'Top' Reputation Givers - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Boromir88 · 10-24-2004, 02:00 PM

I will admit, that I tend to give reputation to the people who have already given me reputation, or atleast I'm more lenient to the people who have already given me reputation

. Oh of course it's still a good post, yes, of course lol.

I don't think any of the long standing members, or the more frequent posters (Estelyn, Fordhim, Mith, SpM...etc) will have any problems with the reputation, since I all trust you can control yourselves lol. But, I think maybe some of as Mithalwen put it the "fangurls" might go reputation crazy. And also as Mithalwen pointed out, I know I leave my name (and from the reputations I got most people have left their name) so it's fairly easy to tell.

mark12_30 · 10-24-2004, 02:25 PM

The 'fangirl' list might be amusing, but I don't think it's a big risk here. You do have to hit nine others before you can repeat. Anybody consistently swooning over the same ten people? (And do you leave your name?)

Of course, nobody has joined with the name RoggieOfMorgoth lately; no telling what might happen. Especially with the right eyeliner.

HerenIstarion · 10-27-2004, 06:31 AM

Am I? um... who would have thought

But my giving rate is on down-curve right now - a bit busy, I am, no posts, I read, so you'll have the chance to catch on me

cheers

Mithalwen · 10-27-2004, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mark12_30

The 'fangirl' list might be amusing, but I don't think it's a big risk here. You do have to hit nine others before you can repeat. Anybody consistently swooning over the same ten people? (And do you leave your name?)

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I don't keep a record of who I rep but quite a lot of time I get told to spread it around... so while I don't swoon, it does seem that if I find a person's posting enlightening / amusing once, I am likely to find other of their posts enlightening/ amusing. I also tend to spend most of my time in the same areas - so that is why I think this can be seen very positively as a reminder to look further afield. Particularly since I have benefitted so much from the encouragement of longer established downers, I am trying to make the effort to encourage good new posting when I come across it. This is a very serious forum at it's highest level and even though I have been reading Tolkien on and off for over 20 years, it was quite daunting starting to post here; receiving a few points was a real confidence boost (sorry Fordim

).

Fordim Hedgethistle · 10-27-2004, 11:43 AM

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(sorry Fordim

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Erm. . .for what?

Mithalwen · 10-27-2004, 11:59 AM

Use of the word boost ( other than in the sense of intending to permanently deprive someone of something )

Bêthberry · 10-27-2004, 12:04 PM

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Mithalwen posted:

I don't keep a record of who I rep but quite a lot of time I get told to spread it around... so while I don't swoon, it does seem that if I find a person's posting enlightening / amusing once, I am likely to find other of their posts enlightening/ amusing. I also tend to spend most of my time in the same areas - so that is why I think this can be seen very positively as a reminder to look further afield.

Well, I'm not swooning but I do want to rep a post of Esty's and I had recently given her a rep. I have been looking over old threads for posts to rep so I can again rep her but each time I try I still get the message to 'spread it around more'. I guess I should start counting the reps I give out.

I know that I really value the reps I receive as often I think I have a slightly off-base way of looking at Tolkien and so it is good to know that not everyone thinks I'm off the wall. Well, not my friends at least.

Mithalwen · 10-27-2004, 12:10 PM

I would second that.. often a post will cause a new (to me) thought to occur and I post it without taking it away for careful examination first. So if I find a rep or a PM the next day it shows I haven't merely "gone off on one". And it isn't the points ... the comments of those who have no points to give are valued.

The Only Real Estel · 10-28-2004, 09:10 PM

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Well, I'm not swooning but I do want to rep a post of Esty's and I had recently given her a rep. I have been looking over old threads for posts to rep so I can again rep her but each time I try I still get the message to 'spread it around more'

Yeah, that has happened to me a few times. A little annoying at times that you have to search for posts to rate just to be able to rate a post you really liked, but not to bad. Besides, I understand the reasoning behind it-this way two school buds can't plot to vault eachother past Fordim & Davem.

Boromir88 · 11-01-2004, 09:11 AM

In our voting system today, yes every person's vote counts as one, but let's look at the electoral college. Delaware has what 3 electoral votes? Florida has about 40, I'm not up on the electoral college but I know their's an imbalance. What that leads to is the canidates will concentrate on the "big daddies" and not care about picking up the small "delaware's." There's a good and bad side to the electoral college, because a person can win California, Florida, and let's say Ohio, and they will be half way to the necessary points needed to win the election, or the points everyone is shooting for. ( which I believe is 263). Indeed it's a good and bad system, where the states (or in this case the barrowdowners), that are more "powerful," get more of a say, so I think you got to look at it from the electoral college standpoint. It is a good and bad system, every system is flawed, I tend to say just stick with the way it is now, if it's working fine, stick with it.

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-01-2004, 09:50 AM

*ahem!* No political references please - though some comparison may be made, the main topic is still the reputation system on the Downs, not the voting system of the U.S.!

Boromir88 · 11-01-2004, 11:23 AM

My mistake, just trying to compare the electoral college to the reputation system of the bd, where the more "reputatious" people have more "rep points to award" then some of the smaller, rep people, if you get my meaning.

10-24-2004, 02:25 PM	#2
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	The 'fangirl' list might be amusing, but I don't think it's a big risk here. You do have to hit nine others before you can repeat. Anybody consistently swooning over the same ten people? (And do you leave your name?) Of course, nobody has joined with the name RoggieOfMorgoth lately; no telling what might happen. Especially with the right eyeliner. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-27-2004, 06:31 AM	#3
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Am I? um... who would have thought But my giving rate is on down-curve right now - a bit busy, I am, no posts, I read, so you'll have the chance to catch on me cheers __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-27-2004, 11:59 AM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Use of the word boost ( other than in the sense of intending to permanently deprive someone of something ) __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-27-2004, 12:10 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I would second that.. often a post will cause a new (to me) thought to occur and I post it without taking it away for careful examination first. So if I find a rep or a PM the next day it shows I haven't merely "gone off on one". And it isn't the points ... the comments of those who have no points to give are valued. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-01-2004, 09:50 AM	#11
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	ahem! No political references please - though some comparison may be made, the main topic is still the reputation system on the Downs, not the voting system of the U.S.! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-24-2004, 02:00 PM	#1
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	I will admit, that I tend to give reputation to the people who have already given me reputation, or atleast I'm more lenient to the people who have already given me reputation . Oh of course it's still a good post, yes, of course lol. I don't think any of the long standing members, or the more frequent posters (Estelyn, Fordhim, Mith, SpM...etc) will have any problems with the reputation, since I all trust you can control yourselves lol. But, I think maybe some of as Mithalwen put it the "fangurls" might go reputation crazy. And also as Mithalwen pointed out, I know I leave my name (and from the reputations I got most people have left their name) so it's fairly easy to tell.

11-01-2004, 09:11 AM	#10
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	In our voting system today, yes every person's vote counts as one, but let's look at the electoral college. Delaware has what 3 electoral votes? Florida has about 40, I'm not up on the electoral college but I know their's an imbalance. What that leads to is the canidates will concentrate on the "big daddies" and not care about picking up the small "delaware's." There's a good and bad side to the electoral college, because a person can win California, Florida, and let's say Ohio, and they will be half way to the necessary points needed to win the election, or the points everyone is shooting for. ( which I believe is 263). Indeed it's a good and bad system, where the states (or in this case the barrowdowners), that are more "powerful," get more of a say, so I think you got to look at it from the electoral college standpoint. It is a good and bad system, every system is flawed, I tend to say just stick with the way it is now, if it's working fine, stick with it.

11-01-2004, 11:23 AM	#12
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	My mistake, just trying to compare the electoral college to the reputation system of the bd, where the more "reputatious" people have more "rep points to award" then some of the smaller, rep people, if you get my meaning.