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It took me awhile, but I went through every single user on this site and applied the "ignore this user" option. I am now the only one here and it is very peaceful.

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[+5] - CalamityJane - 08/14/2008Dodo!
[+4] - gustavratzenhofer - 08/14/2008How come there was a reply here from Calamity Jane and now it is gone? Might it be because her reply was of such a negative nature that I impulsively gave her a thumbs down and erased her very...
[+4] - Lash - 08/14/2008I would also like to say that I am seriously considering giving myself a thumbs up on that last post.
[+4] - nimh - 08/14/2008The only thing I dont understand, though, is why this thread is called "I have just created my own website"? Cyclo's post is the first one I see, and it doesnt explain the title... ;-)
[+4] - old europe - 08/14/2008[quote="nimh"]And yes, quoting is a serious bitch now.[/quote] Quoting, and dlowan. Or so I've heard.
[+3] - roger - 08/14/2008Calamity, could you give a little context for your comments, or are you just talking to yourself.
[+3] - Butrflynet - 08/14/2008So far I haven't made use of the voting or popularity gimmicks. Also haven't been effected by the results of others using them because I have the sort setting set on Day and New Posts. Votes...
[+3] - Lash - 08/14/2008This is just to confirm that gus and I are completely alone and isolated in this universe.
[+3] - roger - 08/14/2008[quote=Cyclo]You ought to be able to see it now.[/quote] A joke is never funny if you have to explain it.
[+3] - martybarker - 08/14/2008Sorry Cycloptichorn, I clicked on your thumb and I think your post dissapeared, or did Gus do that?

@gustavratzenhofer,

Dodo!

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How come there was a reply here from Calamity Jane and now it is gone? Might it be because her reply was of such a negative nature that I impulsively gave her a thumbs down and erased her very existence?

I LOVE this site!!

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Calamity, could you give a little context for your comments, or are you just talking to yourself.

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@roger,

You ought to be able to see it now.

I worry that the combination of the ratings system with the politics forum is going to be a complete and total disaster. What's to keep a troll from downrating each and every post that you have? Are there new ToS to cover such behavior? How would you even know, other then to see a negative mark put on every post that you have? Seems like it will lead to much more frustration then it will any sort of actual functionality, as we aren't talking about question answers nearly as much as debating esoteric points.

Cycloptichorn

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@roger,

Heh heh heh... Wink

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@Cycloptichorn,

So far I haven't made use of the voting or popularity gimmicks. Also haven't been effected by the results of others using them because I have the sort setting set on Day and New Posts. Votes don't effect it other than me having to scroll deeper into the list to find them. But, that happened on the old A2K too in a subtle fashion. The more popular and active threads always floated to the top of the New Posts list while the less active ones were at the bottom, but they were still available to me to read and reply to and it is still that way here on the new site. The difference is that the lookie loos can now effect the order of the list without having to actively participate in a thread or ignore a thread.

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This is just to confirm that gus and I are completely alone and isolated in this universe.

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@Lash,

I would also like to say that I am seriously considering giving myself a thumbs up on that last post.

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@Lash,

You already did, automatically.

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@Cycloptichorn,

What happens when you click on a thumbs up or down?? Confused

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Cyclo wrote:

You ought to be able to see it now.

A joke is never funny if you have to explain it.

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@martybarker,

Sorry Cycloptichorn, I clicked on your thumb and I think your post dissapeared, or did Gus do that?

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@martybarker,

"martybarker" wrote:

What happens when you click on a thumbs up or down?? Confused

(boy, it would have been a lot easier just to hit 'quote post' instead of all these steps)

I'm pretty sure that enough downratings will auto-hide threads and responses. You can still see them by clicking on them, but it's an annoyance.

Cheers
Cycloptichorn

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@gustavratzenhofer,

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It took me awhile, but I went through every single user on this site and applied the "ignore this user" option. I am now the only one here and it is very peaceful.

Couldn't you sit in an empty room, facing away from a mirror? 'Twould be a lot easier....

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@Cycloptichorn,

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I worry that the combination of the ratings system with the politics forum is going to be a complete and total disaster. What's to keep a troll from downrating each and every post that you have?

According to the "what about voting" thread, Craven has some way of ignoring folks who spam feedback.

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@Lash,

i'm going to give myself some kind of a handsignal for my stupidity stumbling around here - but it won't be "thumbs up " !
hbg

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@hamburgboy,

Made me laugh...

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@Cycloptichorn,

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I worry that the combination of the ratings system with the politics forum is going to be a complete and total disaster. What's to keep a troll from downrating each and every post that you have? Are there new ToS to cover such behavior? How would you even know, other then to see a negative mark put on every post that you have? Seems like it will lead to much more frustration then it will any sort of actual functionality, as we aren't talking about question answers nearly as much as debating esoteric points.

Craven explained prior to the move that there is an algorithm of some sort that will pick up anyone who goes around voting down all posts by someone in the manner you describe (which used to happen on Abuzz) and reducing their impact and such.

Ditto with someone who uses multiple accounts to vote themselves up.

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@gustavratzenhofer,

You said: It took me awhile, but I went through every single user on this site and applied the "ignore this user" option. I am now the only one here and it is very peaceful."

Pretty boring, though, eh?

How are you guys getting that quote thing to work?

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