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[JMC_785]

Ok, this is just sad, you guys are obsessed with how many posts you've got. QUALITY, we need quality, STRIVE FOR QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. We need like a critics board for the posts here, lol. Like, someone to say, "Hey, you misspelled 'Hypochondriac'!" or something. Look at what we're loosing in trying to get so many posts here!!!! What I'm trying to say is that I'm mad because there is no way I'm gonna catch u guys with 1 measly post...... :horseman:

[morning_mist]

sour graping are we :D? no offense meant jmc :thumbup:

[Christian-Samurai]

Brother brother brother lol while it is true that some of us are posting like crazy it doesnt mean that others dont have to catch up they can be happy with what ever they can contribute, also it was partly because we have posted so much that others have taken interest, also there are plenty of other areas on this board for the "quality" stuff like the study hall or the support page or the boy girl area or or or there is alot to offer to all, if you are just seeing the random craziness of the board then you arent looking hard enough at what all there really is LOL actually Joe made a chat area but this main forum seems to be the biggest chat area on the board lol

[Christian-Samurai]

oh and also sure spelling is important and can help us figure out what the other person is talking about a little easier in some cases, but grammer/spelling check is school terms lol and I am out of school using this board for fun, so I dont go spell checking everything cause that just kills my fun lol, and as you read the board you will see that many ppl have taken it upon themselves to correct both for me lol, So i am not a strong writer/speller but I am also not writing a school essay :P
So welcome to the board and thanks for espressing your thoughts on things :D It is good to have and am glad to see it, but dont forget to enjoy yourself here too :aaaah:

[blessed]

hi welcome :welcome: uhhh i dunno bout u but the gamma and spel thing nah go wok four me :D:rofl: :rofl:

[Christian-Samurai]

Oh and this is just how I feel lol please dont feel that i speak for everyone on here I know in Some ways that Joe feels like there should be a little more control over how the threads and things are flowing, soooo maybe we should take it down a notch :D

I know alot of us are excited about having new friends to chat and play with on here though, maybe this area should be called the fun Zone instead of main I dont know but when it comes to the other areas of the board there really isnt as much craziness as this spot, their really are some other great areas, with very meaningful topics and discussions going on in them, I am sure if you check those out you will see that we are more than just fun and games on here, but in a way we are also expressing our selves the same way we can at a camp in away, this small little world of fellow believers and Children of God can gather and forget about the worries of the outside worlds influences and problems :) and also many of the newer postested threads start off with ppl who have problems and share with us and we do go over them and talk with them, and alot of times it really only needs to be covered in those first few posts on that one thread.

So I guess I will try to cut back again Like I did ( though everyone wondered where I went to )

[JoeC]

Ok, this is just sad, you guys are obsessed with how many posts you've got. QUALITY, we need quality, STRIVE FOR QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. We need like a critics board for the posts here, lol. Like, someone to say, "Hey, you misspelled 'Hypochondriac'!" or something. Look at what we're loosing in trying to get so many posts here!!!! What I'm trying to say is that I'm mad because there is no way I'm gonna catch u guys with 1 measly post...... :horseman:

I have agree with what you're saying... but Samuarai does have a point. The main area is mostly a chat board.

The whole post race was mostly an incentive to get volume into the forums - thus creating outside interest. It's beginning to work and slowly but surely we will be shifting to a more quality post environment. Though that's not to say that we are gonna outlaw joshing around and general goofyness - it's an integral part of having fun with each other! :D

I welcome you to stick around and help contribute to the forums - there's some great things ahead.

[HotShot53]

you know, it is possible to make chatty posts, but still use grammer and spelling ;) And I don't know if making the next post title at 5,000 will encourage or discourage people from posting a ton of random posts....

[Philippe_]

I know alot of us are excited about having new friends to chat and play with on here though, maybe this area should be called the fun Zone instead of main I dont know but when it comes to the other areas of the board there really isnt as much craziness as this spot, their really are some other great areas, with very meaningful topics and discussions going on in them...

I would rather suggest that the main area would be spiltted into parts or moved around.

For exemple, the thread on "virginity" or on "dream guy" should be moved into the Guy/Girl section.

Thread like "Old sayings", "Random thoughs" should be in a specific section.

I might suggest some possibles sections :
- Fun sections (mainly post about posting and other "meaningless" subjects)
- Web sites (including this one)
- Everyday life (school, work,...)
- Things related to christianity (wyr, ...)
- General (instead of main).

On the other hand, we do not want too many sections as it seems that some small section are underused...

Also, maybe a section or a thread just about the organization of the threads.

[JMC_785]

I take it all back, every word of it. My peers have given their verdict. Long live the punctuationally challenged. :rofl:

[JoeC]

you know, it is possible to make chatty posts, but still use grammer and spelling ;) And I don't know if making the next post title at 5,000 will encourage or discourage people from posting a ton of random posts....

I concur. Perhaps we should have a grammarian mod? :D

[JMC_785]

ALRIGHT, THAT DOES IT!!!!Since this thread has gone to the dogs it's becoming my personal runway for catching up on all those guys way up there in the lead on post #'s. Better watch out fella's cause Matt is on his way to the top!!! BTW, this is post #1 on my way to the top.....

[JoeC]

Gone to the dogs? I thought we were still on topic. :think:

[JMC_785]

LoL, ok, so I got depressed by the lack of viewers. I'm here to celebrate my 25th post!!!! Yeaahhaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! :horseman:

[Mick_Mack89]

You know I think that grammer/spelling gets better on the more serious posts. The main forum is for just messing around, and so we mess around. Places like the study hall are for things we really care about, and so we pay more attention to how we say things.

[HotShot53]

yeah, the more serious the topic, the better the grammer and such seems to be... which is as it should be

[JMC_785]

Yeah, it's kinda strange I should say something like that and all. I mean, the story punctuation and spelling was horrid, guess i'm still getting the hang of all this......



:horseman:

[morning_mist]

JMC .... i guess you pretty like horses huh :thumbup: .... i have seen one but never ridden one......although i would love

[JMC_785]

Yes, I do like horses. There have always been horses near me all my life, it's an interesting fact that I haven't really contemplated till you mentioned it.


:horseman:

[blessed]

is that why u horse around a lot

[Blood Washed Bride]

ALRIGHT, THAT DOES IT!!!!Since this thread has gone to the dogs it's becoming my personal runway for catching up on all those guys way up there in the lead on post #'s. Better watch out fella's cause Matt is on his way to the top!!! BTW, this is post #1 on my way to the top.....

Ooh, can I use this to catch up too? I leave for a mere 6 hours and you pull ahead of me. *grr* This will be #27 for me - including the one Josiah posted under my name. 5 points to whoever can figure out which post that is. :D

[Christian-Samurai]

my DOS class teacher said one thing that has always stuck with me, he said the more we use computers the more we make grammer/spelling mistakes, and i have always found this to be the case, what do you suppose it is?

[Blood Washed Bride]

Because we get lazy and expect the computer to fix it for us. And perhaps typing isn't as personal as writing something down by hand, so we feel less responsible for our mistakes. The same degree of association between us and our work is no longer there.

Congratulate me! I am now a 'bona fide member'. There will be no more announcements regarding my post status from here on out. (Public ones, at any rate. I may continue to gloat among individual friends.)

:thumbup:

[Christian-Samurai]

now your getting it lol yes that is part of the reason, I think the other part is that the text really isnt there in the same way as printed text. On the computer its so easy to go back and correct it we dont really think about it most of the time but if it is printed in front of us we pay more attention to it because it is fixed and not so easily changed :)

[JMC_785]

Because we get lazy and expect the computer to fix it for us. And perhaps typing isn't as personal as writing something down by hand, so we feel less responsible for our mistakes. The same degree of association between us and our work is no longer there.

Congratulate me! I am now a 'bona fide member'. There will be no more announcements regarding my post status from here on out. (Public ones, at any rate. I may continue to gloat among individual friends.)

:thumbup:

Bona Fide Member, HA!!! They're just handing out titles these days aren't they? :ranting: LoL

Congrats Mel.... :thumbup:

[JoeC]

hey, it used to be an accomplishment back in the day

<taps cane as he hobbles off into the distance>

[Christian-Samurai]

I still think they are accomplishments because there are still ppl here who are not in the races and so they are slowly moving up, which is not a bad thing, it just means that ppl still are enjoying seeing how high they can get in as much time as they can lol I think its a good thing to celebrate these things cause it means you joined and felt welcome enough to stay and keep on posting, some people have come and gone but getting new user titles means you have made a good commitment to bing apart of this community , Congrats to you all * give them a big hand :D

[HotShot53]

:congrats: to the people slowly moving up the post ladder :)

Lol, I think I know which post your brother made for you Mel... and it's unfair that he didn't leave up the post you made for him :tongue:

[Blood Washed Bride]

I completely agree, HotShot. So what about it, little brother?

[Blood Washed Bride]

Ooh, can I use this to catch up too? I leave for a mere 6 hours and you pull ahead of me. *grr* This will be #27 for me - including the one Josiah posted under my name. 5 points to whoever can figure out which post that is. :D

hmmm... I wonder if I'm the first one on here to qoute myself? :rolleyes:

N-e-way, first prize goes to...

:drummerbo *drumroll* :drummerbo

HotShot!!!


Any other takers?

[NeedGod]

joe is your little brother. whew, i thought he was older

[Christian-Samurai]

this can only get better from here lol

[Christian-Samurai]

I knew she was the older sister lol But then again i know lots of things lol (goes back into hiding) :peep:

[blessed]

have you not seen the pics of Joe namwacha?

[NeedGod]

now i have. gee, he is only 18. he is so wise. :nerd: i guess being in the Word gives us wisdom above those of our age. :thumbup:

[JoeC]

Ok, this is just sad, you guys are obsessed with how many posts you've got. QUALITY, we need quality, STRIVE FOR QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. We need like a critics board for the posts here, lol. Like, someone to say, "Hey, you misspelled 'Hypochondriac'!" or something. Look at what we're loosing in trying to get so many posts here!!!! What I'm trying to say is that I'm mad because there is no way I'm gonna catch u guys with 1 measly post...... :horseman:

OK, we've made it so you can have rate other members' post quality. The critics board you suggest is now the entire community Check out the thread New Reputation System In Effect!!! (http://www.yqnews.org/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=370) to find out how it all works.

[JMC_785]

:banana: :thumbup: :greetings

[NeedGod]

i dont know what to say about that and i wont say nothing till i can get the red dot from myself. but i think it is embarrasing. but since you all agree with it, i guess i will have to go along or leave.

[blessed]

what red dot are you talking about, i saw this same topic come up in another thread

[HotShot53]

for a couple days namwacha had a negative rating, so instead of the green dot showing, it was red.

[NeedGod]

aaawwww, i guess i sold myself off there, didnt i? :-p

[chocolateismybestfriend]

a negative rating... you can get a negative rating. whoa... harsh forum... HEHE

[JMG]

What happens when you have a -9,999 rating? :ninja:

[JoeC]

I don't think that would happpen - the only way is if you were totally off the wall... spamming the forums.In which case the mods would talk to you long before - and if you didn't listen, you would eventually be banned. :aaaah:

[blessed]

I don't think that would happpen - the only way is if you were totally off the wall... spamming the forums.In which case the mods would talk to you long before - and if you didn't listen, you would eventually be banned. :aaaah:
he he......watch out spamboy

[NeedGod]

oh, -999.9?oooh, dont give me that people. pleeeaaassseee! i'll be good, promise. :harhar1:

[HotShot53]

Lol, you are now on a distinguished road like the rest of us, namwacha... you probably have more positive than most people cause of telling everyone you really want a good rating ;)

[Mick_Mack89]

I knew it all was a scam from the very start of that whole "red" thing. She just can't stand the thought of me being more "reputable". haaha.

[NeedGod]

oh , although it wasnt a scam(i really was unhappy) it sure worked well. *smirk*

[JoeC]

With all due respect namwacha, you really subverted the system there. :peep:

The point of the reputation system is to encourage the kind of posts that everyone else enjoys and discourage those that the community doesn't.

If you get a poor reputation, the thing to do is go to user cp (http://www.yqnews.org/forums/usercp.php?) and read the comments people made on your posts. Follow the constructive criticism (provided the critics were helpful enough to detail why they do or do not like a post). Don't do the stuff that people don't like and do do the stuff that people do like - that's the sure fire way to boost your reputation. :thumbup:

[JoeC]

I knew it all was a scam from the very start of that whole "red" thing. She just can't stand the thought of me being more "reputable". haaha.

Don't worry mack, you're still one step ahead of the rest of us. You'll be famous soon enough...

[HotShot53]

And Joe will also be famous soon enough...

Lol, I would know what I'm doing bad if I got negative comments, or good if I got positive comments... but what happens if I get no comments? I haven't gotten a comment in over a week... does that mean I'm just booring?

[Mick_Mack89]

does that mean I'm just booring?
Probably. :harhar1:

[Babyruth]

With all due respect namwacha, you really subverted the system there. :peep:

The point of the reputation system is to encourage the kind of posts that everyone else enjoys and discourage those that the community doesn't.

If you get a poor reputation, the thing to do is go to user cp (http://www.yqnews.org/forums/usercp.php?) and read the comments people made on your posts. Follow the constructive criticism (provided the critics were helpful enough to detail why they do or do not like a post). Don't do the stuff that people don't like and do do the stuff that people do like - that's the sure fire way to boost your reputation. :thumbup:
I disagree. While I think the new system is fun, I don't think it should take away from the fun we've had so far. If someone doesn't agree with a post because they just didn't like it, that brings down the reputation and one must constantly watch what they say just to please someone else. As long as what you say is appropriate and doesn't offend someone, it is fine. Would you tell someone you were talking to that you didn't like what they just said and they should stop? I doubt it. Again, don't get me wrong, I think the new system is fun and adds some fun, but who wants a red reputation?

[NeedGod]

who wants one indeed.
how come matt will become famous enough but has only few reputation points? and others have more. is it determined by when one joined?

[JoeC]

Actually, Matt has 60 reputation points - more than anyone else. vYou are probably looking at his reputation power, which merely indicated how big an effect he has when he votes for or against someone else's post.


Now BabyRuth, I think you are misunderstanding. I don't say that you should give someone a negative vote because you disagree with what they said. That's not at all what I'm purporting (for example, while having the magic debate in Study Hall, I never disapproved of FreeAtLast's posts.)

The cases under which one should disapprove of a post is like where someone is doing something that the mods can't quite delete, but it's annoying to everyone else. Obviously non-relevent posts, uncalled for silliness, long praragraphs with run on sentences, no formatting and little punctuation... things that the person just as well might not do. But no, one certainly shouldn't knock someone down simply because of their opinion.

You get what I'm saying now?

[blessed]

Obviously non-relevent posts, uncalled for silliness, long praragraphs with run on sentences, no formatting and little punctuation... things that the person just as well might not do. But no, one certainly shouldn't knock someone down simply because of their opinion.

You get what I'm saying now?

i agree with Joe on this one

[JoeC]

The reputation system is a tool for determining the value of a users contribution to the forums. Many times, a user won't realize that they are annoying others... and others don't want to tell them because they don't want to be the ones to hurt their feelings.

However, an anonymous reputation system allows for all this. Once the perpetrator finds out that they are unwittingly frustrating others and how (through comments), they are generally more than happy to change their ways. It works the other way to. If someone does a good job on a post, they receive positive reinforcement for those types of posts (again, through point and comments).

Now, I recognize that this can potentially be a derisive element to the forums, and indeed it is on other forums. The temptation to take uncalled for pot-shots at others is present at times. However, I am working on the assumption that we are all mature enough to give both positive and negative feedback when and only when it is called for.

[Babyruth]

I get what you're saying and what you were saying. My thoughts are still the same, but I know you wouldn't encourage anyone to give negative comments and I'm sure we are all mature enough not to unless there was a reason. I was commenting more on pure translation from what you wrote, because that's how it sounds to me. However, I think it's neat and has not been a problem at all. Great idea!

[JoeC]

...:thumbup:

[Babyruth]

So, this is a bit off topic and may be because of my lack of sleep, but what does your signature mean?

[AgapZoe]

okay Joe, i think you have a problem...do you???
anyhow, what are you trying to imply here by saying that you need quality and not quantity? - the good thing is that you know yourself...you can't catch up some people like..not to mention any names...but it's all good...

anyhow, be blest all ye people.

halima.

[JoeC]

So, this is a bit off topic and may be because of my lack of sleep, but what does your signature mean?

I wanted to changed my sig, but I couldn't think of a good sig. So last week it was "I don't believe in sigs this week."

[blessed]

I have been looking at the post in all the forums/threads and i just felt the need to let everyone see this again
The cases under which one should disapprove of a post is like where someone is doing something that the mods can't quite delete, but it's annoying to everyone else. Obviously non-relevent posts, uncalled for silliness, long praragraphs with run on sentences, no formatting and little punctuation... things that the person just as well might not do. But no, one certainly shouldn't knock someone down simply because of their opinion.

[JoeC]

Wow, I'm being quoted like a rule book.

[HotShot53]

You are the head honcho, so it's to be expected...

[blessed]

Wow, I'm being quoted like a rule book.
well you did make the rules :D...and you are the boss so i can quote you.

[collegegirl]

Anyone remember what the subject of the thread is? :D

[JoeC]

post quality, not post quantity

[collegegirl]

That's right. I believe in post quality. That is why I haven't been on as much lately.

[JoeC]

I don't think that has been the real reason. :ng_thumbd

[HotShot53]

Lol, but you can't have very good quality posts, if you don't make any posts at all....

[NeedGod]

you wont discourage me. i will make as many posts as possible. i am on the roll people, on the roll. ok ok, so i will try to make them quality, i guess i get points for trying.

[Mick_Mack89]

I seeeee.
*click* New posts.
Namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha, namwacha..... the list goes on for a while.:worthy:

[JoeC]

No offense to anyone, but posting to every thread whether or not one has something to say is not quality. It's prattling. :ng_thumbd

[SpamBoy]

No offense to anyone, but posting to every thread whether or not one has something to say is not quality. It's prattling. :ng_thumbd

no, it's spam!! :laugh: :crazy:

[FreeAtLast]

No offense to anyone, but posting to every thread whether or not one has something to say is not quality. It's prattling. :ng_thumbd

true true!

[HotShot53]

Joe does have a point... to be honest, I think you got your red dot a while ago more for posting on every thread than your arguments with mick-mack....

[NeedGod]

thats not fair. i usually have something to say in nearly every thread. honest. ok, so maybe i talk too much or something. thing is, i find joy posting on here and i like being a part of everything. and i dont think i qualify as a prattler. just let me keep posting please. dont prattler me, coz i am having fun posting on here sooooo much. :yay: <<<<< thats how i feel when i am on here.

[JoeC]

I don't know about that namwacha. Nobody else blows through the forums replying to every thread they can, even the older ones.

[HotShot53]

Samurai used to do that too... though I don't think he ever said "I don't have anything to say here, so I'll just move on...", making a post that has no purpose other than increasing post count...

[NeedGod]

ok, i get it. i'll post less if that make everyone happy. i just got a red for that which explained it so i guess i eventually get it. oh well, i was justtrying to have a good time in here since i dont have many other places to do so but i guess if it makes everyone else unhappy, it cant be worth it.i just wish you had pmed me or something instead of holding it all inside.

[HotShot53]

it's not that we necessarily want you to post less, namwacha... most of your posts are good, it's just that making posts with absolutly no purpose can sometimes get anoying.

[NeedGod]

i just reread what i posted here and it sounded bad. i meant for it to be funny but i guess i may not be good at making jokes. oh, hotshot, i got it alright, i was just being <???funny???>:012: . i should learn how to sound funny when i mean to. i promise not to make any irrelevant posts in the near future. and when anyone thinks i have posted irrelevantly, dont hesitate to let me know. i am open to correction, just dont do it in :chris: or am gonna come and get you.......Grrrrrr:chris:

[JoeC]

just dont do it in :chris: or am gonna come and get you.......Grrrrrr:chris:

LOL.... :thumbup:

[blessed]

That went really well :D

[NeedGod]

LOL.... :thumbup:
i guess i may not be so bad after all. my humor streaks seem to be improving. :yay:

[JMC_785]

Indeed it is, your posts have me ROFL.... :rofl:

[Christian-Samurai]

Hey now no ROFL, its dirty and you need to stay clean :D

[NeedGod]

:y14: i cleaned that floor! are you saying i didnt do it well?

[jtucker]

I believe it's fine the way it is, yes theres always going to be room for tweaking in his or her minds, but that's why were are here to come together and have fun and maybe even make a good suggestion once in awhile

[NeedGod]

hehehe, nice one Josh! nice one!

[AgapZoe]

I believe it's fine the way it is, yes theres always going to be room for tweaking in his or her minds, but that's why were are here to come together and have fun and maybe even make a good suggestion once in awhile

mmmh! lol............nice one............

[NeedGod]

i do believe you all are learning humor from me! hehehe! its been so long since i delivered one of my knock knock jokes. do you think they are the ones that scared Mick Mack away? i gave him quite a few...
where is he by the way...?

[AgapZoe]

ah cuz....advice from me,please get off this thread....NOW!!!! :lipsealed:

[NeedGod]

no way no how! lemme see, ah! i have a knock knock in the bag!
knock knock..............!
(someone please say who's there! someone, anyone!)

[AgapZoe]

:harhar1: :harhar1:

Ah!I give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NeedGod]

dont give up, ask who's there!

[AgapZoe]

You know who came into my Mind?


ok,who's there? ah!

[NeedGod]

i wont tell you who's there if you dont tell me who came into your mind
uuuuh! i cant help myself!
Amos here
(ask Amos who....pleeeeaaasssse!)

[AgapZoe]

Ok............I thought...no!

Amos Who?;)

[NeedGod]

amos quito :rofl:
do you get it? do you? :bouncie:do you?
(ok, this is the point where you laugh! ok, laugh now!hehehe! )

[AgapZoe]

Heheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.happy? i have laughed! mm* deep sigh..*

[NeedGod]

good, are you up for another one or have you had enough knock knock jokes for the day?

[jtucker]

...............................::crickets chirping in background::

[blessed]

Lol...... ....... :rofl: