28 Jul 08
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyLOL, I used to teach American history.
Freedom of what kind and to do what, as compared with the useful feature in place today?
Note: Tea Party's history. Ancestors did all the heavy lifting.
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GB, the old system had the freedom to rec whoever you wanted whenever you wanted with no limitations to how many you could use. It also had the rec count, which is the title of this thread. Under locaton, joined, and moves in the box next to your posts it also had "rec count," a running tab of the number of recs received since you joined.
The system today is not useful, trust me, the forums used to be much more entertaing under the old system.
28 Jul 08
Originally posted by PocketKingsWhat provoked the change and why?
LOL, I used to teach American history.
GB, the old system had the freedom to rec whoever you wanted whenever you wanted with no limitations to how many you could use. It also had the rec count, which is the title of this thread. Under locaton, joined, and moves in the box next to your posts it also had "rec count," a running tab of the number of recs ...[text shortened]... oday is not useful, trust me, the forums used to be much more entertaing under the old system.
30 Jul 08
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThere was a user with fragile sensibilities, and no creativity at all that was unable to get a rec for anything. They assumed that people were only recommending the posts of their friends and whinged and cried until Russ had to shut them up by cutting back the number of recs any given user could give and remove the rec counting system for individuals.
How about a two or three sentence top line executive summary.
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30 Jul 08
Originally posted by PhlabibitThanks.
There was a user with fragile sensibilities, and no creativity at all that was unable to get a rec for anything. They assumed that people were only recommending the posts of their friends and whinged and cried until Russ had to shut them up by cutting back the number of recs any given user could give and remove the rec counting system for individuals.
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30 Jul 08
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Originally posted by PhlabibitNothing could be more far from the truth. I guess, as they say, that the fact is really the fact plus its interpretation. 😛
There was a user with fragile sensibilities, and no creativity at all that was unable to get a rec for anything. They assumed that people were only recommending the posts of their friends and whinged and cried until Russ had to shut them up by cutting back the number of recs any given user could give and remove the rec counting system for individuals.
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At the time the system was on, the forum was much worse than it's today. Nowhere else could one notice that better than in the Help Forum. There, a bunch of hyenas waited till some novice on the site would make a question about something to start throwing insults and offensive comments in a competition for the recommendations.
Altough Red Night used to point out the absurd nature of the situation, I consider it insufficient to make Russ change the system. It's possible that some financial considerations came into the equation.
Finally, it's interesting, at least, the arguments of those who wish to see the old system back: (1) when demanding its return, they state that the forum was much more vivid and fun back then; but (2) when confronting someone who says that the end of the rec count has improved the forum, they say that nothing has changed, and the same things that were posted back then continue to be post today.