The Eleventh Reason
The Eleventh Reason
Wondering what the first ten are? I had covered the reasons people vote for articles in my post The voting Mystery. Read the post here
http://www.xomba.com/the_voting_mystery
Today morning i went to 'my xomblurbs' and saw a slew of 1's. However, the + sign was grey. I was wondering how all the blurbs had got a 1. It had never happened to me earlier that all my blurbs had been appreciated by someone other than me. Then reason dawned upon me. It is the Great User Points Race. Instead of writing bytes and blurbs ( Which would take at least two minutes each after researching) to take a lead or catch up with someone in the race, just open someone's xomblurb page and splash it with mouse clicks over the + marks. There, you have 10 points in less than 20 seconds. Do it for 10 people, you have a 100 points in your kitty in about 4 minutes. If you don't like giving +1's to strangers open your buddy posts and shower them with your goodness ( I hope this is not true. I don't want my buddies to vote for me without reading the post).
If one is still not happy and wants more he/she can always write comments. Comments garner two points. Some of our friends have realized that also. So we have a bevy of one / two word comments. "Nice post, interesting, great job, huh!, LOL etc. The best comment is "+1". Gets you three points.
Fame and fortune are addictive. Sometimes I wonder how little it would take for people to throw out decency, honesty and fairness. Remember this, you are definitely encouraging the writer by giving a vote and a comment, but only if it is deserving and meaningful. Do it without reason and for your own cause and very soon the original purpose will be lost. People will stop feeling excited on seeing a vote and not bother to read comments. We don't want that, do we?
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It's good to point this out taprial
and I almost wrote a xombyte earlier today about "Why You Want Bigpink to Comment on Your Post" because if you've ever been fortunate to have him comment on your postings, you'll know that he goes to extra efforts to compose a thoughtful comment that is longer than most xombytes. I'm not saying bigger is better, but it's nice to have well constructed feedback on your/my work. If it's crap, please tell me as I would tell you! (That's a lie, I would never call someone's work crap!) Good job bringing this to the forefront but now I'm in a dilemma....do I vote for it??? :)
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Voting
I only vote for stuff that I actually like, for a couple of reasons: some things get only 1 vote or no votes. so voting indiscriminately makes it harder for the better stuff to stand out. Secondly, the User Points total is for bragging rights only (at this point, anyway), so it's not as if anyone is going to get money or fame or a date with the purple alien for finishing near the top. Racking up much points doesn't count for much, even though it can be fun to see one's name up there.
Hey, what the hell is that +1 sign anyway?
So...
...How DOES one get a date with the purple alien, then?
See, there's this big dance coming up soon...
A date with the purple alien
I'd suggest a few steps:
1] Hack into Xomba's computer to find out the name of the alien (it's supposed to be announced soon)
2] While you're in the Xomba system, find out what sex (if any) the alien is (if this kind of thing is important to you)
3] Ask nicely for a date, making sure that all your sentences are, like that set of Taprial's posts, made up of quotes & quips from various xombies. This mastery of Xomba content will dazzle the alien and make your offer irresistible!
Sad Truth
I just +1 this article just for that comment Idle. Do you think the alien has a sister?
I've seen the sister...
...Stick to the alien.
DEFINITELY stick to the alien!
Purple Alien II: Sister of the Alien
I don't know about the alien's family or how good-looking the rest of them may be. For all I know the alien itself is a female (although not one I'm attracted to).
Mia seems to have the inside track on which one to choose... maybe she's hacked into that Xomba computer already?
Yep idlewild, I know its name!
And you're all wrong...the alien is male! Just look at his lust-filled eyes, ha ha. And he's holding a map so he doesn't have to worry about not asking for directions!!! Take that!! :)
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Directions
Well, I never said the alien was male OR female, just that it was unclear from its various pictures (speaking of which, I have no desire to see its little extraterrestrial gonads!)
I always thought it was a newspaper or something he/she is holding, but I guess a map makes more sense.
Male?
A male never carries a map. How else will he get the opportunity to not ask for directions even when he is lost. A female (of any species)on the other hand learns from her partners mistakes and is always ready with the question , "Are you lost?" or a more certain conclusion, "I think you are lost."
The way this conversation has been so brilliantly steered away from the actual point makes me feel someone's is avoiding the issue.
+1 I like your article
But I like the comments even more!
I am not desperate enough to date a purple alien. :)
As for the directions, I remember getting lost late one evening in my youth. I was in an industrial section of Los Angeles, and I ended up tipping a bum, for directions back to the freeway.
That was the best $5 I have ever given a homeless person. I got right to the freeway and home safely.
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+1... "Reason has been hijacked"
Hurray, I got one point. :-))
Looks like all "Reason" has gone out the window - probably hijacked by the spaceship of the Purple alien!
Let's not forget that he rules the "roost", so to speak, so be very careful of what you say about the "Xomba System"!
You are like my last teacher...
She was a wonderful old lady and pianist, but sometimes I hated her, because she could make X-Ray in your head and know exactly what you're thinking about.
Her name begins with "T" too... Ta(prial).
I think at another reason too: comments...
If you've had comments at the right time (when many people are on Xomba), you have more points and comments too.
teacher, hijacker, Alien
Yes Rawnak, The reason is hijacked or is Hijacker the reason? Or maybe both are the purple alien.
Antonella, thanks for relating me with an old lady, teacher and a pianist, because i am neither:). However it is good that you were also thinking on the same lines and you are right about the timing, but we can't do much about it since we are in a different time zone. But sure i get a few hours in the night and morning to be around when the interesting discussions are going on.
Love the comments...
...love the article too. I've noticed this before that the comments very often take a life of their own, isn't that one of the things that make Xomba so special?
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