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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 5560261" data-attributes="member: 99">I gotta say that this concept really bothers me.Let me be clear that I'm not speaking as a moderator here, but as a long standing member of the site.&nbsp; I'm eternally grateful that Gary chose to post here, that he answered my posts and those of others, and that I got the chance to game with him.&nbsp; To say that I hold him in high esteem would be an understatement.&nbsp; He was one of my childhood heroes and it was a childhood dream of mine to game with him.But this has gone beyond simply honoring him and way over into gaming the XP system to force that honor as quickly as possible.&nbsp; Now it's being proposed that people who are actively contributing to the site not be given XP because it is pushing the bar higher?&nbsp; Far be it from me to speak for him, but I don't think Gary would approve of that sort of thinking.I certainly know that when I get XP (and I've gotten quite a lot of it lately) that says basically &quot;just spreading it around so I can give more to Gary&quot; then I feel like we've lost sight of what this system is supposed to represent.&nbsp; Again, I don't speak as a moderator when I say this but I'd really prefer if people would continue to look for good posts to give rep to and periodically revisit this thread and Gary's posts to push him ever forward.&nbsp; And please only give XP to my posts when you think I've posted something that contributes to the site in some fashion.&nbsp; Otherwise I think that we're simply propelling Gary to the top of a chart that is ultimately meaningless due to this kind of inflation and gamesmanship.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 5560261, member: 99"] I gotta say that this concept really bothers me. Let me be clear that I'm not speaking as a moderator here, but as a long standing member of the site. I'm eternally grateful that Gary chose to post here, that he answered my posts and those of others, and that I got the chance to game with him. To say that I hold him in high esteem would be an understatement. He was one of my childhood heroes and it was a childhood dream of mine to game with him. But this has gone beyond simply honoring him and way over into gaming the XP system to force that honor as quickly as possible. Now it's being proposed that people who are actively contributing to the site not be given XP because it is pushing the bar higher? Far be it from me to speak for him, but I don't think Gary would approve of that sort of thinking. I certainly know that when I get XP (and I've gotten quite a lot of it lately) that says basically "just spreading it around so I can give more to Gary" then I feel like we've lost sight of what this system is supposed to represent. Again, I don't speak as a moderator when I say this but I'd really prefer if people would continue to look for good posts to give rep to and periodically revisit this thread and Gary's posts to push him ever forward. And please only give XP to my posts when you think I've posted something that contributes to the site in some fashion. Otherwise I think that we're simply propelling Gary to the top of a chart that is ultimately meaningless due to this kind of inflation and gamesmanship. [/QUOTE]

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