Steward's inquiry: Points to be re-arranged

There has been discussion about the number of points we’ve all got recently. Like many, I have been flabbergasted to have sat at the top of the leaderboard for so long. Today, I found out why. Turns out that we’ve been handing out points to people simply for posting. One point a go. This is why I’m at the top of the leaderboards, and not really something we can continue with.

I don’t want to reward one line posts, but right now, they are worth as much as a vote. That can’t be right. If Batman knew about this he’d be over here in a flash, and would rule over us all.

I do want to reward excellent stuff that gets a load of votes.

I have already turned off “1 point for a new post”. In the next couple of hours, and at much cost to my own personal standing on this site, I’ll be changing people’s points totals so that they are based on votes only.

I already know who #1 is, and it isn’t me :laughing:

Sorry pap, it really wasn’t meant to be a nag or a moan. :blush:

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Predictions:

  1. Bletch

  2. Bearsy

  3. Pap

  4. Halo

can we also have a leaderboard showing which Lou has done the most downvotes on people?

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Right, I’ve changed the system so that up votes are worth two points. If you neg someone, they’ll lose one point. No points are awarded for merely posting; all and any points that were given out for that have been zeroed. The big points bonuses you get for joining up are unaffected.

All hail Bearsy, rightful leader of the leaderboard!

(and people accuse me of narcissism, pah!)

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Of course, the really interesting thing is that bletch’s big scientific experiment looks even sillier now. Post count, dear boy! That’s what drove Lou’s numbers up. We were handing zero points out for upvotes (retroactively fixed now) so I think the butler owes the entire house an apology. Also, please get that convoy of Kleenex trucks to turn around. They won’t be needed.

No way man, it is what it is supposed to be. You’ve done everyone a favour. Now hail your bear master, bitch! HAIL!

Fuck me, here was I thinking that people liked me and in reality my position lends itself to my verbal (or messageboard equivalent thereof) diarrhea!!

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Imagine how I felt. Top rambler.

5th place, just one off the champions league!

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Wow, Bearsy is a true champ.

But how the hell is Tokes doing so well?!

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FYI, I didn’t down votes all Tokes posts above. There’s definitely a secret down voter among these parts…

Pity, mostly.

Well I for one am pleased with the recalculated standings. Bearsy definitely deserves to be top, and it is super amusing that bletch winds up second after his vote-inspired experiments! Seriously though, both have written a lot of good shit here, so I’m entirely unsurprised to see the chips fall like this.

Can we see who is voting down for lols and persecution later?

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Nah, not a good idea, largely because the persecution won’t be lols for the persecuted.

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Personally, I think Bearsy has earned the right to be on top, underneath, or even sideways spooning with some sneaky penetration. He can pretty much diddle this forum any way he choses and we will all roll over and ask for more.

Sometimes though, I do wonder if he would make a good rug for in front of the fireplace.

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Don’t do the (down voting) crime if you can’t do the time!

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