reputation points

[mullyman]

I was taught that a person's reputation, even though it may be all that he or she may own, is priceless.
My Mother would always make sure that I was wearing clean underwear whenever I left the house. She said it was in case I was ever mangled beyond recognition in a blood filled, gut shreading, limb from limb tearing, burned all to hell, high speed over a cliff car wreck, and had to go to the Emergency Room.
She said she didn't want her reputation as a mother impuned. What a great lady.

Yeah, I never understood the clean underwear thing. I mean c'mon, if there is some life and death situation presented to you, enough of one that warrant's you going to the emergency room, it's pretty much set in stone that you're going to sh!t your pants.:grin:
MULLY

 

[ShootingArts]

not exactly . . . .

I did? Cool!

Um, is it in the mail?

it is in the mall!

Hu

 

[sfleinen]

it is in the mall!

Hu

You don't want to say that to a woman, Hu. Otherwise, you're going with her there to carry the resultant full shopping bags!!

 

[ShootingArts]

not until they let me ride my horse in the mall

You don't want to say that to a woman, Hu. Otherwise, you're going with her there to carry the resultant full shopping bags!!

Back when I had a wife I worked six days a week. Naturally on the seventh day she wanted me to go to the mall with her. I'm hard of hearing so she was used to repeating herself:

"Honey, let's go to the mall."

"What?"

A little louder, "Honey, let's go to the mall."

"What?"

"HONEY, LET'S GO TO THE MALL."

"What?"

About this time it always dawned on her I had absolutely no intention of hearing anything about a mall. WHACK!!!

I've never figured out how it is that men are the stronger sex but women can shop sixteen hours straight toting a baby and more of a load than a good pack mule can haul, if a mule or man ain't around to tote the load!

Hu

 

[pooltchr]

I'm at #269 ... Maybe I should start saying more nice things to people.

I just added a couple more points for ya. :thumbup:

Steve

 

[Tramp Steamer]

I did? Cool!

Um, is it in the mail?

It should be on it's way. The guy that PM'd me the other day said when you hit a thousand posts, like me, or max out on greenies, like you, we would both get a T-shirt. He said all he needed was a credit card number to cover intital costs and that I would get a refund later. He asked if he could add your shirt to the charge, just to speed things up, and I said okay. Said his name was Wilson, or something like that. What a nice fellow. I hope you enjoy your T-shirt. I know I will. :wink:

 

[Mike in MN]

I just added a couple more points for ya. :thumbup:

Steve

Awww thanks, Steve.

 

[tucson9ball]

I must be blind. I don't see the amount of points anywhere. I see the green rep dots and if I put my mouse on em it says reputation beyond repute.

 

[ShootingArts]

user cp

I must be blind. I don't see the amount of points anywhere. I see the green rep dots and if I put my mouse on em it says reputation beyond repute.

Click on user cp at the top of the page then look at the blue bar where it says reputation received. Might find a note from me too.

Hu

 

[PoolBum]

I don't know how many rep points I have but I know the counter resets at 999.999.999.999.999.

 

[ScottR]

My number is 538,951,080 and it appears that I'm 45th on the list. Interesting. I hardly ever look at my rep but I find it interesting that people think highly enough of the things I post to give me points. If I have failed to give back I apologize, I just hardly ever think of the rep system.
MULLY

I could negative rep you, if that would make you feel better. :thumbup:

Scott

 

[UrackmIcrackm]

I could negative rep you, if that would make you feel better. :thumbup:

Scott

The BEST negative rep post EVER. (made during cuetechasaurus neg rep campaign) :grin:

Bruin, you idiot. You gave me the bad rep when it's cuetechasaurus that wants it. Put the pipe down and back away from the keyboard.

I remember way back when I was 18th on the list with less than 2,000 (yes, 2000) rep points.

You get your 11th rep greenie when you pass 2,000 points. Back then, it took a long time to rep up to 2,000 because no one had much to give. Now, I can max someone out with the push of a button.

That was back in my lurking days. The rep thing was a lot of fun to watch when it first started. If you put your cursor over the greenies, most everyone will get something that says "you have a reputation beyond repute". When it first started and you had to build up greenies, the saying would change with every few hundred points. Learning the new sayings along with how many greenies were possible was a fun time on the forum. That was before NPR was a political forum and more regular members posted there.

In the same cuetechasaurus thread someone posted this pic that shows the different points level and what the saying would be when you put your mouse over the greenies.

 

[J Layer]

We should have a poll about un-capping the rep points

 

[akaTrigger]

The BEST negative rep post EVER. (made during cuetechasaurus neg rep campaign) :grin:

I have been quite proud of myself for never negative repping someone. People have asked to me negative rep others, and I just wouldn't do it. I felt like it on my own a few times, but still didn't do it.

Then the inevitable happened. I was thanking Memikey profusely one time for offering his advice and he sends me a very nice pm:

"Can see you're a little knocked out of your usual stride by this problem otherwise you wouldn't have accidentally hit the red button when repping me.

Bless ya!

Can just picture yer mortified little face now.

Really ROFLMAO :smile:"

I was horrified. Still am!

 

[UrackmIcrackm]

I was horrified. Still am!

Silly girl! The only time negative rep ever had any adverse affects was in the very beginning when the points system was just starting out, which was when Bruin had mistakenly left the negative rep. Everyone was trying to move up to see what the next step was and that had set Guru backwards in his points infancy.

Now that the system has been around for years without a points reset, all it takes is one positive rep to send someone to the very top with a full set of green bars and a reputation beyond repute. Giving a neg does not subtract as much as giving positive adds on. It is not an equal equation if I remember correctly.

Since everyone is at the top of the points tier, neg rep is of no big "points" deal. I don't understand people making it a point to never give negative or people getting upset about it. It has no value. The post that you made to cryingmouse in the other thread is the exact same thing as leaving a negative rep. The only difference is you did it on the forum for all to see instead of sending it in a message that only he can see.

I don't hand out negative rep like its candy but I don't shy away from it either. If someone says or does something that I find mean, rude, stupid, or whatever I deem to be offensive to either myself or others, I let that person know with a negative rep. On the flip side, when someone makes me laugh, has been helpful, or has a very valid, well stated point in a heated situation, I leave them positive rep.

 

[tucson9ball]

Click on user cp at the top of the page then look at the blue bar where it says reputation received. Might find a note from me too.

Hu

Ok thanks, for what it's worth, here is my total. 31266127 point(s) total Latest Reputation Received

 

[the420trooper]

We should have a poll about un-capping the rep points

I'd like to see everyone reset to zero. You and I and several others are giving out 20 million+ with every rep, and that's a little ridiculous.

I've been around long enough to remember being excited when I finally got my second little green dot...And when the mighty Smorgass Bored gave me 2 whole dots with ONE rep.

Now everyone has the full bar of either green or red. When a new poster shows up, they make 2 or 3 posts and get the full green bar. It doesn't mean anything anymore, really...

Also, being number one on the rep list used to mean that either you made a lot of great posts, or you played the rep game better than anyone else....Now there are like 20 people in the tied for first position.

 

[ShootingArts]

you missed one of the great joys in life!

I have been quite proud of myself for never negative repping someone. People have asked to me negative rep others, and I just wouldn't do it. I felt like it on my own a few times, but still didn't do it.

Then the inevitable happened. I was thanking Memikey profusely one time for offering his advice and he sends me a very nice pm:

"Can see you're a little knocked out of your usual stride by this problem otherwise you wouldn't have accidentally hit the red button when repping me.

Bless ya!

Can just picture yer mortified little face now.

Really ROFLMAO :smile:"

I was horrified. Still am!

You missed one of the great joys in life!

Smorg used to send me a pm every now and then. Red rep run, read what this (whatever went here wasn't very flattering) has posted. If you think he deserves it, red rep him.

It was an ego trip the first time I could green rep someone and make them go from one green square to a full Christmas tree but that was nothing compared to when I could red rep them and make a full green tree into a full red line!

Perhaps there is a reason some folks call me evil.

Hu

 

[sunnyday]

You missed one of the great joys in life!

Smorg used to send me a pm every now and then. Red rep run, read what this (whatever went here wasn't very flattering) has posted. If you think he deserves it, red rep him.

It was an ego trip the first time I could green rep someone and make them go from one green square to a full Christmas tree but that was nothing compared to when I could red rep them and make a full green tree into a full red line!

Perhaps there is a reason some folks call me evil.

Hu

Hu,

I think you should carry on the torch of Red Rep PM.

S.

 

[justadub]

After reading this thread, I went and checked my report. I was astounded. 185958418 points? Since last December? I guess the system is a bit out of whack....

I did appreciate catching up on the comments from those who did rep me. That was nice, and appreciated. I can't shoot pool very well, but I like to try and contribute to the discussions where I can.

And I must admit that it is a bit amusing to see someone who is not playing nice with others have a big red line appear under their name. Of course it doesn't last, either someone comes along and greenies them back, or they get banned and disappear. But it sure is amusing to see it happen, especially when someone is being way out of line.