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Dr Adequate
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Message 16 of 55 (564717)
06-12-2010 1:00 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Europa
06-11-2010 7:00 PM


After making 33 posts, I have been given a member rating of 1.
I have not abused anyone or accused anyone. Nor have I insulted anyone. I have not violated any rules here. So I am a bit puzzled at the value and meaning of this rating. May be it carries no value and has no meaning. Why then is it there?
It is (or rather was) there because at that point only one person had rated only one of your posts, and they had given it a 1.
Since your post ratings determine your member rating, and that was the only post rating you had, naturally your member rating was also 1.

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Dr Adequate
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Message 30 of 55 (564840)
06-13-2010 4:48 AM


Agreement
The current system is worthless. I don't need anyone else's ratings to tell me which posts or members I should like. I have a mind of my own, and I like my opinions better than anyone else's, so what's the point?
On the other hand, it's good to have an easy way where members can repost posts that they think are good on a Good Post Thread, whether its a Post Of The Month Thread, a Post Of The Year Thread, or just a Hey Look At This Cool Post Thread. On forums that have this facility, I do like to look at that thread, because it calls my attention to witty or informative or provocative posts that I wouldn't otherwise have seen because I wasn't participating in the threads that those posts were originally posted on. So that system really makes my experience of a forum better.
The present system doesn't do anything for me.
Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

  
Dr Adequate
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Message 52 of 55 (565472)
06-17-2010 2:44 AM
Reply to: Message 50 by Taz
06-17-2010 1:57 AM


Re: Abusing The System
It's like trying to find the anti-christ. Only a fool would think the anti-christ would have a sign on his forehead that says "anti-christ".
That's just what makes it the perfect double-bluff.

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