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a reply to: DenyObfuscation

Hey! Where are the OP's flags? I gave mine back, and if it weren't for me, the OP would be at zero. Do you have a problem with giving back?

originally posted by: SmikeS
I took mine back, I want all my flags back.

WTH?? It's not money, it's flags! If you flag a thread, you don't "lose" any one of your flags!

The flags simply multiply! Do you lose stars when you star someone's post? No. Same thing with flags!

originally posted by: SmikeS
The current ats point system is broken.it's been this way for years. Broken

also, for me "stars" and "flags" have become less meaningful.....if you are a member that finds a conspiracy "under every rock", regardless of the amount of evidence, or lack of, and you present it in clever, emotionally loaded nomenclature, it is possible to far surpass those (in stars and flags), that write intelligent, reasoned, and well-documented posts.

Yeah well, I see the culprit is the one that is least suspected at first.

There we tend to have long memories.

Aha - no need to unpack the "Idiot's Guide to Voodoo Curses" set!

originally posted by: halfoldman
Yeah well, I see the culprit is the one that is least suspected at first.

There we tend to have long memories.

Indeed. Hang on a sec, you just went back up to 2. Maybe someone came to their senses.

originally posted by: halfoldman
Aha - no need to unpack the "Idiot's Guide to Voodoo Curses" set!

a reply to: swanne
Thanks Swanne.
Good to meet you.

originally posted by: halfoldman
a reply to: swanne
Thanks Swanne.

Anytime.

Good to meet you.

And you.

See you on the board!

Wait, what flag?

originally posted by: jimmyx
also, for me "stars" and "flags" have become less meaningful.....if you are a member that finds a conspiracy "under every rock", regardless of the amount of evidence, or lack of, and you present it in clever, emotionally loaded nomenclature, it is possible to far surpass those (in stars and flags), that write intelligent, reasoned, and well-documented posts.

There is much truth in this statement. Some of the worst threads I've seen get huge numbers of stars and flags, some of the best get very few. Not always, but stars and flags aren't the most reliable indicators of the quality of threads and posts.