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Posted February 21, 2014
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Sachys: it used to say that, and sometimes still does
I think promo codes become invalid after use, while gift codes remain valid but say they have no unredeemed games left in them.
Posted February 21, 2014
Simple survey why the rep system here is entirely broken.

What you have to do to increase your rep:
1. Post daily
2. Throw a giveaway or drop codes
3. Say something funny, but you have to be tinyE for this one

What you have to do to decrease your rep:
1. Register on GOG

Personally, I couldn't care less, but I also couldn't resist posting this. :)
Posted February 21, 2014
I'm one those been-on-gog-long posted-on-forum-late types. I don't care much about rep, but if I see a post that is rude or insulting but person has high rep I'm more inclined to say "maybe that one just has a bad day today" than when someone with low rep offends.

Also I only up-rep posts that I genuinly like (like good arguments, helpful answers for technical questions or funny stuff). I almost never downrep, I think the only one I ever downrepped was Thorne in the atheist thread.
So if there are some people who up/down all the time my influence is likely like a drop in the ocean.
Posted February 21, 2014
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51nikopol: Getting popcorn and pulling up the beanbag chair.
There are moments where I wish we could include images in posts directly so I could add gems like this.

A GIF often tells a thousand words.
Posted February 21, 2014
To hell the rep! If you regularly post on GoG, chances are that everybody already knows you, so a number won't change the idea the communty has about your behavior. Act like a nice guy and you will be known as a nice guy; act like an idot, and you will be known as an idiot. Or at least, I think so.

If I'm not mistanken, Sigmund Freud once said: "Downrepping random people on the internet does not increase the e-peen size". Really, the downreppers should deal with their personality disorders.
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Enebias
Posted February 21, 2014
I've never downrepped any person regardless of what they say (unless it's an automated spambot). In my opinion, people qualify or disqualify themselves, no external help needed :)
Posted February 21, 2014
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Sachys: I think what theslitherydeee is getting at is the senseless loss of rep that for newcomers in particular makes them feel ostracised from the rest of the community - particularly when its not a case (very often) of even seeing a low rated post, and when it is, it is without meaning. Take two threads of mine I had locked recently for that very reason:
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/absent_friends_hopefully_temporary_giveaway_16
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_end_is_nigh
...and there were many more at the time.
Now that's just bizarre. Was someone disappointed for not winning, or was that a protest against giveaways in general? Whatever they were trying to do, I reckon it didn't work out for them.

The down/upvote system could probably be fixed by making it public which posters have made the votes. This is how it works in the Penny Arcade forums. I think that would cut out most of the senseless ratings.
Posted February 24, 2014
I was hit pretty hard myself and I was curious whether it was something personal or on a wider scope, so I did some statistics. Eventually I guessed it was both, but I'll probably never know (if somebody can clarify this, feel free to contact me with a fake account via PM).

But what I've also found out, is that some people, despite some of them stating how unimportant rep is, are artificially uprepping themselves on a regular daily bases. I do understand that there's a need for protecting oneself from down-repping, but in my opinion it's an abuse of the rep system as well and there's no need to do so, now that the down-rep-wave has passed.
Post edited February 24, 2014 by DeMignon
Posted February 24, 2014
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DeMignon: I was hit pretty hard myself and I was curious whether it was something personal or on a wider scope, so I did some statistics. Eventually I guessed it was both, but I'll probably never know (if somebody can clarify this, feel free to contact me with a fake account via PM).

But what I've also found out, is that some people, despite some of them stating how unimportant rep is, are artificially uprepping themselves on a regular daily bases. I do understand that there's a need for protecting oneself from down-repping, but in my opinion it's an abuse of the rep system as well and there's no need to do so, now that the down-rep-wave has passed.
How do you "artificially uprep" yourself?
Posted February 24, 2014
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RaggieRags: The down/upvote system could probably be fixed by making it public which posters have made the votes.
Precisely. Anonymity breeds assholery.

In fact, Penny Arcade posted the original Fuckwad Theory to this: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
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tinyE: How do you "artificially uprep" yourself?
By creating dummy accounts I guess. Anyone that desperate about rep would almost certainly stoop to such levels.

The proverbial schizophrenic circlejerk - fragments of a broken mind providing masturbatory services to the rest of the mind.
Post edited February 24, 2014 by jamyskis
Posted February 24, 2014
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RaggieRags: The down/upvote system could probably be fixed by making it public which posters have made the votes.
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jamyskis: Precisely. Anonymity breeds assholery.

In fact, Penny Arcade posted the original Fuckwad Theory to this: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
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tinyE: How do you "artificially uprep" yourself?
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jamyskis: By creating dummy accounts I guess. Anyone that desperate about rep would almost certainly stoop to such levels.

The proverbial schizophrenic circlejerk - fragments of a broken mind providing masterbatory services to the rest of the mind.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I'm schizophrenic,
and so am I.
Posted February 24, 2014
I remember when tinyE came here. That's when the downrep epidemic started. The great thing is, he just kept being himself and look at his rep now. 444 at this post. And he's still making just as many silly quips as ever. But we also all know him better. Perhaps I'll even vacation at his B&B some day.

If that little number and a few stars have meaning and you want to fit in, then do the following:

- Don't talk about religion or politics. (I break this one periodically, but with respect)
- Do talk about video games.
- Don't be a dick.
- Do suggest help for games that you know well.
- Don't taunt people, call them names or make them feel like an idiot.
- Do discuss things close to your heart that you think people may find:
A: Interesting
B: Helpful
C: Funny

That should do it. Follow those simple rules, and your rep will fly sky high. And, unlike some folks, I really do believe that rep matters. It helps the community inform itself what is decent and indecent behavior. For some reason, a rep of -10 keeps trolls off the site. I don't know why. It's just a stupid number. But for the most part, it works.
Posted February 24, 2014
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Tallima: I remember when tinyE came here. That's when the downrep epidemic started. The great thing is, he just kept being himself and look at his rep now. 444 at this post. And he's still making just as many silly quips as ever. But we also all know him better. Perhaps I'll even vacation at his B&B some day.

If that little number and a few stars have meaning and you want to fit in, then do the following:

- Don't talk about religion or politics. (I break this one periodically, but with respect)
- Do talk about video games.
- Don't be a dick.
- Do suggest help for games that you know well.
- Don't taunt people, call them names or make them feel like an idiot.
- Do discuss things close to your heart that you think people may find:
A: Interesting
B: Helpful
C: Funny

That should do it. Follow those simple rules, and your rep will fly sky high. And, unlike some folks, I really do believe that rep matters. It helps the community inform itself what is decent and indecent behavior. For some reason, a rep of -10 keeps trolls off the site. I don't know why. It's just a stupid number. But for the most part, it works.
Thanks but I still bitch about rep too much. :P
As for the B&B I actually had guests last night so I need to go do some actual work. Later
Posted February 24, 2014
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Tallima: I remember when tinyE came here. That's when the downrep epidemic started. The great thing is, he just kept being himself and look at his rep now. 444 at this post. And he's still making just as many silly quips as ever. But we also all know him better. Perhaps I'll even vacation at his B&B some day.

If that little number and a few stars have meaning and you want to fit in, then do the following:

- Don't talk about religion or politics. (I break this one periodically, but with respect)
- Do talk about video games.
- Don't be a dick.
- Do suggest help for games that you know well.
- Don't taunt people, call them names or make them feel like an idiot.
- Do discuss things close to your heart that you think people may find:
A: Interesting
B: Helpful
C: Funny

That should do it. Follow those simple rules, and your rep will fly sky high. And, unlike some folks, I really do believe that rep matters. It helps the community inform itself what is decent and indecent behavior. For some reason, a rep of -10 keeps trolls off the site. I don't know why. It's just a stupid number. But for the most part, it works.
Add: Have a high rep already. People who downrep want you get annoyed. They don't downrep some1 with 500 or 1000 rep, because one vote down doesn't do much damage. But when some1 has 50 or 150 rep - it's worth it, in their minds ofc.

About month or 2 months ago I was about 170. After winning some contests, giving away games and replying daily - I'm about 30 points lower.
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