gajinoz said:I think this whole thread makes highly entertaining reading!
geothorn said:I thought that I was on your Ignore list, silenthunterstudios.
I know that everyone against my position in this thread is just trying to shut me up, by insults, by staged "umbrage," blah, blah, blah. The bottom line is that you are defending cowardice by allowing people to negatively ding people and to post negative comments without their being required to sign it.
No, silenthunterstudios, I'm not comparing a coward who leaves a ding or a negative comment to a criminal. I'm only saying that criminals shouldn't be allowed to prey on their victims because they can blend into the crowd, behind anonymity. The other side of the anonymity argument that I'm making is that if someone only has the balls to anonymously ding someone, instead of coming out and facing them, without hiding, why are those cheap shots allowed?
I've made and will continue making my argument, silenthunterstudios, no matter how you try muddying/obfuscating it. Nice try. Nice lie about adding me to your Ignore list. (Good for your post count, though. )
GeoThorn
DaQo'tah Forge said:Oh, and sometimes when I decide to use the rep number system to really rank on a guy, I will make sure that after I insult him and his mother, that I click on the "AGREE" box so that I really confuse the guy....LOL
geothorn said:The bottom line is that you are defending cowardice by allowing people to negatively ding people and to post negative comments without their being required to sign it.
DaQo'tah Forge said:I actually try to get HUGE neg rep numbers...
However the problem is that right when Im able to get my numbers to around -90 some fool logs-on and posts that he agrees with me, and Im back to where I started...
PLEASE, if you are going to agree with something I post, just tell me in the open room where it will do some good....I want to try to raise my neg count to over -100.
Oh, and sometimes when I decide to use the rep number system to really rank on a guy, I will make sure that after I insult him and his mother, that I click on the "AGREE" box so that I really confuse the guy....LOL
DaQo'tah Forge said:Damn guys,,,,I was at - 58 when I first posted here, now Im up to -52.....
thats dirty pool....LOL
Ooh, ahh, the terrible Pirate's Cove PT List! I've heard of the Pirate's Cove PT List, but, since I'm only a lowly "Registered User," it doesn't really matter to me. What's PT stand for?Ren the devils trailboss said:and if you keep up this tirade..you will be our newest member of the pirates cove PT list...
In my opinion, cowards suck. I guess that I shouldn't be so upset that cowards can ding me and send a negative comment without taking responsibility for it, at least that's what you're telling me. You're also telling me that you protect and defend cowards and their "right" to attack with anonymity. Why's that?Ren the devils trailboss said:Geothorn..dude..its a ding on a reputation point. you acting like go were given a brain tumor by someone here..get over it. I got dinged the other day just so someone could say " You Suck" on a post that was talking about my Dad.
I would hope so. However, how many posts are required to be able to ding? Not too tough to ding someone then go to a couple/few other forums and post a several throw-off replies like, "Yes, I totally agree with the above person's review of this knife!"Ren the devils trailboss said:And the reputation point abusers have been banned by the mods in the past if they just ding people.
Cowards suck, and if they haven't the balls to discuss, debate or argue an issue, any issue, in a regular thread, then why should they be able to hide and attack through anonymity? Explain that to me.Ren the devils trailboss said:Move on dont take it personaly...mean people suck.
Thanks. I hope to continue to be.Ren the devils trailboss said:To date you have been a valuable member of this board.
"Butthurt?" Maybe I live a sheltered life, but that sounds like some homosexual reference. I'm sorry if you're confused, but I'm heterosexual and I haven't heard/don't comprehend some homosexual references. Where did you hear that term?Ren the devils trailboss said:Dont get all butthurt and ruin it now.
You to. Nice chatting with you.Ren the devils trailboss said:have a nice day..
Ren
Yes, if the comment section was blank, next to the anonymous negative ding, I would've thought that he just disagreed with what I'd said. I wish that I were able to see a longer list of my most recent Reputation Points, so that I could follow that anonymous ding and matching comment directly back to the exact post that received the ding. Unfortunately, what with the rapidity that I'm receiving negative dings, only seeing my five most recent Reputation Point marks means that I should check my points more often.Planterz said:One more thing...
Has it occured to you that perhaps his comment was ancillary to the overall general impression he had of your post? What I mean is, what if he had left the comment section blank? You'd probably then get the impression that you said something he disagreed with.
I really don't care if you agree with what I said in that thread. If everyone at BladeForums was so concerned with what Planterz thought about their every post, "Would Planterz agree or disagree with what I'm saying?" then no one would post at all, and would never ever knowingly disagree with anyone. I understand that not every person is going to agree or disagree with me and I'm fine with it.Planterz said:I certainly don't agree with what you said in that thread.
The key point in your statement is "IMO." In my opinion it isn't a "dick move." It's allowed and allowable in both the rules of BladeForums and in posting, whether one is a "Registered User" or a 'Platinum Member.' Our opinions are different. Please don't lose any sleep over it.Planterz said:1.) IMO, it's not a big deal to make a sig like you do, but saying that you're cheap and this is how you can get around it is kind of a dick move,
Planterz, I'm really sorry that you misunderstood that thread. I was only joking with Nordic Viking over his ribbing me about how much data my copy~pasted "sgnature file" would add to the BladeForums database in a year. I stopped using that signature file, after Nordic Viking's gentle rebuke, and I initiated some word play. No biggie. Well, no biggie to me, anyway. You and the coward apparently disagree.Planterz said:and 2) Nordic Viking is not a prick.
I think that you've made your position (well) known. You think that there's nothing at all wrong about cowards being allowed to anonymously ding people and give them negative comments.Planterz said:If someone gave you a negative rep point for either of those posts, I wouldn't disagree with it. Perhaps the comment he made was in addition to this sentiment. I don't know if this is the case of course, but it's a possibility I think.
Thanks for your kind compliments, but I'm not certain that I deserve them. I am certain that most of those arguing against me would vehemently disagree. I hope that you don't receive any negative dings for showing signs of any support of me.roughedges said:geothorn:
I won't ding you, just ask a question.
I see you regularly in the political forum where you, in my opinion, do defend yourself and whatever point you are making with a certain style and eloquence and an obviously high intelligence.
Apply your interest in politics to this: what system, shared among seperate people, have you ever known to function perfectly?
Again, I'm hearing about Ren's apparently famous PT List. Sorry, I don't know what that is, and, because I don't, it makes little difference to me.roughedges said:Dude, get over it. One of the first neg. reps I got here was from a post I made that was only slightly sarcastic in a my maker vs. your maker thread. I imagine if I'd complained about how obviously ridiculous that was I would have soon found my way to Ren's PT list myself.
I only give a crap about getting an anonymous negative ding combined with a negative comment from a coward who is dodging accepting any responsibility for what he says privately, hiding behind anonymity.roughedges said:You are passionate and opinionated on issues. Given that, I believe you already know that you can't agree with everyone. I also don't think you care if someone disagrees with your POV. And that is fine, an admirable trait actually- regardless of whether I agree with anything you say. But given all this, I can't for the life of me understand why you give even a rabbit's crap about a red chiclet.
I'm going to disagree with you there. If "It's not about deserving the neg. rep." then what the heck is there a Reputation Point System for, in the first place? If Reputatuion Points haven't any use at BladeForums, then why is it an enabled part of the software?roughedges said:It's not about deserving the neg. rep. It's about how many members think you deserve it. It isn't a perfect system but things tend to work out in the longer run.
Sorry, m1marty, but I don't follow orders too well. If I did, I'd have taken the coward's suggestion and immediately signed up for a paid BladeForums subscription, rather than be here and openly confronting the chickenshit, right?m1marty said:Ok, OK...I admit it! It was me! I am the chickenshit coward who dinged you Geothorn. I am the rep sniper who dings from the shadows. I'm sorry, now please, PLEASE
STFU!!
I think that it's abusive when someone is allowed to give out anonymous negative dings and negative comments without taking responsibility for them. I agree, I'm starting to sound like a broken record, repeating, but an echo is often what one hears when shouting against a brick wall.KeithAM said:First:
I am not a moderator (duh!).
I don't have a long row of green ones chiklets (duh again).
I have no personal stake in defending the rep point system (I'm not sure anyone has).
BUT,
I've been dinged with red ones a couple of times, and, guess what? -- it kind of steamed me. In fact, it seemed downright unfair. However, I definitely didn't feel that it rose to the level of ABUSE. Nor did I believe my reputation had been "damned." It was just someone saying he didn't like my post. To even use the word "abuse" or "damning" to describe getting a single negative rep point is, to me, a gross overreaction. It's being way too . . . sensitive.
Abuse would be one person who has a grudge against you giving you 100s of neg rep points. The system does not allow this. And, you can only give rep once per post. These are sufficient safeguards against actual abuse.