• What exactly was the smartness system?
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I always see posts about the smartness system, normally something about bringing it back. I was never there when it was active, obviously, and I have a vague idea of what it is. Something about losing smartness for dumb posts or something like that. Yeah, I have searched it, but the results are just posts requesting it back, or posts during the time complaining about it. I'm looking for an [i]explanation[/i], please not just talking about it.
Something that would make this forum great again.
It would basically check your posts for any grammatical or spelling errors, and mark off points for them. The total number of points you lost from the errors would show in the top right corner in a red font. In the place where post count currently is, there were smartness points. This showed your total amount of points that you had. Everybody started off with 1000, and how you posted affected that number. You would gain points if you made posts that were correct, and lost points if you made errors. If you made too many errors in one post, you would've been permabanned. It wasn't a completely perfect system, sometimes words would show up as errors, even though they were correct. Hope this helps.
it impovd my spelling heaps
[QUOTE=Glitch360;24701027]It would basically check your posts for any grammatical or spelling errors, and mark off points for them. The total number of points you lost from the errors would show in the top right corner in a red font. In the place where post count currently is, there were smartness points. This showed your total amount of points that you had. Everybody started off with 1000, and how you posted affected that number. You would gain points if you made posts that were correct, and lost points if you made errors. If you made too many errors in one post, you would've been permabanned. It wasn't a completely perfect system, sometimes words would show up as errors, even though they were correct. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE] Thank you very much.
Thought it was only 700 days
More like made 1 point if your spelling was correct, lose 26 if incorrect.
proboardslol,i miss that so much
[QUOTE=xpod1;24701179]Thought it was only 700 days[/QUOTE]Yeah, but it was still long-lasting.
[QUOTE=Glitch360;24701027]It would basically check your posts for any grammatical or spelling errors, and mark off points for them. The total number of points you lost from the errors would show in the top right corner in a red font. In the place where post count currently is, there were smartness points. This showed your total amount of points that you had. Everybody started off with 1000, and how you posted affected that number. You would gain points if you made posts that were correct, and lost points if you made errors. If you made too many errors in one post, you would've been permabanned. It wasn't a completely perfect system, sometimes words would show up as errors, even though they were correct. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE] If I remember correctly, you actually start with 0 don't you? And each post adds 1 point and each mistake takes away 24 points.
I loved it. I think my first account went out in a blaze of glory calling Sam Tilligan a newfag and how he was a faggot and just raging haha. However, I do have getter grammar now.
Wait no it was 0 to start off with, people who got their smartness below 0 and went negative, people having like -5001 and being perma'd for losing that much in 1 post. I had over 3000 Smartness before it went away to post count. [editline]06:38AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Pred4tor;24703799]I do have [b]getter[/b] grammar now.[/QUOTE] But not [b]Better[/b] Spelling. One Zing for me please.
In 200u you started with 5000 smartness, it was changed to 0 later. The system made me go from awful grades in english to really good.
Wait, would you gain one point for every correct word, or just every post without spelling/grammar errors?
[highlight][b][u]Proboards Proboards Proboards Proboards Proboards Proboards Proboards Proboards [/u][/b] [b][highlight][/highlight] (User was autobanned for 700 days for this post ("User is either really stupid, or is really stupid. Lost nearly 5000 smartness in one post" ) Event#1234567)[/highlight][/b] Something like that. [editline]11:54PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Radiosquid;24704962]Wait, would you gain one point for every correct word, or just every post without spelling/grammar errors?[/QUOTE] One point for every post without any blacklisted typos
I remember the times when "nigger" would get you autobanned for a week or so. Good times.
[QUOTE=CaMpEr_DoOd;24704040]Wait no it was 0 to start off with, people who got their smartness below 0 and went negative, people having like -5001 and being perma'd for losing that much in 1 post. I had over 3000 Smartness before it went away to post count. [editline]06:38AM[/editline] But not [b]Better[/b] Spelling. One Zing for me please.[/QUOTE] Why the capital?
Something that would return the internet's former glory.
you started on 5000 smartness. every post you made gave you +1 smartness. every day your smartness moved one point closer to 5000. if you were below 5000 then you'd gain a point each day, if you were above you'd lose a point. if you made common grammar or spelling mistakes, or posted a stupid word then you'd lose points.
It was basically the best thing ever on facepunch
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