[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=18162.msg215010#msg215010 date=1511716668]
[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=18162.msg215007#msg215007 date=1511716473]
Maybe we’ve got a troll who’s built a down/up voting script? I noticed a weird downswing in my own points a while back, and couldn’t figure out what the heck was causing it. I don’t mind negative points for controversial arguments, that’s just sometimes how it works. But I hadn’t thought I’d made any particularly spicy posts so dunno.

I've never even noticed my points.  Are they worth anything?  Do they mean anything.  After a certain number of minus points, are you kicked off of The Cardboard?
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It seems to hurt some people's feelings when they go negative, and I don't think that's a good thing for the board.
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Huh.  Okay.  Sounds like legal awards.

I work for 480 (or so) lawyers, and they looooooove their meaningless awards.  Martindale Hubbell, Chambers, SuperLawyers, Best Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, Legal 500, LawDragon, snapdragon, whatever.  I have a summary of 1,300 lists, rankings, directories and other repositories that do absolutely nothing to get a lawyer hired, but feeds lawyer egos like crazy.

[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=18162.msg215010#msg215010 date=1511716668]
[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=18162.msg215007#msg215007 date=1511716473]
Maybe we’ve got a troll who’s built a down/up voting script? I noticed a weird downswing in my own points a while back, and couldn’t figure out what the heck was causing it. I don’t mind negative points for controversial arguments, that’s just sometimes how it works. But I hadn’t thought I’d made any particularly spicy posts so dunno.

I've never even noticed my points.  Are they worth anything?  Do they mean anything.  After a certain number of minus points, are you kicked off of The Cardboard?
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It seems to hurt some people's feelings when they go negative, and I don't think that's a good thing for the board.
[/quote]

Huh.  Okay.  Sounds like legal awards.

I work for 480 (or so) lawyers, and they looooooove their meaningless awards.  Martindale Hubbell, Chambers, SuperLawyers, Best Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, Legal 500, LawDragon, snapdragon, whatever.  I have a summary of 1,300 lists, rankings, directories and other repositories that do absolutely nothing to get a lawyer hired, but feeds lawyer egos like crazy.