Is there a place to go to see a standard for being docked/negged for bad content/comments? I have seen a lot of it today and would like to be educated on the matter. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Qual. for being negged
September 7th, 2009 at 4:44 PM
#1
Qual. for being negged
September 7th, 2009 at 4:47 PM
#2
Just use....
Just use your discretion. If it's completely ridiculous, and doesn't add to an actual conversation, then I think a neg is justified. Also, there's this.....
September 7th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
#3
talking about being negged
or mgopoints in general usually will get you negged.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:39 PM
#4
Interesting
You apparently also get negged for talking about negging people for talking about negging.
...and my head just exploded when I tried to figure out if I'm going to get negged for what I just said.
September 7th, 2009 at 6:02 PM
#5
Talk about a self-fulfilling
Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy...
September 7th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
#6
Excellent
Thank you. I was starting to wonder on a couple of items. It seems that there are some poeple on here that will ding you for good content that they just don't agree with. I take it from the link that that is not responsible protocol?
September 7th, 2009 at 4:55 PM
#7
General rule:
Step 1: Read this: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/its-all-about-denard
Step 2: Do the opposite. You'll be fine.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:59 PM
#8
Loud and CLEAR
Nuff' said. +1
September 7th, 2009 at 5:06 PM
#9
Just my observations:
It depends on the quality of the content sometimes. If it's an opinion, generally you shouldn't be negged, but if you're going to post that we should have Brian Kelly as head coach right now, that opinion doesn't really fly around here. We stay supportive of the team and coaches in 99.9% of all cases. Dissent is ok, but all-out ditching of anyone isn't a smart idea. Your opinion should be at least supported with rational logic.
Posting cryptic messages acting like an insider don't really hold up well on the board. If you're going to say something, have something to back it up.
Also, implying that violence should be committed is also a general negative, as well as being overly personal when you act like a douche bag or defend yourself. Ad hominem attacks are the big on in that respect. Overuse of profanity falls in this case quite often as well. It's possible to act like a dick without being hostile. Keeping a cool head definitely avoids the negbang.
Really bad grammar or blatant misspellings get a lot of negative attention, but if the poster acknowledges the mistake, or can turn it into something funny, they generally deserve the point back. It's one of those learning situations.
Again, these just seem to be the normal for most topics.
September 7th, 2009 at 6:45 PM
#10
Wait...
Brian Kelly is off the table?
**EDIT: Some people enjoy sarcastic verbal irony. Others, apparently, not. If anyone was unsure... me gusta the RichRod. No me gusta Brian Kelly.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:53 PM
#11
Uh,
Uh, its a lot like Fight Club. So tread carefully if you want to keep this thread going, tmiller.
September 7th, 2009 at 7:17 PM
#12
It is always important to remember
his name is bouje paulson
September 7th, 2009 at 4:59 PM
#13
Neg anyone that disagrees
Neg anyone that disagrees with my well thought out e-pinions and +1 thos who are kind enough to agree.
Then we can cultivate a message board where you just have to agree with the majority to get points. It is good suck up practice for the work place.
No, of course that is a joke. I personally neg for people who are overly douchy. I don't mind if you have a dissenting opinion, but I just don't see the need to make it into an attack rather than a thought. I sometimes neg for hideously stupid opinions, but I do try to avoid doing that.
I will give points for insightful comments and things that make me laugh and if you are a math major (no idea how I would figure out if you are or not, but we gotta stick together)
September 7th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
#14
Agreed
Can't help but feel like I've been negged for people disagreeing with me.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
#15
bouje
Reviewing the collective works of bouje can also be a useful guide in what not to do.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
#16
In his defense, he makes
In his defense, he makes quite a few posts that aren't too bad, but just get negbanged for his past discretion. There's a reason he's over 700 points (his points did reset to zero shortly after mgopoint-gate).
September 7th, 2009 at 5:13 PM
#17
And even when I do make a good/funny post
See my post in the thread I started using the video of Ted Stevens "the internet is a series of tubes".
Sometimes people just get negged because they are someone.
So in sum don't become someone who the collective masses don't like. I.E. Don't become me
September 7th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
#18
My reasoning
AutoNeg Regardless of Content
Any post that has "$" instead of an S.
Grammar and Spelling Nazi posts.
Any post that mentions MGoPoints.
Neg
Anything that comes across as condescending or makes you sound like a jackass.
Repetitive threads.
Diaries that should be message board posts.
Blatant point grabs.
Pump Fake Neg (Plus banging someone, then switching it to a negative. The poster still gets the points but the post looks like it was negged)
Any poster who traditionally gets overly flustered about his point total. (For Example: Bouje)
PlusBang
Anything that makes me laugh
Solid informative posts, regardless of whether or not I agree
Links or answers to questions (For example, when someone asks for a picture and a person provides it)
AutoPlus
MS Paint pictures
September 7th, 2009 at 5:16 PM
#19
I wondered why I regularly
I wondered why I regularly get plus then negged within 1 minute
(oh shit, I am revealing my insecurity about my Mgopoints and my need to be liked)
(oh shit, I mentioned points)
at least I have Bouje to keep me comfort
(oh shit, that was a blatant point grab)
September 7th, 2009 at 5:04 PM
#20
A vague list I've come up
A vague list I've come up with:
-Remarks that are generally offensive to humanity
-Stupid and poorly explained views, especially if they disagree with the majority
-Angry/sarcastic retorts (this can snowball quickly)
-Complaining about being negged
There's also negbanging, in which a person who has a post that goes below a vague threshold (probably -10) will often get every one of their posts negged. This is generally caused by a particularly stupid diary, and is made much easier when they post lots of angry retorts to defend their point. Said stupid points may be something like: RichRod saying "fuck" is worse than a DUI by a college student, or saying I told you so about Denard before the proof that "told you so" comes to light. I don't participate in this, but some find it fun.
I suppose there's also posbanging, which is probably just a term I made up. That's the opposite of negbanging, where all of a person's posts get voted up. The most obvious recipient of this is bouje, who has been both negbanged and posbanged multiple times... a high variance poster. There's also Jay, who's probably been posbanged by a mixture of Jesus, Tebow, and other divine forces... although he's slipped behind a shadowy individual named "Brian" for some reason. Perhaps he will rise again two days after Good Friday.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:06 PM
#21
who
Who is this "Brian" character, anyway? I keep hearing so much about him but I have no idea who he is. Does he have contact information available somewhere?
September 7th, 2009 at 5:11 PM
#22
Well Played
Now that is worthy of a plus one. Not only funny, but a reference to something that happened over a week ago and that some people may not get. Solid
September 7th, 2009 at 5:13 PM
#23
Brian IS THE KING OF EARTH!
Brian IS THE KING OF EARTH! and in his spare time, he runs this here blog if anyone doesnt already know.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
#24
people are way too concerned
with the importance of these "Whose Line Is It Anyway" points.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:59 PM
#25
Content
**edit**
September 7th, 2009 at 5:21 PM
#26
If you want to know what not
If you want to know what not to do, just track r_mahorn1984's great posts
September 7th, 2009 at 5:24 PM
#27
I do have a question about points, though -
When and if I lose my job due to too much mgoblog and not enough officegowork, will Brian at least give me 500 points or something?
September 7th, 2009 at 5:36 PM
#28
Plus some people just dont like others.
I've noticed some people negg others they dont "like" no matter if the content is great or sub par.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:38 PM
#29
JG2112 would be a good case
JG2112 would be a good case study. He makes some excellent points and is very well informed, but his demeanor alienates more than a few people.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:44 PM
#30
If you've never been negged
you haven't lived.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:48 PM
#31
Negbang
v: 1. to downgrade a sexual partner's performance in bed.; as in "I was really drunk and tired, and she negbanged me to all her friends."
September 7th, 2009 at 5:49 PM
#32
Ha!
Nice one Don!
September 7th, 2009 at 10:35 PM
#33
I'm a huge tool asking for a negbang
Whatever you do, don't do whatever I did today. I gained over 330 mgopoints in the last 24 hours.
September 8th, 2009 at 8:30 AM
#34
Negbang
will be showing up in the urban dictionary by next year. Not only that, if you don't check yourself you'll find yourself using it without even realizing it.
I was having a coversation with my brother last week about his pending divorce and said without even thinking 'you had better becareful or she'll negbang you for that'. He was like 'wtf does that mean'. Anyways.........
