Poll: Why do you give out XP?

[Dice4Hire]

Posts I like, posts from posters who post pictures of new dungeon tiles, people who say interesting things.

Whims,

I have never run out in 24 hours and I rarely see the "cannot give to this user..." box.

Occasionally, though. Like the beforementioned Dungeon tiles thing just ten minutes ago.

 

[IronWolf]

I give it out for several reasons. Generally as a way to say I found a post interesting, funny or well-stated in the case of the more heated discussions.

 

[Umbran]

Upon further contemplation, i think what this thread needs is bacon-wrapped weem.

For a moment, there, I had to consider if "bacon-wrapped weem" violated the Grandma rule...

...or if maybe Grandma would just want all the bacon-wrapped weem for herself...

 

[El Mahdi]

For a moment, there, I had to consider if "bacon-wrapped weem" violated the Grandma rule...

...or if maybe Grandma would just want all the bacon-wrapped weem for herself...

How do you know she wouldn't just keep the Weem and hold the bacon...?

Why do you give out XP?

Are you consistent?

How often do you run out ("You have given out too much XP in the past 24 hours")?

I try to give out XP prioritized the following way:

• First and foremost, for posts that are polite and respectful, make a good point, or further the conversation in a constructive manner...even if I disagree with the post.
• For useful or interesting links, scoops, or submissions (houserules, pdf's, etc.)
• As much as I like to think most XP I give is for the more high-brow reasons listed above, I do give out a lot for clever and funny posts. It's third in priority, but probably first in actual application...
• First time posters. Some "Welcome to ENWorld" XP.
• And lastly, I find reasons to give it to friends and other posters I like...after I've spread enough around.

I think I'm consistent, but then again...

I try to give out all the XP I'm allowed every day I'm online here, and I try to make it a point to give out more XP than I post. I don't actually accomplish this every day (and there are some days I don't even check in here at ENWorld), but I run out quite often (probably about every other day).

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

For a moment, there, I had to consider if "bacon-wrapped weem" violated the Grandma rule...

...or if maybe Grandma would just want all the bacon-wrapped weem for herself...

Yours is a hard life!

And somewhere out there, the spirits of Lewis Carrol and Salvador Dali are going..."WTF?"

 

[weem]

Why do you give out XP?

Most of the time, the XP I give it is to those who reply to a thread of mine with additional info, feedback etc. Often times I am posting for feedback, or sharing ideas and hoping to get more. Responses to those are what I value a lot, so I give XP them. I use it as a way to give thanks to those participating in my 'conversations' - even to those who completely disagree with me

The rest of the time I give XP varies greatly and would not be considered consistent by any means.

I have not run out of XP to give, but I have been unable to give some to people who I had already XP'd recently (I'm not sure if those aren't the same thing though).


Love the "Because the poster is weem" option by the way

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Love the "Because the poster is weem" option by the way

Did you vote for that option? If so, don't give him XP for starting a good thread as well...

Otherwise, you risk creating an Infinite weem Recursion Loop, and we cant risk that, can we?

 

[TarionzCousin]

Did you vote for that option? If so, don't give him XP for starting a good thread as well...

Yes he did. I made the poll public, so if you click on one of the numbers you can see who voted for what.

Otherwise, you risk creating an Infinite weem Recursion Loop, and we cant risk that, can we?

It could be worse:

Dr. Egon Spengler: There's something very important I forgot to tell you about bacon.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the weems.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all internet forum posting as you know it stopping instantaneously and every taste bud in your body exploding at the speed of microwaved bacon.
Dr Ray Stantz: Total baconic reversal.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Right. That's bad. Okay. All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Generally, I give out XP for posts that contribute to the feeling that is ENW. I purposefully leave that undefined, but usually it's for people that write insightful commentary on things I'm interested in, and people that are helpful in answering questions. I only do it sporadically, depending on how much I think the XP system is being abused on any given day.

Also, and I freely admit this is not fair, I am far less likely to give XP to people who have tons of XP. I may have given weem XP once or twice, but I can't seem to find the list of XP I've given to verify that.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Neener neener!

I can't give TarionzCousin XP right now!

(That's some good stuff- "crossing the weems.")

And remember, kiddies...if someone asks you if you're a Mod, say "Yes!". It will save a lot of trouble from giant marshmallow trolls.