Kind of OT: has anyone else been getting completely pegged for no reason lately (MGOPOINTS)?
Because I did like 5 posts in the past 2 days I went back and looked at all of my point totals for them and the biggest I found was -5 (which whatever) but my total went from +160 to +97...
I'm sorry but this is really starting to get to me the blatant manipulation of peoples points and I know that I'm not the only one.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:33 AM ^
Does anyone else also feel the urge to give any poster that complains about getting down-voted a down vote? Not that I have ever done that... yet.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:44 AM ^
I'm talking about blatant manipulation of the system.
I haven't posted shit lately therefore my point total shouldn't go down 100.
Maybe it's just me or maybe I have flawed logic or something or maybe I'm just an idiot.
(All of the above anyone?)
August 7th, 2009 at 12:38 PM ^
is do not talk about Mgoblog points.
is bouje paulson
If I could give you two points, I'd give you another for your name.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:35 AM ^
can put a person on a low self image and have devastating psychological effects.
Its like teasing fat girls.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:40 AM ^
I lost a point for responding to a post by saying "Why?". I thought that was pretty funny. Apparently someone didn't appreciate the philosophical nature of the question.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
It probably has more to do with your spartan avatar than anything else.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:30 PM ^
Sarcasm fail.
I don't get the sarcasm either. Can you explain?
It was kind of a fail on both ends. I guess to me, the word philosophical constituted the sarcasm.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:14 PM ^
Maybe the Athenians are more philosophical than Spartans?
August 7th, 2009 at 11:41 AM ^
through every single one of my posts and down-voting me. Which is stupid childish and frankly I think that Brian should moderate how many down-votes that someone can give someone in any given day or something.
I understand if someone says something stupid and people down-vote that one comment but people shouldn't be able to just say "Well I didn't like his opinion on this one post so I'm going to screw him over for everything that he writes let's go through and down-vote every one of his posts". This kind of thing should be frowned upon and discouraged because I don't think that this is what Brian wanted in the system.
***EDIT*** And I'm probably going to get killed for writing this post but I feel that it's a serious question with the point system.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:54 AM ^
It happens. I'd rather not have to have those kinds of extra rules thrown in though... Try to avoid feuds with childish people and you should be fine.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:40 AM ^
Usually I have to beg a girl on bended knee. Lucky bastards.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:25 PM ^
for a buckeye.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:44 PM ^
in a buckeye, when he's lucky.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:41 AM ^
if your mgopoints go to zero your head will assplode so i would be very careful if i were you
August 7th, 2009 at 11:44 AM ^
That should help.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:47 AM ^
are the new currency in Barack Obama's bail out.... so keep posting posters! you will be rich
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
a box of chocolates. Well, not really. Actually, not at all. But, if you are dissappointed in your mgopoint totals, and it is negatively impacting your ego and behavior you should probably just go ahead and kill yourself. Hopefully, you haven't reproduced yet.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
and as such cannot post anything new, but have you seen that Armanti Edwards was injured in a lawnmower accident? Also, Justin Feagin is apparently set to transfer to App State.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4383435
August 7th, 2009 at 11:58 AM ^
Keep posting interesting links like that, and you'll have more points than bouje in no time flat. No offense bouje, just stating facts.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:06 PM ^
Welcome! Great post! Keep it up!
you say you just joined., but your ID says you joined last april.
not sure how you received 26 Mgopoints for posting a link about a year old story.
and I think M go points is one of the problems with the site.......people post worthless crap just to accumulate points........and then neg people who dont agree with them.
thank god we are done pretending we cared about the World Cup.
...the ways:
- You complained about MGoPoints in a thread that abounds with examples of why it's fruitless to whine about said points
- The obvious sarcasm in the post you chose to criticize sailed over your head
- You criticized MGoBlog's soccer coverage even though it's an editorial decision of the blog's proprietor and there are in fact, many folks here who do care about the World Cup
- You complain about worthless crap and provide exactly that
I have come to the conclusion that you are much like this cat.
Posted on: August 7th, 2009 at 10:48 AM
This thread is nearly a year old. MGoPhilly had just joined. The link was relevant at the time it was posted.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
I'm not gonna do it, but the starting of a forum thread to complain about negged makes it REALLY tempting to neg you.
You're over 20. There's no difference between being +21 and +1400. You get the same shit.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:52 AM ^
Until the +500 rules get put in... I can't wait to find out what incredible surprise is waiting!
August 7th, 2009 at 12:05 PM ^
Here's to hoping the mailman brings us decoder rings and a free quart of MGoSchnapps.
On topic, I haven't seen enough abuse of the system to be concerned, but there are occasionally down votes that completely mystify me. I'm afraid these are vendetta votes, as the OP suggests. That's not cool.
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!
of all time. Especially when he kicks Sid Farkus' ass with his green teeth!
On topic though I agree at times that some down votes make very little sense.....but what makes even worse sense is bitching about it.
Uh oh bouje, don't look now but you said you had like 100 points......you are in the neg now dude. Guess this wasn't such a good idea huh? Here's a +1 for you just so you don't actually kill yourself.
Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round; the jar is round. They should call it Roundtine...that's gold, Jerry, gold!
August 7th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
The top 12 get invited to the Elite 11 and the best performers might get a fifth star at the next re-ranking.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:20 PM ^
Date with Jessica Alba....date with Jessica Alba......
August 7th, 2009 at 12:26 PM ^
the "hottest women" thread from the other day was Brian secretly feeling us out for the best celebrity date nominee.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:44 PM ^
Shhh... the less people that know about it, the fewer will be posting useless crap (like this thread) to get up to that threshold. It's all about the odds!
August 7th, 2009 at 11:49 AM ^
haha i agree with you. i made the mistake of saying that lebron was overrated. and make sure to give my reasons why and i guess that wasnt good enough cuz i downvoted big time
August 10th, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^
Are you that guy who used to have the signature line:
"Lache Seastrunk, the future" ? I'm not trying to be a dick. I've negged you a few times and I feel kinda bad about it, you're probably pretty young. If that is you, then I'm pulling for you to come along.
I can't remember the old username
August 11th, 2009 at 10:38 AM ^
no that wasnt me.l i had the picture of tim tebows supposed girlfriend.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:15 PM ^
But this was a while ago that I'm talking about.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:44 PM ^
He's gone, Tim. Pour a bottle of Monavie on the ground, and let him go. He will be missed.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:57 PM ^
But this guy sounds so much like him, I figured it had to be.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:51 AM ^
I've actually been personally pretty pleased with the system. For the most part, I haven't seen many posts where people were getting killed (and by that I mean more than a -2 or -3) without good cause. One comment I made, I screwed up and posted bad facts and I took the hit for it. The system seems to be keeping most people honest. Then again that's just my epinion.
(EDIT: Just before I posted this bouje was at 105... in the time it took me to write it, he's now at 76. Ouch)
August 7th, 2009 at 11:52 AM ^
I usually find that when I get "pegged" for no reason, someone will usually give me a plus that evens me back out to zero.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:54 AM ^
On your comment, you will even back out to zero. On your actual point total, you will come out +1 ahead. Positive votes count for 2 MGoPoints, but only show up as 1 point on the comment. I believe they are working to fix this.
Didn't even realize that. So in a way, people are then given bonus point for righteous justice in that case.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:00 PM ^
I have noticed myself and other getting docked for no apparent reason, but it seems to even out.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:57 AM ^
It seems unlikely that you are getting these negative points for "no reason".
And if you're constantly getting pummeled over innocuous posts just because you have a reputation or something, then maybe it's time to fold up "bouje" and start over?