Have you complained to them about it? By the way, using logic you cannot tell from the way I vote whether I think a poem I haven't voted on is a five, a four, a three, or anything else. You certainly can't tell I think it's a zero. You can't even tell if I've read it.
Okay, guys, here's a thread to air your views on voting
- Thread starter theognis
- Start date
Have you complained to them about it? By the way, using logic you cannot tell from the way I vote whether I think a poem I haven't voted on is a five, a four, a three, or anything else. You certainly can't tell I think it's a zero. You can't even tell if I've read it.
UnderYourSpell
Gerund Whore
- Joined
- May 20, 2007
- Posts
- 15,794
I'm not complaining about how anyone votes I don't give a shit how they vote and neither does the majority on here, it's you that's doing the complaining ............ and if you think a damn poem is a 3/4/5 or whatever why the hell don't you vote it as such instead of being so pigheaded and arguing the hind leg off a donkey ........ sheesh and they say blondes are dumb
I'm not complaining about how anybody votes, except for the asshole or assholes who gave me ones, and if somebody thinks I don't have the right to complain about that, it's just too fucking bad.
UnderYourSpell
Gerund Whore
- Joined
- May 20, 2007
- Posts
- 15,794
can I complain about you giving zeros on mine? (always supposing you've read them 
) tut shame on you
) tut shame on you can I complain about you giving zeros on mine? (always supposing you've read them
You don't know that I did.
UnderYourSpell
Gerund Whore
- Joined
- May 20, 2007
- Posts
- 15,794
you must excuse me I'm off to watch some paint dry
Enjoy.
Angeline
Poet Chick
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
- Posts
- 27,158
This is a five.
Ain't it cool?
It's pretty, it knows
style, how to dance
draw you reconciled
to its whim.
It might glance
at four which tried too
hard but didn't score
or seedy three that barely
gets a peek, it's wee and rarely
has a chance but knows
enough to stay away
from wild two, all under
foot and yapping,
crapping on the carpet.
And then there's old Tom
obedlam one confused
believing that like Icarus
it's headed for the Sun
but only singes
in the plunge.
Ain't it cool?
It's pretty, it knows
style, how to dance
draw you reconciled
to its whim.
It might glance
at four which tried too
hard but didn't score
or seedy three that barely
gets a peek, it's wee and rarely
has a chance but knows
enough to stay away
from wild two, all under
foot and yapping,
crapping on the carpet.
And then there's old Tom
obedlam one confused
believing that like Icarus
it's headed for the Sun
but only singes
in the plunge.
CharleyH
Curioser and curiouser
- Joined
- May 7, 2003
- Posts
- 16,771
Agreed.People do have a right to give a one if they want and say what they want. We all expose ourselves to that whenever we post a poem here.
I presume everyone agrees people also have the right to voice their opinion of those who exercise their right to make nasty comments and drop one-bombs.
EroticOrogeny
Upthrust
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2009
- Posts
- 2,266
should we take a cue from Olympic figure skating and go from a point (6.0 there) to our own ISU?
Actually, starting from a perfect score and deducting tenths wouldn't be that bad an idea, if it were possible. But most people seem happy with the present system, so I'm sure it will remain.
Angeline
Poet Chick
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
- Posts
- 27,158
I believe you are missing the point and in a big way. Most people here are not "happy" with the present system nor do any of us, including moderators, have any ability to change it. I've been around lurking since 2000 and I joined the forum in 2002. During this time I've seen this discussion come up at least every few months. Sometimes it gets the whole forum bent out of shape.
People have written to the powers that be here and stated that they don't like the system, they've asked for changes, they've proposed alternate ways to do it. It hasn't changed yet. There have been a few tweaks here and there but 1-5 voting has never changed.
Given that I ignore it and focus on comments. I don't think people should be "nasty" or "mean" and I don't think I am: very rarely do I lose my cool here because it's not worth it. Not that the people or the poems aren't worth it, but that my time is more important and I'd rather do something constructive. Arguing about a system that hasn't changed in the eleven years I've been here is not constructive for me. There is nothing personal or insulting intended in this: it is simply my experience and opinion.
And I do prefer it when personal differences are dealt with via pm or email because that keeps the forum comfortable for everyone. Most people here simply want to read and work on their poems.
As I've stated previously, I did attempt to deal with this privately, but got no satisfaction.
butters
High on a Hill
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2009
- Posts
- 83,651
i think we all have to learn to accept that there are some people we are likely to bump up against; people who behave in ways we don't like and in a manner we wouldn't consider copying; that in any society this is a fact and it's how we respond that matters in the long run.
now, okay, people... while we're about it - i often reply to comments on my stuff by leaving another comment. is this considered bad form at all, since that shows as another public comment? sometimes i reply there and think 'whoops, i should have posted that in the KtRTC thread'. not that i'm likely to change, since replying there feels more a direct response to a question asked ...
now, okay, people... while we're about it - i often reply to comments on my stuff by leaving another comment. is this considered bad form at all, since that shows as another public comment? sometimes i reply there and think 'whoops, i should have posted that in the KtRTC thread'. not that i'm likely to change, since replying there feels more a direct response to a question asked ...
I agree with your sentiments in your first paragraph, and I have not dropped any one-bombs in return, so at least I'm not guilty of stooping to that.
I see no reason you shouldn't leave comments as you do.
butters
High on a Hill
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2009
- Posts
- 83,651
me either, but others might so i'm asking anyway
to be fair, it's not something i'd lose any sleep over - and right now i am very sleepy, very cosy, with a glass of sherry and thinking i really should try and write that elusive poem.... of course, i'm far more likely to hop into bed and watch tv then drop off.
me either, but others might so i'm asking anyway
to be fair, it's not something i'd lose any sleep over - and right now i am very sleepy, very cosy, with a glass of sherry and thinking i really should try and write that elusive poem.... of course, i'm far more likely to hop into bed and watch tv then drop off.
Hmmm, it does sound cosy, whichever you choose. Have a good night.
Senna Jawa
Literotica Guru
- Joined
- May 13, 2002
- Posts
- 3,272
You have your right to show yourself a dumbbell, and you have plenty succeeded in exercising it. You can change your nickname all you want, it makes no difference
twelveoone
ground zero
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2004
- Posts
- 5,882
I always thought of you as having perfect form.
butters
High on a Hill
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2009
- Posts
- 83,651
You have your right to show yourself a dumbbell, and you have plenty succeeded in exercising it. You can change your nickname all you want, it makes no difference
What the hell are you talking about now? What nickname?
twelveoone
ground zero
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2004
- Posts
- 5,882
So what do you think it deserves, and why was the question?
Obviously someone thought it was worth a one.
And who is the commenter who I never seen before?
butters
High on a Hill
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2009
- Posts
- 83,651
oh, you deserve a cookie for that bit of flattery
btw - dya like my av? it's the bum end of a sea sluggy thingy. i customised it. :god, i'm so talented:
Similar threads
