the "negative rep" game

I'm not (Startoing) a fight with an 18 year old idiot... I left you a neg because I can.. And 3 for one post is NOT bad trust me LOL.

[taking a break from feeding bloods]

Why not have a single, definitive "extol the benefits of the rep system/gripe about neg rep points" thread? It seems like every other week or so someone starts a new thread whining about receiving negative rep points. How about combining all of those posts into a central (and probably never-ending!) thread on the topic to which folks may add their opinions, instead of starting a new topic every few days or so? And starters of subsequent, separate threads griping about negative rep points are immediately awarded additional negative rep points, and blown to itty-bitty bits, in Thy mercy...

Whoa...sorry for the MP sidetrack there. But all the other stuff, yeah!

[/runs back upstairs to hang with the blood pythons!]

Jeff, why not atleast apolagize to Joe. We all know he didnt leave you neg, and you flat out assumed that it was him. When you say negative reps are a "childs way of pissing some one off" or whatever, how so? It obviously came from 3 different people. Im damn sure that they did not PM each other planning on giveing you neg. I dont know what post it was but if you did get 3, then you did deserve them. And if you are as mature as you say you are then you would say sorry.

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

yes joe, i am ignoring you. i'm attempting to have an ADULT conversation. now go into your corner and read a book! :P

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No i dont wanna :taz: :taz: .ISHY MEANY :( :8: :8:

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Originally Posted by PJ FF

Jeff, why not atleast apolagize to Joe. We all know he didnt leave you neg, and you flat out assumed that it was him. When you say negative reps are a "childs way of pissing some one off" or whatever, how so? It obviously came from 3 different people. Im damn sure that they did not PM each other planning on giveing you neg. I dont know what post it was but if you did get 3, then you did deserve them. And if you are as mature as you say you are then you would say sorry.

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Pj ff,it would not matter if he did apologize to me as i would not see it nor would i care.I chose to use the ignore button for the very first time here.We all know the truth and thats all matters to me.

Actually it might be interesting to know Jeff which thread caused you to receive the 3 neg rep hits from three different members. That's not a terribly common occurrence here so if you'd like to post the link, I'd certainly be interested in which one it was.

As far as the rep system, it's not perfect nor can it be. If you feel a rep point is unfair, unwarranted or abusive you have the Mods or Admins available to you to discuss the matter with in PM. Most forums online do not have the immediate response/assistance of volunteer staff as this one does.

However, complaining about neg reps and making blanket accusations publically without proof aren't about to earn you good rep points either. In the end, most people don't really care much about rep points on a snake board. They are going to, however, judge you by the quality of your posts in their totality and the way you represent yourself here.

as i said before i am not mad about getting neg rep i really dont care its the system that is making me post this its a little game and as you cn see some aggree with me. go ahaed give me more neg rep... i really dont care as I have a life that doesnt pertain to the computer.

this is Getting ridiculous-----i think this should be locked! we are not getting anywhere with this thread and its not helping anyone and it seems post are meant to hurt feelings! i came here for knowledge and help with BP's not to listen to a couple of grown men whine and cry---grow up! :colbert:

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Actually it might be interesting to know Jeff which thread caused you to receive the 3 neg rep hits from three different members. That's not a terribly common occurrence here so if you'd like to post the link, I'd certainly be interested in which one it was.

As far as the rep system, it's not perfect nor can it be. If you feel a rep point is unfair, unwarranted or abusive you have the Mods or Admins available to you to discuss the matter with in PM. Most forums online do not have the immediate response/assistance of volunteer staff as this one does.

However, complaining about neg reps and making blanket accusations publically without proof aren't about to earn you good rep points either. In the end, most people don't really care much about rep points on a snake board. They are going to, however, judge you by the quality of your posts in their totality and the way you represent yourself here.

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This is the thread.I THINK the post he is talking about getting neg rep is post 18. http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...8&page=2&pp=10

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Originally Posted by joepythons

This is the thread.I THINK the post he is talking about getting neg rep is post 18. http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...8&page=2&pp=10

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Wow!!!! did anyone else read the BOI thread that Jeff linked to in that post????? Crazy Stuff!!!!

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Originally Posted by monkeywrench133

Wow!!!! did anyone else read the BOI thread that Jeff linked to in that post????? Crazy Stuff!!!!

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Just incase someone is wondering why that thread was started.It was a misunderstanding involving myself and a couple other people.I apologized publicly and all of the REAL involved parties left.The rest of the comments were made by (enter choice word here).

Heck of a deal, glad you got it straightened out!:D

Ok, to bring this back to a more productive tract... here is our stickie regarding the rep system. If you feel there are anything more we can add that will help all newcomers please let us know.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=32121

Yup thats probably the post, which is wierd because that statement is a little ambiguous and can be read two ways - which almost certainly didn't help. Let me see if I can explain;

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i have reaad your fauna feedback joepythons (http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/for...ead.php?t=92409) and if you were selling a reptile i would still ask about weight.

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which could mean..

1) I read it , didn't believe it,consider you a good guy but ALWAYS ask for the weight confirmed.

or

2) I read it, took it on board, but ALWAYS ask for weight to be confirmed.

I'm guessing here ( and please don't hesitate to tell me if I'm wrong) that Joe read it and felt number one was the true meaning.
Only thing I could be certain of is that the dude likes to get the weight confirmed.

This doesn't really move the thread on any I was just mentioning it as an example of unclear meanings without sufficient context. :oops:

Err... move along, no linguistic geeks to see here.

I was going to suggest making the name of the rep giver a compulsory status but the mod's can see it as it stands and choosing not to put their name on it speaks volumes about their confidence that they are doing the right thing anyway. :2cent:


Dang I post waaay too slow on this forum - I blame it on the mental strain of removing all the inane drivel from my flow of conciousness.Well not all of it obviously.:oops:

dr del

Whoa the fun that has been going on today. I was the one who left you the loser comment in your neg. feedback. I just put that and didn't feel that I needed to leave a story to tell you why. I put it because when you mentioned the fauna thread about Joe and the way you put it, you made it look like Joe was a bad person. He is an honest member here and will have a ton of positive feedback from others. If you go and see why that fauna thread was started, it was because Joe was trying to help out 2 fellow members and criticized whoever it was that sold the snakes.

I think a lot of us need to stop feeding into some of the junk some like to stir up.

It was clearly stated several times if you feel you got a bad rep point then there are avenues in which to inquire and settle. There are rules and regulations on which this site operates and if you don't like them or disagree with them then you can go thru the proper channels to inquire/complain about them or you can choose not to be a part of it. But this incessent bickering, and accusing and such is not the correct way to handle it.

There are many different personality,cultures and moods on here at any given time and we have to try to respect and get along w/ them all, which 99% of the time is done wonderfully. Other 1% of the time some just need to be the bigger person and let it go. It's kinda like a child acting up for attention, if you just ignore them they will quickly stop.

I am not speaking of anyone person or any specific thread etc just a general statement.
This is a wonderful,helpful site with a great membership and I am sure we all will do our best to maintain it as such.

Happy New Year !!!!

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Whoa the fun that has been going on today. I was the one who left you the loser comment in your neg. feedback. I just put that and didn't feel that I needed to leave a story to tell you why. I put it because when you mentioned the fauna thread about Joe and the way you put it, you made it look like Joe was a bad person. He is an honest member here and will have a ton of positive feedback from others. If you go and see why that fauna thread was started, it was because Joe was trying to help out 2 fellow members and criticized whoever it was that sold the snakes.

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actually that link was in his defence. it wouldnt matter if it was bob clark, greg graziani, ed clark or joepythons i would always question weight. i am sorry joe for accusing you . i bought a 1500 gram female and never questioned anything and guess what happened? i got a baby male worth no more than 50$ i will buy from anyone including joe but wil always ask some kind of question. :)

Isn't it about time to act like grownups and stop whining so we can keep this forum constructive?

Not aiming at anyone in particular but if you take it personally and want to add a “negative rep” for this just go ahead, I can take it :neener: !

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Originally Posted by dr del

Yup thats probably the post, which is wierd because that statement is a little ambiguous and can be read two ways - which almost certainly didn't help. Let me see if I can explain;





which could mean..

1) I read it , didn't believe it,consider you a good guy but ALWAYS ask for the weight confirmed.

or

2) I read it, took it on board, but ALWAYS ask for weight to be confirmed.

I'm guessing here ( and please don't hesitate to tell me if I'm wrong) that Joe read it and felt number one was the true meaning.
Only thing I could be certain of is that the dude likes to get the weight confirmed.

This doesn't really move the thread on any I was just mentioning it as an example of unclear meanings without sufficient context. :oops:

Err... move along, no linguistic geeks to see here.

I was going to suggest making the name of the rep giver a compulsory status but the mod's can see it as it stands and choosing not to put their name on it speaks volumes about their confidence that they are doing the right thing anyway. :2cent:


Dang I post waaay too slow on this forum - I blame it on the mental strain of removing all the inane drivel from my flow of conciousness.Well not all of it obviously.:oops:

dr del

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Dr Del,if you read a few more posts down in that thread i stated that since i was UNSURE of what he was saying if he would pm me and explain it.I agree you have the rights to ask for verifacation on the exact weight on a snake you might be interested in.That particular snake was pickup only and that person lives several states away from the sellar.I just questioned on how he could verify the correct weight by looking at a pic on the internet:confused: :P .

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

Whoa the fun that has been going on today. I was the one who left you the loser comment in your neg. feedback. I just put that and didn't feel that I needed to leave a story to tell you why. I put it because when you mentioned the fauna thread about Joe and the way you put it, you made it look like Joe was a bad person. He is an honest member here and will have a ton of positive feedback from others. If you go and see why that fauna thread was started, it was because Joe was trying to help out 2 fellow members and criticized whoever it was that sold the snakes.

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I thank you :cool:

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

Isn't it about time to act like grownups and stop whining so we can keep this forum constructive?

Not aiming at anyone in particular but if you take it personally and want to add a “negative rep” for this just go ahead, I can take it :neener: !

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Naa you might like it so here is your punishment :fishslap: :fishslap: :rofl: :rofl:

Personally, I proudly leave my name when I post any points; I have nothing to hide. That said, if you did have a problem, I really think that contacting a mod would be anyone's best bet. If someone truly was playing games and trying to rile you, I am sure they could find out who it was and remedy the situation.. to post about it just seems to me to be creating a game in itself; this thread, namely.

So who got neg reps in this thread?! Raise your hand!

I like the rep system, unless I get neg rep.:rolleyes: I just wish people would leave names.

Uro101, I made sure that I left my name for you in the rep that you just earned from me for this thread, enjoy! :rolleyes:

"the "negative rep&... 01-01-2007 10:17 AM Your being an ASS!!!"

Someone forgot to sign their neg. rep to me above.

LOL. :eek: :taz: :carrot: :sunny:

okay, guys... let's start a new year with some new more positive threads. and please everyone remember... hitting another member with a retaliatory hit is against the TOS - so please refrain!