The AntiPoints pettition

I have a dream, I dream that alll antipoints, posetive and negative should have a name, that all should deserver a signature.... And with JPs new balance feature (which will certainly bring a huge decline in posetive AntiPoints) will make a lot harder..... Im starting this list that would allow all the members on the site who will sign their AntiPoints with their handles be they greenies or reddies to post to it..... According to this new feature I must make up 47% in reddies, all of which will be signed!

/me signs petition and nods in agreement...

I'll sign up too, but I still don't like Mr. Miyagi.

My Antipoints don't count yet but I also support the idea that each Antipoint should be signed but in a previous thread about the same topic, someone brought up a good point, that being if Person A gives Person B negative Antipoints for a post then Person B might get mad and give Person A negative Antipoints just to return the favor.

So I support the idea but it has it's drawbacks.

As you are very well aware of Acid, it's been asked for in the past and refused.
I'm in the same boat as you are though and I have a ton of negs to give out in order to balance my points out and I can't say I'm thrilled about it either.

I doubt that the system will be changed but I will post my nick to every red or green antipoint I assign from here on out.

I don't mind the antipoint system, it's works and typically those that complain are the ones with the negs....but I see your point. If we're going to give constructive criticism then we should stand up and say who we are, no drive by's damnit! :3pow:

/me agree's with TechieChick....

This is probably going to get me smacked upside the head, but maybe not.

If you need to randomly assign Antipoints in order to balance, why not just picked a banned member and use them as a target? They're banned, it's not like they're going to care.

*attempts said idea* How odd.

I've assigned positive antipoints twice. Negative(until now) once. These assignments totalled 10 antipoints. I just nailed a recently banned moron with 4 negative points, and I'm still -way- positive? How's this balance thing work anyway?

I don't really see the need, or the point, of requiring a balance in assigning. The only possible benefit is for those who never have anything nice to say. They'll be forced to at least attempt to say something nice.

-Keisha

So far I think the system is working fine, but then again I'm new here.

I always sign my negs and pos's anyway. But I see your points both good and bad. I havn't had anyone hold a grudge about it and start hitting me back with them or anything, so I think its safe. I also think that there should be a report button made for those really really nasty remarks that are sometimes said in negs. Maybe next to contact this person JP could put a bring this to the attention of moderator or whoever type thing. Just my $0.02

What are anti-points?

I am a lurker ... And I'll sign too!!!!
BTW... At the top of the page after i log in I get this!!!

WARNING! Members of the AntiOnline Community, as a collective, have decided that you are becoming a pain in the ass. If your behavior is not altered for the better soon, your account will be automatically banned.

Don't worry, you still have a chance to redeem yourself! Start posting useful threads. Help answer people's questions. Have you been flaming people? Stop! Have you been asking inappropriate questions like "How Can I Hack HotMail"? Stop! If our users see that you're making an effort to change your behavior for the better, your AntiPoint total will start to go back up, and this message will go away! However, if you continue to be a pain in the ass, your account will be removed by our AntiPoint System!

Hmm.. JP... Highlander doesn't have any positive or negative antipoints, does that mean that every new member gets that screen to start off with?!? lol.. what a greeting..

lol xmaddness, yeh, what a greeting.

/me signs the petition, and hopes the balancing act is done away with soon.

i don't know.. this balancing thing seems to me to detract from the community type spirit, imho.

as for signing all points.. i go with that.. not that JP has to change the system requiring it..
but that i'll just do it myself.

I already sign all my points. If anybody has a problem with it, we can discuss it.

I don't think JP needs to change it.

I don't like giving negs... hmm....

16. Psychosquee

I don't like giving negs either, but today it just so happened that somebody gave me a negative, for no apparent reason other than helping someone. And now, I get the greeting message that the Antionline community as a collective, blah blah...which isn't true. :)

And since this new balancing system is being implemented, I think this might happen quite a bit more, maybe even if the person only has a differing opinion. I don't think there should be a necessity to assign negative antipoints.

/me doesn't like this balance thing either. How about it only affect those who assign too many negs and not those of us who assign too many positive AP's.
Cheers,
cgkanchi

Same thing just happened to me Valor, I just posted a "Kool JP" in regards to JP's additions for 6-9-02 and I got twenty negative Antipoints. I got no explanation why got these Antipoints.

This is another fine example why we should have people sign their Antipoints and be required to give an explanation for the Antipoints.

I agree, and feel for you jaguar. :(

Greetings all:

URGH!!!!!

People have suggested a million times that I have the names post next to AntiPoint Assignments. A million times I said NO, and explained in great detail my reasoning.

Now, I don't appreciate people ignorning that and intentionally trying to bypass the way I have things set up.

I've spent hundreds of hours over the past year developing complex functions and algos. that run this system, which add up to literally thousands of lines of developed code. I don't need someone who spent all of 5 minutes of thought into it trying to change things. Thanks.

thread closed!