Would you be bothered if post counts and the stars

[Cheese]

Poll Request


Would you be bothered if post counts and the stars were abolished completely?

Yes?

No?

Not fussed.

[Cheese]

Thx to the mod who made this poll :)

I voted NO lets get rid of them. :01:

[jetje]

your welcome... i voted who cares... at least i never watch at those :P

[4th gen]

I voted who cares too, if I cared about post count that much, I wouldn't have started new accounts, just got all my posts on one account ;)

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

;) Here we go again with this shit.Not even going to Vote.....have fun. :P

[jetje]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@26 March 2004 - 20:23
;) Here we go again with this shit.Not even going to Vote.....have fun. :P
well that's a clear... "who cares vote" if you ask me... just place the mouse and click... and let it go. I just made this poll for two reasons,, 1st it was asked, 2nd this is mentioned a lot in the question of board changes... so why not poll it for once... :lol:

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by jetje+26 March 2004 - 13:26--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jetje @ 26 March 2004 - 13:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@26 March 2004 - 20:23
;) Here we go again with this shit.Not even going to Vote.....have fun. :P
well that&#39;s a clear... "who cares vote" if you ask me... just place the mouse and click... and let it go. [/b][/quote]
:lol:

Ok.Why not.

:P

[TRshady]

Im pretty sure you&#39;ll find a major increase in post from a large amount of users and this place really would die. Sad ... but true ....

[Cheese]

Originally posted by TRshady@26 March 2004 - 17:34
Im pretty sure you&#39;ll find a major increase in post from a large amount of users and this place really would die. Sad ... but true ....
I don&#39;t really understand what you are saying here... :blink:

[RealitY]

Originally posted by TRshady@26 March 2004 - 10:34
Im pretty sure you&#39;ll find a major increase in post from a large amount of users and this place really would die. Sad ... but true ....
Do you mean decrease, if so I might agree...

[uschi999_3]

Originally posted by Withcheese@26 March 2004 - 14:24
Poll Request


Would you be bothered if post counts and the stars were abolished completely?

Yes?

No?

Not fussed.
Don&#39;t know much about the stars, but I would survive whatever
happened to them :D ;)

[uNz[i]]

Up until I came along and posted here, all contributors to this topic have 5 stars and 1000+ posts,
and not one person says they care about them.

But please, tell me..

How did you 5 star guys feel when you made your first 1000th post and attained the final 2 stars?

Don&#39;t tell me it meant nothing whatsoever to you at the time.

Now, I&#39;ve been a member of this forum for slghtly over 1 year, and surfed here as a guest for about 3 months before that.
Most of the time, I&#39;ve resisted posting spam just for the sake of stars.

I&#39;ve been looking forward to attaining my golden one thousandth post.
Seeing 5 stars sitting under my avater would be nice too.
It&#39;s been a long stretch with just the three I have now...

As of this little rant, I have made 906 posts.
All I ask is if stars and postcounts are to be removed, please wait until I&#39;ve made another 94 posts before acting. :lol:

Then I promise I&#39;ll stop caring about them too, just like you senior guys have. :P

[DanB]

I voted who cares. Really wtf do stars mean??? :rolleyes:

[RealitY]

Originally posted by uNz&#091;i
,26 March 2004 - 12:02] But please, tell me..

How did you 5 star guys feel when you made your first 1000th post and attained the final 2 stars?
Always liked them and still do, I think some of us think they&#39;re just being givin away too easily these days, though I don&#39;t really care much how somebody gets them. The whole Lounge issue is alreay done and there is no going backwards I imagine...

[~FunK_mOb~]

Yes I would be bothered a bit.
Not that it means everything to me,but I think it&#39;s a nice extra.
I&#39;m not trying to get my posts up with making useless posts but I&#39;ld like to see my 3stars change to 5stars eventually...
Why?....I dunno :huh: ...maybe because it&#39;s some kind of recognition fo being a regular,dedicated,member(something like that).

[Cheese]

I was quite happy when I got my 5-stars it was nice, but I never felt that I was posting just to get there...(well maybe when I got to 996 I was desperate to post something but that&#39;s understandable&#33;) :lol:

[bulio]

this place will never die and has always been the same. I think everyone is getting freaked out over nothing <_<

[tracydani]

LOL, I don&#39;t care and voted get rid of them(again). It took me more then a year to get it I think, and I was one of the original and very regular posters.

It actually meant something to get it back then simply because the spam level was very low comparitively. This meant when you got it, you were usually being constructive when you did it. Now it seems as if 30% of the posts are :D and flames. Who needs it?

If everyone had your attitude about posting, then this would never be brought up and spam would be under control. As it is, F.C. is right. This has been discussed/argued about many times and the spammers/flamers always win out in the end.

TD

[bulio]

the stars should only be used for mod, admins, and jr. mods if we get them

[Cheese]

Originally posted by tracydani@26 March 2004 - 21:41
LOL, I don&#39;t care and voted get rid of them(again). It took me more then a year to get it I think, and I was one of the original and very regular posters.

It actually meant something to get it back then simply because the spam level was very low comparitively. This meant when you got it, you were usually being constructive when you did it. Now it seems as if 30% of the posts are :D and flames. Who needs it?

If everyone had your attitude about posting, then this would never be brought up and spam would be under control. As it is, F.C. is right. This has been discussed/argued about many times and the spammers/flamers always win out in the end.

TD
Please can you explain my "attitude" to posting? I&#39;m a little confused as to what you mean.

Also I&#39;d like to point out that I didn&#39;t start this thread with the intention of personal attacks, I am genuinely interested in people&#39;s opinions.

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by bulio@26 March 2004 - 21:51
the stars should only be used for mod, admins, and jr. mods if we get them
i agree, i don&#39;t care about the stars, but the mods should be easily distinguishable so they can inflict authority.....with extreme predudice

[h1]

It doesn&#39;t matter for shit. Just because I have 1 post does not mean I can&#39;t bring more to this forum than the person with 1,000.

[Adster]

I voteded who gives a f*ck

[Mivaro]

Wich stars are we talking about and is there a postcount here ??? :unsure:

[blitz]

I don&#39;t really care much, either way for me.

[namzuf9]

Who gives a monkeys about stars? I demand turds&#33;

Who cares? I may of done back when it meant something but lets be honest we are a community and I feel that the only use for stars/post rating/count is to distinguish between regulars and new guys.

[zapjb]

I voted to keep them. I also think lounge posts shouldn&#39;t count, like in the old days.

Whatever. At least don&#39;t get rid of member # & join date.

[Rappy]

I would be mad if they were taken away after the big debate we had. The debate is done the flameing is done now lets just drop the subject.

[tracydani]

Originally posted by Withcheese@27 March 2004 - 00:56

Please can you explain my "attitude" to posting? I&#39;m a little confused as to what you mean.


LOL, and rightly so. I originally began to post in response to uNz[i] and was going to quote part of what he said. I changed halfway through and just pasted what I had written so as not to re-write the whole thing.

I was refering to trying to post without excessive spamming and not getting his 1000 posts for a year or more.

Sorry for the confusion :lol:

TD

[Neo 721]

They might aswell keep the stars

[Cheese]

Originally posted by tracydani+27 March 2004 - 23:25--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (tracydani @ 27 March 2004 - 23:25)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Withcheese@27 March 2004 - 00:56

Please can you explain my "attitude" to posting?&nbsp; I&#39;m a little confused as to what you mean.


LOL, and rightly so. I originally began to post in response to uNz[i] and was going to quote part of what he said. I changed halfway through and just pasted what I had written so as not to re-write the whole thing.

I was refering to trying to post without excessive spamming and not getting his 1000 posts for a year or more.

Sorry for the confusion :lol:

TD [/b][/quote]
No worries TD. :lol:

[Mr. Mulder]

I voted "who gives a shit" :D

...for those members who feel the need to prove that they&#39;ve been here awhile, there&#39;s the "Joined" part of the profile.

[J'Pol]

As it stands 82% of members who have posted either don&#39;t care or want to keep them

18% want to get rid of them.

Is this even an issue ?

[Cheese]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@28 March 2004 - 11:47
As it stands 82% of members who have posted either don&#39;t care or want to keep them

18% want to get rid of them.

Is this even an issue ?
Not really an issue, more of a question really. Hence the poll I suppose.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Withcheese+28 March 2004 - 13:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Withcheese @ 28 March 2004 - 13:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@28 March 2004 - 11:47
As it stands 82% of members who have posted either don&#39;t care or want to keep them

18% want to get rid of them.

Is this even an issue ?
Not really an issue, more of a question really. Hence the poll I suppose. [/b][/quote]
Sorry you picked me up wrong.

I didn&#39;t mean the question wasn&#39;t worth asking. More that given these figures there is little call for change, it isn&#39;t even close so it isn&#39;t an issue. However you only know that when people have expressed an opinion.

[Cheese]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+28 March 2004 - 12:06--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 28 March 2004 - 12:06)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Withcheese@28 March 2004 - 13:53
<!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@28 March 2004 - 11:47
As it stands 82% of members who have posted either don&#39;t care or want to keep them

18% want to get rid of them.

Is this even an issue ?
Not really an issue, more of a question really. Hence the poll I suppose.
Sorry you picked me up wrong.

I didn&#39;t mean the question wasn&#39;t worth asking. More that given these figures there is little call for change, it isn&#39;t even close so it isn&#39;t an issue. However you only know that when people have expressed an opinion. [/b][/quote]
Sorry hangover starting to kick in... ;)

Wouldn&#39;t the figures suggest that if the post count was abolished then most people simply wouldn&#39;t care?

[J'Pol]

As it stands, exactly half don&#39;t care.

32% want to keep things as they are.

18% want to change.

That would mean that keeping things as they are would be the most popular option, by a good distance.

[Busyman]

I would reset everyone to 0 post count and 1 star.

Post won&#39;t count in the Lounge "areas".

btw I voted no

[Barbarossa]

I&#39;d like there to a be a way for members to "grade" each others posts, i.e. you can give them a score of 5 if you find it useful, or -5 if you find reading it was a waste of time.

Then, your overall "post-grade" could be displayed on your profile so that everyone could see how worthwhile other people think you are. :helpsmile:

[Rappy]

Originally posted by barbarossa@29 March 2004 - 13:58
I'd like there to a be a way for members to "grade" each others posts, i.e. you can give them a score of 5 if you find it useful, or -5 if you find reading it was a waste of time.

Then, your overall "post-grade" could be displayed on your profile so that everyone could see how worthwhile other people think you are. :helpsmile:
No bad idea that would start a lot of flameing around the board.

[Cheese]

Originally posted by Busyman@29 March 2004 - 03:47
I would reset everyone to 0 post count and 1 star.

Post won&#39;t count in the Lounge "areas".

btw I voted no
Wouldn&#39;t people then start spamming in the "serious" areas just to get their stars?

Or, more, likely we would get hundreds of "I agree" in each thread about films and games.

Remember there was a reason for lounge posts counting...

[Busyman]

Originally posted by Withcheese+29 March 2004 - 11:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Withcheese @ 29 March 2004 - 11:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Busyman@29 March 2004 - 03:47
I would reset everyone to 0 post count and 1 star.

Post won&#39;t count in the Lounge "areas".

btw I voted no
Wouldn&#39;t people then start spamming in the "serious" areas just to get their stars?

Or, more, likely we would get hundreds of "I agree" in each thread about films and games.

Remember there was a reason for lounge posts counting... [/b][/quote]
Well Witchcheese,

The board was moderated more when Paul and VB were here.

You violated board rules when spamming in ANY area. Now a guy like hypo would almost feel at home in the Lounge area now.

You haven&#39;t been here long, me either for that matter, but I noticed you and others came right around the time Lounge posts counted. I could be wrong though.

It might be that when Lounge posts counted, that&#39;s when it turned into a free for all.

[DanB]

I was here before post counts started in the lounge and yes, it was a case of people spamming the other worlds to get their stars :rolleyes:

[Marius24]

ever since the lounge posts counted I never bothered with them <_<

[DanB]

Originally posted by Marius24@29 March 2004 - 18:33
ever since the lounge posts counted I never bothered with them <_<
There was a reason for them not counting n teh first place - I don&#39;t know what it was but it seems like a good one now :lol: