DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Testing. 1, 2, 3... => Topic started by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 13, 2003, 04:55:04 AM
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Forget everything you've known and loved (or hated) about the Karma feature because from now on the fate of your fellow posters, indeed, the fate of the feature itself is completely at the mercy of your mouse and your clicking finger, so pay close attention to what I'm about to explain...
As the Good vs. Evil polls have shown, it's more fun to enjoy a DS character when they're evil than it is when they're 100% human - while they're exhibiting their "goodness" as it were. And, in the case of the Barnabas poll, it's far more fun to be cursed than to be cured. And with that in mind, you'll notice that everyone's karma totals have been switched - what were once your cures are now your curses and what were once your curses are now your cures. From this moment on, curses will be what you'll most want to receive - or will you? You see, so long as your curses remain 50 points higher than your cures, you'll be able to cast curses and cures on your fellow posters. But should that difference dip below 50, well, you' ll no longer be able to use the Karma feature at all.. In fact, if that difference was to fall below 50 for every member, the entire Karma feature would cease to work for everyone - well, almost everyone. There's a spoiler in the mix (isn't there always? ;)). The way the feature was originally setup, members who hadn't made at least 119 posts couldn't participate, but that has all changed now. Those whose post totals are below 119 can now cast all they want. And what's more, upon completing their registrations, new members will immediately be able to take part, which means that so long as new people continue to register, the Karma feature will remain active - at least until the point that they have 50 more cures than curses and they haven't yet made their 119th post. Once they have reached their 119th post (and beyond) they'll be subject to the same restriction as everyone else - if they don't have at least 50 more curses than cures, they'll be unable to access Karma. And in either case, the Karma feature would shut down so long as no other member is still eligible to use it.
Scandalous, no? And what could be as much wicked good fun as possibly seeing the people who enjoy the Karma feature pitch their clicking fingers against those who would rather see it gone? ;)
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MB...why does this say new/posted yesterday (7/12).
This has been up for a least a week, no?
Patti
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I'll take a wild guess Patti.....it was never a post on one of the boards....it was "outside" the boards along with all the other Which Witch sWitch stuff.....and it was moved to the board so it would still be available to read once all the other "WWs" stuff vanished last night.
If I'm wrong, no doubt the mysterious one will correct my error, (and exact some terrible retribution while he's at it.... [a395]) [lghy]
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If I'm wrong, no doubt the mysterious one will correct my error
You got it exactly right. ;)
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MB you are so smart! totally "victoria winters" us so no one will know how to use the feature!True genius ;D
jennifer
i used the VW's "i don't understand" look on a traffic cop who stopped me and he let me go ;)
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MB you are so smart! totally "victoria winters" us so no one will know how to use the feature!True genius ;D
Well, not really. Now it just works the opposite from the way it originally worked. ;)
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Well, not really. Now it just works the opposite from the way it originally worked. ;)
Really i'll believe that when i see :o it! LOL
jennifer
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i used the VW's "i don't understand" look on a traffic cop who stopped me and he let me go ;)
HOORAY....go girlfriend ;) ;) ;)
Patti
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Veddy interesting that this is back on top of Testing 1-2-3 Board
Veddy interesting indeed ;)
Patti
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MB...is the cure/curse/karma feature ever going to be back?
Or is that something from the other board?
Patti
what size font is this in????
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MB...is the cure/curse/karma feature ever going to be back?
Or is that something from the other board?
It never left. :-
what size font is this in????
Which font do you mean? The one used in the actual post, or the one when you were composing your post?
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When I was (and am now) posting
8) (big glasses man).
Okay, if karma is still there...am I not allowed to cure/curse (cause there's no buttons) :-
Patti
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Okay, if karma is still there...am I not allowed to cure/curse (cause there's no buttons) :-
I've noticed that too... ???
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Karma has always worked by simply clicking on the words "cure" and "curse" underneath each member's positive and negative totals. There were never any buttons.
Newer members may want to go back and read the beginning of this topic to get a better idea of how Karma works because it doesn't necessarily work the way you might think. In the DS universe we've learned that to be cursed is a good thing, while being cured is not. ;)
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Karma has always worked by simply clicking on the words "cure" and "curse" underneath each member's positive and negative totals. There were never any buttons.
Except that there's no "cure" or "curse" showing under anyone's totals right now.... :-
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Really? I see both links under everyone's totals. Well, except my own, of course. :-
Hmmm...
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Well YOU know how little attention I pay to that particular feature.....and I wouldn't have noticed it yet except that you brought it up......but they really aren't there..... ;)
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How funny! I see the "cure" and "curse" buttons under Raineypark and MB's names on this page of the topic, but they're not showing for anybody on the preceding page, and I haven't noticed them anywhere else on the board either.
ProfStokes
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Well, I see them everywhere now.... :D
So useful to have a Wizard in residence, isn't it? ;)
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The permissions must have gotten changed when I upgraded. But I've set things back to the way they should be. :)
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NOW there are....
thanks!
Patti
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Karma has always worked by simply clicking on the words "cure" and "curse" underneath each member's positive and negative totals. There were never any buttons.
Newer members may want to go back and read the beginning of this topic to get a better idea of how Karma works because it doesn't necessarily work the way you might think. In the DS universe we've learned that to be cursed is a good thing, while being cured is not. ;)
Don't worry, I know how it works (been doing my reading), I was just pointing out....oh nevermind. LOL Thanks for fixing that! :)
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I had been wondering what the karma thing meant, now I hate to do a VW but I still don't understand. Could someone explain what this is all about?
Misa
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[I'm trying to post this again]
Well I was wondering the same think until I read MB's explanation at the beginning of this thread. WOW, I thought since I got -4 or so curses someone didn't like me. So I wondered, what the heck did I say or do wrong for those curses? NOW, I understand it's just the opposite and people like me again. LOL One has to be careful about one's self-esteem when being "cursed"! (http://images.bravenet.com/common/images/smilies/rotfl.gif)
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Well I was wondering the same think until I read MB's explanation at the beginning of this thread. WOW, I thought since I got -4 or so curses someone didn't like me. So I wondered, what the heck did I say or do wrong for those curses? NOW, I understand it's just the opposite and people like me again. LOL One has to be careful about one's self-esteem when being "cursed"!
wasn't always that way though....and, who knows if tomorrow, it'll be the same? :o ::)
Patti
WELCOME TO THE BOARD :)
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wasn't always that way though....
It was only the other way around for the first five months of the switch to YaBB SE - before we realized that this way around was a better fit for a forum devoted to DS. ;)
and, who knows if tomorrow, it'll be the same? :o ::)
On the other hand, it's been this way for over 18 months - and there are no plans to ever change it around again...
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Cool... [angl2] The only place I know of where curses are a good thing [banana] and cures are a bad thing. [diablo] I'm going to have to get busy. But I'll probably give everyone a curse point since I don't know why I'd want to cure anyone. ::)
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I'm having the worst bad run ever!!!! [eviltongue] I've hit Laura a few times today and every time, I not only got cured, it was like 333 points in one hit! Wow, when did they get like that? I know this is fun, but I was doing so well in my balance. I have to say the whole "this image is copyrighted" that happens when you click on her is driving me a lil nuts too. Of all the Charlie Brown days I've had, this is the Charlie Browniest! :P
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Whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I finally caught a break! I'll remember Laura is not my lucky character. My heart has started beating again. [8341] Michael
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I have to say the whole "this image is copyrighted" that happens when you click on her is driving me a lil nuts too.
That only comes up if someone right-clicks on it. Why would you right-click? [hdscrt]
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That only comes up if someone right-clicks on it. Why would you right-click? [hdscrt]
Maybe just to see what would happen... ;)
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It's great to see you posting, wraith. 8)
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I have to say the whole "this image is copyrighted" that happens when you click on her is driving me a lil nuts too.
That only comes up if someone right-clicks on it. Why would you right-click? [hdscrt]
You know, I wan't aware that I was right clicking, but that may be what happened. Again, I promise to be more careful. I think the 333 cures was like bad buckshot, lol. Promise I'm better. Maybe I was possessed by Locke.
Michael [signerror]
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I wan't aware that I was right clicking, but that may be what happened. Again, I promise to be more careful.
Absolutely no problem. And I can definitely relate to your fingers doing things you're not even aware of because sometimes when I'm reading over a post before submitting it I'll notice that I've typed the same word twice, one instance right after the other, and I'll have absolutely no recollection of doing it. [confused5] Though when I start to think about it, I suspect it happens whenever I get distracted by something else while I'm in the middle of typing of a thought and then I go back to finish it off.
Maybe I was possessed by Locke.
That might be it. [wink2]
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I have to say the whole "this image is copyrighted" that happens when you click on her is driving me a lil nuts too.
That only comes up if someone right-clicks on it. Why would you right-click? [hdscrt]
I never right click, yet I get that message lots when I start chasing those things. Today I was lucky enough to catch it and received over 300 curses though, so I'm feelin' good. ;D
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I never right click, yet I get that message lots when I start chasing those things.
How very, very odd. I've never had the copyright message come up in Netscape or Firefox - but I just experimented in IE and it did indeed come up on my 5th try. Who knows why because it certainly shouldn't. But then, nothing that happens in IE should surprise me. ::)
It's also odd that in IE the floaty seems to crawl across the screen much of the time. But what's extremely bizarre is that it disappears off the screen. It should bounce off the sides of every browser's display window regardless of whether the entire page is displayed or not.
Have I mentioned before that I think IE is crap?! >:(
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I also may have used the handy middle mouse button. This can have all kinds of interesting effects on things.
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How very, very odd. I've never had the copyright message come up in Netscape or Firefox - but I just experimented in IE and it did indeed come up on my 5th try. Who knows why because it certainly shouldn't. But then, nothing that happens in IE should surprise me. ::)
It has to do with whether or not you drag as you left-click. If you drag the mouse the least little bit and you happen to have it positioned over a forum graphic other than the floaty, you'll get that message.
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Hello, All...I am very new here, and I don't understand what the "karma" is about. Can someone please explain? What does "cure" "curse" mean and what do the numbers mean after them? Thanks!
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RainingWolf, if you like what someone has written in their post, you may "curse" them. If you don't particularly care for something they said, you may "cure" them.
The numbers show how many "curses" and "cures" a person has received.
I hope I got that all correct. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Hope this helped! :)
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I hope I got that all correct.
You definitely got the basic premise of Karma right - and thanks for answering rainingwofl. :)
There are several topics on this board that explain different aspects of the Karma feature. To locate/read them, while visiting this board simply type the word karma in the searchbox either under "Search: Testing. 1, 2, 3..." (in the header under the date/time and DS history box in the bloodred theme) or opposite the searchbox above the topic listings (in the Variations on Blue theme), and then click on the "Search" button.
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RainingWolf, if you like what someone has written in their post, you may "curse" them. If you don't particularly care for something they said, you may "cure" them.
Thanks, Sunny, for the explanation, and I will also try to use the search feature first next time as well. I do appreciate your patience as I try to learn how to use this board. I'm having great fun reading all the posts! :)
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i have a question about karma.
lately i've noticed that some brand new members already have thousands of points in their karmic totals.
how is this possible?
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lately i've noticed that some brand new members already have thousands of points in their karmic totals.
how is this possible?
They've clicked on floaties. :)
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lately i've noticed that some brand new members already have thousands of points in their karmic totals.
how is this possible?
They've clicked on floaties. :)
I'm think I'm one of those--did I do something wrong? If so, I apologize--never meant to offend! :'( Is there a way to correct this if need be? And what are the "floaties" that I shouldn't click on? [confused_ani] I'm trying to learn...really!
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rainingwolf, you've done absolutely nothing wrong and you have nothing to apologize for. The floaties are for all members to click on. And apparently you've been quite lucky to get cursed more than cured. :) And I hope that sort of luck holds out for you for as long as possible. ;)
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lately i've noticed that some brand new members already have thousands of points in their karmic totals.
how is this possible?
They've clicked on floaties. :)
I'm think I'm one of those--did I do something wrong? If so, I apologize--never meant to offend! :'( Is there a way to correct this if need be? And what are the "floaties" that I shouldn't click on? [confused_ani] I'm trying to learn...really!
Every now and then a small picture of something such as a character (Nathan Forbes in his revealing yellow pants seems to be an occasional favorite), a prop (recently the infamous Filigree Pen), etc., will float around on the screen, and if you happen to click on it at the right time you'll be rewarded with curse points, or, if it ISN'T the right time, punished with cure points. Hope this helps.
Welcome, btw!
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I'm completely confused. Let me say that louder, because I sense that not everyone is totally surprised that I would be completely confused. In fact, that is a very surprising thing, since I have a big brain weighing a few pounds maybe that lesser mammals such as sheep and plankton and lampreys and breakfast cereals envy like nobody's business. I AM COMPLETELY CONFUSED.
And if by some chance I happen in fact to have a real point of any kind to make, in all probability it is this: in the entire time I've been posting here, probably from, I don't know, vague guess, 2004 on, have the cures been awful things and have the curses been really good things? 'Cause.... I'm getting cursed, and good. But I remember that most of that is from one stupid day when a "floatie" appeared, and I didn't know I was risking cosmological doom by clicking my mouse onto it. I missed... several times... and got the "good" bad karma? So.... nothing succeeds like failure? You see, this is sort of why I said I was totally confused, seeing as how that is exactly what I in fact am.
My good and bad karma seem to rise equally, so why the f am I concerned?
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have the cures been awful things and have the curses been really good things?
Yup. :)
As the Good vs. Evil polls have shown, it's more fun to enjoy a DS character when they're evil than it is when they're 100% human - while they're exhibiting their "goodness" as it were. And, in the case of the Barnabas poll, it's far more fun to be cursed than to be cured. And with that in mind ... curses will be what you'll most want to receive
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Let me say here and now that I've been curing a lot of people whose posts I like.
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Well, I'm sure they'll forgive you. :)
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Well, I'm sure they'll forgive you. :)
I'm hoping they curse me.
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I'm hoping they curse me.
I just did!! ;D ;D ;)
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Didn't it used to be possible to hide the karma features if you wanted to opt out of the game? All of a sudden, I'm now seeing everyone's totals again. Is this because of the upgrade?
ProfStokes
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All of a sudden, I'm now seeing everyone's totals again. Is this because of the upgrade?
Yup. That was something I added. It's not a part of SMF.
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Yup. That was something I added. It's not a part of SMF.
So does this mean we've lost that feature because of the upgrade?
ProfStokes
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So does this mean we've lost that feature because of the upgrade?
For the time being before I can code it back in. :)
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WHEW!
I'm really new here, and noticed I had -4 curse... and I was thinking 'CRAP! what did I do?' I know some of what I say in the games can be a little over the top... but I was like, "oh man... i'm in trouble!" Now I find out it's a good thing! WOO HOO!!
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I was confused to in the beginning ME! Unfotunatley I have a lot of Cures from the floaties! Hopefully I will get back up to where I want to be in the future! [ghost_wink]
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You and me both on those floaties, Taeylor. I remember a certain frakking accursed mayonnaise jar in particular..... [ghost_tongue]
Jeannie
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I remember a certain frakking accursed mayonnaise jar in particular..... [ghost_tongue]
Ah, yes - Mrs. Johnson's cursed mayonnaise jar - we haven't seen that floaty in quite some time. (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Themes/default/images/mayo.gif) Something will have to be done about that. Thanks for reminding me. [vryevl]
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OMG
[stfl]
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Me and my BIG MOUTH! [ignore]
Guess we need to be afraid, be very afraid. [nerv]
Jeannie