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AA Eguavon |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 9:39am |
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"pale grey" whats all that about |
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TC Taylor |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 9:42am |
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LocationSouth Carolina Posts121 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
means that you are a light shade of grey...what eles would it mean? |
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dogglebe |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 10:05am |
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It sounds a lot better than dirty white.
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Pii |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 10:40am |
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New Procrastinator in residence.
LocationFinland Posts189 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
Has anyone ever thought of making a forum ranking that doesn't count the number of posts, but the number of words posted?
It might scale down the people who post short replies just for the sake of getting their post count up. I know that's forbidden in the rules of this forum, but this was more of a general idea. |
| The act of writing is a quest to put a hundred thousand words to a cunning order. - Douglas Adams |
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TC Taylor |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 10:43am |
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LocationSouth Carolina Posts121 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
Honestly I dont give a rat's tail about rank, so it doesn't bother me beyond being curious of how it is set up. |
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Roger Dodger |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 11:04am |
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New "I'm just skin covering coffee..."
LocationUK Posts126 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
In all seriousness (and I know I'm the new guy here) I'm not sure what rank and post count are really worth in a forum where another activity (say dvd trades, for example ) doesn't go on. In those situations a hgh post count/long membership *can* be seen as a sign of trust-worthyness... Although to counter that, I've seen board members build up a count of 1000's in a scarily short period of time. I daresay the board members who really know their stuff will shine out anyway, through the quality of their replies and advice, regardless of how many times they've posted. People who're posting one-liners here, purely to avoid trying to write their scripts (looks to self) will be shown up soon enough! Although a bit of banter's always good too, no? |
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Pii |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 12:03pm |
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New Procrastinator in residence.
LocationFinland Posts189 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
I don't think much of rankings either. I just threw away an idea since some people seem to do. |
| The act of writing is a quest to put a hundred thousand words to a cunning order. - Douglas Adams |
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George Willson |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:28pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
I have definitely seen those guilty of short posts to run up not only a high post count for themselves but for their sciript to get a flaming folder as fast as possible...looking to "The A-List" here and its creator... |
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TC Taylor |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:34pm |
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LocationSouth Carolina Posts121 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
Is it just the fact that people think it gives them respect on the forum if they post like hell? I post when something hits me, I don't care if it gets a flaming folder or a rank up. I'm still a newb, I feel rank should come from peers and how they rate you. |
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George Willson |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:47pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
One message board I have has an option for a "Karma" rating. There are options to exalt or smite, so the Karma ranking shows what people actually think of each other and completely disregards posts. I can, however, see that getting quickly out of hand...
I wouldn't Karma anyone for awhile given the chance to but not all are like that and wuld smite without thinking of it. |
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TC Taylor |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:50pm |
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LocationSouth Carolina Posts121 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
We'll have to get to Don or someone high about doing that, I feel that is way better than mindlessly posting. It'll cut down on mindless posts and make people think harder about what to write and say. |
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Old Time Wesley |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:53pm |
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LocationOntario, Canada Posts2908 Posts Per Day 0.38 |
I hope nobody is looking at me because I have 2500 plus posts ha-ha... It took me a good 3 years to get this many, we've had this discussion a year ago and I think the thing that I found is people start these dumb threads for that purpose.
Sometimes I wish Don would just get rid of every non screenwriting related board or restrict posting to 10 posts on each board a month that's not related to screenwriting.
But a guy can only dream. |
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George Willson |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:55pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
I think it would to a point. People would shoot for quality posts so they get exalted and not smitten. It would also equalize the playing field somewhat for those who give quality posts but not quantity. That way he who has a post count of 17, could have a higher karma rating for his posts than the one who has over 1000 LOL's but his Karma is quite low because he never says anything.
I'll admit I am kind of high over being top poster number 17, though. It is cool. I do hope my quantity has some measure of quality to it, and not just stupidity.
And this dumb thread was started because Bert noticed his ranking changed. He was curious. |
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Alan_Holman |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:57pm |
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I have definitely seen those guilty of short posts to run up not only a high post count for themselves but for their sciript to get a flaming folder as fast as possible...looking to "The A-List" here and its creator... |
His many posts in that thread are because he likes his series. I understand that mindset very well. It takes A LOT of restraint to not pimp BANANA CHAN with every word I type. |
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TC Taylor |
Posted: July 6th, 2005, 3:58pm |
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LocationSouth Carolina Posts121 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
I hope nobody is looking at me because I have 2500 plus posts ha-ha... It took me a good 3 years to get this many, we've had this discussion a year ago and I think the thing that I found is people start these dumb threads for that purpose.
Sometimes I wish Don would just get rid of every non screenwriting related board or restrict posting to 10 posts on each board a month that's not related to screenwriting.
But a guy can only dream. |
I respect that u've worked that long, that is why I feel if we could do the Karma thing that super stars on the boards like u Wesley will have a karma that stays at near or at perfect all the time, and you couldnt go below a set Karma rating, u'd stay at perfect anyway since u are a cool guy and all, I'd worry about newbs that u bash their script giving u a bad Karma rating. |
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