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Title: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 06, 2008, 09:16:25 PM
is there a way for us to know when/why we got applauded/smited? Cuz I got smited three times applauded I don't know how many times, and I don't even know why.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on June 06, 2008, 09:34:27 PM
Yeah, I got smited 3 times. Why? :'(
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on June 07, 2008, 11:30:00 AM
At this time, there's no way to tell who smited/applauded you.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on June 07, 2008, 05:25:14 PM
its supposed to be secret right?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 07, 2008, 05:40:21 PM
it is?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on June 07, 2008, 06:19:52 PM
Well, if you want to openly say that "I smited Richard 4 times" (eh Ricardo?) then that's up to you.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 07, 2008, 06:23:22 PM
ok. I'd say "I smited richard four times", but that would be lying.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Qwerty the Charliecorn on June 07, 2008, 10:35:04 PM
It doesn't matter so much to me. Some people just like to be rude for no apparent reason. And some people just don't respect other's opinions. But I'm fine with that. It's their problem, not mine.

Oh, and Richard? I smited you four times.  :sign20:
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Estelore on June 08, 2008, 06:35:00 PM
Smote.
Not smited.

Smitten. Not 'he was smited', but 'he was smitten'.

Sorry. Autocorrect is one of my chief mental functions. It's hard to turn it off.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 08, 2008, 06:37:04 PM
sorry. I didn't even know the word smite before here, so of course I don't know how to use it correctly in a sentence.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Mongoose on June 10, 2008, 07:49:30 AM
Just out of interest, what is the smite feature actually for? What is considered smite worthy behavior on here?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 10, 2008, 07:57:10 AM
no clue. but i got smote twice because marco is my least favourite animorph.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Mongoose on June 10, 2008, 08:06:38 AM
WHAT!! How dare you! I smite you good for that!
J/K
See, this is what I was getting that though, smiting is not a nice thing to do, surly it's not there just there to be used every time somebody disagrees with you.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Zues770 on June 14, 2008, 06:08:51 PM
no clue. but i got smote twice because marco is my least favourite animorph.


Yeah well you smitted me right back so  :P ;D
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on June 14, 2008, 06:49:18 PM
I have changed the wait time from 1 hour to 12 hours to prevent abuse.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on June 14, 2008, 07:38:28 PM
no clue. but i got smote twice because marco is my least favourite animorph.


Yeah well you smitted me right back so  :P ;D

you started it. why'd you have to smite me? just because I like marco the least
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on August 15, 2008, 07:25:34 PM
I have changed the wait time from 1 hour to 12 hours to prevent abuse.
sorry for posting twice, but I just noticed, the wait time is now changed to 2 hours. was that changed on purpose?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Estelore on August 15, 2008, 07:27:15 PM
I don't know. Maybe they took my suggestion, that it should be more difficult to kill a newbie's karma, and tougher to build the karma of a veteran RAFian, to 'equalize' things, sorta'. Give the newbs a chance, even when they are n00bs.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on August 27, 2008, 01:55:50 PM
i think that everyone who smites should have the balls to say they did and why,  I also think its kinda dumb to consider smiting someone a punishment for something, some people have really low karma but i dont get any reported posts in my inbox so it seems kinda petty to me
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on August 27, 2008, 03:58:47 PM
Also, Karma doesn't mean anything, so I doubt anyone would care if it was really really low.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on August 27, 2008, 04:23:49 PM
Also, Karma doesn't mean anything, so I doubt anyone would care if it was really really low.
I'm sure you would. After all, who likes to be disliked?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Estelore on August 27, 2008, 07:56:49 PM
Masochists.





*sorry...you asked a question...it was rhetorical...I know....*
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on August 27, 2008, 10:26:55 PM
i think that everyone who smites should have the balls to say they did and why,  I also think its kinda dumb to consider smiting someone a punishment for something, some people have really low karma but i dont get any reported posts in my inbox so it seems kinda petty to me

I agree.  I doubt anyone would ever make me mad enough to smite them if I had to explain myself.

Not saying that I wouldn't be willing too...just saying I'd be too lazy...
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on August 28, 2008, 11:21:33 AM
Also, Karma doesn't mean anything, so I doubt anyone would care if it was really really low.
I'm sure you would. After all, who likes to be disliked?

sometimes i think if im speaking my mind truthfully enough and it makes them upset enough to smite me its good.  But if they ended up hating me for it i wouldnt like it i guess
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on August 29, 2008, 07:06:50 PM
Also, Karma doesn't mean anything, so I doubt anyone would care if it was really really low.
I'm sure you would. After all, who likes to be disliked?
I wouldn't, actually. My post count matters a LOT more to me than my karma.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Qwerty the Charliecorn on August 29, 2008, 09:54:18 PM
Am I the only one who noticed that the number of smites people receive each day is increasing? It's especially happening to:

1. Members who usually have very good karma.

2. Members who spend a lot of time in the Animorphs forum.

I have an odd obsession with website statistics. I really don't care about being smitten, I'm just curious. I want to investigate.  :D *puts on stupid hat and sunglasses*
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on August 29, 2008, 09:55:37 PM
yes. I lose an average of 1.5 karma points a day now. before it was barely 1 per week.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on August 29, 2008, 10:00:14 PM
I've gone from 10 to -3 in the space of a day.  I have no real incentive to try to be nice anymore.

But...
que sera, sera

 >:D
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: RYTX on August 29, 2008, 11:38:54 PM
more you say the more likely you are to annoy someone

and morf you actually run the numbers to find the average?
jeez I thought I enjoyed playing with a calculator ::)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on August 29, 2008, 11:49:25 PM
no, it was a guess. an approximate guess
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on September 01, 2008, 11:24:36 AM
I've gone from 10 to -3 in the space of a day.  I have no real incentive to try to be nice anymore.

But...
que sera, sera

 >:D

this is a perfect example of why i think the system is totally flawed
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on September 01, 2008, 11:37:34 AM
I agree, i say from -19 or whatever the hell I'm at now.  I know I've starting smiting more and more rather than applauding.  Why should I?

I can only imagine what my score would be if I was trying to make people angry...actually...
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on September 01, 2008, 04:04:13 PM
People choose to do whatever they feel to do. I have no idea why I have so much... I rarely post in discussions anyway...

(but hey, let's not start smiting now...)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on September 01, 2008, 05:02:19 PM
We won't.  You get the good old reputation, awesomeness applauds no doubt.  ;D
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Phoenix004 on September 01, 2008, 06:17:54 PM
All hail Richard of Awesometon!  ;D

I try to think before I Smite people. I Applaud more because why not? Smting though I feel I should try to do only if the person deserves it. I don't think it should be done simply because I disagree with somebody, as we're all welcome to our own opinions.

Here, have some applause wotw2112!
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on September 02, 2008, 02:59:35 PM
Thank you Phoenix!  Same to you!  You've been awesome the whole time I've been on here.  Not as awesome as Richard of course...
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on September 02, 2008, 03:17:17 PM
i mean if people dont say why they smite you, how are you gonna know.  I think we should discuss differences of opinion in a mature style rather then smite someone who thinks diffrently.
I put you back to 0, whatever you did wasn't worth an official complaint so do you deserve -19 karma?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on September 02, 2008, 03:31:17 PM
I certainly hope not.  I usually try to stay on the topic and away from the person.  Unfortunately others don't always do the same.

Thanks for the restart though I doubt that'll stop the eventual decline brought about by he who shall remain nameless. 
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: AniDragon on September 02, 2008, 11:45:09 PM
Though I'm usually bad with names, wotw2112, I haven't noticed you saying or doing anything smite-worthy, so yeah, I thought that was a bit odd, too...

I never pay attention to my karma, personally, but I doubt it would be fun to have a negative number. Mostly because it would make me wonder "What the heck did I do?!?!".
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: wotw2112 on September 03, 2008, 12:23:39 AM
Though I'm usually bad with names, wotw2112, I haven't noticed you saying or doing anything smite-worthy, so yeah, I thought that was a bit odd, too...

I never pay attention to my karma, personally, but I doubt it would be fun to have a negative number. Mostly because it would make me wonder "What the heck did I do?!?!".

I try not to.  One member just got very angry with me after I told him he should stay on topic and not attack me personally.

And thank you for the vote of confidence! (Or so I choose to take it...)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on September 03, 2008, 04:41:26 AM
I think I know which member you're talking about...
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Shock on October 20, 2008, 10:52:51 AM
ah, i don't care about my Karma that much.


as long as it is above 0, im good.

(prepares for a rash of smites)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Liz on October 20, 2008, 08:15:57 PM
Is there a way to see how much good and bad karma one has?

I'm just curious, as I noticed that you can see the top good karma/bad karma earners on the forum stats...
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on October 20, 2008, 08:17:55 PM
Is there a way to see how much good and bad karma one has?

I'm just curious, as I noticed that you can see the top good karma/bad karma earners on the forum stats...
Only staff can see that info. We'll be happy to tell you yours if you send a PM to any one of the Sr. Staff.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: demos666 on October 20, 2008, 08:20:08 PM
is there any negtive to haveing a huge negitive if not then bring on the smiting (no realy i want the lowest number of all) if there is no negitive
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on October 20, 2008, 08:24:41 PM
We (mods) look more closely at persons with very bad Karma.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: demos666 on October 20, 2008, 08:25:58 PM
a so low karma is not a negitive but its a way to see the publics voice of one person
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Phoenix004 on October 20, 2008, 08:27:23 PM
is there any negtive to haveing a huge negitive if not then bring on the smiting (no realy i want the lowest number of all) if there is no negitive

Yes you can get negative and if it gets too high we will start to wonder why. Interestingly, the two members with the most amount of bad karma are now both banned.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: demos666 on October 20, 2008, 08:31:36 PM
i only remember 1 banning and that was back in the origal RAF
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Essam 293 on October 20, 2008, 09:56:38 PM
is there any negtive to haveing a huge negitive if not then bring on the smiting (no realy i want the lowest number of all) if there is no negitive

People in the past who have been excessively smited have been banned. You'd have to be pissing off a lot of people to get to that point though.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 06, 2008, 11:41:05 PM
i've been getting smote (smitted?) like every day now for the past few days.
my karma isn't bad, because i've been applauded at the same time, but it's still been going up and down.

i think if somebody needs to smite you, they should at least tell you WHY so you don't do whatever you did again.
i'd hate to think i was p.o.ing something (maybe by not capitalizing my I's? :D)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 07, 2008, 12:32:55 AM
I really doubt not capitalizing I's has anything to do with you being smitten, unless the guy has serious issues.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Coal Kropotkin on November 07, 2008, 09:51:30 AM
how does one tell how many times they have been smote or applauded?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: adamjared on November 07, 2008, 09:51:55 AM
How do you applaud/smite someone who hasn't posted or sent you a pm?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 07, 2008, 10:04:12 AM
how does one tell how many times they have been smote or applauded?
well if you make it to the top 10 (like me) just go to the more stats page (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?action=stats)

if not...well you'd have to keep checking your karma count every now and then and calculate yourself.

I think you can also ask one of the admins to check for you.

How do you applaud/smite someone who hasn't posted or sent you a pm?
um...well the bottom line is, I don't think you can.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 07, 2008, 10:11:17 AM
How do you applaud/smite someone who hasn't posted or sent you a pm?
Why would you want to?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 07, 2008, 10:13:48 AM
how does one tell how many times they have been smote or applauded?
well if you make it to the top 10 (like me) just go to the more stats page (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?action=stats)

if not...well you'd have to keep checking your karma count every now and then and calculate yourself.

I think you can also ask one of the admins to check for you.

Right.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Coal Kropotkin on November 07, 2008, 10:26:40 AM
well would someone tell me how many times ive been smote? id like to know , also the applauding but that's not as important to me as how many time someone has ritualistically rafkilled me lol
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: adamjared on November 07, 2008, 10:31:05 AM
How do you applaud/smite someone who hasn't posted or sent you a pm?
Why would you want to?

For exactly that reason, I like to smite people who don't post. Just because sometimes i have nothing to do, especially if they don't post, registered more than two weeks ago, and  are still active almost everyday. I hate people who just join to steal the eBooks, and our ideas, and the questions KA & MG have answered.

And anyways, to get a little off topic, I think we should delete all members who haven't posted yet, that registered more than a month ago. They probably just came on to download the ebooks and left. otherwise they would have posted. (duh, lol) Just my suggestion!
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 07, 2008, 12:49:59 PM
well would someone tell me how many times ive been smote? id like to know , also the applauding but that's not as important to me as how many time someone has ritualistically rafkilled me lol
You've been smited 3 times.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: ANna on November 07, 2008, 01:13:14 PM
How about me? How many times have I been smited?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 07, 2008, 02:59:41 PM
How about me? How many times have I been smited?
5
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on November 07, 2008, 03:32:55 PM
how do we see that?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 07, 2008, 03:47:37 PM
http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=4;sa=forumProfile
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on November 07, 2008, 04:20:13 PM
hmm i can only see my profile, i can see my total karma but not the amount of smites and applauds
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 07, 2008, 05:00:46 PM
how about my smittings?
;)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 07, 2008, 07:36:41 PM
wow. 3? 5? wonder what I've been doing wrong.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 08, 2008, 12:24:24 AM
how about my smittings?
;)
10
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Qwerty the Charliecorn on November 08, 2008, 12:39:13 AM
Mine?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 08, 2008, 12:50:18 AM
how about my smittings?
;)
10

jeeze, i must be really ticking somebody off.
can you guys tell who's doing it and why, or is it anonymous?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 08, 2008, 01:19:03 AM
95% sure it's anonymous. And 10 is nothing. I got 69 smites.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 08, 2008, 01:23:40 AM
make that 70! ;D

(just kidding ;))
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 08, 2008, 03:50:19 AM
oh ok. I was wondering like "70? but my karma didn't drop, how is it 70?"
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 08, 2008, 04:33:17 AM
Mine?
4.

And no. It's anonymous.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 08, 2008, 01:58:09 PM
oh, okay. ;)
*anonymous +1*
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 08, 2008, 05:45:02 PM
The karma feature has been upgraded.

http://blog.animorphsforum.com/2008/11/karma-upgraded.html
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 08, 2008, 06:12:34 PM
i like that feature!
thanks for adding it rich ;)

will it start keeping track from now on, or does it only show the day you view at?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 08, 2008, 06:20:25 PM
i like that feature!
thanks for adding it rich ;)

will it start keeping track from now on, or does it only show the day you view at?
...from now on.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 08, 2008, 10:05:08 PM
okay. ^-^
tyvm
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Nateosaurus on November 08, 2008, 11:33:41 PM
Interesting feature.

....Why can't I use it?
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 08, 2008, 11:39:41 PM
Interesting feature.

....Why can't I use it?
Fixed
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: morfowt on November 09, 2008, 03:43:30 AM
cool. best feature since quick reply.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Nateosaurus on November 09, 2008, 08:20:24 AM
Thanks Rich. :)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: demos666 on November 09, 2008, 11:01:45 AM
great idea ;D
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: SuperBlue on November 09, 2008, 12:18:49 PM
The karma feature has been upgraded.

http://blog.animorphsforum.com/2008/11/karma-upgraded.html

So...now we can see who smites us and why....Im not too sure if that's a good idea Rich. That's pretty much asking for drama unless the person doesnt give a reason(which could cause more drama cause you still know who smited you)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on November 09, 2008, 12:29:49 PM
do i have blue font?
i do.

awesome :]
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Qwerty the Charliecorn on November 09, 2008, 12:30:59 PM
I think this is a good feature. For those of us who seem to get smitten for no reason, I think the people who are doing this will be less tempted. And now that we have to give a reason, I think it will be much better for both the person being smitten and the person smiting them. If they have some sort of conflict, they can resolve it privately.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: SuperBlue on November 09, 2008, 12:32:29 PM
do i have blue font?
i do.

awesome :]

YOU STOLE MY RAFCHAT FONT!!!!!!!!!!! LOL we should make our chat fonts our regualr RAF fonts
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on November 09, 2008, 12:50:46 PM
i like it being a special mod thing :p
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Phoenix004 on November 09, 2008, 01:32:27 PM
i like it being a special mod thing :p

Yeah because we're special!  :P Good thing I like blue.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on November 09, 2008, 01:34:31 PM
do i have blue font?
i do.

awesome :]

YOU STOLE MY RAFCHAT FONT!!!!!!!!!!! LOL we should make our chat fonts our regualr RAF fonts
Agreed, +1
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Phoenix004 on November 09, 2008, 01:36:32 PM
I didn't mind everyone having the same, but it's a nice touch. Gives us Mods more power over our lowly minions! MWAHAHAHAHAH!!!  >:D
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: goom on November 09, 2008, 01:39:24 PM
Just testing if blue still works for us too.

ah, nice.
so it's colored by default? that's awesome.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on November 09, 2008, 01:42:27 PM
See, I can have red font too. u_u
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 09, 2008, 01:55:18 PM
Another behind the scene feature is that now we can ban persons from being able to modify persons karma.

In other words, those who abuse the system will have their privaleges removed.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: esplin on November 09, 2008, 02:30:49 PM
Another behind the scene feature is that now we can ban persons from being able to modify persons karma.

In other words, those who abuse the system will have their privaleges removed.

oooo
i like this XD
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Phoenix004 on November 09, 2008, 02:35:37 PM
Another behind the scene feature is that now we can ban persons from being able to modify persons karma.

In other words, those who abuse the system will have their privaleges removed.

Did I mention how awesome you are lately? I love that idea!

Thanks for the Karma goom, now I have 100!
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Estelore on November 09, 2008, 06:14:56 PM
For the record, I LOVELOVELOVE the new Karma setup. Brilliant idea, Richard-or-whomever!
:)
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Tyler on November 09, 2008, 06:26:06 PM
It's odd to see who applauded me, didn't see it coming. o_O
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Richard on November 09, 2008, 08:19:40 PM
I'm glad that it's generally well receved.
Title: Re: smites and applauds
Post by: Coal Kropotkin on November 09, 2008, 08:42:41 PM
so can somebody tell me how many times ive been smote or have you already i didnt see anything

also woohoo 100th post in the thread oh yeah lol