Originally posted by Red NightWhat was the 'abuse'? Seems like such a tame thing - trying to figure out how it could be abused. Never thought it meant anything anyway. A rec and $5 will buy you a coffee and Starbucks.
Russ got sick of the abuse of the Rec system and severely curtailed it. First by limiting the number of Reccs any one person could give and then by removing the Rec Totals from people's profiles.
Originally posted by impatientthe problems was, a couple of trolls claimed a couple of clans recced wildly their own members, succeeded in provoking people to attack themselves, and got a number of threads deleted for the general chaos created. then they repeated the procedure until the rec totals were first reset and then removed. it was never about the recs themselves being this or that, it was about a couple of manipulative jerks stirring up trouble. the sad thing is, they succeeded.
What was the 'abuse'? Seems like such a tame thing - trying to figure out how it could be abused. Never thought it meant anything anyway. A rec and $5 will buy you a coffee and Starbucks.
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Originally posted by wormwoodRemind me to rec your post when my next 30 days roll around. Well said. Don't forget to add that when THEY were rec'd it was a whole different story. Recs were GOOD and a mandate proving they were doing the right thing and all that rubbish.
the problems was, a couple of trolls claimed a couple of clans recced wildly their own members, succeeded in provoking people to attack themselves, and got a number of threads deleted for the general chaos created. then they repeated the procedure until the rec totals were first reset and then removed. it was never about the recs themselves being this or th ...[text shortened]... was about a couple of manipulative jerks stirring up trouble. the sad thing is, they succeeded.