Post: #26

It's hard to quote specific posts on the mobile version.

Post: #27

(04-12-2016 11:25 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  So why don't you instead skim all of his posts using the search bar at the top. Do a search by his username and sort by posts.

Those reps points are like that because he is an all around phenomenal poster. I gave him a rep because of a PM he sent.

If you're too lazy to put in the legwork yourself to find these gems why are you even here? This forum is about self determination, not spoon feeding.

Isn't this unnecessarily elitist though? Why should we make new members jump through crazy hoops to discover value? I thought the internet is all about promoting ease of access?

Post: #28

(04-12-2016 11:29 AM)RexImperator Wrote:  It's hard to quote specific posts on the mobile version.

Fair point

(04-12-2016 11:25 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  So why don't you instead skim all of his posts using the search bar at the top. Do a search by his username and sort by posts.

Those reps points are like that because he is an all around phenomenal poster. I gave him a rep because of a PM he sent.

If you're too lazy to put in the legwork yourself to find these gems why are you even here? This forum is about self determination, not spoon feeding.

We are talking about taking literally a few seconds to include links in a rep point to better help each other find good gems of gold. Somehow, that is against self determination and that is all about spoon feeding?!?!?! Okay. Carry on.

--SAJ

Post: #29

(04-12-2016 11:29 AM)RexImperator Wrote:  It's hard to quote specific posts on the mobile version.

You can always update a rep point later at a desktop.

Post: #30

(04-12-2016 11:33 AM)Samseau Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 11:25 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  So why don't you instead skim all of his posts using the search bar at the top. Do a search by his username and sort by posts.

Those reps points are like that because he is an all around phenomenal poster. I gave him a rep because of a PM he sent.

If you're too lazy to put in the legwork yourself to find these gems why are you even here? This forum is about self determination, not spoon feeding.

Isn't this unnecessarily elitist though? Why should we make new members jump through crazy hoops to discover value? I thought the internet is all about promoting ease of access?

I don't think so, in the early days I searched and read a lot of posts by Giovany via the search. It would take me at best a minute and a half to skim the search page and then open up new tabs in my browser for further reading.

Maybe i'm just a fast reader.

Post: #31

Come on guys, let's do some thesis-antithesis-synthesis here:

Point: It's convenient for other posters when a link to great posts are included in the rating.
Counterpoint: Sometimes you give rep points for the entire body of work instead of a single post, or you're on your phone.
Solution: Add the link when it's possible and appropriate. Don't if it's not.

No reason to argue the extremes.

Post: #32

(04-12-2016 10:32 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  I was looking through NASA test Pilot rep to read his posts. With the exception of a few links(QC, Samseau, DRcrotard, Beyond borders), most people didn't link in his reputation report why they rep him. This is a waste. Now, i will have to dig through mountain of posts by him to read his choice posts? All because of a few reppers are too lazy to spend less than 60 seconds to include links to his post that they repped him for?

This thread by Samseau needs to be a sticker. /thread-24638...#pid464506
--SAJ

Dear Sir,

On behalf of the forum, please accept my apologies that other members were inconsiderate of your future reading interests and inability to use the search function.

If you were to no longer grace this forum with your presence, we'd understand.

Data sheet maps

Post: #33

(04-12-2016 10:32 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  I was looking through NASA test Pilot rep to read his posts. With the exception of a few links(QC, Samseau, DRcrotard, Beyond borders), most people didn't link in his reputation report why they rep him. This is a waste. Now, i will have to dig through mountain of posts by him to read his choice posts? All because of a few reppers are too lazy to spend less than 60 seconds to include links to his post that they repped him for?

This thread by Samseau needs to be a sticker. /thread-24638...#pid464506


--SAJ

Who the fuck are you kid? Ungrateful sack of shit. You should be happy this forum exists for leeches and lurkers like you to come along and be around men with wisdom and knowledge.

You probably would like to defend your man here /thread-49243.html

Seriously, wtf is wrong with people. Come in here with no rep, no contributions and the first thing you do is bitch. How about doing the next jerkoff (CBW says you are not a noob - so edited for accuracy) thing and post something like "Tell me about how to be a man - because I am too lazy to do any work."

Or "Tell me about the Philippines" or "I am going to make a thread to introduce myself rather than add a post to the official introduction thread." Or "I am a big baller."

Feel free to become very defensive.

Edit: Sometimes it is just you have seen the posters contribution over time and realize he is valuable. You might not remember a specific item but you realize he makes this place better - thus no link. But this thought would require being open minded and logical.

Edit: Maybe it is the people who have come in here lately and thought it was Burger King and have it your way. But I just wanna say this.

Post: #34

Sooooo.....maybe...

It's not a great idea to post in this thread unless you have a few decent rep points. Meetup reps count for more in my opinion.

Post: #35

(04-12-2016 11:34 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  We are talking about taking literally a few seconds to include links in a rep point to better help each other find good gems of gold. Somehow, that is against self determination and that is all about spoon feeding?!?!?! Okay. Carry on.

--SAJ

(04-12-2016 12:12 PM)Cobra Wrote:  Sooooo.....maybe...

It's not a great idea to post in this thread unless you have a few decent rep points. Meetup reps count for more in my opinion.

The first post was fine, his reply was where it went sour. A simple, "Just a friendly suggestion, i'll give the search a shot" would have sufficed.

Now we get to roast a newbie.

Post: #36

^^^

That made me laugh, Sam.

Anyway, there's no way on Earth this guy is a newb.

Post: #37

(04-12-2016 11:45 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 11:33 AM)Samseau Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 11:25 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  So why don't you instead skim all of his posts using the search bar at the top. Do a search by his username and sort by posts.

Those reps points are like that because he is an all around phenomenal poster. I gave him a rep because of a PM he sent.

If you're too lazy to put in the legwork yourself to find these gems why are you even here? This forum is about self determination, not spoon feeding.

Isn't this unnecessarily elitist though? Why should we make new members jump through crazy hoops to discover value? I thought the internet is all about promoting ease of access?

I don't think so, in the early days I searched and read a lot of posts by Giovany via the search. It would take me at best a minute and a half to skim the search page and then open up new tabs in my browser for further reading.

Maybe i'm just a fast reader.

I am a fast reader too - but there are at least 100 amazing members on this forum, and even the fastest of readers will be pressed for time to read them all.

Being a speed reader shouldn't be a requirement to profit from this place. It takes 2 minutes to link to a post you believe contributed value and saves new members hours.

Post: #38

(04-12-2016 10:32 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  I was looking through NASA test Pilot rep to read his posts. With the exception of a few links(QC, Samseau, DRcrotard, Beyond borders), most people didn't link in his reputation report why they rep him. This is a waste. Now, i will have to dig through mountain of posts by him to read his choice posts? All because of a few reppers are too lazy to spend less than 60 seconds to include links to his post that they repped him for?

This thread by Samseau needs to be a sticker. /thread-24638...#pid464506


--SAJ

Make a data sheet you lazy Jerkoff (great name choice).

Too low energy to contribute a data sheet? Instead you just bitch and cry about us being lazy, even though we have contributed MASSIVE value to this forum, that you're leeching off of like a Syrian migrant?

Sad!

Post: #39

(04-12-2016 10:45 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 10:35 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  His "Geopolitics and Monetary Connections" thread contains links to his other gold posts.

You can also use the "Search" at the top of the page to find his noteworthy posts.

If the rep point says, "Superb poster- his contributions show what is possible in life."

or " Dropping knowledge on a variety of topics, one of the best new posters! Keep it up.".

"Most interesting man in the world. Period."

"A real asset to the forum. Has a vast knowledge on several different topics. "

"Phenomenal poster"

None of this gives me stuff to work with. How am I going to know what to search for in the first place? That doesn't tell me anything i can search with. Providing links in rep points helps, giving details and specifics.

One of the thing i like to do is read completely random people's rep points and discover gems. Without links, it makes if more difficult to find gems. It will be labor intensive to find all the good stuff buried under layer of posts. This is also why thread like this is good.

/thread-43753.html Mining the RVF: A compilation of repped posts

/thread-33837.html Best of RvF: Posts with 50+ 'Likes'

-SAJ

So, San Antonio Jerk off, you are unhappy because things don't work the way you want them to?

Aloha!

Post: #40

@ POLAR @SAMSAMSAM @COBRA @ THE BEAST1 @ CRASHBANGWALLOP @RIONOMAD @ KONA.

To all of you, apparently it is an offensive and disrespectful idea to recommend that people post links, whenever they give out rep points?!? Cool beans. You keep doing whatever you are doing, and whenever I found something worthwhile to rep somebody about; I will make sure to include links in their rep points. Have a nice day, everybody.

--SAJ

Post: #41

You should have just kept your mouth shut and taken it like a man. You should not have stirred the pot some more when a lot of guys didn't appreciate your poorly informed comment.

(04-12-2016 11:39 PM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  @ POLAR @SAMSAMSAM @COBRA @ THE BEAST1 @ CRASHBANGWALLOP @RIONOMAD @ KONA.

To all of you, apparently it is an offensive and disrespectful idea to recommend that people post links, whenever they give out rep points?!? Cool beans. You keep doing whatever you are doing, and whenever I found something worthwhile to rep somebody about; I will make sure to include links in their rep points. Have a nice day, everybody.

--SAJ

I hate it when people are too lazy to check their grammar.

whenever I find

An idea is fine, telling us we are doing something wrong because it doesn't please you is what got you the heat. Please look at your original post, oh nevermind, I don't want to be lazy, let me quote it for you.

Also, one of your points below was basically, "if you can't put a link in the rep, then don't rep the guy." That is what it sounds like. Which is a selfish dick move, don't acknowledge a guy's contributions because there is no link pasted? Go fuck yourself.

(04-12-2016 10:32 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  I was looking through NASA test Pilot rep to read his posts. With the exception of a few links(QC, Samseau, DRcrotard, Beyond borders), most people didn't link in his reputation report why they rep him. This is a waste. Now, i will have to dig through mountain of posts by him to read his choice posts? All because of a few reppers are too lazy to spend less than 60 seconds to include links to his post that they repped him for?

This thread by Samseau needs to be a sticker. /thread-24638...#pid464506


--SAJ

An ideal thoughtful post would have been along the lines of:

First of all, I am really grateful to be a new member of this forum. The knowledge shared is great and the camaraderie is pretty awesome. I have noticed that some members rep points have a link to a particularly impressive post or thread. But some do not which makes it a little harder to figure out what the rep point is for. May I suggest that people try to include links if possible? Thanks and have a great day.

To the above post, I would have responded:

Welcome to the forum. You make a good point, but you are not the first. However, it is difficult to regulate people's rep points to make sure there are these links you seek. Sometimes, it is just an overall contribution by a person and not a particular thread/post. When you spend enough time here, you will eventually start seeing the posts that gave them a rep point since they get bumped often and are also referenced in other posts. Also, if I may suggest checking the link in my signature where some memorable RVF comments have been posted. Once again, welcome.

Post: #42

I wish people wouldn't give rep points out for post that don't really add to the forum.
But I'm an elitist. If it's not game, travel, meet up. It's not worth points.

The guy that made the fappening that got rep points for posting naked pictures of celebrities...

Post: #43

For me, it's never based upon one post, but from noting a consistent pattern of interesting, insightful posts over time. I figure that this way the judgment is fairly-measured and I'm not steering forum members wrong based upon one flashing moment of brilliance. As such, I've never felt the need to 'take back' a rep point, even if at their lowest ebb lead they ended up creating conflict and getting themselves banned, which I'd view as me behaving dishonourably. Their point was rightfully-earned.

The only downside being that sometimes I'm embarrassed to discover I haven't repped a high-value poster, assuming I'd done it long ago.

Post: #44

Law 19: Know Who You’re Dealing with





-SAJ

(04-12-2016 11:55 PM)samsamsam Wrote:  You should have just kept your mouth shut and taken it like a man. You should not have stirred the pot some more when a lot of guys didn't appreciate your poorly informed comment.

(04-12-2016 11:39 PM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  @ POLAR @SAMSAMSAM @COBRA @ THE BEAST1 @ CRASHBANGWALLOP @RIONOMAD @ KONA.

To all of you, apparently it is an offensive and disrespectful idea to recommend that people post links, whenever they give out rep points?!? Cool beans. You keep doing whatever you are doing, and whenever I found something worthwhile to rep somebody about; I will make sure to include links in their rep points. Have a nice day, everybody.

--SAJ

I hate it when people are too lazy to check their grammar.

whenever I find

An idea is fine, telling us we are doing something wrong because it doesn't please you is what got you the heat. Please look at your original post, oh nevermind, I don't want to be lazy, let me quote it for you.

Also, one of your points below was basically, "if you can't put a link in the rep, then don't rep the guy." That is what it sounds like. Which is a selfish dick move, don't acknowledge a guy's contributions because there is no link pasted? Go fuck yourself.

(04-12-2016 10:32 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  I was looking through NASA test Pilot rep to read his posts. With the exception of a few links(QC, Samseau, DRcrotard, Beyond borders), most people didn't link in his reputation report why they rep him. This is a waste. Now, i will have to dig through mountain of posts by him to read his choice posts? All because of a few reppers are too lazy to spend less than 60 seconds to include links to his post that they repped him for?

This thread by Samseau needs to be a sticker. /thread-24638...#pid464506


--SAJ

An ideal thoughtful post would have been along the lines of:

First of all, I am really grateful to be a new member of this forum. The knowledge shared is great and the camaraderie is pretty awesome. I have noticed that some members rep points have a link to a particularly impressive post or thread. But some do not which makes it a little harder to figure out what the rep point is for. May I suggest that people try to include links if possible? Thanks and have a great day.

To the above post, I would have responded:

Welcome to the forum. You make a good point, but you are not the first. However, it is difficult to regulate people's rep points to make sure there are these links you seek. Sometimes, it is just an overall contribution by a person and not a particular thread/post. When you spend enough time here, you will eventually start seeing the posts that gave them a rep point since they get bumped often and are also referenced in other posts. Also, if I may suggest checking the link in my signature where some memorable RVF comments have been posted. Once again, welcome.

Post: #45

(04-13-2016 12:40 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  Law 19: Know Who You’re Dealing with





-SAJ

Post: #46

I assume Jerkoff posted that because he learned that you don't fuck with samsamsam

Post: #47

(04-13-2016 12:47 AM)MiscBrah Wrote:  I assume Jerkoff posted that because he learned that you don't fuck with samsamsam

I was also attempting to discern what his post meant. I was leaning towards the same conclusion you came to.


Also,

Post: #48

(04-13-2016 12:40 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  Law 19: Know Who You’re Dealing with





-SAJ

(04-12-2016 11:39 PM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  @ POLAR @SAMSAMSAM @COBRA @ THE BEAST1 @ CRASHBANGWALLOP @RIONOMAD @ KONA.

To all of you, apparently it is an offensive and disrespectful idea to recommend that people post links, whenever they give out rep points?!? Cool beans. You keep doing whatever you are doing, and whenever I found something worthwhile to rep somebody about; I will make sure to include links in their rep points. Have a nice day, everybody.

--SAJ

Post: #49

Well, I'm not giving you a point at all San Antonio Jerkoff.

Have a nice day.

Aloha!

Post: #50

Where is stated that the purpose of rep points was to be a searchable database of post links for others? This is one guys idea of what rep points should be, and one newbie taking it as gospel.

I've rep'd plenty of guys with a general comment and no link, because of an accumulation of good contributions and not a specific post.

Funny enough, one of those reps was given to you, Samseau.

(04-13-2016 12:40 AM)Sir Antonio Jerkoff Wrote:  Law 19: Know Who You’re Dealing with

Agreed. So tell us what your previous name was here