Planet Descent
Community => Mess Hall => Topic started by: Matthew on May 05, 2011, 12:36:57 PM
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Say it to my face instead of hiding behind your power downs. That is all.
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you certainly are getting powerdowns.
I wasn't going to say this before, but I suppose I shall now.
Quite honestly, I don't understand the whole powerup/down system. If there are 1,000+ people in a forum, like a computer based forum, technical, etc, maybe it makes a different. You may not take advice from someone who has a rating like +5, -36.
But this is different. We're not that big. We basically know each other, at least to a certain extent. Some of us have played online with each other for years.
Penumbra Overture is larger and they eliminated the powerup/down within just a matter of months I believe.
"oh my, a good trusted friend of mine has -2, or -8." I'm not going to look at them differently because of it.
That's my two cents.
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I don't see the point either, but clearly some people enjoy it, so rather than asking for it to be removed I'll just ask people to own up to their -1s.
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I don't know what you started off with earlier, but I know it wasn't no -8 and in my book, you don't deserve all those. in fact, I don't think there's too many people at all that do deserve powerdowns.
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Before my thing with Karx I had 0 powerdowns. I admit the -1 karx gave me might've been justifiable, but the other 7 seem really out of the blue, especially since one more has been added since then. I just can't think of anybody on this forum who would hate me enough to spend 7 hours giving me powerdowns.
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Someone or some people are doing something to you. I don't know what to say. Are spammers doing odd stuff with powerup/downs?
I still don't see why we have them, and if there's even a point in doing it differently.
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That's messed up man. I can tell you it wasn't me. You've always given me your advice on this or that or pointers about various things, but nothing that has agitated me in the least! I say we remove the power up/down feature and start a new section on the forum called the "Vegas Room" or something similar in which we go to have all issues put out on the table and SOLVED. It's best to talk issues out and not hide behind a screen and continue to feel resentment. Talking things out is a LOT healthier, and, of course, whatever happens in the Vegas Room STAYS in the Vegas Room. It's PTMC Directive will be not to start name calling people, but to, as mature adults, get everything out on the table. Sound good? Yeah?
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or PM them. (slience)
yeeahh.. :)
I agree. if something bothers something, let it out. I hate this "keep everything bottled up inside" stuff. If I didn't talk with some people about problems, it would have been worse.
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Say it to my face instead of hiding behind your power downs. That is all.
I have such a problem with you that I gave you a powerup. :) (I really did)
Seriously, these "respect" gizmos can become personal like it seems to be happening to you so I IMHO they should be eliminated entirely, or at least changed to powerups only. If you like the post and think it deserves some kind of thumbs up then do it. If you don't, then just ignore it.
Just my 1 cent.
Bee
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I know for damn sure it wasn't me, IHate.
I think Bettina hit it on the head, we should get rid of the powerdowns. I know I'd not use them. Only people you'd want to powerdown is spammers and that's what bans are for.
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I haven't been keeping track of you and Karx. I tend to stay away from D2X-XL and then try it out once in a while after a few months to see if it works.
You getting those power downs is indeed mysterious.
/me powers up Scyphi
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Before my thing with Karx I had 0 powerdowns. I admit the -1 karx gave me might've been justifiable, but the other 7 seem really out of the blue, especially since one more has been added since then. I just can't think of anybody on this forum who would hate me enough to spend 7 hours giving me powerdowns.
Certainly not me. Looks like you got another powerdown since yesterday. Forum rating systems only work in the rarest cases. Complaining about negative ratings only makes you a preferred target of people who love to upset others w/o exposing themselves when doing it. You've also received quite a few powerups. Maybe complaining isn't such a bad idea after all ... ;D ... get another one from me.
Regarding my powerdowns: I didn't insult people (I don't consider naming bad behavior as such an insult), I got them for my speaking out my opinion, a good part of which was making a stand for the Gospel. So I consider them a badge of honor. I certainly don't care when people who love to deal out but cannot take in start hurling powerdowns because that is all that's left to do for them.
Oh, before I forget it ... /me powers up Scyphi
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Maybe we need a break from karma for a while ;)
/me wonders what we gonna talk about now
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Maybe we need a break from karma for a while ;)
/me wonders what we gonna talk about now
Good idea.
Powerups only is also a good idea. I know I don't give powerdowns.
I use the same philosophy here that I have on newgrounds - if I like it I vote it a five, if I don't like it I don't vote it at all, though I might give some constructive criticism.
Incidentally the one powerdown I have came right after a D3 skybox game where [RIP]Hugh got really annoyed with me. But I don't think he's on here, and if he is I doubt he would have known it was me.
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@ Ihatehackers: nobody has ever done anything on this forum that has merited a powerdown from me, so it certainly wasn't me, but it seems it doesn't matter anymore, 'cuz they're gone now. :D
* Omega powers up Scyphi...* karx powers up Scyphi
Try doing that NOW. I dare you. :P
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* Omega powers up Scyphi...* karx powers up Scyphi
Try doing that NOW. I dare you. :P
That's not fair! As soon as the powerups come back, we're gonna get you back up to 70 powerups!
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We had a forum karma system? Just kidding, I just never used it, not into that stuff.
If I get alot of powerups, Hooray. If I've got some powerdowns, whatever, can't impress everyone. :)
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Thanks for removing that. I don't know anyone on here that does like it. I have given some powerups on occasion, but, I like to just say "thanks" or if it's big enough, send them a PM.
*proceeds to give IHateHackers (for the rant) and WillyP powerups (for removing them), but can't seem to for some reason*
hmm... good job guys.
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I've always felt that if you liked something someone said, or did in the forums ... you should say so. Karma type objects are just too anonymous.
(good choice, WillyP)
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Yay! it vanished! - Now that's democracy in action!
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Good decision. :)
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I've always felt that if you liked something someone said, or did in the forums ... you should say so. Karma type objects are just too anonymous.
(good choice, WillyP)
Agreed!
Power up for WillyP and TechPro!! Wait... oh, yeah. ;)
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I've always felt that if you liked something someone said, or did in the forums ... you should say so. Karma type objects are just too anonymous.
(good choice, WillyP)
Agreed!
Power up for WillyP and TechPro!! Wait... oh, yeah. ;)
you're having problems too with that foil? :D
I did too earlier.
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Time of a powerup for ... Wait a minute. ... What the fuuuuuuuuuu .... !!!!!!!!!????????
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The only thing I recall people liking that thing for was to try and bug the living daylights out of me by giving me lots of powerups.
Which never worked, by the way. ;)
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I love you in a totally non-ackward way, WillyP ;) ;D
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It's interesting how much removing that actually compacted the userboxes, and therefore short posts.
I don't really care about it's disappearance but I must once again state that karma systems are generally an abusable and mostly worthless feature. They typically get removed very quickly after being added. I'm surprised ours lasted this wrong.
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aw man, now i'm just going to have to resort back to signing people up for dirty magazine subscriptions they didn't want. dang.
</lies>
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I try to avoid like/dislike buttons on all of my sites. Can't stand them or anything remotely similar to a social networking site.
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OK, now I know what we should do next!
Add a Facebook 'Like' Button for each comment on the forum! That would be awesome! lol ;D
Now seriously, I also think the karma system is really not neccesary at all, so we're better this way.
(although I must admit I was a bit used to power-up some users here, like Vanguard and Scyphi lol)
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Bring powerups back soley for ScyPhi :P
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OK, now I know what we should do next!
Add a Facebook 'Like' Button for each comment on the forum! That would be awesome! lol ;D
Now seriously, I also think the karma system is really not neccesary at all, so we're better this way.
(although I must admit I was a bit used to power-up some users here, like Vanguard and Scyphi lol)
yeah, it was fun at times to give a powerup to some people. it was also fun getting them ;D but I think in the end, I don't need any.
Just be glad the powerdown are well, down so to speak. I'd be giving almost everyone a powerdown for not saying happy birthday to me. (..what? what was that? it's possible not everyone was on? what sort of excuse is that?)
I'm just having fun. I am off to bed now though,
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@IHateHackers... AHH! You made my brain hiccup with stupidity! By spelling Scyphi's name as "ScyPhi" I question myself with the pronunciation of his name! All this time, in my head, I've been saying, "SKIFFY!" IS IT REALLY PRONOUNCED, "SCI-FI" ????????????????????????????????
IF SO! ME FEELS LIKE THE THREE-PEAT MATH STUDENT HE IS!!!!
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@IHateHackers... AHH! You made my brain hiccup with stupidity! By spelling Scyphi's name as "ScyPhi" I question myself with the pronunciation of his name! All this time, in my head, I've been saying, "SKIFFY!" IS IT REALLY PRONOUNCED, "SCI-FI" ????????????????????????????????
IF SO! ME FEELS LIKE THE THREE-PEAT MATH STUDENT HE IS!!!!
Yeah, it is pronounced "Sci-Fi". You just made my night dude. Thanks ;D
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@IHateHackers... AHH! You made my brain hiccup with stupidity! By spelling Scyphi's name as "ScyPhi" I question myself with the pronunciation of his name! All this time, in my head, I've been saying, "SKIFFY!" IS IT REALLY PRONOUNCED, "SCI-FI" ????????????????????????????????
IF SO! ME FEELS LIKE THE THREE-PEAT MATH STUDENT HE IS!!!!
Does it really matter how it's pronounced vs how you think it? It's kind of a made up word.
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i was told it wasn't. google it, it appears to be a word.
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It IS literally a real word, but I did not know this when I made it my username, so in this case it really doesn't matter. Besides, if we went with the word's actual definition, it wouldn't make any sense as a username.
Either way, though, it IS pronounced like "sci-fi" (even the real word) and was meant as a play on the term. :P
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Hmmm... it's the plural form of scyphus which means cup or communion chalice. Hmm... can I call you "Double Cup"? j/k LOL that was stupid.