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[Romy]

Are you talking about my signature image?

I thought that was you this whole time

o___O

[Sweeney]

I thought that was you this whole time

o___O

It is. That's why I was asking.

[luvsmyncis]

I agree, it's abuse. I should be reprimanded for the bajillion +reps I've given to Waser and Sweeney. Like cronus has followed Yung around to -rep his retarded posts, I have followed Waser and Sweeney posts and their non-retarded posts, +repping with wild abandon! WILD ABANDON!! *strips naked, tosses hair, screams like a banshee*

-Rep can be given out of malice. It should be treated completely different then giving +Rep (which cannot be given out of spite, anger etc..).
I don't see how a +Rep system can be abused or misused.

Sweeney calls some Fucktard a cunt. Gets 15 +reps because everyone hates Fucktard. +rep given out of spite and anger.

[Romy]

Sweeney calls some Fucktard a cunt. Gets 15 +reps because everyone hates Fucktard. +rep given out of spite and anger.

5.1 - Do not be cruel, hateful or hurtful to other members. Do not harass other members. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, any type of sexual, mental, forceful, and/or physical harassment.

• 5.1.1 - Mild cases (ie. "GTFO", "go fuck yourself", etc..): Offensive material will be removed and 10% will be issued.
• 5.1.2 - Severe or recurring cases of flaming and/or harassment will result in the material being removed and 20% warn issued.

Then thats Sween breaking the rules. That's a completely different situation.

[luvsmyncis]

It is not against the rules to call someone a cunt.

[Bone]

It is not against the rules to call someone a cunt.

People usually make their insults more oblique, anyways.

[Waser Lave]

Sweeney calls some Fucktard a cunt. Gets 15 +reps because everyone hates Fucktard. +rep given out of spite and anger.

In that situation the rep was given out of agreement with the premise not spite or anger methinks.

It is not against the rules to call someone a cunt.

As long as it's true.

People usually make their insults more oblique, anyways.

It's an art to insult somebody effectively without it looking like an insult.

[Kyle]

*strips naked, tosses hair, screams like a banshee*

Not sure if interested or not

[Yung]

Clearly there are people who feel that the system should be treated completely differently for +rep and -rep. But while people go around giving +rep for posts which, perhaps if posted by a less known member definitely would not get a +rep, I see nothing wrong with going around giving -rep for equally undeserving posts.

So this thread really was just about justifying abusing the negative rep system. Got it.

So... Looks like LW was right, then again... he's normally right.

[Galadriel]

So this thread really was just about justifying abusing the negative rep system. Got it.

So... Looks like LW was right, then again... he's normally right.

Not so much justifying as trying to understand the difference between what I did and what other people do continuously. So far I see no difference.

[Waser Lave]

It can be an art to insult someone appropriately. Tis foolish to pretend the fool is wise, this wise to fool the wise.

Huh?

Not so much justifying as trying to understand the difference between what I did and what other people do continuously. So far I see no difference.

Perhaps you're only reading the replies you want to read.

[Nymh]

The other one, is that the guy from Newsradio?

No, it is actually Sweeney

[Nymh]

Oh, that is such a heavy cross to bear, no wonder he's in such a foul mood all the time. I'll have to treat him with more pity from now on.

He is not always in a foul mood

[Sweeney]

Oh, that is such a heavy cross to bear, no wonder he's in such a foul mood all the time. I'll have to treat him with more pity from now on.

I'm just wondering if you could clarify exactly what you meant to imply by this comment.

[Nymh]

I can't really answer the poll without a little more clarification on what determines "unnecessary" +repping.

Is +repping a post that you personally find funny or in order to express your agreeance unnecessary?
Is +repping a custom that you think is amazing unnecessary?
Is +repping something someone post that is a reference to an inside joke or personal conversation that only you know about, unnecessary?

I would say no. The only way in which I would see a person abusing the +rep system would be to artificially inflate someone's rep count, and since we're all a bunch of selfish bastards and rep doesn't really benefit anyone I don't see that happening.

[Galadriel]

By unnecessary I mean posts which are +repped for no other reason (as far as I can see) other than the name of the poster. I don't think you can deny that this happens. That would just be unnecessary and feigned ignorance.

I disagree with your idea of what it means to abuse the +rep system. It seems that while you have identified the result of abusing it (to articially inflate someone's rep count), you haven't made it clear that to actually abuse the +rep system is to give +rep out unnecessarily.

I think defining "unnecessary" perhaps raises the question of subjectivity. Is your idea of unnecessary the same as mine? However, I don't think that is a central issue to the system, since regardless of subjective reasoning behind repping, people are still getting +reps for practically no reason, which as Nymh pointed out is abuse of the +rep system.

[luvsmyncis]

By unnecessary I mean posts which are +repped for no other reason (as far as I can see) other than the name of the poster. I don't think you can deny that this happens. That would just be unnecessary and feigned ignorance.

Well, then call me a moron, because I don't think people are +repping eachother just because of who they are. They are +repping eachother because of what is being said. That's certainly what I do. I can't help it if I consistently like what a few certain people have to say.

Trust me. I have been through a ton of people's rep given and received pages, and no offense, but you are one of the few people who seem to have a pattern when it comes to the -rep. Quit acting like you're innocent or that you've got a noble cause. There are a few others who go after iargue or Yung posts, knowing how stupid they will be, just to -rep them. I suppose when it gets to a certain point, it can be considered harassment. Just be more careful. If you find yourself -repping someone so much, just add them to your ignored users list, because by then, it should be apparent they aren't worth your time.

[Sweeney]

Can you imagine the sickness in a person spirit that drives them to such gopher soaring goal as to harass a person in this electronic darkness?

You mean, say, repeatedly insulting someone's username, sexual prowess, or appearance, and then ignoring their responses?
A sickly spirit indeed.

P.S: Eight.

[NapisaurusRex]

Well, then call me a moron, because I don't think people are +repping eachother just because of who they are. They are +repping eachother because of what is being said. That's certainly what I do. I can't help it if I consistently like what a few certain people have to say.

People make themselves who they are by what they say though. Especially on the internet, where we can't see what people do or how they act or anything off the internet.

[Waser Lave]

Where is this ignore feature, BTW?

http://www.neocodex....ea=ignoredusers