IIIII Like It! :) Particularly because I have a lame point total. Query: Would ALL comments be voted plus or minus, or just some selectively crappy/not-crappy-enough comments? And Oooh! Oooh! Did I get a first post? Wheeee! :)

Most comments will be voted neither plus or minus. Only the truly deserving on either end of the spectrum.

Dave, "loosely defined"? Do we need to take an Imodium and come back here?

(Okay, I'm posting this deliberately to see who will give it a "lame" rating!)

Well, the system works! I found an exceptionally entertaining comment today, voted for it as great, and the user immediately got 1 point. That meant that one other moderator had voted for it. I also found two other commments that I liked, but I must have been the first to award them because the user did not gain a point.

I certainly agree that most comments fall into the 'average' category and will be left alone. I have decided to be very careful with the 'lame comment' category, however. I'll try to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Dumpster: your comment is not lame. It's funny. Anyone that makes me smile or laugh is okay in my book anytime.

Oh man! If only you'd go a step further and divide points into 1/3's, my hope of having 33 1/3 points could be fulfilled. Since we make a lot of points about turds on here, a turd of a point seems appropriate! And if I make a lame comment about shi!!ing on the formica next to the sink and lose points for it, would that be a "counter" point?

TT&T, you just have to make three times as many comments as other people!

TBW--I agree that overuse of the "lame" tag might eventually lead to some complexes and require therapy that is not covered in the HMO package. Some of us have delicate sensibilities (~snort of laughter~) :)

I would like to say that I approve of the new Comment Gestapoo. They are key in the battle against the turd terrorists. GOD BLESS OUR POOPS!

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SamDamnit!
President in Exile
of Poopreportia
http://www.myspace.com/saintcarnivean

My only question is what happens with the points going to anonymous coward and the other non registurds?

Bunga, I just asked that question over on the forums. I think we need to know, to save ourselves a lot of work. Especially, what happens in the (unlikely) event that you mark it good and I mark it bad, or vice versa? What appears on the page?

And what are we getting paid for this, anyway?

Comments from unregistered users can be acknowledged for being great or awful. The label will appear. Since they're not registered, though, nothing will happen with points.

"What happens in the (unlikely) event that you mark it good and I mark it bad, or vice versa?"

Those votes cancel each other out.

"And what are we getting paid for this, anyway?"

Don't make me moderate your ass!

GGG writes that "overuse of the "lame" tag might eventually lead to some complexes and require therapy that is not covered in the HMO package. Some of us have delicate sensibilities."

This is an imPOOrtant point. As a sometime professor of Constitutional Law, I am aware of the "chilling" effect that even potential censorship has on speech. Not speaking for Pope Dave, but I don't think the purpose of quality moderation is to say, "I don't agree with your post," "your post is not funny to me," "I don't understand your post," or even, "your &*^%ing post is offensive to me!"

Rather, I hope we are trying to apply a "contemPOOrary community standard." Is this post representative of the sort of thing that PR stands for? Does it compliment or contradict our mission in some significant way? Or is its primary purpose to advance an agenda unrelated to the movement of the bowels?

It is sort of like the U.S. Supreme Court's best definition of pornography (in the words of the late Justice Potter Stewart): "I know it when I see it."

Damn: "Potter Stewart." With a name like that, if there were ever a Supreme Court of Poopreportia, he would HAVE to be the Chief!

Dumpster's comment above earned a "great comment" from me. We will not be bringing comments down just because we don't agree with them or because of a personal vendetta. We will be voting them down if they are retarded or irrelevant to the topic. (Which means I anticipate losing a great deal of points due to the latter.) Many of the comments in that category get deleted as it is, but those that miss our keen eyes or that are too old to be deleted will get the thumbs down.

Bunga: Unregistered users will neither lose nor gain points, of course, because they don't get points, but sometime in the future Dave may implement a functionality that allows users to filter out comments that have been voted as lame, so we don't have to spend our time reading them. So, if you see a lame comment by an unregistered user, you may save someone in the future five seconds of their life spent reading it by giving five seconds of yours to rate it as lame.

Shit....I hope I dont lose too many points.
Oh well...I'll still have fun here

Question??
Is there going to be a way to track the latest lame comments? Who was too drunk to be thinking and typing the night before? (like me)
Maybe a lame of the month?

Asphincter says WHAT...(!)

AB2K writes, "We will be voting them down if they are retarded or irrelevant to the topic. (Which means I anticipate losing a great deal of points due to the latter.)"

I want to understand what you are saying about comments that are off-topic. I don't think you really mean to say that all off-topic posts will be downgraded, because I know you've always been a stauch defender of letting the threads go where they may. We all know that's sometimes how you end up with the best/funniest stuff.

I'm thinking about the recent post "Not Without My Baby" (I'm not taking time to link it) where everybody got so wound up over the poor woman giving her 6-month-old a McDonald's french fry, which had nothing to do with the main subject of what she did with the baby while she made a crisis crap at Target. Certainly, it was off-thread, but it was entertaining as hell in its own way!

Don't you really mean we should diss things that are either completly off-site (fetishism, etc,; in the unlikely event it gets past the mods); or like some totally stupid, irrelevant, Trashcanman-type comment; or spam, like

***POST TERMINATED BY PR MODERATOR***

Well, Dumpster, off-topic is one of the criteria for suckiness in the drop-down boxes, so I imagine at least one of my posts will get the designation. However, I do enjoy letting the threads go where they may, and don't intend to change that. I don't think that veering slightly off the original topic should be penalized, however sometimes people take it too far, and I know I do at times also.

I guess this means I need to have my Ritalin prescription refilled?

I like circus peanuts.

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SamDamnit!
President in Exile
of Poopreportia
http://www.myspace.com/saintcarnivean

Sam clearly needs to have HIS Ritalin prescription refilled, too!

"Lame of the month" is a good idea, as is highglighting the best comments of the month. There's no automatic way to do it right now, but maybe some day.

I like this idea. It gives me much to aspire towards. Plus, I'm kinda hoping that at some time in the future I can redeem my points for a 6 ft. stuffed Scooby Doo or amaybe a bunch of those plastic jumping frogs. Ahhhhhh, bliss.

One thing that bothers me about this new system is that it says "you can't post comments" under every single post. It's a bit annoying. Anyway to fix it?

They have this sort of thing set up on another site that I frequent, and they have actually bit them in the ass [pardon the metaphor]

Usually the points are good, but they can quickly backfire if things get out of hand, like n00bs enter the scene or people have too much time on their hands. I really hope that this will just be one of those *ooh, I got a +1 point! yay for my e-ego!* and not turn into pointwars.
0.o

Way cool idea, I like it. yet another Pooooorific idea from the PR admin.

I want to know if I will loose a point because I can't type very well. It's a good thing there are a zillion ways to spell poop, because I usually type badly and it still comes out as some sort of crap!

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Have a Crappy Day!! Poop Shooter!

I would not judge quality by typing, grammar, etc., alone, but in this, as in every other area of life, there is almost always a relationship between the quality of what one has to say and the quality of how it is said. (This observation comes in no small part from having spent 25 years grading exams.) Thus, while a poorly worded or spelled comment might not get marked "lame" only for that reason, it is also that much less likely to be marked "excellent."

I suggest using the "Preview Comment" feature. It is interesting how typos slip by until you are looking at it up there in black and yellow as it will appear on the page.

One thing that bothers me about this new system is that it says "you can't post comments" under every single post. It's a bit annoying. Anyway to fix it?

I didn't know that that was happening. We'll get rid of that today.

I really hope that this will just be one of those *ooh, I got a +1 point! yay for my e-ego!*

I think that mods will punish very quickly any posts like that. And should annoying posts get out of hand, we'll institute a system in which lame posts are automatically hidden.

CrapCrapCrapCrap!! Oh the pressure!! I'm DOOMED!! GAAAAA!! Funny, interesting and/or insightful? How do I do that? We still get a point for mediocure posts, right? Please note the correct spelling of mediocure :-)

BB, we will note it when we see it.

Dumpster - I thought I got it right. I spell checked it Word.

Okay, Dave, one more question: Just as a test, I went and rated your most recent comment above "great." Not that EVERY, SINGLE SYLLABLE written by you isn't great, but who am I to brown-nose?

Anyway, I then went back up to the top and it told me that, as a result of my moderation, "User Dave had lost O points"! (Emphasis added.) Why would the system be concerned with your potentially losing points, when a positive moderation ought to set you up to potentially gain them? (AB2K, please excuse the split infititive.)

Does this matter, or is this just one of those situations where I should shut up and wear beige?

My God, BB--this is one of those situations where Bill Gates is ruining the world, one mistake at a time. You are correct that the spellchecker in Microsoft Word recognizes "mediocure" as a word, but EVERY dictionary you look at spells it "mediocre."

However, google "mediocure" and you will see it all over the Internet. Similarly, Word recognizes "Calvinism" as a term, but not "Wesleyanism," thus showing the Baptist bias of Microsoft.

God, this world is succumbing to mediocurty! And I have to go teach class!

BILL GATES IS THE ANTICHRIST!!! What good is he if he can't help a chick to spell?! Does he not know the ramifications of his crappy spellchecker? No wonder people think I'm a flippin' idiot. I better stop this - I'm probably close to losing points for getting off the topic of losing points.

"Does this matter, or is this just one of those situations where I should shut up and wear beige?"

Yeah, don't worry about it. A quirk of the system.

This site just keeps upping the ante for poop astuteness. I give this new function a big Thumbs Up (but not up anyone's sphincter...)

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PooperGal
"Searching for the Origin of the Feces"

We should have a feature in our personal profiles that allows us to keep track of how many "great" and "lame" comments we have earned. It is easier to keep track of the personal witty/stupidity factor.

I second TSV, if that wouldn't be too hard to do. ('Course, it might make some of us quit!)

BB, I just gave you a "Great Comment" rating for your "BILL GATES IS THE ANTICHRIST" post. Don't worry; nobody's going to flame you over a few typos, and in my view, far from getting off the topic, you are helping to define it. Hang around on PR, my friend; it will up your literary IQ!

I'm sorry. I'm confused. Is the neat little white box with the words "Great Comment" meant for the post it follows, or the poster it appears above?

above

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SamDamnit!
President in Exile
of Poopreportia
http://www.myspace.com/saintcarnivean

...neat little white box??? I don't see a neat little white box. AM I missing something or just not special?

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Have a Crappy Day!! Poop Shooter!

All the good vs evil...
Makes me think of Larry Flynt.
How about sphincter of the month???
Is it good or bad....the PR gods will choose

Asphincter says WHAT...(!)

PS writes, "...neat little white box??? I don't see a neat little white box. AM I missing something or just not special?"

Dave, maybe you should put up a visual of this like you did on the forums so people will understand.

Yay!! You got rid of that annoying "cant post comments" line. My eyes thank you.

Well, that blows my points all to hell seeing as I'm the derailing Queen of Poopeport......I guess it all had to end somehow.
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.....hugging bunnies since 1969

Daphne, if anyone is stupid enough to give you a negative for derailing I think Dave would yank their moderating abilities. I have yet to see a post of yours derailing a thread that hasn't been entertaining...Billy Joel moment here...don't go changing....don't know the rest..I hate Billy Joel.

Daph, you are also a Quality Moderator, so you can read my full post on the forums, but at the risk of being presumptuous (when has that ever stopped Dumpster?), I'm submitting an abridged version of it here, both in affirmation of you, and to let people know how at least one other moderator thinks (and I am only one of several!):

"This is just one Dumpster's POV, but here are

"Things that tempt me to click the "quality" button:

"Poetry (if it is good), or a good paraphrase of a classic quote (such as the parody of Psalm 23 that is getting Bunga all the brownie points).
Keen insights into the philosophy of poop, or of PR (sorry, Dave, that I don't feel I can reward ALL your posts; just most of them.)
A comment that adds a new layer or dimension to the original story or thread, or a funny sub-story [That's YOU, daph!].
Extra-funny, spit-through-your-nose comebacks.
A tasteful or humorous putdown of a lamer/flamer.
Comments that brown-nose Dumpster (just kidding!!)

"Things that make me reach for the "lame" button:

"Spam-type posts; people just posting to gain points (not that I have ever done that, O no!!).
Self-laudatory comments. Who was the guy in Pillpooper's post about being put in jail who claimed he knew all the lawyers and all the policemen in his town?
Smart-ass comments, or those unduly rude to others.
Comments so poorly written that they make little or no sense. This includes [to some extent] bad spelling/grammar/excessive use of Internet jargon, but [primarily those] also lacking a clear thought.

"What is the collective definition of "lame"?

"Since most of the bad stuff doesn't make it past the "flushers" (my term), I find myself praising a lot more than I criticize. Thus, there is possibly a site-wide inflationary factor to this program overall, but that simply represents added value, in my humble opinion.

[And, daph, to address your most pressing concern:]

"I am not opposed to stuff going off-thread, because that usually doesn't happen until the original thread has gone a bit stale, or if the original thread is still interesting, people will pull it back. It is different if somebody is deliberately trying to derail a thread, but, hey, all it takes is one good post to get back on topic.

"This is somewhat like grading exams, but a helluva lot more fun!"

So, good PoopReporters, one and all, just be yourselves! You have nothing to lose but the junk!

Poop shooter: scroll up to see both good comment and bad comment boxes in actions.

If you're a firefox user, you may have to do a shift-refresh to download the updated stylesheet. Click "reload" while holding shift. At least, that's how it works on a mac, anyway.

While I appreciate The Dumpster's effort, I feel that the more one tries to define it, the more exceptions people will be able to find. What it comes down to is just like The Dumpster said way, way up on the page: you know it when you see it. Each moderator will make his or her own decision based on his or her own criteria; because it's a group effort, the aggregate action will be that worthy comments rise and worthless comments sink slowly to the depths.

lets just hope this comment system doesnt turn PR into another slashdot. God i hate that place.

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0/\/\g t3h 1337 p00p0rz

What is "slashdot"?

Slashdot is full of script kiddies and people that don't know how to spell.

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SamDamnit!
President in Exile
of Poopreportia
http://www.myspace.com/saintcarnivean

So, contra to what 1337 poo says, the purpose of moderating this site it to keep it from turning into another slashdot, correct? Keep it the kind of place that all right-thinking people (as well as those who agree with SamDamnit) can come and get something of substance, instead of "OMG! LOL! WTF!!" Is that right?

Got it, thanks Dave!

WHITE box=good
GREEN box=bad

is there a BROWN box=shitty

If not, there should be. I may make a really bad post on occasion ans will need to be punished!!

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Have a Crappy Day!! Poop Shooter!

Kewl! I can still derail! I guess this means any attempts at a career with Amtrack is flushed, but hey, I still have my health. Cough cough.

Now, I am going to go peak into the forums to see what I missed today. At first I thought this capability was going to be possible in there, too, but I was mistaken. Good thing, because I derail like a mad bastard in there, too.

I am an equal opportunity exploiter.
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.....hugging bunnies since 1969

I like this idea. I was just wondering, who are the moderators? On the forums, the moderators for each topic are displayed, but I haven't seen that on the stories section. I am sure that long-time members who have proven themselves worthy will have this option, but the only names I know by heart are Dave, AB2K, The Big Wiper, Dumpster and SamDamnIt. Just curious.

Way, way back up this thread, SamDamnit made the comment, "I like circus peanuts." It has been labeled "lame" for a few days, but if you read it in context, it was connection with the discussion about getting threads off-track. I had just (wittily, I thought), said "I guess this means I need to have my Ritalin prescription refilled?" to which Sam made the peanut comment referenced above. Thus, Sam was trying to demonstrate his OWN ADD, which I thought was a pretty funny and apt response.

Evidently, two folks disagreed, because he earned a "lame post" for it. Well, to assert my own view in the matter, I just went and gave it a "great comment" vote. Lo and behold, someone else must have agreed with me, because as soon as I did that, the "lame post" box went away, and Sam got his point back!

This shows the beauty of the system, but also shows how different people read things differently!

And, Sam, ADD can be managed, and I wore black socks to work today, and Queen Victoria died in 1901, and my neighbor's cat

****AB2K SAYS TO SHUT THE FUCK UP***

I'm not only a moderator, I'm a voice in Dumpster's conscience telling him when to stop.

Anyway, PZ, there is a list of moderators but it's not printed out for all to see; the mods on the list who are currently active PoopReporters include those in your above post as well as bluespoo, Bunga Din, daphne, Di Uhreea, in the bushes, liquidy_poo, ScatoMan, The Shit Volcano, and wonderpance. You may not recognize all of those names because some of them are less frequent contributors, or prefer the forums, but all have either been on PR a long time or demonstrated in some way that they know very well what quality posts are.

Can I play too?
Crapola

You guys/gals....power trippers...MODerators....whatever... are BRUTAL! I hope I'm not asking for trouble....BUTTTT...WHUT?

You MODS are going back too far...
I Just read a coupla oldies...
They were cool as archives....now attacked with lame comments....conspiracy at PR may become the norm....{insert political comment here}.
Down with the Point Whores!???
I'm Dammed Mad Sammit!!
I have deterrents in my Dunga Bin!
My latest weapon is a Blass Asster 34.5K
(good idea Bunga).
oh shit...
There ARE powers that be....
I'm shrinking.....
BTW...ALMIGHTY d
Where the FU.K is AP??
Dig him out!

Asphincter says WHAT...(!)

I'm a moderator? I thought those little boxes that said "take no action" were just reflecting the voices in my head, that keep me sitting in front of a computer for hours at at time.

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SamDamnit!
Presidential Overlord
Of Poopreportia
http://www.myspace.com/saintcarnivean

Sam, I would have thought youe humble servants would have told you. As Presidential Overlord of Poopreportia, some things you should be aware of.
1) Your Special
2) You have special abilities
3) You do not have control of the masses!
4) Refer to #3

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Have a Profuondly Crappy Day!!
Poop Shooter!

I'm not sure I like this system: not one has given me any points but I lost 5 points.

*cries to self in side room*

How does one become a point-giver

By not sucking, durrrrr.

Seriously, by either being an experienced PoopReporter, or making enough good-quality comments to be distinguishably better than most other commentors, thus demonstrating a thorough knowledge of comment quality criteria.

Speaking of comments, I just noticed that the "Cloaca" article, along with the long discussion it provoked, is missing. Is there a particular reason why it's no longer on PR? I found it intriguing.

PooperGal
"Searching for the Origin of the Feces"

Just thought I'd flip this article back up to the top of the queue, for the benefit of some of our more recent members.

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

Thanks for queueing up this Post. I didn't understand the methodology of the points system and the resulting thread perfectly explains.

OT--has anyone ever been as stupid as I and tried to quit caffeine cold turkey? I'm spazzing like hell today!

Bunghole, don't you realize that a balanced diet must consist of the four major food groups: Sugar, fat caffeine, and alcohol?

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

Dumpster,

I guess my diet today has been imbalanced. AND I'm sure as hell not going another day without a little caffeine in my system. Guess I'll have to make the iced coffee with only 2 shots of espresso instead of 4.

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"Odor in the court! The judge is eating beans--his wife is in the bathtub counting submarines." Author Unknown

KOC, the "great comment" tags aren't just handed out like condoms at planned parenthood. But that's a good thing.
If every comment that wasn't lame got kudos, then there wouldn't be anything special about having a big white sticker over your post.

There have to be a lot of average posts to make the truly great ones stand out. So hang in there. Maybe someday, a couple of mods will really like something you say and will give you the extra point.

Hell, maybe someday, I will to. ;-)

That's to say, maybe someday I'll get a great comment tag too.

Monday is a day of making no sense. I think it's a law, nonetheless I apologize.

Now why did I get a Lame Comment where I asked how to become a comment rater?

KOC, you seem pretty cool and I like some of your posts, but although I'm not worthy enough to rate comments, maybe the moderators just don't like you. I do agree that that lame comment under that post was quite uncalled for and should be changed. I do see them picking on you more than normal and have often wondered why.

Can't a guy get a break once in awhile??

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Regional POWER POOPING CHAMPION 1988-2006
Poop Shooter!

KOC writes: [N]ow why did I get a Lame Comment where I asked how to become a comment rater?

Don't worry, KOC. It's not like skeeball where your points are redeemed for fun trinkets and toys at the counter. I still think of you as a misunderstood artist.

Thank you for your nice comments. No one has answered my question yet, though.

I can't answer your question KOC as I was not one of the people that rated this comment. I think what some moderators feel is that your posts tend to be one after another when they could be easily combined into one post. Had you asked that question in the post above I don't know whether or not it would still have been flamed, but the chances would have been less likely.

In my private e-mail I sent to you I spelled out what I thought were some of the reasons posts got negative reviews and if you have any more questions just PM me and I'll be glad to answer them rather than derailing these threads.

I think, KOC, that to become a mod you have to be a LONG time member, show that you're responsible, and be on Dave's good side. That's how it is all over the net.

And send much regular baksheesh to Dave.

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

I'm sure a donation of say $250.00 to Dave would help too.

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Regional POWER POOPING CHAMPION 1988-2006
Poop Shooter!

It's for comments like that why the +1 exists. Right you are, Poop Shooter.

Probably for $500.00 you could get a +2!

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

Dave and Dumpster, you keep bowling for dollars and you'll get a number 3 from me. I am not kidding!
Sincerely
Bunga
Din

Bunga, I replied to you that question and you never answered.

Damn it! PR is corrupted. Nooooo!!

Long time member yes. Sorry Dumpster, but I have been a member longer than you and who is the mod? You.

Those double posts? I am sorry that I think of one thing, post, and 5 mins later think of another and post before anyone else. Lets all just flame KOC because of his mental disabilities.

KOC-- Aw, Sweetie! Don't be too hard on yourself.

I do the same thing, sometimes.

Dave, it you give me your address I would not mind donating dome computer equipment to keep PR.com up and running.

SOrry for the bas spelling there. But Dave, I might also be able to make a 200 dollar donation. I mean, we don't all have lost of money you know.

KOC, I just rated the above comment "Great" for "Malapropism of the Year": "We don't all have lost of money you know."

PRICELESS!!

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

I wonder how many hits "Dictionary.com" got after your post, Dumpster. :)

Dumpster, after a lot of your posts towards the ladies here I'd say they were malapriapisms.

Sorry, Bunga, but the terms "Dumpster" and Priapus no longer coexist. Have you read my autobiography, "The Silence of the Loins"?

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

That comment, TD, was supposed to read "We don;t all have lots of money, you know."

Can we have an edit comment feature Dave? I keep wanting to edit my posts SO bad. Especsially the semicolon apostrophes.

KOC: below your posts there should be a little "edit" button. I have one below mine. I was fairly certain that Dave had implemented that one for everybody.

No, AB2K; only for quality moderators.

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

There she goes, spilling more Poopreport secrets to the general unwashed. Next she'll be giving free passes to the Executive washroom. Really AB2K, you should know better!!!

KOC-- For those of us peons withOUT "edit" buttons, there is the "preview" button. Click it, see if your posts looks the way you intended, then hit "post". If not, fix it on the spot THEN click "post". It takes no more than an extra 10-15 seconds.

As opposed to the "select" unwashed, Bunga?

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"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"

Nah, there is no edit button. But I think I need one anyway. And GGG, it just works better if i can see it with everyone's and then edit. Not sure why.

Can I be a moderator? I have contributed 3 stories and have over 300 points.

Dammit, I cliked post before I could finish. See, exactly why I need an edit button. But as I was saying, Dumpster became a mod when he had about 350 points and 3 stories I think. [No I am not whining]

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

KOC: Recognition comes to those who deserve it. Not those who ask for it.

KOC, you are whining.. quit acting like a kid in a toy store begging his or her parents for a toy. It's becoming annoying. If the powers that be (Dave) want another Mod, he will pick one. Ugh, give it up and enjoy the site!!

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Regional POWER POOPING CHAMPION 1988-2006
Poop Shooter!

KOC, you'll enjoy PR much more if you just read the stories, post your "support or poop retort" and remember that it doesn't matter what someone you'll never meet says about you online. If your happiness depends on whether or not you become a mod on a poop humor site, then you need to take a loooong break from PR, and try finding something more substantial in life.
If you have a girlfriend, go shower her with more romantic attention and gifts. Get more involved in your church if you're religious, or become a volunteer.
If you can, save your money and go on a crazy trip overseas. Do something wild and totally uncharacteristic of you (but keep it legal), then come back and report on any poop mishaps you had along the way.

KOC, I'm not picking on you. I just want to point out that with your concept of moderator privilege comes awesome responsibility. In the case of PR moderators this means personal time away from family and friends, wrestling with the tough decisions to cast a "yeah" or "nay" vote and probably (I'm speculating) contributing advanced computer literacy skills to the website (i.e. html programming and tags).

Me? I just like hanging out with my funny PR pals.

Besides, everyone knows that too many cooks stirring the pot ruins the shit stew? (Or maybe I should have stuck with too many chiefs, not enough indians. Oh well.)

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"Rectum hell, killed em' both." Author Unknown

I found this interesting, hope some of you do too. I was counting down the list of users, ranked by points, to see where i stood. As of right now, before I post this comment, I have 70 points. I'm also in 70th place. I thought that was cool, especially since it's the first time that I've checked my position. Obviously, barring a situation where I lose points, It will never happen for me again. And it will never hapen for Poop Report again, (70th place that is) if my calculations are correct. The next person to have the same ranking as the number of points will be 71st with 71 points. I guess if I stay put it could be me again with 71 in 71st. I don't know, the whole thing is blowing my mind since i didn't get enough sleep. Anyway, I thought it was cool. Kinda like that thing that happened in 1989 and 1990 that won't happen again I guess. I'm talking about how on June 7th, 1989 at 1:23:45 it was 012345 6-7-89 and on july 8th 1990 at one point it was 12:34:56 7-8-90. I know, I'm a simpleton, but hey, life's more fun that way.

On April 5th, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00, the time and date was 01:02:03
04-05-06.

That won't happen again in our lifetimes, either!

Cool Dumpster, thanks for that info! So, I see that it won't be quite as neat next year then, but on May 6th, at 3 minutes and 4 seconds after 2, it will be 02:03:04 05-06-07. I told ya it doesn't take much to make me happy. Any other cool things like that, please pass along.

And this, or a slight variation, will continue until 09:10:11 on 12-13-14! The last one with zero's in front would be 04:05:06 on 07-08-09.

Turdy glances at the Leader Board and sees that he has moved into a tie for 66th place with 75 points. The crowd at Augusta gives this relative newcomer a nice hand as he approaches the 18th green. As always, this year's Masters is brought to you with limited interruptions.

Hmmm, I'm seeing a Brown Jacket award for the Masters Pooping tournament or some reasonable facsimile. Greens (collard?), Wedges (potatoes?), Iron (Geritol?), Holes (bung, etc.), not sure where Wood comes in, MaxFlies (lol)...help me here.

How many times I've been told I've been whining. Count em'! I try not to whine, but you know, sometimes, shit happens. Ok, so I can't be a mod. THe only reason I asked was so I could have an edit button. I went on vaction this past week.

Thats cool, 33 1/3

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"KOC -- the Cool Crapper" - Rat Droppings

Bah, who needs an edit button? lol.

I just preview my posts to make sure I haven't horeibly mispillled enythings.

TSV wrote on 02.16.2006
"We should have a feature in our personal profiles that allows us to keep track of how many "great" and "lame" comments we have earned. It is easier to keep track of the personal witty/stupidity factor".

I write: A coded system might help as well, for example: Reason #1 might mean off topic, reason #2 might mean a flame on down the line, so the members know exactly why they are being lamed. There could be a reason box in the member's profiles that only the individual can acess his/her self.

Also, in time, it may be a good idea to let the PR members vote in, or vote out moderators, with final approval of Dave. Almost like an election, there should be a designated time frame from one election of a moderator to the next election of a moderator. Just a thought.
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A man who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

I'm posting here to ask how well people think the moderation process is working. Do you feel it is fair? Are some people being singled out unreasonably, for punishment or praise? Is there an ideological tilt to it? Are people making/not making comments to curry the favor, or avoid the displeasure, of particular moderators? Do you think I am full of shit for asking these questions?

Dave didn't put me up to this, but I hope he and the other mods will appreciate any input in response. I certainly will.

Though I feel that the moderation process is good at keeping topics straight, and flaming at bay, I also feel that the moderation system is corrupt in some ways.

Some members receive tons of "Great" posts, when many of the posts are average. While others get "Lame" post at an alarming rate, even though if someone else had posted the identical comment, that person would have got a "Great" tag. Granted there are some idiots that deserve lots of lame tags. An ace is an ace, and the rules of the system should be followed by both the moderators and the members, regardless.

These tags should be used as they were intended to be used. Remember, this is supposed to be a fair and balanced system for everyone.

Great tags are to be used for: Exceptionally funny, exceptionally interesting and insightful comments. Lame tags are reserved for: flames, off topic, and comments that contribute nothing. These are loosely defined though, and are open to inerpretation.

This system is still in it's infant stages, and will likely be revised over time.

In a nut shell, I think that the system is working well, however needs a bit of tweaking.
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"-55F, a new record low? Nope, thermometer went bad. Looks like -50F still stands"

Remember, too, that it takes TWO mods to make a comment either "great" or "lame". If one person thought it was a riot, but another thought it was garbage, then they cancel each other out. And the personalities of the mods are very, very diversified.

One mod can't be a loose cannon, handing out favors or lashes all on their own. If a comment gets lamed, two people hated it equally (and vice versa). So one person can't really "pick" on another person. Which is why Dave designed it that way.
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Pug-Fug. It happens.

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If the saying, "you are what you eat" is true, then we are all SHIT.

Dave, I'm a little worried, (oh shit, there goes the IBS) this suggestion of Lame of the month, could, potentially have people running for the crapper. You, I fear, are in danger of exacerbating world IBS, and thus overloading the worlds various drainage systems, should such a concept be butt in place. I implore you to reconsider, please, think about the planet man! Oh! the humanity of it all!!!!! *runs from room, with forearm over brow, looking, and sounding like a screaming fop*

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like a constipated accountant- I worked it out with a pencil.