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Jesus · 02-02-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by El Presidente

Too much potential for abuse.

I agree....allowing deletion of posts at the beginning is an excuse for people to rack up points quickly and not get caught with spamming. At least with no deleting possible you can CATCH the spammers in the act! And to Wallmaster, don't edit your posts after they've been up there for two days so you can sound smarter than you actually are!

Mikhail Gorbachev · 02-02-2007, 10:16 PM

Actually, deletion of a post results in a point loss equal to amount of points gained by the post (or the most current edit of the post, if applicable.)
Outside of Random Forum Games, the base point increase for a post is 5 points. In Random Forum games, 2.5 points are awarded per post. I only know the point per character value for Random Forum Games, (possibly the same) so I'll use that for these purposes. .01 points are awarded for each character in the post. Posting 10,000 characters would award 1,000 points, in addition to the base point increase of 2.5 for a total of 1,002.5. Let's say that when the poster post this, they had nothing on hand and let's ignore the view points. Deleting the post would drop their point total to zero and editing it to have zero characters (if it was possible) would reduce their points to 2.5. So posting a large message to gain a large amount of points can be reversed completely by deleting or editing the post.

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-02-2007, 10:28 PM

Since the thread starter was on the side of the people who you are complaining about, this hack wouldn't have helped matters any. If anything, some thread starters would have just edited your posts to discredit you. Because we do have a largely hands off approach, most people end up getting away with a lot (Lurch more than most), but I thought you handled the situation maturely. But if you do feel there's a problem with a post, report it, and all mods, supermods, and admins will be instantly alerted.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-03-2007, 08:53 AM

It's the PPR forum. I'd be a miracle for a thread not to go off the trolley.

Wallmaster · 02-03-2007, 03:03 PM

Yeah, I've noticed that... I enjoy a good debate, and I look at every one I participate in as a chance to change someone's mind for the better; but when that kind of thing starts happening, whoever is causing it usually isn't going to be very open to anything I say, no matter what. And even if you assume that you're not really going to change anyone's mind, and just debate to strengthen yourself in your own position, or even just for the fun of it, who likes getting yelled at? And who likes yelling? I know some people get some sort of fulfillment in the idea that they've put someone in their place, but personally I'd rather have my opponent admit defeat in the face of reason than have the argument end in the thread getting locked, you know what I mean? I just wish people would keep their cool, that's all.

02-02-2007, 10:28 PM	#23
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 604 Times in 317 Posts	Since the thread starter was on the side of the people who you are complaining about, this hack wouldn't have helped matters any. If anything, some thread starters would have just edited your posts to discredit you. Because we do have a largely hands off approach, most people end up getting away with a lot (Lurch more than most), but I thought you handled the situation maturely. But if you do feel there's a problem with a post, report it, and all mods, supermods, and admins will be instantly alerted. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part. Last edited by Ynot Shane; 02-02-2007 at 10:37 PM.

02-03-2007, 08:53 AM	#24
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	In my humble opinion It's the PPR forum. I'd be a miracle for a thread not to go off the trolley.

02-02-2007, 10:16 PM	#22
Mikhail Gorbachev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Posts: 9,659 Thanks: 31 Thanked 89 Times in 71 Posts	Actually, deletion of a post results in a point loss equal to amount of points gained by the post (or the most current edit of the post, if applicable.) Outside of Random Forum Games, the base point increase for a post is 5 points. In Random Forum games, 2.5 points are awarded per post. I only know the point per character value for Random Forum Games, (possibly the same) so I'll use that for these purposes. .01 points are awarded for each character in the post. Posting 10,000 characters would award 1,000 points, in addition to the base point increase of 2.5 for a total of 1,002.5. Let's say that when the poster post this, they had nothing on hand and let's ignore the view points. Deleting the post would drop their point total to zero and editing it to have zero characters (if it was possible) would reduce their points to 2.5. So posting a large message to gain a large amount of points can be reversed completely by deleting or editing the post.

02-03-2007, 03:03 PM	#25
Wallmaster Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Antelope Freeway Gender: Posts: 380 Thanks: 61 Thanked 51 Times in 44 Posts	Yeah, I've noticed that... I enjoy a good debate, and I look at every one I participate in as a chance to change someone's mind for the better; but when that kind of thing starts happening, whoever is causing it usually isn't going to be very open to anything I say, no matter what. And even if you assume that you're not really going to change anyone's mind, and just debate to strengthen yourself in your own position, or even just for the fun of it, who likes getting yelled at? And who likes yelling? I know some people get some sort of fulfillment in the idea that they've put someone in their place, but personally I'd rather have my opponent admit defeat in the face of reason than have the argument end in the thread getting locked, you know what I mean? I just wish people would keep their cool, that's all.