Strange are the ways of Rep power!

[hallenrm]

I came to know about Hypography from wikipedia and became a member of Hypography some seven months ago. I liked, and still do, the discussions on this forum. I started posting and enjoying the response, I did not know the meaning of rep power, as do most of the newcomers.

 

Suddenly a saw a few points under my avtaar, and a line in my usercp, it was the first rep power point I received, it was from Turtle, for brotherly conduct; for a post in a thread called "Hypography is a diary". I could not understand, all I had posted was a comment saying that the Hypography reminds me of the chaupaals in villages in my country.

 

It went along, in fact I asked the administrators the meaning of rep power and so far as I can recollect the answer was it had to do with neighborly conduct.

 

Any way encouraged by the responses and the rep power points from dear Racoon, I kept on posting and initiating new threads. I was often pleasantly surprised by rep points from Turtle, some times they were as many as 3, for a posting in the thread "explain your Avataar". I have never been really able to understand the logic behind these points, because I was observing that some members were getting these points much more rapidly than others. I thought it is on the merit of the posts, but perhaps it is not so. Perhaps it requires a lot of lobbying, something I have never done in my life.

 

Anyway I believe I kept to the good conduct, never posting anything that in my opinion could hurt somebody else, even when some posts really hurt me, I seldom used the privilege of neg rep, except on one occasion, when I did not like the 'obscene' language of the writer.

 

So today, I was indeed surprised when I received the first neg rep, again from Turtle who gave me so many rep points and indeed the first rep point. I am still at a loss as to what I said to deserve it. Perhaps I was too persistent to his liking.

 

Anyway, the person who gives has all the right to take away. That is the law of nature. We never ask the God what is the cause of our good fortune or bad. Money comes and goes, one should not bother about it, it is Maya. I think that holds true for rep power too.

 

Strange are the ways of rep power on Hypography, just as strange are the ways of God, or money.

 

I felt like sharing my thoughts, thats about all. Any one would like to join me?B)

[Racoon]

Its good to see you are an Editor and Hypography staff Hallen. B)

Your contributions and viewpoints from India are appreciated by me, and others.

 

Its always nice to know that your thoughts and comments are well received. and likewise, negative feedback allows you to learn about the members and perhaps see things in a different light.

 

:shade:

[Queso]

Cha ching! +3 For ya mates,

Avast!

The intermingling of our aliases!

 

(and the nonsense that makes perfect sense to me)

[ronthepon]

Getting neg rep is really... bad. I was neg repped just once... and it was a good warning which opened my eyes.

 

It is nessecary to be neg repped sometimes if you want to be a good poster.

[Mercedes Benzene]

I was neg-repped once (for something stupid I might add). I do not remember how much it killed my rep.

[IDMclean]

I get Disrespected on a fairly regular basis. Often for defending those who I think to be in the right, or for sticking to my convictions regarding certain things.

 

Each time I have talked with the individual involved. I don't Disrespect without discussing why it is that I feel the Disrespect is deserved. Me and turtle are currently discussing why it is that he decided to Disrespect me, it was for a post regarding Uncle AI. Uncle AI and myself have a growing history now of disrespect (both point wise and just in posts), and I have given him two warnings, he's almost to three.

 

What do you think merits disrespect?

[Turtle]

What do you think merits disrespect?

 

 

whining

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[IDMclean]

I see, this would be the reason I have not gotten a reply to my request for further elucidation regarding the purpose of the disrespect given. Well, it something I will keep in mind for the future. Any other "tips" on how to improve one's behavior beyond reasonable fault?

[Turtle]

I see,.... Any other "tips" ?

 

Game Tips

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[IDMclean]

Read that one already. Front to back. Even have a post.

 

All ready put out that i don't play to win or lose. If I lose then I win. If I win then I lose.

 

I was asking more of a personal nature question, not a general play theory. Without concrete to back it, abstract is nothing.

[Turtle]

I was asking more of a personal nature question, not a general play theory. Without concrete to back it, abstract is nothing.

 

Then you are barking up the wrong tree. :dog: :ip: :hyper:

The fact is, generalization is not abstract any more than specialization; notwithstanding they are both abstract under the constraint that the map is not the territory.

I am a generalist is the strictest possible logical terms. Specifically I came to discourse on mathematics, but in general I get little rep for it. Conclusion: Playing Hypography for rep is a futile endeavor.:Clown: :Glasses: :ebomb: :eouch: :Guns: :Clown: :angel: :Waldo: :money: :edevil: :doh:

[InfiniteNow]

I get Disrespected on a fairly regular basis.

Does this not cause you pause regarding your posting style?

[IDMclean]

It does. Infact each time I have aquired Disrespect I have discussed the reason for it and possible fixes. I take it very seriously.

 

As of yet the majority of Disrespect which has been given was without serious warrant. Most often the disrespect that has been given is due to personal bias or a misunderstanding of context.

 

I do give pause and concideration to the comement which are directed towards me. I analyze and otherwise inspect for individual merit and check it against personal virtue and objective third party constructive critism.

 

In short, it doen't simply pass through my skull, just it's the expection and not the rule.

 

-Striving for greater foolishness, the Iconoclast, and otherwise Social Dissident.

KickAssClown

[hallenrm]

On Rep power

 

(from a poem by Robert frost)

 

Next to nothing for use.

But a crop is a crop,

And who's to say where

The harvest shall stop?

[InfiniteNow]

As of yet the majority of Disrespect which has been given was without serious warrant. Most often the disrespect that has been given is due to personal bias or a misunderstanding of context.

First, it's called negative reputation, or "neg rep." Second, it speaks volumes of your point of view to make statments such as the above, and in fact shows that you are being quite disrespectful of the opinion of others. Stones in glass houses my friend.

 

 

:)

[TheFaithfulStone]

I have been tempted by the dark side.

 

I have never used neg-rep before, because, you know, if you can't say anything nice...

 

However, I've been SORELY tempted by at least one other user on the site.

 

Oh save me, hypographers, and lead us away from the temptation to neg-rep people just for being assholes.

 

Grrrr....

 

TFS

[IDMclean]

I call it disrespect, and respect, respectively. Just my personal termonology, call it what you wish, but I am fairly sure we can understand each other's meaning as long as we keep the scope the same.

 

Concidering that I generate allot more respect than I generate disrespect, I would generally think of that as an indicator of personal merit of methodology. Critism without context, or proper reason has no meaning. I do not readily accept critism in a dogmatic way or for dogmatic reasons.

 

Take for instance the disrespect handed to me by prgmdave, it was in regards to my discussion for my reaction to the world trade towers going down. I laughed. He concidered it an improper reaction, I was merely being truthful of what happened on that day, and of why I laughed. There is little that can be done to change it.

 

The alternative, to not get disrespect in that context, would have been to keep silent about it entirely, or obfuscate my meaning. Neither course of action would have had the same kind of impact that I was searching for when I wrote the responce. Also, in the same post I got respect from at least one other person, who had appreciated my view and was not offended by my honesty. I respect Prgmdave's opinion, but it is just that. Opinion.

 

I have my ways and other's have their's. I try allot harder than most to improve myself, and social acceptability often is the least of my concearns, because most of the concearns there in conflict with something with higher priority, like honesty, or objectivity.

 

Take what you will of that, but it's just how I am, and I am not going to change it on the whim of another unless they can explain to me, from their view point in a way I can empathize with, why it is that given tact/virtue is without merit, and purpose a more proper alternative.

 

"Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called softheadedness, and observe: the former is disturbing, the latter is not. It can be dalt with. You can deal with a jerk or a fool or a pollyanna or something of the sort. But nobody knows how to deal with an honest man" -

 

Abraham Maslow

 

-One who denies the faults of their character, and puts forth themselves as completely virtueous without fault, is oblivious to what true virtue holds.

Always Questioning KickAssClown