The first rule about points is to not talk about points.
/self-inflicted-neg
I thought that myself when I read that article that talked about a Data Scientist(tm)
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Points Note
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This has been happening for a couple weeks now and I've gotten enough email about it to provide a front-page explanation: points have started to expire, which they do after a year. This is not functionality I put in intentionally but I might keep it around since it seems to make sense. But that's what's happening. If you get a snarky email about losing super powers but haven't done anything to warrant it, that's what's going on.
A comment revamp is coming and I don't want to touch anything on the site until that's up and going, so please bear with us.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:29 PM
#2
The first rule about points
July 15th, 2010 at 10:13 PM
#3
Given that rule...
Brian needs to be negged. The fear of the MGoPoints rule violation neg-bang is probably why he didn't make it possible to up-vote or down-vote front page content.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:42 PM
#4
Or....maybe not.
Or....maybe not.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:21 PM
#5
This is quickly turning into a situation similar...
to the "MEMBERS ONLY" thread in the User-Curated Hall of Fame.
That said, I'm a little concerned about the negs I'm receiving, given the relatively low number of MGoPoints I have.
/second self-inflicted neg-bang of this thread
July 16th, 2010 at 1:53 AM
#6
Or....maybe not.
Or....maybe not.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:32 PM
#7
NOOOO
NOT OUR POINTS
ANYTHING BUT THE POINTS
July 15th, 2010 at 10:37 PM
#8
THINK OF THE
THINK OF THE CHILDREN*!!!!!
*POINTS!!!!!
July 15th, 2010 at 9:38 PM
#9
Damn it
Here I was thinking I could rest on my laurels after getting enough points for super powers.
Guess I gotta get back to work (*starts looking for funny comics*)
July 15th, 2010 at 9:40 PM
#10
Oh know, don't tell me Magnus
Oh know, don't tell me Magnus is going to drop below 26,000 points.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:51 AM
#11
I'm worried two, butt dew ewe
I'm worried two, butt dew ewe honestly not no the difference between "no" and "know"?
July 15th, 2010 at 9:42 PM
#12
Noooooooo!
They be stealin mah bukkit of points!
July 15th, 2010 at 10:20 PM
#13
Oh man, I'm going to have to
Oh man, I'm going to have to be as insightful and funny as I was last year?
Actually that won't be too hard. Hooray for setting the bar low!
July 15th, 2010 at 10:38 PM
#14
Damn
I was planning on resting on my laurels now that I have the 500 points required to start threads even after Brian locks down mgoboard after losses.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:38 PM
#15
I'm afraid to comment on this
I'm afraid to comment on this issue for obvious reasons.... hahaha
July 15th, 2010 at 11:04 PM
#16
July 15th, 2010 at 10:58 PM
#17
Point taken.
Point taken.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:59 PM
#18
Here I thought someone had an
Here I thought someone had an MGoVendetta against me and was systematically going through my posts and docking me.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:17 PM
#19
Brian's way to stop MGoInflation
Just take them away after a while... and he said no politics... psh!
In all honesty though, wasn't this one of the suggestions in the board about making mgoblog better though? I thought I remember someone suggesting that maybe mgopoints expire after a set time period, might not be all bad.
July 16th, 2010 at 5:04 AM
#20
It's true.
I remember seeing that too.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:18 PM
#21
Given the news, I hope the
Given the news, I hope the next site update includes point redemption.
1000 points = Hearty thank you email
5000 points = Hearty thank you email
10000 points = Hearty thank you email
30000 points = Megan Fox
Good luck Magnus! You're in a race against time.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:13 AM
#22
By the time I reach 30000
By the time I reach 30000 points, Megan Fox will be 70. Can I have Megan Fox's granddaughter instead when I am undoubtedly a dirty old man?
July 16th, 2010 at 7:43 AM
#23
And here I thought...
....that Brian instituted it because he couldn't come through anymore with the dates with Jessica Alba after her night with Magnus....
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July 16th, 2010 at 7:48 AM
#24
That was the best 23 seconds
That was the best 23 seconds of Jessica Alba's life.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:54 AM
#25
Yeah
She looks like she enjoyed it.
July 16th, 2010 at 8:37 AM
#26
Why do you think my avatar is
Why do you think my avatar is smiling?
July 16th, 2010 at 8:52 AM
#27
Because it's less scary
A picture of Brandon Graham frowning can turn people to stone.
(You don't even want to know what I heard happens when he scowls...)
July 17th, 2010 at 2:50 PM
#28
Don't say anything, but it's
Don't say anything, but it's something like this, isn't it?
Terrifying indeed.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:25 PM
#29
Its MgoIncomeTaxes!
Its MgoIncomeTaxes!
July 15th, 2010 at 11:30 PM
#30
Good thing I keep my points
Good thing I keep my points in the freezer.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:50 PM
#31
Points
or no points, points taken points given, I don't care. I come here for the content.
July 16th, 2010 at 12:52 AM
#32
The Brian giveth, and the Brian taketh away...
... looks like I'm going to have to start making meaningless comments to keep me afloat.
July 16th, 2010 at 3:43 AM
#33
Anyone else think Brian is
Anyone else think Brian is just trying to catch up with Magnus?
July 16th, 2010 at 1:20 PM
#34
Fortunately, I keep my mgopoints numbered
in case of emergency.
July 16th, 2010 at 6:25 AM
#35
July 16th, 2010 at 6:34 AM
#36
*gulp*
*gulp*
July 16th, 2010 at 6:50 AM
#37
There should be an archive to
There should be an archive to store all your old points so that when we are all undoubtedly here 35 years from now blogging in our flying cars and dome cities, we can see how many points were earned over the lifetime at MgoBlog.
July 16th, 2010 at 10:48 AM
#38
Nobody in in the future is
Nobody in in the future is going to be blogging from flying cars and dome cities.
Okay, maybe Cory Doctorow, but he's special.
July 16th, 2010 at 6:53 AM
#39
-1
this thread. -1 the MGoPoints system. -1 the people that are complaining about losing the points they had. -1 the people that aren't. -1 anyone who received a +1 on this page. -1 anyone who considers giving me a +1 for this post. -1 the reports of our demise. -1 the DETROIT FREE PRESS. -1 ESPN Classic. -1 the rest of the Big Ten for enjoying the last two years as much as they did. -1 Terrelle Pryor. -1 Rickey Stanzi. -1 Stephon Green. -1 Kirk Cousins. -1 Eddy Murphy. -1 Joe Piscopo. -1 the next fifty agonizing days of my life. -1 anything that has ever sported any combination of scarlet and gray. -1 Eddie George, for that matter. -1 Kirk 'I'm so sprayed with golden tanner people call me Midas' Herbstreit. -1 for not giving enough coverage to Michigan this past year. +1 for not giving enough coverage to Michigan this past year. -1 to Beyond Petroleum. -1 to the war in Afghanistan, not for not being over but for not being kickass enough. -1 for the lady that cut me off in traffic on my way to work this morning. -1 to going to work this morning. -1 for work. -1 for every rant I have ever made on this blog, up to and including this one. And last but not least, -1 for MS Paint.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:01 AM
#40
Agree with everything you said
Except the Joe Piscopo thing. Leave poor old Joe alone - he's had a rough enough time as it is. Also, you forgot -1 for wet farts. Excuse me - I'll be right back.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:11 AM
#41
Actually it's from a song
-1 to me for making a Tom Petty reference in a post on this blog.
EDIT: By the way, I just found out that watching an old 80s Tom Petty music video with my computer's sound muted is the single least interesting thing I think I have ever seen. It's like watching Division II football in mid-December before bowls begin, except there's not even any football.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:32 AM
#42
I am saddened by this vision
Nobady puts Petty in the corner (muted).
July 16th, 2010 at 12:05 PM
#43
Don't you dare
-1 Ricky Stanzi
July 16th, 2010 at 6:58 AM
#48
I bet these users are not too
I bet these users are not too upset about the new policy:
| Mfanwithcommonsense | Uncategorized | -1009 |
| 2001 | Uncategorized | -1017 |
| mgoblue1 | Uncategorized | -1153 |
| brianshall | Uncategorized | -1413 |
| diclemeg | Uncategorized | -1806 |
| Nick Saban | Uncategorized | -2451 |
| MidnightBlue | Uncategorized | -9970 |
July 16th, 2010 at 7:55 AM
#49
I read it a couple of days ago...
...and didn't really care. Till now. God, the board put so much work in getting rid of some of these people...don't make it so they can come back!
July 19th, 2010 at 2:18 PM
#50
Wait a sec...
So, does that mean they will lose their negative points? Well, that's basically de-trolling the trolls. The terrorists win. What Would Stanzi Do?
On a separate note, how does one get neg-bombed enough to accumulate almost 10,000 negative points? It's like MidnightBlue knows just the right buttons to push to drive you nuts. Mind you, I only want to know... because it's... for a friend.
July 19th, 2010 at 5:01 PM
#51
It does kinda defeat the purpose of points
But to answer your question, I'm guessing he used the word that will go unnamed....which, actually, has to do with your school. But shall go unsaid. Unless you want the NEG Hammer from up above to come down. He's actually probably UP 29 points from there...
