Not Receiving Points

kalayaan

But GayTorrent.ru still give sbp on

posting additional pics related to the torrent
reporting valid dupe torrent
one time additional 600 sbp for for First Time Upload Program.

Btw even before, GTRU does not give points on torrent comments only in the old forum format

kalayaan

@flozen
In the old forum you get 1sbp for every reply u post on a topic.

3sbp if you posted a new topic and it got a reply.

That was before.

Ricky

@kalayaan And that was abused because some of us needed those points to get more of what we wanted despite not being able (or willing enough) to upload enough fairly as we all have to share the burden of our desires together.

As you shared, there are still lots of ways to get those points. Easier than posting so much.

flozen

Oh, that Ricky got me by a single minute, because I wrote a book.

But it gives me a chance to reiterate, in the old Fourm, reputation points -- and the ability to be catty and assign negative reputation and the accompanying red reputation bar -- were widely abused by some of the biggest rule-breakers on GTRU -- those unkind souls are now banned and gone.

So, I'd rather keep the Forum simple, and not implement a system where people endlessly strive for points by adding material that, frankly, is often just clutter.

kalayaan

@ricky
Yes it was, almost everyday Raphjd got reports about forum spamming

Ricky

@flozen Oh sorry about that, you got me excited to want to talk about this too.

Have to agree that so often simple is better.

flozen

@ricky See, I'm giving Ricky's last post an upvote, because I got him excited. The reasons for upvote don't have to be profound, but again, meaty responses (bwaaah!) will get you more uovotes.

While ironically, I stress, let's not make upvotes the raison d'etre for commenting and participation.

And for his generating a thread that led to some useful discussion, I upvote our original poster, bw170765.

kalayaan

@flozen

And guess what? No downvote

flozen

@kalayaan said in Not Receiving Points:

@flozen

And guess what? No downvote

Yes, and as those who upvote can now be easily seen on each post, imagine the slap-fights that downvotes would create!

People can still add emojis of disapproval, but thankfully, there are not many, and honestly, these yellow emojis all look like melted Pac Men to me.

GIVE ME BACK THE DANCING SEX BANANA!!!

Ricky

@flozen Ha, the banana is still available on torrent comments!

Am thinking there may be a lot of the smaller improvements once all the bugs are vanquished, and some of the biggest asks are considered and/or implemented. (Not a promise, as @raphjd and our site owner both have a lot of work on the plate and it keeps staying full even while it is being worked on!)

flozen

@ricky Agreed, the plate is full -- and it auto-refills!

Namely, I've lost the ability to edit my posts again, and that's a pity. As an editor by trade, I despise leaving a typo uncorrected...

kalayaan

@flozen
A member cannot edit his reply once it was followed by another reply.

flozen

@kalayaan said in Not Receiving Points:

@flozen
A member cannot edit his reply once it was followed by another reply.

That's a sensible rule -- although I was actually referring to my post right above yours here.

Before you responded, I did not have the ability to edit mine, using the "three-button" icon on the right.

kalayaan

@flozen
But there is an edit button?

flozen

@kalayaan On my posts, before anyone replies, all that's currently available from my Member side using the "three-dot icon" is:

Bookmark, or
Flag this post.

The "flag" is particularly ironic, because I wouldn't be flagging my own post, correct? And when I click on the three dots for your post, there is no option to flag! More bugs to swat, perhaps.

I'm off to work, but hope I'm steering you in the right direction, and that these items can be looked at. Take care!