Reputations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 08-27-2005, 05:37 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen of the fora and esteemed fellow Barrow Downers, it is with great sadness that I make this announcement.

For the foreseeable future, when I rep you, I will be unable to provide the high number of rep points to which you have become accustomed upon receiving a rep from me.

"No!" you gasp. "Why? What have we done?"

"Nothing," I say. "It lies beyong my control and 'tis nothing you have done."

"How so, she who once was waylaid by a forgetful Maia?"

"I have been diminished."

GASPS! Cries of "Noooo!" and, truth be told, a chortle or two.

"Beth, you haven't bounded over the Fellowship poll and taken the One Ring for yourself, have you?" cried one frightened voice.

"Nay, not so. Would Beth succumb so easily to one of Fordim's polls? Has she ever even voted on one of Fordim's polls?"

"What then," cries Fea of the White Horse and several Werewolf games?

"I have been smited."

"Smited? Is that like slaked?" cried one wit.

Wisely, then, I take the hint and decide to drag this soap opera out no longer.

My fellow Downers, I have been negative repped, secretly, in the dark hours of the Downs over night and while we all slept.

Forsooth! I have earned the enmity of someone. Someone who has not come forth to make his (or her) name known, but who choose to object to my humour nonetheless. And left a question. Now, how can I answer this question if I don't know who left it?

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Originally Posted by Rep Anon

'don't suppose these websites explained' - I would suppose they did. Why would you blindly suppose otherwise?

And t'was this post which earned my doom

What can I say? How to explain to thin air? To a wraith who wanders without leaving much trace?

But, to close: Fellow Downers, bear with me I say. I will endeavour quickly to earn your accolades so I can continue to reward you for your wit and charm and cleverness and overcome this slighting by one who robbed me of, well, it was less than 10 points actually. But I thinkI did drop a bit.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-27-2005, 06:08 AM

You'd make a good politician Bb.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-27-2005, 06:44 AM

Ten whole points. That's a formidable member you've offended there, Bêthberry. If you're not careful you'll be back to 'getting the hang of it' before too long.

Serves you right for talking posh. Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity.

I don't expect that putting God in quotation marks helped, even to point out that He was missing His customary capital.

HerenIstarion · 08-27-2005, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh

Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity

um... I for one?

Let's try and translate, though:

Quote:

Instead of talking posh and being accused of pomposity, cause the question there may have been misunderstood since it sounded like having more than one hidden meaning, it would have been more appropriate to use plainer sentence construction, which is one of the requirements when talking over the net. There are some which won't get this one either, though it is a good sample of what clear talking is

There, I hope it is more or less corresponding

Oddwen · 08-27-2005, 09:02 AM

Hmm...got to wondering last night...if one year of being Dead = one rep point, do those who joined in "1969" have 34 points just for that?

Or...not?

wilwarin538 · 08-27-2005, 09:27 AM

Well Lal is now back on Taniquetil.

Bêthberry · 08-27-2005, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Warghirrim

You'd make a good politician Bb.

Alas, alas, Eomer, what party would I join? Once upon a time there was a Rhinoceros Party in Canada ... but only in Canada. Would you be thinking of starting up a Wargian Party?

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Originally Posted by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh

If you're not careful you'll be back to 'getting the hang of it' before too long.

Serves you right for talking posh. Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity.

Always the grammarian, eh Squatter? Actually, I wouldn't be too surprised if I do start 'slipping'. I've actually for some time now been expecting something like that to happen as in my experience the reps I receive have at times been somewhat random.

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Originally Posted by HI

Let's try and translate, though:

Quote:
Instead of talking posh and being accused of pomposity, cause the question there may have been misunderstood since it sounded like having more than one hidden meaning, it would have been more appropriate to use plainer sentence construction, which is one of the requirements when talking over the net. There are some which won't get this one either, though it is a good sample of what clear talking is

There, I hope it is more or less corresponding

You're a braver man than I am, Heren-Din, taking Squatter's words and putting their facsimile in his mouth.

Gurthang · 08-28-2005, 01:56 AM

I would just like to take this oppurtunity to thank all of you who gave me reps for the WWIIX game. I didn't quite expect that many... for losing! Imagine if I had won...

I also want to point out that there are 31 downers who have now acheived the once coveted eleven boxes! I am very new to the number.

It was a secret goal of mine to achieve eleven before the first page in the Members list was full of such highly reputed members. Alas, The Squatter came up and passed me just prior to me turning to the Straight Road. Congrats to you Squatter, you stole my goal, as mundane and pointless as it was.

HerenIstarion · 08-30-2005, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bb

overcome this slighting by one who robbed me of, well, it was less than 10 points actually

Just found out - the negative 'power' is half that of the positive. I.e, if you get 9 negative points it means that if you were rated positive by the same member, you would have got 18

Just an info

Bêthberry · 08-30-2005, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

Just found out - the negative 'power' is half that of the positive. I.e, if you get 9 negative points it means that if you were rated positive by the same member, you would have got 18

Just an info

Fascinating. And how did you find this out, HI?

HerenIstarion · 08-30-2005, 06:41 AM

Rated my alter ego negative and than checked up alter ego's CP

the guy who be short · 08-30-2005, 07:02 AM

Poor Roggie.

Eomer now steals taters. May your coming revenge be sweet, Horsemaster.

08-27-2005, 06:08 AM	#2
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	You'd make a good politician Bb. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

08-27-2005, 06:44 AM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Ha, ha! Beth got a slap! Ten whole points. That's a formidable member you've offended there, Bêthberry. If you're not careful you'll be back to 'getting the hang of it' before too long. Serves you right for talking posh. Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity. I don't expect that putting God in quotation marks helped, even to point out that He was missing His customary capital. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-27-2005, 09:02 AM	#5
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Hmm...got to wondering last night...if one year of being Dead = one rep point, do those who joined in "1969" have 34 points just for that? Or...not? __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

08-27-2005, 09:27 AM	#6
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Well Lal is now back on Taniquetil. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

08-28-2005, 01:56 AM	#8
Gurthang Sword of Spirit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oh, I'm around. Posts: 1,401	I would just like to take this oppurtunity to thank all of you who gave me reps for the WWIIX game. I didn't quite expect that many... for losing! Imagine if I had won... I also want to point out that there are 31 downers who have now acheived the once coveted eleven boxes! I am very new to the number. It was a secret goal of mine to achieve eleven before the first page in the Members list was full of such highly reputed members. Alas, The Squatter came up and passed me just prior to me turning to the Straight Road. Congrats to you Squatter, you stole my goal, as mundane and pointless as it was. __________________ I'm on a Mission from God.

08-30-2005, 06:41 AM	#11
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Rated my alter ego negative and than checked up alter ego's CP __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

08-30-2005, 07:02 AM	#12
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Poor Roggie. Eomer now steals taters. May your coming revenge be sweet, Horsemaster.