Community Forums => I'M BACK => Topic started by: TrueNerd on October 15, 2012, 01:28:22 AM
Title: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: TrueNerd on October 15, 2012, 01:28:22 AM
I have finally been granted applaud/smite privileges (You know, the forum score thing under everyone's user name). Give me a target and I will smite as many posts of theirs that you want. My rate is a dollar a smite.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 15, 2012, 02:06:20 AM
Forum needs more applauds then smites.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 15, 2012, 02:11:44 AM
TJ Smyte has it covered... and he does it for free ;)
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Pixelated Pixies on October 15, 2012, 02:23:29 AM
The forum needs to not worry about either one of them because they're pointless.
Then why do we have them if they are pointless?
It's not my call to decide whether they stay or go, but although they are pointless, watching people stupidly get all bent out of shape over them anyway is entertaining enough to keep them around.
Hypothetically, would the admins ban someone for like, a hundred dollars towards the site? Just askin'
What about $100 towards my Wii U pre-order? :D
Screw that, I'll do it for $50.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 15, 2012, 09:57:11 AM
I wasn't bent out of shape out about it I was just curious why we have them still if they are pointless. It seems like at times people just use it to boost their ego or crush other other peoples ego or to gang up on someone just because they can.
I know it is pointless in the grand scheme of things I just think that is what some people use it for.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2012, 10:04:24 AM
Things can be both pointless and entertaining. Many, many things fit that description. And I wasn't really talking about you, more about people who complain about smites and act like they're a serious thing.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 15, 2012, 10:06:13 AM
Fair enough.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 15, 2012, 10:21:04 AM
Some men just want to watch the forum burn
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2012, 10:43:27 AM
One of these days I'm going to get bored and ban every member on these forums except for SUPER, Brandogg and BlackNMild, just to see what would happen.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 15, 2012, 10:57:46 AM
One of these days I'm going to get bored and ban every member on these forums except for SUPER, Brandogg and BlackNMild, just to see what would happen.
(http://i.imgur.com/V8w64.jpg)
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: TJ Spyke on October 15, 2012, 10:59:54 AM
I imagine it would be like taking the guards out of a prison and letting the death row inmates deal with each other.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2012, 11:02:20 AM
Can you really deny that that would be a ton of fun to watch?
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 15, 2012, 11:07:23 AM
Do the current forum tools let you make a user group that is restricted to only one forum? (http://i.imgur.com/7ARyh.gif)
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2012, 11:11:50 AM
I have no idea. If the option's there, though, it's probably restricted to admins, which I'm not, probably for good reason given the plans I've outlined here.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Crimm on October 15, 2012, 12:14:33 PM
Things can be both pointless and entertaining. Many, many things fit that description. And I wasn't really talking about you, more about people who complain about smites and act like they're a serious thing.
Pointless and entertaining perhaps, but there is something to be said for removing the + and - system altogether. It doesn't exactly play to NWR's strength, which I feel is the site's ability to offer a forum for grown-up discussion of video games. I mean, I guess it's funny to people under the age of 16 but it's not terribly conducive to discussion.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: ShyGuy on October 15, 2012, 02:35:22 PM
This leper colony sounds interesting. I vote yes.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2012, 02:43:34 PM
Things can be both pointless and entertaining. Many, many things fit that description. And I wasn't really talking about you, more about people who complain about smites and act like they're a serious thing.
Pointless and entertaining perhaps, but there is something to be said for removing the + and - system altogether. It doesn't exactly play to NWR's strength, which I feel is the site's ability to offer a forum for grown-up discussion of video games. I mean, I guess it's funny to people under the age of 16 but it's not terribly conducive to discussion.
It's also not un-conducive to discussion unless you take it seriously, which is stupid to do.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Stogi on October 15, 2012, 03:43:29 PM
Every good idea ever implemented on this forum was pretty much stolen from SA. There's a lot of catching up to do now that I haven't been an admin for years.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: oohhboy on October 15, 2012, 08:10:39 PM
I mean, I guess it's funny to people under the age of 16 but it's not terribly conducive to discussion.
I'd like to think people with the mental maturity of someone over 16 wouldn't get their knickers in a knot about something so trivial.
You say that like it's in conflict with the sentence you quoted. I think it's dumb on both sides. It's dumb to get a kick out of it and it's dumb to take it seriously. That's why I think it should be removed as a system. Clearly I'm in the minority though.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Morari on October 16, 2012, 01:19:26 PM
A properly working Karma system would forgo the negative aspects altogether. Instead you would simply have a "Like" or a "Report" button. Furthermore, the "Likes" would be on a per post basis, and displayed as such. You would only ever be able to "Like" any given post once. It actually wouldn't even hurt to show the users that "Liked" an individual post at that point, since the negative parallels wouldn't exist.
That said, I would like to sick the Forum Hitman upon TJ Spyke. He can never have enough minuses. :P
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: TJ Spyke on October 16, 2012, 01:22:50 PM
I think Morari is responsible for at least half the smites I have. I found it funny when I stopped posting for about 3 weeks and my smite count still went up by like 20.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 16, 2012, 01:30:06 PM
I find it funny that anyone honestly cares about their smite count. The way I see it, if you're dumb enough to be upset by that, you deserve to be upset by it.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: TJ Spyke on October 16, 2012, 01:46:12 PM
I don't care, I find it funny that it seems like some others do. I know Morari does, as he smites me all the time for no reason, and whines whenever he thinks I smite him.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 16, 2012, 05:45:19 PM
but MOMMMM
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 16, 2012, 09:34:48 PM
I mean, I guess it's funny to people under the age of 16 but it's not terribly conducive to discussion.
I'd like to think people with the mental maturity of someone over 16 wouldn't get their knickers in a knot about something so trivial.
You say that like it's in conflict with the sentence you quoted. I think it's dumb on both sides. It's dumb to get a kick out of it and it's dumb to take it seriously. That's why I think it should be removed as a system. Clearly I'm in the minority though.
You are in the minority, because the Majority of us don't give a **** either way.
The Majority of us only even notice it when someone starts complaining about it. To which we then will have fun at their expense.
They mean nothing. If they did, then Mega's number wouldn't be fixed, my negatives would be added to my positives :) :P some posters would have a much higher positive and certain other posters wouldn't have a positive score at all (you know who you are, don't look at me like that :D).
and with that being said, I now welcome the aftermath upon my score. bring on the smites!!!!
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 17, 2012, 12:04:50 AM
"Nobody should care" is not really a glowing defense of the system. Ditch it today. Or when broodwars hits -1000 (http://i.imgur.com/7ARyh.gif)
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Stogi on October 17, 2012, 12:14:18 AM
I endorse it mostly because people hate it.
Even though it is trivial.
But I won't lie, I smile when I get an applaud for a quip or well thought out post.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: ShyGuy on October 17, 2012, 12:18:10 AM
"Nobody should care" is not really a glowing defense of the system. Ditch it today. Or when broodwars hits -1000 (http://i.imgur.com/7ARyh.gif)
Considering I get smited pretty much regardless of what I say in a given post, that shouldn't take too long. :-\
I think it says a lot about the applause/smite system that the most positive response I've seen to it on this site is sheer apathy, and the only reason it remains is because the establishment doesn't want to go through the hassle of removing it. I've said my piece on it in the past, though, so you all go ahead and whine about it without me.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 17, 2012, 03:12:26 AM
The main reason I'm against getting rid of it is that generally the only people who are really against it are the people who get smited a lot, and most (not all, mind you) of those people deserve the smites they get.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: TJ Spyke on October 17, 2012, 03:20:31 AM
Maybe do a poll or something to see what people think about the system and what should be done?
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 17, 2012, 04:53:37 AM
I am indifferent to the the system to be honest. It just isn't implemented well on the forums. If the system was suppose to be a way to change posting habits of people then it hasn't done that well because of how it is implemented on the forums.Sure you can smite people but if they don't know what post got people upset then its as most people are saying pointless to have it. At this point it is just a way to cause discord on the forums.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Shaymin on October 17, 2012, 07:34:28 AM
Bitching about smites?
That's a smite.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Adrock on October 17, 2012, 08:23:37 AM
I typically only applaud and usually the same 4 people. Most of my smiting has been by accident on my phone where I'm either scrolling or trying to applaud and hitting smite instead. I know most people don't care about the karma score, but if that happens, I applaud them later to balance out the universe.
If I disagree with someone, I'd rather post a response. A per post applaud/smite system is probably more useful for what the karma system is supposed to do and be, but no one really cares about it anyway so it's a moot point either way.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Crimm on October 17, 2012, 11:10:48 AM
Urge to smite everyone in the thread 500 times rising...
If you want to know why the system is broken you really need to look no further then my ability to smite someone to 1,000,000.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: ShyGuy on October 17, 2012, 05:48:46 PM
I bear ten thousand smites unjustly given to me by the evil overlords. I AM SPARTUCUS
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 17, 2012, 10:18:53 PM
I say make it un-anonymous.
Smite or applaud, your name shall be known. Why hide, what are you afraid of!?
Claim your love/hatred for your fellow poster publicly.
UserX applauded you 3x today....
SmiteMaster5 smited you 9 times today....
Why does it have to be a secret. Let the truth set you free!
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Crimm on October 17, 2012, 11:05:52 PM
I gave ShyGuy 10k smites.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Sarail on October 18, 2012, 11:06:40 AM
I've got to be close to 50-ish smites for Tendoboy. :P
I applaud tons of people, though... for smart posts, avatars that make me laugh, and general goof-offery that makes me smile.
Oh, and porn. Definitely porn.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: Stogi on October 18, 2012, 11:25:39 AM
I mean, I guess it's funny to people under the age of 16 but it's not terribly conducive to discussion.
I'd like to think people with the mental maturity of someone over 16 wouldn't get their knickers in a knot about something so trivial.
You say that like it's in conflict with the sentence you quoted. I think it's dumb on both sides. It's dumb to get a kick out of it and it's dumb to take it seriously. That's why I think it should be removed as a system. Clearly I'm in the minority though.
You are in the minority, because the Majority of us don't give a **** either way.
The Majority of us only even notice it when someone starts complaining about it. To which we then will have fun at their expense.
They mean nothing. If they did, then Mega's number wouldn't be fixed, my negatives would be added to my positives :) :P: some posters would have a much higher positive and certain other posters wouldn't have a positive score at all (you know who you are, don't look at me like that :D ).
and with that being said, I now welcome the aftermath upon my score. bring on the smites!!!!
I liked it when Chozo Ghost had a negative applaud score. That was funny.
Title: Re: FORUM HITMAN FOR HIRE
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 18, 2012, 10:04:53 PM
