Journal droid_rage's Journal: In the immortal words of Ice Cube... 2
I'd have to say it was a good day.
I guess I finally hit Excellent Karma yesterday, but I didn't notice it till this morning. I'm really a little too excited about this. And it's pretty irrational, really. Anybody who posts semi-intelligently enough times without posting too many idiocies will get there sooner or later. It took me a lot longer than most probably, because --other than a few initial inane posts-- I only post when I feel there's something useful to be said. I've been posting since June, but there's been less than 40 times I've felt the need to post anything.
This brings up an interesting question: I usually surf at +2, and most likely a good percentage of other people do, too. So my messages are now available by default to a lot more people than before. Now, is it really fair for me to just post at a higher level because I think that what I have to say is useful? Should I just allow Mob Rule, ie the moderators, to decide whether what I write is worth elevation? I guess that's what the "No bonus" option is for. That's handy. I didn't realize that was a feature. On the other hand, it often seems that many moderators surf at +2, as well...
Not really OAN, but we'll say it is, anyway. In an effort to be able to surf at +3 and glean everything pertinent from /., I've been experimenting with elevating points for different things. Insightful, interesting or informative posts all get a +1, and my friends all get a +2. The moderation of mod categories doesn't work terribly reliably, since a post may get +2 interesting, then -1 overrated, and it falls under my radar. My friends list isn't very long yet, since I just started this plan. I pick friends by checking previous posts and journals of users who posted something really good. If I like what I read in their profile, I add them. It's a slow process, but hopefully it will yield good results.
I guess I finally hit Excellent Karma yesterday, but I didn't notice it till this morning. I'm really a little too excited about this. And it's pretty irrational, really. Anybody who posts semi-intelligently enough times without posting too many idiocies will get there sooner or later. It took me a lot longer than most probably, because --other than a few initial inane posts-- I only post when I feel there's something useful to be said. I've been posting since June, but there's been less than 40 times I've felt the need to post anything.
This brings up an interesting question: I usually surf at +2, and most likely a good percentage of other people do, too. So my messages are now available by default to a lot more people than before. Now, is it really fair for me to just post at a higher level because I think that what I have to say is useful? Should I just allow Mob Rule, ie the moderators, to decide whether what I write is worth elevation? I guess that's what the "No bonus" option is for. That's handy. I didn't realize that was a feature. On the other hand, it often seems that many moderators surf at +2, as well...
Not really OAN, but we'll say it is, anyway. In an effort to be able to surf at +3 and glean everything pertinent from
Hello! (Score:2)
Be careful with those Relationship buttons - the 200-user limit is a bummer!
Re:Hello! (Score:2)
I saw your journal entry on the 200 user limit the other day. I may be worrying about that sometime next year, but I've got a while.
Something else I noticed: If I put an OT: in the subject line of a post that is a little off-topic, I get ignored by the modders, or even modded up sometimes. Today, I forgot to do that, but I posted at +1 instead of +2, and I got modded off-topic. Grrr.