Wrong Down-voting?
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If a platinum debator downvoted you, then that 1 downvote is -16 points.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)Ouch! I didn't know that. Kind of gives even less incentive for beginning debaters to participate, if their posts get murdered by those who simply chat non-stop. Not sure if this is a good thing though.
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I made a post here a little while ago: http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=4291841#xx4291841xx[^] and would think nothing of it, but as I looked at my latest statistics, it showed extremely down-voted. I look at it in the post board itself and see that my post didn't receive any votes at all. That's unusual. Before that I would always see votes in the board match that in the recent statistics. What went wrong there? Plus I was surprised to see a neutral post like this getting so many down-votes anyway... UPDATE: A little later I was able to see votes again in my post, and it showed just 1 vote of 2, but the stat still would say "-16" points for this. This doesn't look right...
Some points are waited to the voter's reputation, some are limited per day. It is a complex system, kind of explained here[^] Also there is often caching so that scores which show up in your rep don't show in the forums until some time later. The best thing is to not watch your reputation, that way madness lies.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
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Some points are waited to the voter's reputation, some are limited per day. It is a complex system, kind of explained here[^] Also there is often caching so that scores which show up in your rep don't show in the forums until some time later. The best thing is to not watch your reputation, that way madness lies.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
Thank you! You're right, ignorance is bliss, sometimes :)
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Ouch! I didn't know that. Kind of gives even less incentive for beginning debaters to participate, if their posts get murdered by those who simply chat non-stop. Not sure if this is a good thing though.
You won't get dinged if you don't make crap posts. Post something with wit, humor, and a little dirty action and you will get 24 instead of -16. Just a thought. ;)
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012) -
You won't get dinged if you don't make crap posts. Post something with wit, humor, and a little dirty action and you will get 24 instead of -16. Just a thought. ;)
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)The main problem - it is all very subjective :) And, for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly :)
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The main problem - it is all very subjective :) And, for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly :)
Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
The main problem - it is all very subjective
Yes. Every now and then, I post sheer brilliance and I am greatly rewarded for this by way of a shower of little "24's". Most of the time I piss people off and I get -16's up the ying yang. You take the good with the bad. You will get better with this in time.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012) -
The main problem - it is all very subjective :) And, for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly :)
Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly
Who cares about social networks? CP is a technical forum, and the lounge/soapbox are simply there to kick back and relax. If you post rubbish just to try to appear deep, you will get downvoted faster than a republican at a democrat conference. You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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Thank you! You're right, ignorance is bliss, sometimes :)
Must resist the urge not to make the obvious joke.... Done it. Phew, that's better, the urge passed. Don't give us opportunities like this in the future though.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly
Who cares about social networks? CP is a technical forum, and the lounge/soapbox are simply there to kick back and relax. If you post rubbish just to try to appear deep, you will get downvoted faster than a republican at a democrat conference. You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given. That doesn't sound right...
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I made a post here a little while ago: http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=4291841#xx4291841xx[^] and would think nothing of it, but as I looked at my latest statistics, it showed extremely down-voted. I look at it in the post board itself and see that my post didn't receive any votes at all. That's unusual. Before that I would always see votes in the board match that in the recent statistics. What went wrong there? Plus I was surprised to see a neutral post like this getting so many down-votes anyway... UPDATE: A little later I was able to see votes again in my post, and it showed just 1 vote of 2, but the stat still would say "-16" points for this. This doesn't look right...
I forgot to tell you earlier...don't worry about the points. Your membership and participation in the site should be genuine and not for the "points". It's a hell of a lot more fun this way.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012) -
Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly
Who cares about social networks? CP is a technical forum, and the lounge/soapbox are simply there to kick back and relax. If you post rubbish just to try to appear deep, you will get downvoted faster than a republican at a democrat conference. You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
So you're in the "as much crap as you like" category then. ;P
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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So you're in the "as much crap as you like" category then. ;P
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
I'm surprised it's taken you this long to notice.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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I'm surprised it's taken you this long to notice.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
It's not that I hadn't noticed, but I thought it was just some NE problem you had; like Newcastle Brown Ale.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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It's not that I hadn't noticed, but I thought it was just some NE problem you had; like Newcastle Brown Ale.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
It's having to deal with pseudo-Hungarians; it drives a person insane.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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It's having to deal with pseudo-Hungarians; it drives a person insane.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
Try dealing with the real thing. They're librarian poo mad the lot of them!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Try dealing with the real thing. They're librarian poo mad the lot of them!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
A 5 just for getting a Pratchett reference in there. :-D
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier