ATS Points: uncalculated

look at this thread... www.abovetopsecret.com...

look at the first post (believerinchrist) his ATS points are uncalculated!?!?!?

whats that all about???

I think that means they lost count....

Maybe someone just said, "Hey, how many points this guy got?" And then someone else said, "Don't know.... uncalculated."

I don't know. That's weird! Glitch? Hook-up? Siesta? Ham salad sandwich?

Must.... sleeeep..... sooooooon!!!
DeltaChaos

Points are most likely uncalulated because he last posted before the points system was introduced

[Edited on 17-4-2004 by cassini]

Oh, that's good!

So, when did the point system start? TALK!!!

DC

I think the whole ATS point system is one big joke and it needs to be removed.

Normally it means they were banned, but in this case...I don't know. Look at the 7th poster down on the page you linked. His/her points are uncalculated and the member is banned. Weird glitch.

At least, then They See All would probably stop starting so many useless and senseless threads.

May I ask, why? I know this points thing has been discussed elsewhere, but I just don't see the harm.
If someone, like Delta Chaos, debates or does research, and gains a lot of points, it shows effort on the posters part.
It's not a contest. And those who post 100 times a day will eithr burn out or be banned.

It appears some people have turned into points-whore and just keep on starting thread, with almost random subject, and often won't even reply in the thread they started... They just want to get replies and gather points.

I'm old-school. I have openly said a numerous amounts of times that I wish ATS could go back and start doing things the old way. But I'm not in control so it's not my decision to make that choice.

However, I'm a advocate of the "Quality over quantity" philosophy and I believe with this point system we have it's more like "quantity over quality".

People just want to get points to make them seem like they are the top dogs at ATS.

It's ridiculous. I say scrap the whole thing.

EDIT: I would like to at least have my point system removed.

[Edited on 4-17-2004 by Illmatic67]

without points what will keep us from being savage barbarians?

lol, i know what you mean Illmatic...

/stunned by his own background

I second that. ATS was, in my opinion, far better with less "decoration".

[Edited on 17-4-2004 by TheSwordMaster]

are you funny???

i saw sum of ure threads and those are a

anyway i gotta beat agent47

It IS a contest! I'm a point havin' mufu, mufu! LOOK AT MY POINTS. LOOK AT ALL MY BEAUTIFUL, GLORIOUS POINTS.

It's sad, all of my points have to be given to me......

DC

[Edited on 18-4-2004 by DeltaChaos]

Yeah, but what about that pretty little bar right below the points? You wanna keep that, don't you? That's the really important one. And it's pretty, too!

DunceCap

No I'm not. Seriously, sometimes just by looking at recent posts, I see a title so stupid, I can just guess it's one of your thread even before having openned it.

Like...

"WHY SPAIN???" or "What if we'd use 100% of our brain" or "Why is the sky blue?" or "Why did the chicken crossed the road?" or "does God STILL care about Jews??" or "can anything "major" happin during our lifetimes??? "

Ok, I made up some titles up there, but I'm sure people got the idea.

Yeah I make some pretty #in' retarded posts but I think TSA has me beat...


not an insult, just a simple observation

i finally beat sum1 in ma life

whoooot!!!

Pack a lunch and chain yourself to the computer for a couple days, its gonna take more than that to beat me.

Here's the STUPID post...


Suggestions for presidential write-ins

Yeah, I win! One ta nuthin'!

DC