Reputations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

HerenIstarion · 09-01-2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Barrow-Wight

Since it seems that no one plans to earn those dastardly negative titles (and would we really allow anyone to sink that low?), I guess I can go ahead and reveal what I chose for each one. But first I will remark how the designers of the reputation system must have been aware that few people would end up on the disreputable side of the line, because in the default titles that came with vBulletin, there were only a few levels beneath 0 and several on the positive side. Assuming the software developers had chosen these setting intentionally, I decided I would not add any levels. I did change the number of posts needed to ascend (or descend) a notch, and, of course, I changed the titles. The original titles were all non-Middle-earthish and terribly uninteresting.

Here are the realms of rottenness that none of our member have managed to fall to.

10 This is where everyone "has started the path to adventure."
0 This person "is slipping."
-10 This guy "has been acting like Ted Sandyman."
-50 This girl "is as unpopular as Bill Ferny."
-150 This creep "makes more trouble than Gollum."
-500 This loser "ruins every discussion like Wormtongue."

And now you know the rest of the story.

P.S. Please don't ask how many positive levels there are or what their titles are. You'll have to find out when you get there

11-25-2004, page 8 (if you view threads in linear mode, 40 per page), post #282

the phantom · 09-01-2005, 12:50 PM

I was here when the little twerp went on his binge, and I immediately hopped over to the chat room to see if any admins were lurking there. I didn't have any luck, so I came back to the forum and proceeded to...

...give him a positive rep!

The message I sent him was obviously one that should accompany a negative rep, but since I hardly ever give out a negative rep (I think I've done it twice), I completely forgot to switch my thing over to negative.

I realized what I had done the instant I did it, but it didn't really upset me. I thought it was pretty darn funny, and I knew that he'd get more than enough negatives from other people to balance out my positive.

Mithalwen · 09-01-2005, 01:00 PM

I always miss out on the " fun" - could someone enlighten me by PM on what exactly went on?

Boromir88 · 09-01-2005, 03:16 PM

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I always miss out on the " fun" - could someone enlighten me by PM on what exactly went on?

And once you got it, kindly relay it to me. I'm dying to find out, ahhh the suspense is killing me. Well not really, I guess I'll live.

the guy who be short · 09-01-2005, 03:35 PM

Send that to me too Mith, please. It sounds annoying and interesting and interestingly annoying.

arcticstorm · 09-01-2005, 04:11 PM

I also want to find out about it, it sounds interesting that we actually had a saboteur and spammer ont he site.

Glirdan · 09-01-2005, 04:13 PM

OOO!! And me! Send it to me!! as TGWBS put it:

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It sounds annoying and interesting and interestingly annoying

Lalwendë · 09-01-2005, 04:16 PM

I'd like to know too.

Mind, I think it was one of those same no marks that did it a few months ago. They have a thing about trolling sites to cause trouble 'cause they've been kicked off loads of forums in the past. I recognised the 'tone' they used.

09-01-2005, 01:00 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,463	I always miss out on the " fun" - could someone enlighten me by PM on what exactly went on? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-01-2005, 04:16 PM	#8
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I'd like to know too. Mind, I think it was one of those same no marks that did it a few months ago. They have a thing about trolling sites to cause trouble 'cause they've been kicked off loads of forums in the past. I recognised the 'tone' they used. __________________ Gordon's alive!

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09-01-2005, 12:50 PM	#2
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	I was here when the little twerp went on his binge, and I immediately hopped over to the chat room to see if any admins were lurking there. I didn't have any luck, so I came back to the forum and proceeded to... ...give him a positive rep! The message I sent him was obviously one that should accompany a negative rep, but since I hardly ever give out a negative rep (I think I've done it twice), I completely forgot to switch my thing over to negative. I realized what I had done the instant I did it, but it didn't really upset me. I thought it was pretty darn funny, and I knew that he'd get more than enough negatives from other people to balance out my positive. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

09-01-2005, 03:35 PM	#5
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Send that to me too Mith, please. It sounds annoying and interesting and interestingly annoying.

09-01-2005, 04:11 PM	#6
arcticstorm Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Johnson Bible College: Knoxville, TN Posts: 464	I also want to find out about it, it sounds interesting that we actually had a saboteur and spammer ont he site.