OK Russ the jokes over

Can we have the recs back now?

Nobody can deny that the forums have deteriorated badly since.
I think it has been a suitably long enough trial period without them, so hows about it?

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Can we have the recs back now?

Nobody can deny that the forums have deteriorated badly since.
I think it has been a suitably long enough trial period without them, so hows about it?

I have recs. I could rec your post.

That's why I won't.

Originally posted by Ian68
I have recs. I could rec your post.

That's why I won't.

I don't believe you. 😠

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I don't believe you. 😠

Rec'ed!

Do you believe him now? 😛

Originally posted by Loose Screw
Rec'ed!

Do you believe him now? 😛

I don't believe his reasoning. 😉

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Can we have the recs back now?

Nobody can deny that the forums have deteriorated badly since.
I think it has been a suitably long enough trial period without them, so hows about it?

what's a rec?

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I think it has been a suitably long enough trial period without them

And the trial was a success wasn't it? Who needs recs?

Originally posted by Mixo
And the trial was a success wasn't it?

Yeah - riiiiiiiiiight! 😞

What's a rec? Could you PM me the answer?

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what's a rec?

A recommendation. If you think a post is really stupid, as a subscriber you
can recommend it for the hall of shame. Then, if enough recs are handed
out to a post it is automatically removed from the thread and placed in a the
hall of shame thread (again, only available to subscribing members) so that
we can all have a good laugh.

Ever wondered where some of the posts in certain threads went? That's right.
Hall of shame.

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Can we have the recs back now?

Nobody can deny that the forums have deteriorated badly since.
I think it has been a suitably long enough trial period without them, so hows about it?

What do you mean can we have our recs back?

Did not we always have them and have them still?

😕
😛

Originally posted by GinoJ
What do you mean can we have our recs back?

Did not we always have them and have them still?

Perhaps he means the rec-count in our forum profiles? Whatever he meant,
I think the recommendation system should be removed completely. You
hardly ever see any of the truly read-worthy, thought-provoking posts in the
recommended posts thread anyway. Short, sometimes clever, meaningless
insults seem to be the most popular posts to recommend for some reason.
Looking at the recommended posts list you'd think this place is full of
ignorant fools and... [old joke warning]oh, wait, that's right. It is![/old
joke warning]

Originally posted by GinoJ
What do you mean can we have our recs back?

Did not we always have them and have them still?

😕
😛

Ignore Stocken. He's just bitter about the Rec system because no one but his tiny, clique of 'yes-men' ever bother to recommend any of the drivel-filled, uninspired, chatroom-like garbage he spams here.

A few months back, it used to show the total number of Rec's you had under where it shows your total 'Moves' on your forum profile. Unfortunately, a few people started a pointless argument about the rec system (as they saw it as the bane of all evil here), it all got out of hand and the admins removed the Total Rec Count from everyone's profile. A few of the hardcore complainers from each side of the argument still bang on about these days and threads like these pop up!

Actually the forums are much the same as ever, only less entertaining because people are drifting away and/or putting in less effort.

The only good thing about scrapping the rec system was that the "victory" finally quietened those who had whipped up a false and extremely boring controversy.

Predictably, the same spamming/mutual antipathies/insults etc. remain.

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Unfortunately, a few people started a pointless argument about the rec system (as they saw it as the bane of all evil here), it all got out of hand and the admins removed the Total Rec Count from everyone's profile. A few of the hardcore complainers from each side of the argument still bang on about these days and threads like these pop up!

So why did you leave the SM?

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