• What was the intelligence system?
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I have heard some earlier users from around 2005-2007 talking about the intelligence system here and there. What exactly was it? Is that where the dumb box originated from?
You used to gain 1 smartness per post with no errors, or lose several to hundreds of points for posting like a lazy shitlord. It didn't really do anything but autoban at a certain threshold and for certain words, been fucking forever since it was around though.
It's why this forum is so much easier to read than most others
It used to be [B]really[/B] easy to get banned around here. It really makes the Rust idiots' tears of rage about being handed a 1-day ban for shitposting in the wrong sections hilarious, because they'd have been traumatized by Old Facepunch.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;43464931]It used to be [B]really[/B] easy to get banned around here. It really makes the Rust idiots' tears of rage about being handed a 1-day ban for shitposting in the wrong sections hilarious, because they'd have been traumatized by Old Facepunch.[/QUOTE] Oh man, yeah. Week-ban for not using any capital letters, or writing in all-caps, or forgetting three apostrophes. Good times, good times.
Smartness System in a nutshell: [highlight][B][U]proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards proboards [/U][/B][/highlight] [B][highlight](User was autobanned for 700 days: (User is either really stupid, or really stupid. Lost over 5000 smartness in one post))[/B][/highlight]
Now that it has been explained, it sounds like a really good idea. Why would they remove it?
[QUOTE=Smell;43468726]Now that it has been explained, it sounds like a really good idea. Why would they remove it?[/QUOTE] Because of elitism and it false detects half the time.
[QUOTE=Smell;43468726]Now that it has been explained, it sounds like a really good idea. Why would they remove it?[/QUOTE] It depended on how well the library of words was updated. Such so that some self-created words caused a loss of smartness. Ultimately, however, it was deleted because it promoted elitism. It caused people to look at users with low smartness and laugh at any opinion they might have. The same went for the "Ratings Count" that existed back in the day as well. People used to pretty much compete to earn the highest rating in some section(Funny, Dumb, Agree, etc), and it ultimately turned into a pissing fest rather than actual conversation.
Once someone got hit with an "unfair" smartness fine, it derailed whatever thread they were in. Sure as fuck don't miss it, I know that much.
I miss it. It kind of sorts out shit posters far easier, they should just maybe reduce the ban time it dishes out. Getting rid of it because of elitism is just silly, people will be elitist about nearly anything. And a lot of people (myself included) can definitely accredit it to somewhat improved speeling, and general double-taking on your posting.
Should be broght back in the rust subforum. Maybe they'll behave the way we do right now
[QUOTE=Davidn64;43472629]Should be broght back in the rust subforum. Maybe they'll behave the way we do right now[/QUOTE] Do it Mods. Bring it back to the Rust Subforum only :v:
it was made so i dont type like dis and speel terrble but den da peepz that coudnt speel made dem remov it
Smartness and banwords were stupid. They've been gone for years and honestly I haven't noticed much of a difference in post quality. But you will always get some tard who joined FP on the tail-end of smartness saying "bring it back it was good". Smartness was never good. Banwords were a fucking joke. End of story.
[QUOTE=Smell;43468726]Now that it has been explained, it sounds like a really good idea. Why would they remove it?[/QUOTE] snigger
I wouldn't mind if the smartness system made its return, but not in its entire former glory perhaps.. Also you'd get penalized for using lazy grammar, which is fine as long as you know how to write properly if your life depended on it.
I take back what I said, it sounds a little strict (as in a lot). They should bring back the "Bad Spelling" rating, though.
The only ratings in the Rust section should be agree, disagree, dumb, funny, and bad reading. :v: (Not really, but Rust jokes)
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;43476390]The only ratings in the Rust section should be agree, disagree, dumb, funny, and bad reading. :v: (Not really, but Rust jokes)[/QUOTE] I don't think it matters, really. Just clicking on that forum is like taking a dive in an ocean of boxes
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[QUOTE=FlakAttack;43473284]Smartness and banwords were stupid. They've been gone for years and honestly I haven't noticed much of a difference in post quality. But you will always get some tard who joined FP on the tail-end of smartness saying "bring it back it was good". Smartness was never good. Banwords were a fucking joke. End of story.[/QUOTE] There isn't a change because a LARGE chunk of posters either grew up with smartness, or joined like a year or two after it was gone and got harassed to death about their grammar.
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