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Original message:702 days 4 hours 17 minutes ago
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Member: ibzRG
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The cred thingy was a good method of attitude control until it backfired and negative cred became sought after. I think the negative cred must stop. Positive or plain just zero. It can't be allowed to encourage negative behaviour.
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Reply:702 days 4 hours 14 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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if we get rid of billy bob, we should be good.
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Reply:702 days 3 hours 34 minutes ago
Member: dianna
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I'm sorry you guys. I love you both, but you're taking this WAY TOO SERIOUSLY!! Lighten up and let the trolls have fun. They are only as powerful as you let them be. If they leak out too much from the offbeat, of course they should be spanked. But really, if you ignore them, eventually they'll go away. Remember, it is the holiday season. Love your brother and whatnot. I'm sorry if you think I've been encouraging this. I was just bored the other night, and who isn't bored every once in a while. Yes, I am a nube, and I wasn't around in the old g.com days, but really, I don't think banning billy bob will make it go away. He'll just come back in a stronger, stupider incarnation if you let it bother you this much. I think we need to be focusing our attention on much more important things like who rocks the hardest and which guitar will bring us to the ultimate level in guitar-godlyness. C'mon. This is supposed to be fun.

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Reply:702 days 3 hours 13 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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ok im sorry dianna. i love you with all of my black satanic heart, but there is a couple issues here...

#1- screw loving your brother and whatnot

#2- we cant debate the whole "who rocks the most" thing anymore... i think we all know damn well it is me. and no guitar, nor a piece of my tooth fashioned into a pick, will make anyone better than me!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

but really dianna.... i love you, oh yeah, and i got my epiphone!! i love it!
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Reply:702 days 43 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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I think I should get a -1 if I post something that's wrong or just plain stupid. I have no ill intent on this site and certainly if I give bad advice I want to be corrected. If you don't want to tell me I did something wrong or gave bad advice directly then just send a -1 my way. That way you stay anonymous and I'll know that I need to check up on what I posted.

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Reply:701 days 23 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: Xarkzila
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This is funny actually. It's just "web cred" and what it means to anyone is what they want it to mean. Negative web cred doesn't encourage negative behavior. That's a choice. The old site didn't have "web cred" so tell me why there was so much negative behavior? It's because it was tolerated until it wasn't.

This is life folks. What goes around comes around. Management here seems to be on top of things and has eliminated several posters in the past for less than tasteful behavior. Well before "web cred" got to -10!

Let's forget the vigilante attitude and remember that every community needs a village idiot for comic relief. As long as he sits in the corner, picking his nose, and only occasionally yells out, "juicy booger," he really isn't hurting anyone, is he? I'm sure if he gets out of hand, Jason will perform the lobotomy.
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Reply:701 days 20 hours 18 minutes ago
Member: Hippieway
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OK will someone honestly tell me what is a web cred? Is it a pat on the head for participation or maybe after a millionthousand positive web creds musicians friend is going to send us a Les Paul or what is it really. I look at my web creds and think did I say something well or make someone else think or maybe ask a question of some relevance or does everyone everywhere just love me.
Reply:701 days 19 hours 18 minutes ago
Member: MizzLizzBeck
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I agree with Dianna...this is being taken far to seriously. Let the children play, I say. I know my numbers are based on the information I put out there. If kids like Billy Bob want to play games, let them. It causes me no pain. And banning the child will not stop it. He'll just be back with a vengeance and we'll be having this discussion all over again. So, if everyone who cares makes it a goal to use webcred properly, the miscrients will eventually give up and follow suit. Now, give me my positive webcred for my awesome response. :oP
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Reply:701 days 18 hours 7 minutes ago
Member: Hippieway
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You got it girl +1ro maybe 2
Reply:701 days 18 hours 2 minutes ago
Member: duane
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Youse guys and your "web credit" geez, The entire concept is flawed in my never too humble opinion but, if that's what gets you though then who am I to complain. Personally I have never "gotten it" and probably never will. I understand what it's supposed to be about but, really I can tell who is BSing and who really knows after about 3 posts.

Reply:701 days 17 hours 41 minutes ago
Member: dcunning30
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Such insolence! Such impudence! The audacity! Web credits validate our very internet existance!

OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!
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Reply:701 days 14 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG
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I'm not saying we remove the "-1" option. I'm saying that 0 -1 should still be 0.

I'm among the people who did say banning billy wouldn't solve anything. Trolls are always gonna pop up one way or the other. All I'm saying is that we don't need to give them more reasons to troll than they already got.


Unless maybe a person is automatically ousted when they hit like -50 or something, just like posts collapse when they score -5.
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Reply:701 days 8 hours 41 minutes ago
Member: the BIG Mac!
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I all with you dude. I dont care to much for the whole web cred thing, but i hate it when people go on and just act retarded.
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Reply:701 days 12 hours 20 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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Awww, I love negative webcred...


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Reply:692 days 20 hours 59 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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I still think that webcred should be USED for something here. (Besides just showing our standing in the community...) Kinda like Xbox, it should unlock secret chambers in this website. Hell, we should be able to trade it with each other, and treat it like currency... (When i hit a million webcred, I should be able to cash out, hehehe)
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Reply:692 days 15 hours 19 minutes ago
Member: dianna
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When I hit a million do I get a new guitar???
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Reply:692 days 15 hours 17 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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I'm thinking like, a million dollars, lol
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Reply:692 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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It would be cool to have a prefix to your screen name that changes with the level of web cred.

0-10 -
20 -
30 -
40
50 ...
100 ...
200...
500 - Shredder
1000 = Master Shredder
10000 = Guitar God

I don't know what to name em' but I think it would be cool to see... "Guitar God JTC writes:" before each post.
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Reply:692 days 1 hours 47 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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that is quite possibly the best idea i have EVER heard about ANY subject.EVER!
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Reply:692 days 1 hours 40 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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ok... here is the scale......

0-50= NUBE
50-100= nube 1st class
100-200=Guitarist
200-500 = Guitarist 1st class
500-1000 = shredder
1000 - 1500 = shredsder 1st class
1500-2000 = guitar god
2000 + = THE MAN.


i went up to 2000 to prepare for inflation... which i am sure will occur over the next year or so when the site blows up in size........ i think this works, and from now on, i am guitarist 1st class SATAN.
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Reply:692 days 1 hours 38 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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Maybe when you start out you'd be a "Nutt", then you'd advance in F-Stages.

Example
0-10 - Nutt
20 - F1
30 - F2
all the way to F24

So you get a Fret 1 level forum poster to a Fret 24 level. And Frets with with fret markers (3,5,7,9,12, etc..) have special meaning. This is where you place the titles like (Shredder & Guitar God)

Never gonna happen but possibly a cool idea
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Reply:692 days 1 hours 33 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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i actually think it is a great idea! haha,. i think it is cool.
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Reply:691 days 21 hours 25 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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hahahaha that is cool, guys. Speaking of negative webcred, I noticed mine's plummetting again. I wonder who I pissed off this time... ("BillyBob" perhaps?)


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Reply:691 days 21 hours 13 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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that sucks man. people suck. and i hear that having herpes really sucks too.......
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 54 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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Plummetting web cred: I see that blogs allow you to plus a person up to 10 at a time. Where is it possible to give negatives in large numbers? In the forums you can only go +1 or -1 at a time.

I guess someone could go through each and every thread and -1 every individual post but that sure seems like it would be more painful for the bad guy than just posting a good old "Yuck Fou!" right into the forum.

Zombre, you are the proud owner of a +10 since I checked a slider on one of your educational blogs.
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 48 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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geeze, i just gave him +1 in this forum... now i feel like the one who gave the smaller gift..... sheesh....
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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Satan, I was going to do the same for you but I had already rated your blogs... Sorry (it won't let you rate the same post again)

My ESP from LSD told me you would feel slighted :)
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 40 minutes ago
Member: SATAN
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hmmm, not quite sure what you mean by your esp from LSD.... do you mean you have extra sensory perception from dropping acid? cuz that would ROCK!!!
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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I've never really done LSD or do I have ESP but don't tell anyone... ( I wont be cool any more )
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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ooo you guys are too kind! hehehe Not that plummeting webcred's gonna ruin my day or anything, it'd just be nice if whomever was doing it would come right out and say "hey, yer a dick" and then we could get right to a flame war and solve the issue like the immature troglodytes that we are...lol
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Reply:691 days 20 hours 27 minutes ago
Member: JTC
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Yea. You gotta just take it. I mean, you could be getting neg'd by someone who has never even posted. Just a troll or a lurk.
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