Gold Status?
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stop drooling honorable members with such post you're the only one to excrete :suss:
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Have I offended you in some personal way? It seems the first thing you do when you get here each day is locate all of my posts and vote them down - regardless of the content. Exactly what's the problem, and how can we fix it?
are you paranoid ? i was browsing the site and as i saw the suggestion forum had new messages, i came here, and oh misery, you're still complaining at something about the Codeproject... why am i simply not surprised ?
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Chris-Kaiser wrote:
Get off of it Negus. Now you're just pissing me off.
Simmer down, friend. There's nothing personal going on here.
Chris-Kaiser wrote:
It is the same person. I am Chris S Kaiser and Chris-Kaiser. I revived an account I had at a former company. Why not reflect my true status as having been here since the beginning?
My difficulties in this matter were two. First, that "gold" status - with the additional voting authority that comes with it - could be granted to someone merely because of the passage of time. At first I thought it was a bug. But then it was pointed out that this is how the system is programmed. You may (or may not) deserve the status; but that's not the point. Secondly, a single member with two (or more) accounts throws off the member count which advertisers (like us) expect to be reasonably accurate.
The Grand Negus wrote:
Simmer down, friend. There's nothing personal going on here.
Well, I think its personal for you against CP.
The Grand Negus wrote:
First, that "gold" status - with the additional voting authority that comes with it - could be granted to someone merely because of the passage of time.
That's how it is. If you've been a member for a while, you get credit for it. But only up to a point. As mentioned by Brad, platinum is the earned status irrespetive of time, or messages posted.
The Grand Negus wrote:
econdly, a single member with two (or more) accounts throws off the member count which advertisers (like us) expect to be reasonably accurate.
Why not? How many forums control the account number? How do you enforce this? Not by IP, dhcp kinda kills that. Its unenforceable. You can have multiple Yahoo accounts. And they make their money from advertising as well. This isn't unique. Also, did you renew your advertising then? If not, then you're not an advertiser. You were an advertiser. But thanks for clarifying that you are not a member of the community but an advertiser of a product.
This statement was never false.
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The Grand Negus wrote:
Simmer down, friend. There's nothing personal going on here.
Well, I think its personal for you against CP.
The Grand Negus wrote:
First, that "gold" status - with the additional voting authority that comes with it - could be granted to someone merely because of the passage of time.
That's how it is. If you've been a member for a while, you get credit for it. But only up to a point. As mentioned by Brad, platinum is the earned status irrespetive of time, or messages posted.
The Grand Negus wrote:
econdly, a single member with two (or more) accounts throws off the member count which advertisers (like us) expect to be reasonably accurate.
Why not? How many forums control the account number? How do you enforce this? Not by IP, dhcp kinda kills that. Its unenforceable. You can have multiple Yahoo accounts. And they make their money from advertising as well. This isn't unique. Also, did you renew your advertising then? If not, then you're not an advertiser. You were an advertiser. But thanks for clarifying that you are not a member of the community but an advertiser of a product.
This statement was never false.
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Chris-Kaiser wrote:
you are not a member of the community
Oh, but I am. Several of those 3,811,162 are me. Really.
Right, I was being facetious. Advertising doesn't disqualify membership. But I see as a member you take advantage of the feature while objecting to it as an advertiser, so you are part of the problem you object to.
This statement was never false.
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Right, I was being facetious. Advertising doesn't disqualify membership. But I see as a member you take advantage of the feature while objecting to it as an advertiser, so you are part of the problem you object to.
This statement was never false.
Chris-Kaiser wrote:
But I see as a member you take advantage of the feature while objecting to it as an advertiser, so you are part of the problem you object to.
Mainly because there's no "delete" button (as far as I can tell). Point me to the right spot and I'll delete my redundant accounts today.
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Chris-Kaiser wrote:
But I see as a member you take advantage of the feature while objecting to it as an advertiser, so you are part of the problem you object to.
Mainly because there's no "delete" button (as far as I can tell). Point me to the right spot and I'll delete my redundant accounts today.
hey, you knowhow to do it, because you already remove that idiotic "The Osmosian Order" member several months ago :zzz:
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hey, you knowhow to do it, because you already remove that idiotic "The Osmosian Order" member several months ago :zzz:
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Chris-Kaiser wrote:
Get off of it Negus. Now you're just pissing me off.
Simmer down, friend. There's nothing personal going on here.
Chris-Kaiser wrote:
It is the same person. I am Chris S Kaiser and Chris-Kaiser. I revived an account I had at a former company. Why not reflect my true status as having been here since the beginning?
My difficulties in this matter were two. First, that "gold" status - with the additional voting authority that comes with it - could be granted to someone merely because of the passage of time. At first I thought it was a bug. But then it was pointed out that this is how the system is programmed. You may (or may not) deserve the status; but that's not the point. Secondly, a single member with two (or more) accounts throws off the member count which advertisers (like us) expect to be reasonably accurate.
If you're expecting user counts to be anywhere near accurate on any publicly accessible board, you're pretty clueless. I don't know of any site admin that has the time to vet almost 4 million accounts to make sure there's no multi-account users.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
If you're expecting user counts to be anywhere near accurate on any publicly accessible board, you're pretty clueless. I don't know of any site admin that has the time to vet almost 4 million accounts to make sure there's no multi-account users.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If you're expecting user counts to be anywhere near accurate on any publicly accessible board, you're pretty clueless. I don't know of any site admin that has the time to vet almost 4 million accounts to make sure there's no multi-account users.
Understood. But if everyone knows the thing is off - way off - what's the point of "bragging" about it?
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are you paranoid ? i was browsing the site and as i saw the suggestion forum had new messages, i came here, and oh misery, you're still complaining at something about the Codeproject... why am i simply not surprised ?
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toxcct wrote:
are you paranoid ?
He also suffers from delusions of self-importance. :)
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