What I Learned from "What I Learned" threads

[Lucius]

I learned that if I post a thoughtful message with helpful advice about how to construct or play a given kind of character, I will get rep.

 

I learned that if I post a totally off the wall message that seems to completely miss the point of the thread, I will get rep.

 

I love these threads.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

That almost sounds like something the palindromedary would say.

[Silbeg]

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I have learned that if I make a post that I will expect to get me rep, it will not get me rep.

[Robyn]

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I learned what the people who hate WWYCD threads must feel like.

[Egyptoid]

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well people seemed to have gone overboard with the categories.

 

I went back the other day and "bumped up"

the basic ones, speedster, brick, etc.

[Lucius]

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I learned that people differ on what they consider "basic."

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary notes that we have not learned exactly what "cyberman" is, but we suspect it should NOT be considered a "basic" category in any way.

[Erkenfresh]

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I learned that a shield trumps a spear, two spears trump a shield, and alt+f4 trumps every "what I learned" thread.

[Dust Raven]

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I have learned that is someone posts about getting or not getting rep, I will rep them.

 

Lucius and Silbeg both repped

[Silbeg]

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I have learned that is someone posts about getting or not getting rep' date=' I will rep them.[/b']

 

Lucius and Silbeg both repped

 

 

and thanks

[Rapier]

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I have learned that some people have too much time on their hands.

[Jomster]

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I've learned that a good idea spreads fast - they've hit all the main genre forums now. Even Pulp has now finally succumbed.

 

Looking forward to the next Big Good Idea hitting the forums!

 

btw - These forums are great!

[AliceTheOwl]

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I learned that people like a theme.

 

(And those of you commenting about rep - you're just figuring those out NOW?)

[Bloodstone]

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You know, I was kinda surprised when my idea actully caught on However, after reading this thread, what I have leaned is:

 

I'm happy they removed negative rep.

[CourtFool]

Fear the Llama

 

I learned that I am a closet munchkin and that I frighten other gamers.

[Roter Baron]

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I learned when I hijack a thread I will be Ignored because it pisses people off.

 

BUT I AM ONLY DOING WHAT IT NATURAL TO ME! I AM A CONQUEROR OF THREADS!

So I learned that people pick on and dispise hunnish conquerors.

[TheRavenIs]

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I learned that many of these threads are more fun to read than others.

[Arkham]

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I learned that there are people who rep people who post about getting or not getting rep.

 

/* waiting for rep :-D */

[Dust Raven]

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I've learned that if I say I'll rep people who even mention rep, lots of people will suddenly start mentioning rep for no good reason, other than in hopes of getting rep for doing so.

 

I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain.

[AliceTheOwl]

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I've learned that if I say I'll rep people who even mention rep, lots of people will suddenly start mentioning rep for no good reason, other than in hopes of getting rep for doing so.

 

I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain.

Well, yes, of course you would. People like rep. They like to know what works, and they exploit what works (though even that only works to a certain point).

 

I've noticed that rep bribes seem to get the fastest responses in the threads where I'm asking for help. Now, I still rep people for helping me out and giving me feedback, I just don't explicitly state it anymore. It seemed to cheapen the responses, somehow, to lure them out with rep.

[Pogo]

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I could say I rep people with good ASCII art and I'd suddenly find myself surrounded by ASCII artists I'm certain.

 

You know what they say, ascii and ye shall receiivii

[Dust Raven]

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Well, yes, of course you would. People like rep. They like to know what works, and they exploit what works (though even that only works to a certain point).

 

I've noticed that rep bribes seem to get the fastest responses in the threads where I'm asking for help. Now, I still rep people for helping me out and giving me feedback, I just don't explicitly state it anymore. It seemed to cheapen the responses, somehow, to lure them out with rep.

 

I never put much stock in rep bribes... then again, that was awhile ago when I only had a 20 or so rep power. Now that I'm over 100, I suppose a rep bribe from me might carry some weight to it. The only problem is what if one of the last 20 people I repped help me out the best, or first, or whatever I'm using as the bribe? I can only rep prestidigitator, ghost-angel, Dr. Anomoly, Hugh Neilson, Lord Liaden, McCoy, Derek Heimforth, Keith "go ahead and rep me" Curtis, Hyper-man, Trebuchet, and yourself before I have to start repping people at random or visit the "rep above" thread. There's a reason these people have all rather large rep power or are getting one.

 

NOTE: Crap, I named names. To everybody else, you know I rep you too... just... not as often as these guys get repped...

[AliceTheOwl]

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^ v ^

[Lucius]

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I learned that an off-the-cuff wisecrack I expect to be roundly ignored can get repped, and a well-crafted post I composed with much time and effort can get little or no rep.

 

But I already knew that.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary wants YOU! To rep Lucius

[CourtFool]

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I learned the rep whores will scurry into any thread.

[Blue]

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I haven't been in there. So I've learned nothing!

 

Wow, replace the threads with "text books" and I've just summed up my scholastic career.

[Lucius]

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I learned the rep whores will scurry into any thread.

 

You get rep for that.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary notes that Lucius often reps those who make him laugh out loud.