Our Reputations

I approved of your helpful posts Pank and Cyan.

Yeah, I hate this system.

I got two things marked off in my popularity, and i'll explain them.

One was that in the maddox post, there was a small black girl who, when kidnapped, chewed her way through the ropes and escaped. So I said something along the lines of "See? You can't mess with black people." I got points off because that could have been a 'racist' comment, which is odd, because I thought I was saying something in favor of blacks...

The second was because two people had a post in this forum and they were conversing 100% solely in another language. So I said, "Shut up." So I got points taken off because "just because you can't understand doesn't mean you can't tell them to shut up."

Okay, 'natch. I don't mind if there are comments in another language, but if there is a thread that is 100% in another language - on an ENGLISH board - then I consider that close to postwhoring, since it excludes everybody who doesn't know the language - namely, a huge majority of the board - from reading the post.


I don't know who gave me these popularity markdowns. I sort of feel they're unfair. Probably it's because of this that I feel sour about this system.

Well you can make wiseass remarks like me and have a negative reputation.

Unfortunately, some hapless fool gave me a positive point for a wiseass remark.

Ugh.


[QUOTE=supahsekzy]One was that in the maddox post, there was a small black girl who, when kidnapped, chewed her way through the ropes and escaped. So I said something along the lines of "See? You can't mess with black people." I got points off because that could have been a 'racist' comment, which is odd, because I thought I was saying something in favor of blacks...[/QUOTE]
That's still racism. Racism is distinguishing the character of a people based on their race. You made a blanket statement meant to imply that all black people are badass, however complimentary, is still racism. Not negative racism, but it fits the bill.

if everybody used racism in positive connotation, then racism wouldnt ever have been a problem in our country.

The guy who took off points for racism meant that I was being racist in a negative sense. Obviously he thought it was negative - otherwise he wouldn't have taken off points.

So leave it or remove it. You guys run the board so let me know what you decide...

I am going to give supah a good reputation cuz he is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha! I gave everyone who is cool in this thread a good reputation! I am so bored... and such a useless feature. :p

im so glad this wasnt around a while back when I was a moderator...

Somebody take points away from me.

NOW.

I tried buddy...

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Telemakhos again.

I wonder what "reputation" is slang for...

I like useless features. They are kind of like men.