I downvoted the OP, not because he is a twat - although I think I had grounds, but instead for the purpose of furthering scientific research.
Just as Robert Bunsen lost an eye in the search to understand how piping gas into school chemistry labs might help us singe our mate’s hair, so I wanted to see the impact of my downvote.
Nope, still don’t know how the voting works.
Post nuns and bouncing boobs on a cricket thread, easy innit.
For that you will be hunted down and will suffer a painful and embarrassing injury…
Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but when you least expect it…
You have been warned.
Though to be honest, from what I hear you can do that yourself by putting on a pair of football boots and running around a bit
What an excellent idea for a thread CS and well done to everyone for some very interesting and thought provoking posts.
… keep up the good work guys … it’s what makes Papsweb the best !!
Either way I am fucked…
Pap the Forest pixie is taking the piss 
No no no you’ve got me all wrong … t’was just a little experiment in the quest to unlock the mysteries of the Sotonians up/down voting system. At no time did I think that a blanket upvote for every poster in the thread, culminating in my own extremely complimentary post, could ever amass enough ‘likes’ to launch a serious challenge for Papsweb League stardom … and the resulting data (a paltry 2 upvotes) confirms I was correct in not thinking that.
A victim of my own curious mind maybe but taking the piss most certainly not.
… and fyi I’m not a pixie … I’m too tall
Yeh all short people say that dont they Pap?
We don’t, actually.
But it would be amusing if we did.
Now just you look here PippinSaint, I don’t know how tall pixies are in your part of the world but here in the New Forest, 5’10" they are not … I put it to you my friend, that it is infact you who are taking the piss and suspect you are just a bitter man and probably a fuckin’ beanpole t’boot.
and Pap, there’s nothing wrong with pixies anyway
… but I’m not one
Think you touched a nerve there phil
p’raps good old feet and in inches are smaller in the Forest?
Cobb ? tbh I don’t give a shit what the ol’ beanpole thinks
but from you …well it just hurts 
There, a vote up as an olive branch Steve
Hey, I’m only 5’ 9.5" and I don’t consider myself a pixie! Far too fat and hirsuite for that.
Originally posted by @BTripz
Originally posted by @cobham-saint
Think you touched a nerve there phil
p’raps good old feet and in inches are smaller in the Forest?
Hey, I’m only 5’ 9.5" and I don’t consider myself a pixie! far too fat and hirsuite for that.
You’re one of Snow White’s little friends aren’t you?
Not quite sure what that makes me though. I’m only 5’8".
Originally posted by @Saint-or-sinner
Originally posted by @BTripz
Originally posted by @cobham-saint
Think you touched a nerve there phil
p’raps good old feet and in inches are smaller in the Forest?
Hey, I’m only 5’ 9.5" and I don’t consider myself a pixie! far too fat and hirsuite for that.
You’re one of Snow White’s little friends aren’t you?
Not quite sure what that makes me though. I’m only 5’8".
I’ll be Grumpy, you can be Bashful, Pap can be Dopey!!
Originally posted by @Saint-or-sinner
Originally posted by @BTripz
Originally posted by @cobham-saint
Think you touched a nerve there phil
p’raps good old feet and in inches are smaller in the Forest?
Hey, I’m only 5’ 9.5" and I don’t consider myself a pixie! far too fat and hirsuite for that.
You’re one of Snow White’s little friends aren’t you?
Not quite sure what that makes me though. I’m only 5’8".
Guy, guys, guys…have we started a race to find the Sotonians shortest-arse?
I’m 5’9" so it’s not me
So anyway getting back to the thread, I agree with OP. The up/down voting thing has me.
However I must say I do like the whole concept around Paps awarding of badges, it’s makes you feel appreciated. With this in mind and a bit of time on my hands, I thought it would be good to do my own one off badge presentation in tribute to Papsweb and all who sail on her.
To take it a step further I’ve knocked some art which can be printed to a self adhesive label and worn with pride … a proper badge no less. So here you are:
The steveintheforest ‘intellectual misfits’ Badge
Awarded to the Papmeister and all the fine posters (his cronies) on Sotonians
100 ‘steveintheforest’ points to all … which means you’re all in a relegation battle, could be any 3 out of 350
In this land of midgets one man stands head and shoulders below the rest…