Yay!

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

That damn sidebar only cements my opinion that the XP system is a popularity contest. If it wasn't why would we have to be reminded who has the most on every single page?

What did you expect it to be? People get XP because they post something people like.

But dang, where is the list now - I remember seeing my own name there, which makes me proud.


And worried. Because I am proud and because I post here so much that I get that much XP

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Now to something completely different.

The wife of my deceased uncle wrote me an e-mail (in response to one of mine where I also pointed her to my blog post.)

She had a heart-breaking story to remember.
10 days before he died, he insisted on going alone to the city... And came back with a rose for their 1 week anniversary. They never used to give each other flowers...

I feel somehow glad that this story can still affect me so much. And she lost so much more than me...

 

[hafrogman]

That would be...fun, I won't lie. I don't have ready access to World of Synnibar, but I have the quickstart rules for Song of Ice and Fire from FreeRPG Day. I don't think it's complicated enough, though.

The trick is not just "complicated", but to find something soul-shatteringly, psyche-rippingly terrible. I thought F.A.T.A.L. was available free online, but apparently no more.

"Okay everyone, time to roll up the size of your genitals."

I did once find a copy of Synnibar for sale in my local used bookstore. I deeply considered buying it. . . but I didn't. Otherwise I would mail it to you. I don't know what else to suggest.

 

[hafrogman]

Speaking of which, I don't see it on this page. Odd. Anyway, I always liked the idea behind the giving of the XP, but in practice, as with many things, it doesn't work out, imo, as originally intended.

Yeah, it vanished over the past minute or so. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K ENWorld.

I guess in the end, I don't really care one way or the other. I can generally tell whether or not to pay attention to someone from the first few posts I see of theirs. I don't need other scores.

And I never remember to give XP. I've given one point. Yesterday. In a thread about XP, which is why it was on my mind. If I remembered to do it every day (or however often I could), the Hive would be much more popular. You lot are always making me laugh. Or cry. Mostly weep for humanity. But the effect is the same.

 

[Dog Moon]

I think I'd be more willing to give XP if I could do it anonymously. Right now the three people that have given me XP are plainly visible and for some reason, I don't like the idea of people I don't know knowing I gave them XP. Just a weird personal thing.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

But dang, where is the list now - I remember seeing my own name there, which makes me proud.

And worried. Because I am proud and because I post here so much that I get that much XP

Funny thing is that I'm more of an active member of EnWold, like 3x more active (I cross refrenced your posts per day with my own). I'm not meaning to dis you here, not in the least.

I'm just saying that if high activity equals high xp (due to more exposure), how come I wasn't on the list?

 

[Dog Moon]

And man, is it ANNOYING to bill for something and not get paid for it.

It's all done electronically. We send our bills through a company that then sends our bills to the insurance company. The first company says our bills for this one client are going through. The insurance company is saying they have no records for any of the bills I've sent.

Now, I have to figure out what's going on between the first company and the insurance company and why the bills aren't going through. Really frustrating.