open letter to all y'all...

Heinz R Vahlbruch

I gave your post a "5" because I can fully support what you've said.

heinz r. vahlbruch

looking for my signature?

Megan Forbes

Chris Losinger wrote: yes, i expect this will be gray by the next time i see it. ha ha - that's very clever :) Lol

Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**

Rohit Sinha

Chris Losinger wrote: instead of giving "1"s to posts you don't like... how about you show some balls and tell the world why you don't like it? My sentiments, exactly. It'll be great when people use the voting system the way it was meant to be used, not to show their disagreement with something. And even that doesn't happen, since no one knows exactly who disagrees with what. And why. I'm all for eating my own words, if someone shows me why. These people are not driven by reason, but by their gutless, spineless whim. How dare you say something against my country/favourite politician/programming language/whatever-it-is-I-didn't-want-you-to-say? Take that 1, you jerk! That'll teach you a lesson or two about saying things I don't like the next time. Like, duh! The voting system has lost all value for me, and I rarely pay attention to the color of the title any more. Are common-sense and character four letter words?
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Rohit Sinha

Megan Forbes wrote: Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts OK, I'll have to ask. I can't stop myself anymore. Don't answer this if you don't want to, and please excuse me if I am asking something inappropriate, since I don't have any idea what it is, but what is S&M?
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

peterchen

If they have no more arguments, they use votes ;)

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Brad Jennings

what is S&M? Symphony & Metallica of course! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously, I don't know what it means either. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies

Brad Jennings

I agree with you completely even though I rarely use the voting system. I give this post a 5. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies

Alvaro Mendez

I agree with your rant. I've always said that it would be nice to allow us to see the names of those who voted and how they voted. It could help to prevent people from voting negatively for no apparent reason. It might also be good to allow us to change our votes. There have been a couple of times when I've voted one way and then changed my mind, but since votes can't be changed... Regards, Alvaro

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Ted Ferenc

S&M? difficult to explain, It is much easier to show you.:-O It is an abbreviations for sadomasochism

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Roger Wright

Hmmm. It hasn't turned gray yet. I wonder if those spineless cowards who vote without comment are also too timid to lurk in the Soapbox? They're annoying, to be sure, but insignificant. I don't understand why some folks get so emotional about seeing some moron award their witty posts a '1' rating. The rating system is a guideline, not a judgement. Some people will almost always earn a low rating because of the things they post; we have our extremists here, just like in real life. And like most extremists in the real world, they're cowards here, too. Who cares? Consider the source, and move on... I read most of them, regardless of the color of the link. And, for the most part, I agree with the ratings awarded. If I don't I'll vote to correct matters, and add my reasons for doing so to the thread. Overall, I think the system works rather well, and only a few idiots whose opinions have no value abuse it. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003

Jorgen Sigvardsson

Commonly abbreviated as S/M :) -- "It is amazing how f-ing crazy I really am."

Lost User

<jumping destination="bandwagon"> yeah i agree totally with you guys - if i see a post, i read it, i don't even look at the rating anymore. if there's a good reason for disagreeing, okay that's different, but if the guy just votes vindicatively because he doesn't agree and can't even formulate a coherent criticism, i feel his vote should be ignored. CP should develop a lie-detector type thing to measure the guys level of spinelessness then make the vote count more or less based on that value ;P </jumping> okay - i'm done :-O Paul Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live for ever.
- Iron Maiden, Only the Good Die Young

KaRl

I don't ever post a reply when I vote 1, when I've made my point clear several times to the "offender". It's boring to repeat 1000 times the same thing.

Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop

Megan Forbes

Hi Rohit As was said above - sadomasichism (ok, my spelling might be a little off - I'm not into it myself ;P ). It's where you enjoy handcuffs, perhaps even steak knives, in the bedroom... (or sometimes not in the bedroom) :)

Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**

Rohit Sinha

Kaßl wrote: 1000 times Experience? Or extrapolation? ;P
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Rohit Sinha

Ah, I see. I now remember, I have read somewhere about it. Can't imagine though why people would like such things. Well, I guess everyone has his/her own tastes.
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Michael Dunn

Chris Losinger wrote: about you show some balls and tell the world why you don't like it? Because that will only touch off insightful comments like "if you don't like it don't read it", followed by a shouting match and meta-discussion, and the end result is more noise than just voting 1 and keeping quiet about it.

Open statement to the world: I vote 1 for any post in the Lounge about politics, religion, or any other subject like that that goes on for 50 posts and really should be in the Soapbox.

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Lost User

I agree Michael, I rarely vote at all. Mostly 5's when I want to give a big "thumbs up". I have though, given the occassional 1 w/o comment for what I consider a comment or arguement too dumb to respond to. If people don't like it they can bite me. :| Mike Mullikin :beer:

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Roger Wright

Paul van der Walt wrote: thing to measure the guys level of spinelessness Hmmmm. A moluscometer, eh? I can think of a dodge that will do the job, but it would have to be built into a mouse. As a side benefit, it would also enable sending back a painful shock to anyone posting something incredibly stupid.:-D Let's work on that... Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003

KaRl

French expression ;P;)

Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop