Originally Posted by Ghillie_55

lol no one thought they could top that post. It was a very good one!

Originally Posted by The Spiritus Raptor

The members who are most actively involved within the PB community are typically the ones with the highest rep, and subsequently their knowledge base is the greatest (there are always exceptions to the rules of this, and also some are more knowledgable about certain topics). Like Marmaduke, is a very, very good source to talk to about poppet based designs, and about the more electro based technologies. I'm more of a mech. guy (autocockers, mags, etc.) and I do know quite a bit about spool based markers (which marmaduke, aerophyte, JP, etc. can attest to- we've had some amazing dialogues that provide a ton of knowledge to the community about certain things), tomq for air systems, sideshow and his squad for tactics, etc. etc. etc.. Basically, the knowledge you can learn from people on here is incredible, and so are the people that provide it. This board has literally made me 2x the player I was before, because not only do you learn things from what's available to you as a resource, but you learn how to be an outstanding sportsman and a sort of "brother" to all who are involved with this site, and the game in general. I know that what I've stated previously seems a bit irrelevant to the topic, so here's the tie in.... it's a great system, because not only does it allow you to see how respected/popular another member is with others, it gives you a starting point to start searching through posts to find what you're looking for, to reward others for the services/info they provide, and to punish those who do not provide good info/or act as a bad influence, and subsequently those are the ones that are banned fairly quickly. I give reps (1-2 a week probably, depending on the week and the posts/threads that occur) to those that engage in dialogue that is thought inspiring, creative, and even controversial (in a good way- one that provokes an engaged dialogue that others can learn upon). I've only given 3 neg's to my memory, and all were based upon specifically degrading a player, and one for the misuse of "limited opportunities that are meant for a single individual".... I have no tolerance for the first one mentioned, because paintball is about learning, it's about growing, and "passing the torch" to others... and anything detrimental to this has no merit, and no place in anything that I'm a part of. So, yes, I use the system, and I try to make a note to do so... the only thing that raises questions, is how high people's standards are for a rep, as each member has their own set of values. I hope this will provide you as much insight to the topic as possible, as that's basically everything that I think/believe about this topic! Cheers!

Originally Posted by therealmikeg

Link removed by moderator for language and taste. The link might not be safe for work. I'm not sure. I couldn't make it past the first line.

Originally Posted by therealmikeg

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The link might not be safe for work. I'm not sure. I couldn't make it past the first line.

Originally Posted by Millslane

Guess what? Not only is that not safe for work, its not safe for this forum.

Originally Posted by The Spiritus Raptor

This is almost a perfect example of what earns a neg rep in my book. The last one I gave was for something almost identical, when a member linked up the definition of "stupidity" to a persons thread, and it was entirely wrong, and unnecessary. Ghillie seemed to think it was a great post (who is an outstanding member, and a great contributer to the site and the information on it), plus it was on topic, relevent, meaningful, and well worded. The response that you replied off my words is exactly the kind that has no merit in this forum. Unnecessary, rude, and it does nothing to further any conversation. Keep this kind of crap off this board, and/or take it to PBnation if you feel that this stuff is "cool".

Originally Posted by The Spiritus Raptor

lol geez, guess i should change my name to the thread killer!

Originally Posted by therealmikeg

Your post was a wall of text. I was not criticizing the content of said post. I was not calling it stupid. I was only saying that it was a wall of text. That is actually relevant to what was being said.



The reason you see posts die off after a post like that is that its a wall of text that most people will not bother to read.

Originally Posted by The Spiritus Raptor

The last one I gave was for something almost identical, when a member linked up the definition of "stupidity" to a persons thread, and it was entirely wrong, and unnecessary.