And bacon. You know, I had a BLT and it actually helped!
Aw, abusing the crap out of it was just starting to be fun. Since that was the only conclusion I could come to - since it was anon. Could have been like our own JC 4chan.
I liked it when they didn't know we knew... that was fun....We've got plenty of perceived anonymity to start with. All we need are 4,000 anonymous ratings of "LOL... derp". But if you think you have the wherewithal to stand in judgement of another user and issue a negative rating, be a man and put your name on it!![]()
We've got plenty of perceived anonymity to start with. All we need are 4,000 anonymous ratings of "LOL... derp". But if you think you have the wherewithal to stand in judgement of another user and issue a negative rating, be a man and put your name on it!![]()
I liked it when they didn't know we knew... that was fun....
Okay then... do ratings stay up indefinitely or go bye-bye? I read mine the other day- they've since mysteriously disappeared. What gives?
I'd like to thank DarrenF and Dasleben for keepin' it real. Rabble rabble to you too. And I have no idea how or when 13 is coming back. I'm still trying to get Cuddy on board with the whole 'naked medical conference' thing.
I personally used "herp" more than "derp."Doug T said:We've got plenty of perceived anonymity to start with. All we need are 4,000 anonymous ratings of "LOL... derp". But if you think you have the wherewithal to stand in judgement of another user and issue a negative rating, be a man and put your name on it!
Only the latest ratings are displayed. Earlier ones scroll off the bottom.
It was interesting to see who got their knickers in a bunch and who didn't. Oh well, on to the next experiment. Rabble rabble.![]()
Personally, the system is redundant, IMO. If you want to respond or critique, then do it in the thread and in reply to the affected post.
In regards to the whole "this is a peer review" idea, thats laughable for here at JC. For one, with many of the ratings (the vast majority) based off of Lav posts, one's positive or negative rating(s) isn't at all representative of their aviation background/knowledge/contributions here of any substance.
Just my 2 cents of what I'm seeing with this.
Agreed. It's tantamount to sticking "kick me" signs on people in the hall way. Even if totally ignored or not noticed, it encourages a dynamic that doesn't really belong here.
Hopefully the powers that be will feel the same way.
I really spread a lot of "love" around, yet it won't let me give you rep points again at this time.. If the system does stick around, it would be nice to know how long or how many other people need to get "rep" before we can retag a user.
:clap:I seriously hope it doesn't. This sort of passive-aggressive nonsense isn't healthy or productive. Isn't the critiquing an OP gets in a thread already the essence of peer review?
I know there are times when I've gotten seriously sideways with people over an issue I genuinely cared about in a thread, and I lost my sense of composure. After a while, it became more about defending my position for the sake of winning than actually being right. Furthermore, if I actually believed I was right- was there truly a need to argue, or what I just trying to get other people on board? If I'm lobbying for support of the idea, flaming somebody with an opposing viewpoint does absolutely nothing to further that.
The best part of it all wasn't what I learned about the idea from the other person- it was what I learned about myself. My tactics, diction, and style for defending the idea in the debate often told me more about what I *truly* believed about something than I was previously aware of. Often as not it told me a great deal about how I felt about myself at the time.
That's seriously something I consider the very best part about this community- Doug and Company let those sort of things play out as much as possible so we can learn from them. Giving people a way to subvert that absolutely ruins the learning process. And that's not just about ideas but about ourselves, too. If people want to talk smack behind the scenes about me, somebody else, or whatever, they will. There's nothing anybody can do to stop that- it's one of the lamer sides of human nature. Giving it any sort of official credence is a horrible idea, in my opinion.
"The most destructive force in the universe is gossip." - Dave Barry