OT/meta - Bring back the negbang/posbang.
January 9th, 2012 at 5:45 PM ^
Only because you asked....
January 9th, 2012 at 5:46 PM ^
Posbanging, not as much.
January 9th, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
I'm going to have to start being more cautious with what I'm saying.
January 9th, 2012 at 5:51 PM ^
Haha I was wondering how long it was going to take until this thread was posted after the season got over.
January 9th, 2012 at 5:52 PM ^
I have been biding my time.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:05 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 7:10 PM ^
I think it was the ban-hammer; I seem to remember a mod replying to a comment saying "This was the one that did it". I miss that crazy old bastard though.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
posting on this blog, I said something unpopular and wound up in the negative... but I climbed out. It doesn't take too much effort to understand the general mood of this board.
There is no perfect system. It is inevitable that a quality poster will get neg banged due to group think, a misunderstanding, or a one time lapse in judgement. However, IMO, it is a sacrifice I'm willing to make to improve the quality of posts on this board.
FTR, the comment that set me back but pretty mild compared to some of the garbage posts that get thrown up daily.
Also, FWIW, I emailed Brian to express some frustration with the current system, and he responded that a tweaking was in the plans post football season.
January 9th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
If I had enough points, you'd get may pobang!! fer' sure, ya' betcha' !!
January 9th, 2012 at 5:55 PM ^
I'm boycotting MGoBlog unless neg/pos banging comes back.
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<br>/checks MGoBlog 5 minutes later
January 9th, 2012 at 5:56 PM ^
I'm intrigued by your ideas, and wish to subscibe to your newsletter.
January 9th, 2012 at 5:56 PM ^
can someone explain what difference this makes. I've read the rules and know you can down/upvote after a certain number of points, so what would bringing these things back change?
January 9th, 2012 at 6:59 PM ^
Under the old system, a person's Mgopoints fluctuated up and down in correspondance to the upvotes or downvotes their post was given from other members. As of now, your Mgopoints only go up 1 point for every post.
January 10th, 2012 at 7:50 AM ^
Exhibits A through ZZ and 1A through Z million as to why we need the negbang back.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:01 PM ^
I really miss them. It was awesome when somebody would post something ridiculous and watch helplessly as their point total evaporated. Conversely it was waaaay cool when you'd say something pithy or snarky and people could upvote your wit.
It was one hell of an effecient policemen in keeping crap off the board and encouraging people with something to say to say it. If I remember correctly it was collateral damage in the great malware disaster of '11. Nobody wanted it gone and for a while Brian promised it would come back once he got a handle on all the other issues he was dealing with at the time. I'll bet if we put it to a vote it would drop 9-1 in favor of restoration.
Bring it back Brian......bring it back!
January 9th, 2012 at 6:04 PM ^
Bring it...
January 9th, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^
You are 100 percent spot on with your analysis.
While Brian is at it is it possible to move trusted user status up to 1000?
January 9th, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^
The posbang and negbangs disappeared during the great crash last year. Are you guys willing to pony up some cash to Brian in order to have this restarted? Afterall, likely requires some programming costs, so put your money where your posts and mouth are!
January 9th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
WHEN THE HINDENBURG CRASHED, DID WE AS HUMANS SAY FLIGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE??? NO!!!!
January 9th, 2012 at 6:15 PM ^
But quit yelling....you're ruining my quiet dinner with my wife.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:19 PM ^
sorry dad, i'll go back downstairs
January 10th, 2012 at 10:26 AM ^
I'm sure being on your iPad is just adding to the intimacy of your evening
January 9th, 2012 at 6:19 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^
until we decide it is!!! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No......
January 9th, 2012 at 7:03 PM ^
But we did say zeppelin travel was done.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!!!!!
January 9th, 2012 at 9:29 PM ^
I have a feeling we have the current system because it was free to implement and largely met Brian's goals. If he's open to reverting to the old system (?) I'd like to see how much it would cost. Probably a couple thousand dollars depending on how good a deal he can get on a developer.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^
"Points. We don't need no stinking points"
Oh wait yes I do.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
upvotes : me : : green eyed beauty : Lo Pan
January 9th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
I remember learning quite a bit about the ins and outs here based on which posts were soundly negged and which ones were upvoted. This was a valuable life experience and I think others would benefit.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
My pithy sarcasm and enhanced writing capability are not due to Great Books, but rather that most-difficult of tutors, the MGoBlog community.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:13 PM ^
I would be out of points in five minutes. I need a sarcasm font! F!
January 9th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 7:14 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
Karma is a reward/punishment for having consistently good/bad posts. If the vast majority of my comments were upvoted, at some point my comments would just start with a score of 2 instead of 1. Conversely, if I prove to be a terrible commenter and most of my posts are downvoted, my new posts will start with a score of 0. It's easy to move back and forth (negative karma isn't a death sentence), and it is a good way of highlighting good posts.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:58 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
I'm just replying to see what my karma is. Nothing to see here.... move along
January 9th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
the problem with it was if you wrote something contrarian, but it based in fact, you still were neg-banged to bolivian just because your post didn't positively reflect on the program, coach player or decision of the day. It did stifle free speech to a point.
Now, I will agree there is way too much ridiculousness on the board these days and some of the more insightful posters have left the building, but I think that was due more to the harshness of the negativity towards some subjects as opposed to too many free opinions flying around the board.
btw, I negbanged the OP cuz that was them thar direkshuns.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:55 PM ^
might be possible. Something along the lines of posbang/negbang, plus senior overlords. This could be where the average poster could posbang/negbang all they would like. However, senior posters--with let's say above 1500 points--could correct the situation or give points as is done now. This way all the fun of banging, but the free speech security of old people.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:26 PM ^
Banging
January 9th, 2012 at 7:28 PM ^
January 9th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
Once someone loses 100 points is there a real difference? I also would propose something along the lines of a cap on how much one post could be neg/pos banged.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:47 PM ^
I don't know that contrarian posts necessarily got blown up...I repped my Canadian team at the 2010 Olympics and the board was completely reasonable. I never underestimate the common sense of the board.
The democracy of the neg isn't based upon harshness of negativity; it's about blowign up posts that suck.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:25 PM ^
brian always makes site improvements after football season. maybe this will be one of them.
January 9th, 2012 at 6:50 PM ^
It was fun to see a humorous post get 25 posbangs.