Steve I bring it up because I can.
It's a stupid little doodad function which everyone seems to unnanimously agree on.
It serves no real function, but it's plain management isn't getting rid of it.
Whether I am interested in the rep or not is not relevant.
I DO think it's funny that I have as much rep as I do.
I said I was going to post the comments, but then I realise, I just don't really give a f**k.
The whole rep discussion was old months ago. About 5 minutes after I think it was introduced actually. I can't think of a single element on a single forum anywhere which serves less purpose than this rep function.
But when you consider what else there is to discuss around here some days, you takes what you gets eh.
In some ways, it's more enjoyable than the pathetic fauning over a board game company. It's more enjoyable than discussing sensitive topics related to gaming that make the site look bad in the eyes of paying advertisers.
And eventually a person gets tired of thinly disguised I hate muslims based threads that spring up in almost every section of a forum that engages in military topic matter.
So, here we are, discussing these dumb green blocks.
Because to some extent, I don't really think I care if Sony makes another Betamax wannabe technology.
I love my computer wargames that I have, but they can't provide a daily, constant, never ending source of discussion material.
What's your favourite wargame, mode of wargame, wargame company, wargaming period, wargaming platform. These areas of discussion rarely change.
I like ASL and Steel Panthers more than just about any wargame. Unlikely going to change. Doesn't make for much in the way of gossip.
Forums are just a place to gossip after all.
Right now, the most amusing gossip (to me) is this forum feature.
Yesterday, for laughs, I gave Dorosh some negative rep. I had no reason to give him negative rep. His post said nothing deserving negative rep. And I said I only had done it, to offset some of my constant positive rep, just for the hell of it.
My only motivation was Michael Dorosh is an over bearing pompus Battlefront elitist swine. He's a pain in the ass (which is putting it mildly), and seeing as the effect of rep here is based on post count total, and amount of rep blocks one has (apparently), I thought it funny, that I could respond to his glee of getting some rep, by posting negative rep, and likely taking more from him, than he gained from the post he was so over joyed with.
Petty, juvenile, pointless, and stupid. So what, describes his behaviour at Battlefront too. If he doesn't like THIS Canadian here at SZO, he can go back to where he's considered "special".
This kinda crap is why some forums are really a crock at their core.
Do people HAVE to come? No
