Lucius Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I learned that if I post a thoughtful message with helpful advice about how to construct or play a given kind of character, I will get rep. I learned that if I post a totally off the wall message that seems to completely miss the point of the thread, I will get rep. I love these threads. Lucius Alexander That almost sounds like something the palindromedary would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silbeg Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I have learned that if I make a post that I will expect to get me rep, it will not get me rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyn Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned what the people who hate WWYCD threads must feel like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egyptoid Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads well people seemed to have gone overboard with the categories. I went back the other day and "bumped up" the basic ones, speedster, brick, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that people differ on what they consider "basic." Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that we have not learned exactly what "cyberman" is, but we suspect it should NOT be considered a "basic" category in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erkenfresh Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that a shield trumps a spear, two spears trump a shield, and alt+f4 trumps every "what I learned" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Raven Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I have learned that is someone posts about getting or not getting rep, I will rep them. Lucius and Silbeg both repped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silbeg Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I have learned that is someone posts about getting or not getting rep' date=' I will rep them.[/b'] Lucius and Silbeg both repped and thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I have learned that some people have too much time on their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I've learned that a good idea spreads fast - they've hit all the main genre forums now. Even Pulp has now finally succumbed. Looking forward to the next Big Good Idea hitting the forums! btw - These forums are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that people like a theme. (And those of you commenting about rep - you're just figuring those out NOW?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads You know, I was kinda surprised when my idea actully caught on However, after reading this thread, what I have leaned is: I'm happy they removed negative rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtFool Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Fear the Llama I learned that I am a closet munchkin and that I frighten other gamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned when I hijack a thread I will be Ignored because it pisses people off. BUT I AM ONLY DOING WHAT IT NATURAL TO ME! I AM A CONQUEROR OF THREADS! So I learned that people pick on and dispise hunnish conquerors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that many of these threads are more fun to read than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that there are people who rep people who post about getting or not getting rep. /* waiting for rep :-D */ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Raven Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I've learned that if I say I'll rep people who even mention rep, lots of people will suddenly start mentioning rep for no good reason, other than in hopes of getting rep for doing so. I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I've learned that if I say I'll rep people who even mention rep, lots of people will suddenly start mentioning rep for no good reason, other than in hopes of getting rep for doing so. I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain. Well, yes, of course you would. People like rep. They like to know what works, and they exploit what works (though even that only works to a certain point). I've noticed that rep bribes seem to get the fastest responses in the threads where I'm asking for help. Now, I still rep people for helping me out and giving me feedback, I just don't explicitly state it anymore. It seemed to cheapen the responses, somehow, to lure them out with rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain. You know what they say, ascii and ye shall receiivii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Raven Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads Well, yes, of course you would. People like rep. They like to know what works, and they exploit what works (though even that only works to a certain point). I've noticed that rep bribes seem to get the fastest responses in the threads where I'm asking for help. Now, I still rep people for helping me out and giving me feedback, I just don't explicitly state it anymore. It seemed to cheapen the responses, somehow, to lure them out with rep. I never put much stock in rep bribes... then again, that was awhile ago when I only had a 20 or so rep power. Now that I'm over 100, I suppose a rep bribe from me might carry some weight to it. The only problem is what if one of the last 20 people I repped help me out the best, or first, or whatever I'm using as the bribe? I can only rep prestidigitator, ghost-angel, Dr. Anomoly, Hugh Neilson, Lord Liaden, McCoy, Derek Heimforth, Keith "go ahead and rep me" Curtis, Hyper-man, Trebuchet, and yourself before I have to start repping people at random or visit the "rep above" thread. There's a reason these people have all rather large rep power or are getting one. NOTE: Crap, I named names. To everybody else, you know I rep you too... just... not as often as these guys get repped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads ^ v ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned that an off-the-cuff wisecrack I expect to be roundly ignored can get repped, and a well-crafted post I composed with much time and effort can get little or no rep. But I already knew that. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary wants YOU! To rep Lucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtFool Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned the rep whores will scurry into any thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I haven't been in there. So I've learned nothing! Wow, replace the threads with "text books" and I've just summed up my scholastic career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Re: What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads I learned the rep whores will scurry into any thread. You get rep for that. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that Lucius often reps those who make him laugh out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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