You're being too obviouse robdog..... :D
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You're being too obviouse robdog..... :D
Well getting Reps for correct grammer is not for VB Forums, maybe if we were a forum for english teachers or something... :lol:
Also, if that was the case then NoteMe would never get any Reps :lol:
If this were a forum for English teachers, we'd be able to nix someone for a error in grammar or spelling. I've never done that, but I have sent a PM or two in the past to correct them. ;)
Remember this is Forum Feedback, so let's keep "you're" chatter low in this thread ;)
While I agree that most of the complaints are valid, the poorly worded or bad English complaints are ones that need to be looked at closely to determine if it is a translation issue or truly someone that needs to find an "English Forum". Often those "Bad English" posts are from non-English speaking people doing their best to try to post to an English forum. Explaining coding issues in a language you don't fully know is somewhat commendable. When those people get flamed, you have to empathize a little bit with them.
And I can't believe this thread has so many posts without any reference to homework. (At least I didn't see any)!
Brad!
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Originally Posted by brad jones
Thanks for reminding me Brad, now class for tonight's homework I want you to compose a 10,000 word essay on what the meaning of the word "is" is. Since we have a worldwide classroom, you papers are due on my desk at 6:00 GMT.
(Tongue Firmly planted in cheek) :D
We weren't referring to post being hard to understand because of an english translation issue mostly but rather the Rep for correct usage of a conjunction. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad
That's an entirely inappropriate use of the reputation system and so I deleted those rep points.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianHawley
Let me add that we are aware that there have been a few other cases where people have gone out of their way to either give points for inappropriate reasons and/or attempted to get around the reputation system rules. So far we haven't done anything stronger than what I just did but I'm willing to ban someone if that's what it takes to keep the reputation system as honest as possible.
You are kidding right? people are "padding" their rep points!?? omg.
as far as the translation issue.. Whenever I see a post that is hard to understand what they are saying... I always look to see where they are from. If its in the us, THEN i get a good laugh.. otherwise.. I just try to figure it out.
Homework: When people post questions saying they are working on homework and are stuck.. I'd gladly help at least point them in the right direction. But when they want all the code, or attach their projects!?? nope.. no good. I actually used to teach a beginners VB class (Which is how I learned VB :rolleyes: ... long story) I hated when students would not TRY to figure out why a line turned red.. or why they got an error.. the code wouldnt work and they would immediately raise their hand or yell out.. "This Doesnt work!"
uuunng frustrating
Sorry Marty. I guess my dry sense of humor will get me into serious trouble one day.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
I get tired of seeing your for you're, not to mention their, there, they're and it's, its. Fine if English is not your native tongue, although it seems to be mainly native speakers who are guilty. (It beats me how anyone can write logical code if they can't master even the basics of their own language.)
I personally don't give a rat's for the post count as it simply measures how many times you have pressed 'Submit Reply', but there are some who will shout 'look at his low post count' every time they disagree with somebody.
Rep. points are a much better idea, but I guess there will also be some who build their lives around collecting them. It would be quite easy to create a number of identities and give yourself al the rep points you wanted - but I'm sure nobody would do that, would they? Any automatic check on the IP numbers of users giving each other rep. points? Might be interesting!
In conclusion, I don't worry at all about my post count, rep points, or what anyone says about me. I know I always try to be helpful and polite, even when people disagree with me - and I think that's all anyone can ask.
You would have to make 20 posts for each alias for it to be worth anything, and then have to rep another 10 people or make another alias and 20 more posts, to rep yourself again. Too much effort. I don't think anyone would try it. If they did, and were caught, it would be an automatic ban anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianHawley
Agreed. But it would all depend on the person's mindset. Look at the Sotob worm, put together in 7 days! A much harder task. Also, it could be automated. There's a frightening thought! Look out for questions on the browser control ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by penagate
Uh, are you implying anything serious there, or is it just the dry sense of humour coming out again?Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianHawley
True. But I did originally post this thread in Chit Chat since it was really just a joke. I'm amazed people are taking the whole matter so seriously. Perhaps time to move the thread back again if it is still ongoing.Quote:
Originally Posted by brad jones
Good heavens NO! I have nothing but contempt for writers of destructive software. They are the scum of the earth and little better than terrorists.Quote:
Originally Posted by penagate
If you have ever seen anyone crying because her thesis (and backup ) had been wiped-out by a virus, you would feel the same I'm sure. It may seem cool and clever, but the cost in human misery is I think more than people realize - and the technically vulnerable are the ones who suffer.
But it is said that in software security, anything that can be done will be done. It's best to be wise before the event and have precautions in place. Not that people giving themselves huge numbers of undeserved rep points is all that important in the scheme of things.
Sorry, it seems I misunderstood you and you subsequently misunderstood me... I thought you might be talking about another member.
I completely agree with you about viruses. My mate lost all his files recently due to a virus, or hacker or something. It is stupid and pointless and the worst thing is that it was probably the fault of some 12-year old kid with a script off the net.
Anyway, we're still in the Feedback forum and we've gone way off topic so I'm quitting the discussion here.
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Originally Posted by penagate
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Curly bracket on the end I see! Looks like our mods are getting into C# :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
There are no automatic checks but I do occasionally take a random look at the reputation comments to see who is giving and getting them. The "spread" makes it hard (at least time consuming) to give yourself points but I do know of one case where a person did that for a total of 2 or 3 points. I deleted the rep points and warned the user. At this point if I were to find anyone else doing that I would take stronger action.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianHawley
There is no "Last edited by..." so it wasnt modified. You can be sure it was just an attempt at some humor. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianHawley
If it was edited by a moderator there wouldn't be any "Last edited by...".Quote:
Originally Posted by RobDog888
For me anyways it always adds the "Last edited by..." when I edit a members post that is inappropriate or to add vb code tags, etc. Adminss may be exempt? Try editing my post after the 3 minute time limit.I know I don't leave a trace no matter when I do it, but I thought it was the same for mods.
Edit: Nope :(
(draws on IPB experience again) There should be a group permissions option for the ability to suppress the "Last edited by" tag. If it is set for moderators then there should be an option when you edit the post to not add the tag. Then again, I don't know the vB specifics.
Thanks, I know about the option, I just thought it was set differently.Quote:
Originally Posted by penagate
I guess it would make sense to show if a post had been edited by a mod.
It would at least prevent people from making posts with faked moderator edits, whether out of humor or malice.