Vive La revolution!

[Mark Halliday]

Originally Posted by ribnwheels

just kept it quiet?

Likewise with your occupation

If you want your diesel to screem, wait till the turbo oil seals let go. (And may it never happen)

Just off to change my profile.

[robin]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

Robin
Would I do at 1.20 posts/day?

Nah, Mark what I meant was has anyone that actually uses this forum on a regular basis (ok 1.2 posts per day will do, mine isn't even above decimal place yet!) got a red cred blob as opposed to bland blue blob or great green blob.
There is only one that I know of and wondered if there were more.

[Colin F]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

Likewise with your occupation

If you want your diesel to screem, wait till the turbo oil seals let go. (And may it never happen)

Just off to change my profile.

off to chance my profile too.... still someone had to give me a job

don't fancy hearing the seals give up.......sounds expensive!!!!!!!!!!
I'll just squeal myself....much cheaper

I'll give you another red blob for your quality reply
if jk's system will allow it

best wishes

colin

ps missus jackeen....glad you liked it took months to decide, now got to wait for the boat to be built

[Mark Halliday]

Robin

Give it time, "that person" will soon spot this thread and is bound to comment (with photos and extra smilies).

Colin. It is expensive. The engine starts burning its sump oil, the revs build and build and band build and then........... BANG.

[The Jackeens]

Originally Posted by ribnwheels

ps missus jackeen....glad you liked it took months to decide, now got to wait for the boat to be built

We'll try and stay on the right side of her for luck

Look forward to the pictures when she arrives.

Missus

[robin]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

Robin

Give it time, "that person" will soon spot this thread and is bound to comment (with photos and extra smilies).

Exactly

[Colin F]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

Colin. It is expensive. The engine starts burning its sump oil, the revs build and build and band build and then........... BANG.

a peugeot 306 Dturbo i had did that, then it threw all the sump oil out the exhaust and onto the rear windscreen. peugeot replaced the engine and turbo eventually, then i sold it!

Originally Posted by The Jackeens

We'll try and stay on the right side of her for luck

Look forward to the pictures when she arrives.

Missus

I'll take my blarney stone out with me, keep her happy. will take plenty of pics when she arrives

[The Jackeens]

Originally Posted by ribnwheels

I'll take my blarney stone out with me, keep her happy. will take plenty of pics when she arrives

Excellent Plan

Missus

[Mark Halliday]

I started with 20 cred points and now have 18 (Thanks ribnwheels) but it seems my credibility is even for this thread.

Regards
Confused of Nutbourne

[Colin F]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

I started with 20 cred points and now have 18 (Thanks ribnwheels) but it seems my credibility is even for this thread.

Regards
Confused of Nutbourne

it only let me red blob you once, credibilty is + or - for each post, depends which one they decide to blob you off.........oooo eeerrr mrs!

I'll be your campaign manager...

Vote Mark H for RED BLOB KING

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Jono

Please can we get rid of the stupid things, Mr J.K ? . . . I say "scrap the little feckas now!"

So you don't like them then?

The whole thing seems like a very simple concept to me. If you find a post useful or informative, give it some points. If a post is patently useless, ill informed or dangerous, give it some negative points.

Originally Posted by Jono

I mean, for feck’s sake, I’ve got three of ‘em and I know this side, just, of feck’ all! At least I know that I know not and so generally won’t give any serious advice on boating matters!

It's not a quantitive measure of how much someone knows, it's an indication of how useful their posts are. Someone who knows a little but posts good advice should end up with a higher score than someone who may have a wealth of knowledge but whose posts are unhelpful.

This is obviously skewed by people giving out positive scores as "hugs" rather than basing them on how useful their posts are, and there does seem to be an inevitable correlation between the number of posts made and a person's credibility score (if you don't post, you can't get points; if you post a lot you will probably pick up points over time; on balance people give more positive points than negative, so if you post enough you will probably get a high rating).

The whole system is still on trial and I'll be deciding whether or not to keep it in a few weeks time. I still think that in most cases it is actually working quite well.

John

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by Jono

Ok.. Now I’ve got three of these Green Blobby things, I feel that I can start the following campaign without people accusing me of blob jealousy….

Please can we get rid of the stupid things, Mr J.K ?

All they seem to do is encourage petty minded behaviour from the “less than mature” element here on this site. They aren’t exactly a true reflection on people’s knowledge are they?
I say "scrap the little feckas now!"....

Jono

Well said Jono. I pretty well opted out of the system a while back and I can honestly say that, until Kathleen mentioned it a few posts back, I didn't even know that a post could be checked. So, I've done a little personal survey. It seems that useful posts are even or negative, asking questions gets positive ( ) and saying thankyou gets negative ( ). Cool. What a useful addition they are.

[MarkWildey]

Personally I find it hilarious that I have three of these things. Never realised I talked with such sagacity

I’m with Rouge Wave on the effect it has had on me. I have taken to wearing my shirt with a couple more buttons undone and a slightly larger medallion.

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by MarkWildey

I’m with Rouge Wave on the effect it has had on me. I have taken to wearing my shirt with a couple more buttons undone and a slightly larger medallion.

me too unfortunately the undone buttons on my shirt are usually around the gut

I've just dissed the boss

[MeMe]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

It's not a quantitive measure of how much someone knows, it's an indication of how useful their posts are.The whole system is still on trial and I'll be deciding whether or not to keep it in a few weeks time. I still think that in most cases it is actually working quite well.John

........both right. For me the blobby things are a little like the hand gestures one uses in the car. For example, if the nice chap in the Volvo pulls in to let you by one has a tendancy to gesture ones appreciation with a wave. Unfortunately we don't have time to stop and chat, shake his hand etc. Likewise if a tosser in a white van cuts you up one sometimes gestures ones appreciation for such stupidity with either a clenched fist moving vertically at speed, the two fingerd victory salute or just, in my case at least, a little wave and a laugh. Whichever the case these gestures are just a quick way of demonstrating ones feelings at that particular moment in time. For me the greenies are the same, a quick off the cuff response to a stupid remark or a positive one. After all it's better than posting abuse or in the example of the car, punching someones lights out 5 times a day.

[Jono]

Originally Posted by MeMe

. After all it's better than .... punching someones lights out 5 times a day.

Speak for yourself....

[DM]

Originally Posted by Jono

I feel that I can start the following campaign

Typical!!! Been here five minutes and wants to change the decor already.

Here. Have a red.

DM

[Jono]

..and another thing? We want MORE smilies... That DM.. he's just a miserable old fecka...

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by MarkWildey

sagacity

SAGA city -is that Eastbourne?

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by jwalker

I can honestly say that, until Kathleen mentioned it a few posts back, I didn't even know that a post could be checked.

Nor did I! I thought that I had removed all the bits that people could spend time upsetting themselves with . . .

John