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oliverkeers13
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 		Unfortunately, the system we have where people are awarded ranks only promotes post-whoring. It is a shame as the only way to stop it is to destroy the system, which is a great system. It tells you who to trust and how you should treat people. My $0.02
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colin
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 		All I've been reading for the last few days is post-whoring, time to Locky!

Get the over yourselves and stfu

when I first joined UF it didn't take me long to work out that a high post count meant crap all

edited for language - imbri

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 		Not locking as the original post is quite worth the read and deserving of the occasional bump.

That said, don't trample all over the post and please drop the post-whorin' discussion (or tone it down or move it to meta... Wink)

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rowan
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oliverkeers13 wrote:
Unfortunately, the system we have where people are awarded ranks only promotes post-whoring. It is a shame as the only way to stop it is to destroy the system, which is a great system. It tells you who to trust and how you should treat people. My $0.02

I don't know about that. There are some people still labeled as 'Boot' that I trust infinitely more than those who are listed 'Unfettered'. Granted, a brand-spanking new poster might not understand the difference, but anyone who has hung around here for any length of time and who posesses half a brain understands the difference of quality vs quantity.

colin wrote:
Get the over yourselves and Censored

when I first joined UF it didn't take me long to work out that a high post count meant crap all

Obviously you've been having a bad day/week/month/year and need a cookie since you should know that this type of post doesn't really get you anywhere on the boards.

Unfortunately, there isn't a cookie icon on here, so how about a Pony?!
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Phaedra
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colin wrote:
All I've been reading for the last few days is post-whoring, time to Locky!

Get the over yourselves and stfu

when I first joined UF it didn't take me long to work out that a high post count meant crap all

edited for language - imbri


Aaaand...colin joins Ehsan on the list.

Geez, were all your early posts so lacking in both proper punctuation and good manners?

"Get the over yourselves?" Rolling Eyes
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Varin
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 		maybe the post-whoring portion should be split from the topic and moved?
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MageSteff
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rowan72 wrote:
anyone who has hung around here for any length of time and who posesses half a brain understands the difference of quality vs quantity.
...Unfortunately, there isn't a cookie icon on here, so how about a Pony?!


*Ahem* sometimes you can have both. And if Colin doesn't want the Pony can I have it?

OK... Time to redirect back on Topic....

Saevitia I did not send you props earlier because it was only a mear echo of what others have already said.

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