Vive La revolution!

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 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! Engineering yes, any aspect of QA you want yes, basic common sense things yes but boating? Nope, not me. I’ll leave that to the likes of the other Jono and the myriad of other seasoned Ribsters on here.

There are people on here who, quite frankly, talk garbage and some of it quite dangerous
.
I am confident that most people who log on here can spot the idiot from the knowledgeable fairly quickly and learn to ignore the advice from the unreliable. However, what if a poor “newcomer” can’t differentiate and takes some of the , less than sound, advice that is put forward by people with plenty of “Green Blobs” ? At best they may just be put off a little, at worst they could end up in serious trouble. Then what? I know that we should all, ultimately, be responsible for our own actions, but……..

So do YOU think the greenies are are a good idea still? A harmless bit of fun or an incident waiting to happen?

I say "scrap the little feckas now!"

Jono :D

Personally,

I take absolutely no notice of the blobs myself.

Good for you Jono - my blobs seem to go up and down like a YO-YO - personally I have never bothered with them - people seem quick enough to post derogatory remarks about me and to knock points off my credibility - just as well I don't do the same when they make stupid comments!!!

Green blobs, what green blobs?


Oh, those green blobs, what do they do then?


Nasher.

There are people on here who, quite frankly, talk garbage and some of it quite dangerous
MeMe, I think it's time we left..... ;) TAXI!

Jono you're a great man for the speeches. I'd listen to you in Hyde Park any day. (Only Jokin :D )


Missus (I'm with you on the techie advice bit :D)

Are there any frequent users of Ribnet with a red blob at all?

I originally didn't like the blobs, but since having three I have found that my libido has increased, Also I find good looking women slipping me there phone numbers as the word spreads that I have three blobs, my car does 20 mph more and 6 mpg less and I've lost 10 stone.


ah what a lovely dream but I am awake now yeah get rid of em.

Codprawn i only dissed you cost you were full of crap at the time and your advice was iffy!

Can I have some red blobs please

Are there any frequent users of Ribnet with a red blob at all?
Robin
Would I do at 1.20 posts/day?
I seem to have gone back down to 1 greenie, so if you all hit me with a red we can see what happens.

Now, where did I leave my wheel, this little Guiniea Pigs need its excercise.

P.S. How do you find out where your hits are comming from? I would like to know if the reds came from this thread or the other cr@p I post.

Stu...that was very funny :D :D

Mark if you click on your rep mark (on the left with the tick/ cross) you will see your own points and whether you had positive or neg or 'even' rep. on that particular post.

I think it would be great to see who dishes em out also :D
Dislike hidden stuff :D

Missus :D

Rogue
You beat me to it.
A red is wing its way to you now, please send one back.
Can I say in support of my cause that 1 blob must be easier to kill than 3.

VOTE - MARK HALLIDAY

Thanks K

I'm sure it used to tell you (when they were still a novelty, and I accidently found them) which post earned which blobs.

See yer Tuesday night.

Rogue
You beat me to it.
A red is wing its way to you now, please send one back.
Can I say in support of my cause that 1 blob must be easier to kill than 3.

VOTE - MARK HALLIDAY



I'll give you a red blob, just for being a former yachtie!!!!! ;) :hi:

I'll give you a red blob, just for being a former yachtie!!!!! ;) :hi:
TVM
Should I have kept it up then?:lastword:

Also..............................


this is the first time i've had any sort of credibilty...

i don't know if i can handle it :p

Thanks K

I'm sure it used to tell you (when they were still a novelty, and I accidently found them) which post earned which blobs.

See yer Tuesday night. Well twas getting a bit OTT with some of us checking and complaining about being red blobbed for our reasonable and well thought out contributions :D :D

So nowadays it's less competitive....

Don't do reds meself.

Positive reinforcement. Yer only man. (Oirish Expression, sorry. Means 'the only way to go')

Missus

Tuesday ???? The Church is on MONDAY Mark!!!!

TVM
Should I have kept it up then?:lastword:

:] just kept it quiet? :p

Hey just noticed your boatname ribnwheels...

Your choice?

:] Missus

Hey just noticed your boatname ribnwheels...

Your choice?

:] Missus

yeah, struggled for ages....hoping to get the diesel engine screeming like a .......

do you not approve/like it? the last one was called wet dreams, then the shame of having to tell people when booking it in to a marina creapt upon me........not again

no shame at all :D :D Good oul paddy word.


It's an Irish Fairy. Literally lady fairy.

(Banned on Boatmad tho' :D :D )

She has a morbid scream :D

Missus

:] just kept it quiet? :p
Likewise with your occupation :p :)

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
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.

Likewise with your occupation :p :)

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.... :V still someone had to give me a job :V

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

I'll give you another red blob for your quality reply :hi: :hi:
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 :sick:

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.:sick:

ps missus jackeen....glad you liked it took months to decide, now got to wait for the boat to be built :sick:
We'll try and stay on the right side of her for luck :D

Look forward to the pictures when she arrives.

Missus

Robin

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



:hi: :eek: :] :sick:
Exactly

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


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!

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

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 :D

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

Missus

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

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 ;)

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? :eh:

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.

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

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 :D

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 ( :eh: ) and saying thankyou gets negative ( :eh: ). Cool. What a useful addition they are.

:D

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.

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 :cool:

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.

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

Speak for yourself.... :D :D :D

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

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

sagacity SAGA city -is that Eastbourne? ;)

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

I'll be your campaign manager...

Vote Mark H for RED BLOB KING ;)
S' goin well. Down to 16 points now. Keep up the good work.
By the way this is an unpaid job.

Nor did I! I thought that I had removed ... . .



It's reassuring that that sort of thing happens to you too. :)

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 what it means is you only know that sort of thing if you try to vote for yourself aaahhh!

You'll get shot for that! I've obviously upset a child since my count is decreasing quickly...even for the nice posts. I've no doubt there'll be more gone after this one, too!

:D

yes you,re right I woz...

Yeh, me too. :D Someone is being really silly. I suppose this person is just proving what we're saying. This system is flawed.

Perhaps we can have another "star rating", Mr JK? How about a special one?
The " I talk out of my arse" award for those people who just can't help themselves..... :D

Perhaps we can have another "star rating", Mr JK? How about a special one?
The " I talk out of my arse" award for those people who just can't help themselves..... :D

Too much competition :)

Too much competition :)

Yeah, you might just be right there. :)

or how about.... "I can't remember what the feck I posted last" about any particular topic?

Now that would be a good one...

Too much information:(

The " I talk out of my arse" award for those people who just can't help themselves..... :D


Tell us about cranes, Jono.

DM

Tell us about cranes, Jono.

DM

Cranes? They're generally big, tall things that lift big, heavy things.....

How about THIS AN EXPERT :p got plenty of those here =)=)=)

What on Earth are you babbling on about Manos? :eh: I appreciate that English isn't your first tongue (but far better than my Greek!), but give us a clue....

Jono you three green blobs, you are an 'EXPERT' figure it out ;)

Oops, I see I'm down another for that last post. One a day. Looks like someone's allocation. :)

How come I now have 37 bonus points and 2 green blobs all of a sudden? I must be talking sense somwhere else, which is highly unlikely.

I said RED not GREEN votes please.

Manos, perhaps I am getting yours.:)

Just off to sack that campaign manager, now, who was it again?

P.S. Looking forward to meeting JK near Calshot tomorrow. (lick, lick.)

Jono you three green blobs, you are an 'EXPERT' figure it out ;)


..deleted in the interests of "entente cordiale"... :D

aaah Feck' it! Manos, I apologise. I am taking this forum toooo seriously, and I understand that it should really be, just a bit of fun. Please accept my apology. If you promise not to call me an "expert" ( I hate "experts"- put two in a room and see what happens).. then, I promise not to have a go at you...Deal? :)

You said it not me Jono ;) .............

Me points are back up! Thank you, whoever you are, for dealing with the enemy. :hi:

Oooo, now I'm getting excited.

:D

So they should be for a RIBnet senator and gentleman JW.


Missus

Well thankyou, me Dear.

:)

:)

Missus

I see I'm down another for that last post.

I don't see why you're so worried about a few coloured blobs. My preferred method would be a bit more radical. Something like birching or having your finger nails pulled out with pliers. People might think twice about posting then but there'd probably be a few who couldn't pick their noses anymore.

DM

PS. My 'o's are mended now. Jam on the keyboard was the culprit.

My preferred method would be a bit more radical. Something like birching or having your finger nails pulled out with pliers.
Just imagine...DM turning up in an emergency to give first aid :D :D Wearing his 'Cruellest Paramedic of The Month Award' :D

Probably better left for dead :D

Us

I don't see why you're so worried about a few coloured blobs.
As a teacher is a MUST to keep up appearances =)=)=
Said it before a holy robe does not make holy priest, but a holy priest makes a robe holy ;)

As a teacher is a MUST to keep up appearances =)=)=
Said it before a holy robe does not make holy priest, but a holy priest makes a robe holy ;)

You're out of date, Manos. Retirement is cool.

:cool: :hi: :cool:


edit: I see I'm down 3 today. Strange place this. :D

edit, edit: Wot a lot of folk online. Is it an english holiday?

I swapped a day to tidy up after the Invasion JW

Wish I was retired too

Missus

I thought that I had removed all the bits that people could spend time upsetting themselves with . . .

John You almost have now :D :D :D

Us

You're out of date, Manos. Retirement is cool. :cool: :hi: :cool: Aren't you a lucky man ;) I am looking forward to that day my self. :hi:

You almost have now :D :D :D

Us
Nice one ............

You have more reputation points than some people, and less than others! Have a nice day!

I will.
Campaign over :lastword:

I will.
Campaign over :lastword:

hi mark,

sorry re: campaign..............you must be too popular for your own good!!!!
Could do badly even by trying. :cool:

Still think the blobs serve no real purpose, people should judge each post by its own merits. People may give good and bad advice, it doesn't mean all the advice they give is good or all bad. :V

colin

Still think the blobs serve no real purpose, people should judge each post by its own merits. People may give good and bad advice, it doesn't mean all the advice they give is good or all bad. :V

colin
Well said colin.

Agree with that.

missus :)

Colin

You are right. I shall carry on letting people remind me I am talkin cobblers most of the time. Thanks for your efforts.

Still think the blobs serve no real purpose, people should judge each post by its own merits. People may give good and bad advice, it doesn't mean all the advice they give is good or all bad.

Agreed.

You have more reputation points than some people, and less than others! Have a nice day!

I like yer sense of humour, JK.

:)

See we all had to look :D

it made me laugh too :D

K

It has been brought to our attention that some sad fekker out there has been stabbing away at us thereby reducing our number of blobs to two.

Very dark and secretive this business :D :D

Not healthy at all at all :D :D

Go on get a life....go on go on :D :D


missus

Feck! If I'd been bright enough, I'd have done it.. then I could say to you "look at what happens with these Green Blobs.. join my campaign to oust the little feckas!"... but I'm not and I didn't and so I can't claim responsibility...... :D

Nah. You're too big a guy.

missus :D

..some sad fekker out there has been stabbing away at us ..
Very dark and secretive this business :D :D


I'm sure JK will be able to analyze the statistics and tell them off. :)

I'm sure JK will be able to analyze the statistics and tell them off. :) :D :D JW :hi:

That sounds like loadsa fun :D

The secrecy element's a bit freaky tho'

missus

I think it would be great to see who dishes em out also :D
Dislike hidden stuff :D

Missus :D

evidence that I didn't like the blobs even when we had 3:D

So I'm officially joining Jono's campaign now (even if Mark H has chickened out since he found out JK is a big lad :D)

Death to Blobs :D :D

Have to be good at work and that's enuff.

missus

I'm sure JK will be able to analyze the statistics and tell them off. :) It's not up to me how people choose to distribute points! The settings are such that it's not easy for any one person to drastically affect someone's reputuation. If they were really determined they probably could, but I think that most people have probably got better things to do!

Anyone who posts saying that they dislike the reputation system more than two or three times is likely to start getting negative scores from me though :D

John

Anyone who posts saying that they dislike the reputation system more than two or three times is likely to start getting negative scores from me though :D

John Ah you're the best JK :D

missus

Anyone who posts saying that they dislike the reputation system more than two or three times is likely to start getting negative scores from me though ..


Aha, so it's you!

:hi:

nah.

He's too much of a gent.

missus

(even if Mark H has chickened out since he found out JK is a big lad :D)

missus
Oi........... I didn't chicken out. I just started being more popular by trying to be unpopular. So now I am trying to be popular so I can become more unpopular.
I hope that is Oirish enough for you. :D

I also have a cunning plan. ;)

Love and kisses......

Ah don't keep stuff to yerself like that.

What's the plan?


:D :D missus

I also have a cunning plan. ;)

Love and kisses......


steady on baldrick!!!!!! :D

Ah don't keep stuff to yerself like that.

What's the plan?


:D :D missus
Wait and see.

I dislike the reputation system more than two or three times

I really dislike the reputation system more than two or three times

I dislike the reputation system more than two or three times .honestly

I still dislike the reputation system more than two or three times

Nice one Rogue. More cunning than a very cunning thing, or even me.

How long can you keep it up?

:D


I chickened out the third time.

But I definitely said it a few times when the thing started, It's too much like school.

:D :D :D

missus

Nice one Rogue. More cunning than a very cunning thing, or even me.

How long can you keep it up?


well when I was younger and only had one thing on my mind ! :D

Not many people now this but Baldrick buggered up my boat. we were supplying the ribs to the Time team for a shoot in Hamble and Baldrick drove 'Wake up Call' into the pontoon rather harshly and scratched up my toobs. However as they were simply the nicest people we had worked with to date we weren't very upset

well when I was younger and only had one thing on my mind ! :D

Not many people now this but Baldrick buggered up my boat.
Sounds more like an episode of Blackadder :D :D

missus