Topic: Karma Thread: Wheel of Shame and Praise

[that Baby guy]

I just applauded Dasmos for being so good at mafia.

[NWR_insanolord]

But see, that's the thing, buddy. I'm not whining about my score. I could care less about that crap. It's the notion that I'm being docked for something because of someone else being childish. I'll say it again. Grow up. I don't know how much simpler I can make it.

I've been a fantastic forum member here since way back in the PlanetN2000 days, and having to put up with kids and immaturity isn't something I care to mess with. I like having great conversation with people that are interested in the same things I am -- video games. And I especially love conversation where I can hear other's opposing viewpoints... I feel that it opens my eyes to new things in this world, but when a childish mentality comes rolling in, it kind of muddles up the situation. And I just don't care for that.

The only person being childish here is the one who's taking the score at all seriously. People smiting you (which I never did until you came in here complaining, by the way) doesn't mean anything. Contrary to what thatguy may tell you, your score has absolutely no effect on what you can do here. If you don't like it, just ignore it; I don't think anyone here judges posters by their score, but they will begin to dislike you if you put as much stock in it as you seem to be right now.

[greybrick]

If you don't like it, just ignore it

I have a pretty good idea exactly when and why I began accruing negative score. Then my score began to plummet, and I wasn't truly sure who I was annoying, possibly everyone (and thanks to the jerk that copies "possibly everyone" and writes "this" underneath), so the one thing I don't like about the Karma system is the anonymity of it all.

At first I must admit that I was annoyed, but the other day I actually got worried when my score jumped from -7 to -4. Now look where I am!

[NWR_insanolord]

If you don't like it, just ignore it

I have a pretty good idea exactly when and why I began accruing negative score. Then my score began to plummet, and I wasn't truly sure who I was annoying, possibly everyone (and thanks to the jerk that copies "possibly everyone" and writes "this" underneath), so the one thing I don't like about the Karma system is the anonymity of it all.

At first I must admit that I was annoyed, but the other day I actually got worried when my score jumped from -7 to -4. Now look where I am!

Some people must be pretty behind on the Newscast if they didn't hear the cricket one until the other day. Either that, or the developers of Happy Birthday Mart are here undercover.

[greybrick]

Well that Newscast was intentionally bad so I had that coming, but I think the devs of HBM should be happy with me as their single paying customer.

[that Baby guy]

But see, that's the thing, buddy. I'm not whining about my score. I could care less about that crap. It's the notion that I'm being docked for something because of someone else being childish. I'll say it again. Grow up. I don't know how much simpler I can make it.

I've been a fantastic forum member here since way back in the PlanetN2000 days, and having to put up with kids and immaturity isn't something I care to mess with. I like having great conversation with people that are interested in the same things I am -- video games. And I especially love conversation where I can hear other's opposing viewpoints... I feel that it opens my eyes to new things in this world, but when a childish mentality comes rolling in, it kind of muddles up the situation. And I just don't care for that.

The only person being childish here is the one who's taking the score at all seriously. People smiting you (which I never did until you came in here complaining, by the way) doesn't mean anything. Contrary to what thatguy may tell you, your score has absolutely no effect on what you can do here. If you don't like it, just ignore it; I don't think anyone here judges posters by their score, but they will begin to dislike you if you put as much stock in it as you seem to be right now.

Smited, for obvious reasons.

[S-U-P-E-R]

I love how in the matter of three days, I've gone from having a score of 14 to now FOUR. What's up, guys? It's obviously because of my recent posts on liking Metroid: Other M -- which is NO reason to smite me.  Sheesh. Grow up.

I've in no way told anyone they're ignorant or stupid for disagreeing with my opinions on the game... I'm just getting a lot of smite for really liking the game -- all aspects of it even.  That's not really right of whoever's smiting me for this. Like I said, grow up.

But see, that's the thing, buddy. I'm not whining about my score. I could care less about that crap. It's the notion that I'm being docked for something because of someone else being childish. I'll say it again. Grow up. I don't know how much simpler I can make it.

I've been a fantastic forum member here since way back in the PlanetN2000 days, and having to put up with kids and immaturity isn't something I care to mess with. I like having great conversation with people that are interested in the same things I am -- video games. And I especially love conversation where I can hear other's opposing viewpoints... I feel that it opens my eyes to new things in this world, but when a childish mentality comes rolling in, it kind of muddles up the situation. And I just don't care for that.

lol

[ControlerFleX]

Smite me oh mighty smiter!............. jim carey right?,

Either way i think it's cool if i go up or down, to me that means that i wasted/enriched 30 seconds of someone's life, then some one cared enough to like or dislike it. This is still the best place ever to come and talk Games(.)

[Dasmos]

I just applauded Dasmos for being so good at mafia.

Considering how good I am, not enough people do this.

[BlackNMild2k1]

As a rule, I don't smite people for their opinions, only the way they express them, but every rule has an exception. The particular exception I'm referring to is that I just smote TJ Spyke for being negative about Conan. He probably did something somewhere recently deserving to be smitten anyway.

Negative on Conan? I liked Conan, I was just pointing out facts (he rarely ever beat Letterman in ratings, and people act like it was a big deal that his new episodes beat RERUNS of Leno).

I should smite you for once again not realizing why I posted the link. Go read what was posted and not just make up a reason to reply.

and you wonder why your score stays in the negative....

[King of Twitch]

Darn you, Maxi

[BeautifulShy]

Darn you, Maxi

What makes you think that it is me smiting you?

[King of Twitch]

Every witch hunt has a first step.

[S-U-P-E-R]

[NWR_insanolord]

COME ON YOU GUYS; MY SCORE'S GOING WAY DOWN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS!!!!!! GROW UP PEOPLE!!!!

[Stratos]

COME ON YOU GUYS; MY SCORE'S GOING WAY DOWN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS!!!!!! GROW UP PEOPLE!!!!

Your one to complain Mr. Double Digits

[TJ Spyke]

As a rule, I don't smite people for their opinions, only the way they express them, but every rule has an exception. The particular exception I'm referring to is that I just smote TJ Spyke for being negative about Conan. He probably did something somewhere recently deserving to be smitten anyway.

Negative on Conan? I liked Conan, I was just pointing out facts (he rarely ever beat Letterman in ratings, and people act like it was a big deal that his new episodes beat RERUNS of Leno).

I should smite you for once again not realizing why I posted the link. Go read what was posted and not just make up a reason to reply.

and you wonder why your score stays in the negative....

I was replying because you said I was being negative on Conan, I wasn't. As I replied in the other thread, the link you provided only talked about one specific demographic and not total ratings.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I never said anything about you being negative (already messing up the facts once again -it's even in the post you quoted-) and you should reply to me and my comments which were supported by the article I linked to. All you responded to was the title of the article(which was in the url) which is more than smite worthy when you attempt to argue a point that was never even made and continue that same argument even after being corrected.

But it's not the first time you've done stuff like that and likely not the last.

[TJ Spyke]

I did read the article you linked to. The whole point was moot anyways, the article was about new episodes of Conan got higher ratings among adults 18-49 than re-runs of Leno. I replied that it is not a big deal if a new episode of a show gets better ratings than a re-run of another show (especially among talk shows since those usually don't do good in re-runs). I question why that site focuses only on one specific demographic rather than overall ratings (where I think Leno did easily beat Conan since Leno's audience tends to be older).

You just assumed I didn't read it first, not the first time you did that (and you know the old saying about people who assume things).

[Shaymin]

As someone who cannot smite nor applaud, I find these pleas for attention amusing.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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[King of Twitch]

SUPER

[S-U-P-E-R]

SUPER

sup

[King of Twitch]

I was gonna blame you for everyone's points going crazy, it seemed like something you'd do

[S-U-P-E-R]

Yeah, it does seem like something I'd do, but I'm only here for Rachtman's delicious meltdown