Topic: post instead of karma thread (Read 47666 times)

sei · « **Reply #60 on:** July 20, 2008, 02:45:09 AM »

Quote from: Thad on July 19, 2008, 01:03:19 AM

Sei: I used the term "high-bullshit" twice today. I expect I will derive enjoyment from it for months, and perhaps even years, to come.

Excellent. I definitely owed you something for co-opting "Mormos."

Mongrel · « **Reply #61 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:43:46 AM »

Always nice to see folks hoist on their own ~~petard~~ retard.

Koah · « **Reply #62 on:** July 21, 2008, 01:25:53 PM »

Honestly, it was the combination of the above and the two following posts that got me.

Guild · « **Reply #63 on:** July 22, 2008, 09:56:08 AM »

http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=379.msg18541#msg18541

Norondor · « **Reply #64 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:20:53 PM »

WAR MACHINES

NANOECONOMY

Brentai · « **Reply #65 on:** July 28, 2008, 03:27:52 PM »

Starting a useful thread.

People ought to make use of it more often.

sei · « **Reply #66 on:** July 28, 2008, 03:55:43 PM »

It's more work than clicking a link, typing a description, and hitting enter/a button. The lack of convenient history sucks too.

I know we're trying to avoid showing postcount and karma for some reason or other, but it'd be sort of nice if we could still have karma buttons, even if the karma score is only accessible from within a user's profile.

Guild · « **Reply #67 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:01:24 PM »

1) Is bringing back karma even an option logistically?
2) What are the downsides and upsides of karma?
a) It's a little mean like highschool cliquery.
b) It gives newbies an at-a-glance idea of how respected a poster's opinion is.
c) It gives us a reward system for good content.
d) ???
e) Profit!
3) Postcount: All it does is encourage spam.
a) There is no option b.

sei · « **Reply #68 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:13:27 PM »

We already see postcount in people's profiles, and I'm not saying I want it brought back near avatars. I brought it up as I am under the impression that nuking karma, and restricting postcount and user groups ("custom title"?) to user profiles were part of the same (type of) decision. It was likely a stab at getting each post taken on its own merit and not that of its poster or history. Taken by who, I have no god damned idea.

Brentai · « **Reply #69 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:44:39 PM »

As far as I'm concerned karma is a less intrusive way of going "lol yeah". If you seriously need a numerical score of how many times it happens to you than congratulations, you've managed to be more self-absorbed than I am.

No, seriously, congratulations. That's a feat.

Classic · « **Reply #70 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:46:29 PM »

As far as I'm concerned,

karma is a way for me to confirm that you all lack good taste. That I don't have a million karma all of the time proves it.

The upside to karma is that it's a relatively easy way to praise someone about something good they've done. While I'm very willing to karma somebody for something that entertains me, the extra effort needed to post in this thread makes my praising people for writing stuff I enjoy has become much, much rarer.
I still

youse guys.

Fredward · « **Reply #71 on:** August 03, 2008, 10:24:28 PM »

Looks like this is one candidate that is coming up... from behind!

Kazz · « **Reply #72 on:** August 04, 2008, 11:17:26 PM »

ensuing conversation is nerd gold

tastelessness never tasted so good

Norondor · « **Reply #73 on:** August 08, 2008, 08:09:03 AM »

good work brentai

NORONDOR EDIT: post links to brentai's excellent follow-up joke to norondor's joke where he did the sonic satAM cartoon theme but with basch in it

Guild · « **Reply #74 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:13:02 PM »

I'd like to dock Kazz one fake karma for locking Delicious Flesh.

Kayin · « **Reply #75 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:24:33 PM »

I'll level it out by saying I loved his post, achieving karmic neutrality. BUT WHY DID YOU LOCK IT.

Cannon · « **Reply #76 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:25:39 PM »

Because I was going to blast him for his initial position, apparently.

But yeah, I don't know who actually locked it. Just that they stink.

Kayin · « **Reply #77 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:30:06 PM »

Someone who's cool and knows how to press the right buttons will unlock it, I'm sure.

Cannon · « **Reply #78 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:36:27 PM »

Don't you know that Sharkey's apathetic mandate is usually law around these here parts?

Guild · « **Reply #79 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:37:56 PM »

Kazz feels very strongly about meat.

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