annother anti-points thought...

currently, when you assign points to a post, if you make a mistake you cant correct it(it says something like "you have already submitted anti-points for this post"). now, i know i have made mistakes a few times, and would like to be able to correct them. wouldnt it be pretty easy to make it so you could change your assignment...just a few lines of code like:
if(antipointsassigned < 0 && newassignment > 0)
assignpoints(newassignment);
else if(antipointsassigned > 0 && newassignment < 0)
assignpoints(newassignment);

obviously this is just a rough outline of what would be done, but you get the idea.

8 ball, this is a good idea, i myself hav accidently givin positive antipoints for a negative post. This sucks because they get good points for a bad post, making their rank at antionline better, when it should be worse!
Just My Two Cents,

never had a problem

I think this is a very good idea. A member (will not mention who) recently pmed me saying sorry b/c they gave negs instead of positive antipoints, and telling me they can't change it b/c of that screen that comes up saying they've already given a user anti's. I do think this is a good idea.

Maybe someone can finally tell me what all this anti point fever is all about ? What does a person win if his
"rank" is high ? or what does he loose if his rank is low ? what are the incentives for a good rank vs a bad rank ? I just keep hearing so many people talking about how many "greenies" they have but I have yet to see
how or what that exactly boils down to.Does a good rank make you a better person ? or a bad rank make you a bad person ? and by whos standards are these rankings being judged by ? god ? , because I cant see anyone else qualified to enough to do it.
I've seen people get flamed by others for what they posted simply because someone didn't agree with what said person had to say in his/her post,and then again I've seen that same person get big-ups because others liked the post.So what one person might see as lame another might see as good.
So like I said who are the so -called gods that make these decisions about who is naughty or nice ?

crimina1
P.S.
Alot of the people here at antionline really need to learn how to SPELL before they decide to criticize
others on there posts.

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Originally posted here by Crimina1
Maybe someone can finally tell me what all this anti point fever is all about ? What does a person win if his
"rank" is high ? or what does he loose if his rank is low ? what are the incentives for a good rank vs a bad rank ?

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You don't loose or gain anything depending on your AP rank, except perhaps the respect of your fellow AO members. The main excepetion to this is that if you fall too far into the red AP area, you will probably be banned from AO.

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So what one person might see as lame another might see as good.

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Well of course opinions are going to differ, but generally members seem to agree on what is lame (asking questions like "How do I hack hotmail" will get you flamed by most people).

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So like I said who are the so -called gods that make these decisions about who is naughty or nice ?

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There are no so-called gods that make the decisions, every member with 50+ antipoints can assign APs to other users. The whole idea of the system is that the members decide what is good and bad, so people who post meaninglessly will be ignored.

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Alot of the people here at antionline really need to learn how to SPELL before they decide to criticize
others on there posts.

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Don't be so hypocritical, English is not a first language for everyone at AO, and judging by your post you are hardly uploading the standards of grammer, punctuation and spelling.

Critize - critise (that is the correct English)
Alot - a lot (it's two separate words!)
whos - whose
there - their (in the context you are using)

I never had a problem cause I never assign points :D

That antipoints rating is highly mmm over rated ;)

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Originally posted here by Scorp666
I never had a problem cause I never assign points :D

That antipoints rating is highly mmm over rated ;)

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At your present level of antipoints, you can't assign them anyway. ;)

The AP system is somewhat overrated, but if you just forget about it and don't complain you'll see your AP total go up usually (assuming you don't post stupid questions).

I don't claim to know the in's & outs of the system, but from what I see it works. If someone has quite a few greens, it just means that a lot of people agree/enjoy/value what that person says. Red points meant that the person has made a few posts that some people find abusive/misleading/offensive. I don't think it comments on the person, but rather what they have posted throughout AO.

I have never had the problem, it has only been a profit for me so far... ;)
Before this feature I'd really like to see that antipoint symbol (or plus or minus.. I'll see if I find that thread to bump up) after the thread name so you can get an idea whether or not you should open it. Like with this thread, this is already the 10000th AP-related thread and I was almost sure that the ap status for the first message was negative...

Edit/Add: http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=226875 is the thread I was talking about.

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Don't be so hypocritical, English is not a first language for everyone at AO, and judging by your post you are hardly uploading the standards of grammer, punctuation and spelling.

Critize - critise (that is the correct English)
Alot - a lot (it's two separate words!)
whos - whose
there - their (in the context you are using)

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oh and lets not forget Crimina1 that a question mark signifies the end of a sentance. You seem to think it is like a comma! Even in the earliest school classes we learn that after the end of a sentance the first word of the new sentance begins with a capital. Also I would just like to point out that when typing the correct format is one space between words and two after every full stop or any other character which signifies the end of a sentance.
Now personnaly I don't worry about such things, a post's merit should be judged by the information conatined within, not by the formaility of its display. If you would like to dispute this or any of the points I have raised in this post or to discuss any other aspects of the English language please feel free to Private Message me. I have been studying English now, both the literature and the language, for over four years. Durring which time I have earned myself a GCSE in English Language as well as a GCSE and an Advanced Level GCE in English Literature. I also finished top in my year in the C.L.A.I.T examinations which test typing skills and ability to present text in the formal and correct manner. So I would like to think that I am qualified to answer any questions you may want to raise on the subject.

/me turns off the formality button - ich >_<;
see the vast majority of us do know the correct format when typing etc but most of the time it is sacrificed for the sake of time and ease!
Are you really going to sit and type Hyper Text Mark-up Language everytime insteread of HTML? come on Crimina1 lighten up!!!
s0 whet iph are spoiling aent thet gud - is lung is yew git the musseage!!!!
;)

v_Ln

English pffft, I'm never going to England!

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Originally posted here by bquine
English pffft, I'm never going to England!

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Why, what's wrong with the English?

Sorry, Simpson quote. Like:
"Me fail english?!? That's unpossible"

*CRIES* Yes, it was me......LOL I was tired and clicked the wrong box as I was giving jehnx greenies, and they ended up being red...

/me still feels guilty.

/me pats GG it'll be ok ;)

v_Ln

<Idle bored being annoying mode>

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Originally posted here by valhallen

oh and lets not forget Crimina1 that a question mark signifies the end of a sentance. You seem to think it is like a comma! Even in the earliest school classes we learn that after the end of a sentance the first word of the new sentance begins with a capital. Also I would just like to point out that when typing the correct format is one space between words and two after every full stop or any other character which signifies the end of a sentance.
Now personnaly I don't worry about such things, a post's merit should be judged by the information conatined within, not by the formaility of its display.

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Now, you see that very first letter? What's wrong with it? :D

</Idle bored being annoying mode>

Okay, thread dies. Already discussed. :)
AP's give you nothing except little rank dots, more or less.
As for the two-spaces after the end of a sentence stuff, I don't believe in it. I wasn't raised that way :)

Hmm... if you're a computer guru, wouldn't you have learned by now to pay attention to some details? Like which radio button is checked?

If people just take a few extra moments to check what they're doing, there will be no problem whatsoever... oh, never mind. All the other computer geeks here have an outside life and have no time to proof-read.

Namárie,
--PhirePhreak

hahaha i feel somewhat guilty admiting this but i love seeing hypocrites (SP!!!! )[ dont worry i know how to spell it) get flamed by everyone!!!! honestly criminal , english is my second lang. so chill buddy, do u know russian? probably not, what if u started learning it and typed in it and i start flaming u abt. spelling or grammar , would u like that? nope because its not ur first lang. ITS MINE THO *proud*

O YEA ok why i checked the system , i act. think its a good idea, cuz it gives value to your post and i think people with good posts should be rewarded in someway, even if its a pat on the back, or greenies :D

Thanx for readin
Jan

checked thread* /me cant think today

/me thinks that is enough of the /me's

yea ur right thats enough for today

lol GreekGoddess, it's ok dear! I forgive ya! :)

I think its a good idea.

Greetings All:

See this thread:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=230162

thanks.