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randall 
"I like to watch."
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 Posted - 06/21/2007 : 02:00:01
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Originally posted by demonic
Maybe accolades need a report button in the same way reviews have - that way they can easily be brought to the attention with similar tags - similar to another accolade, requires updating etc.?
Obviously, I hate this idea like Sally hates Smithee, but nonetheless, each of us must persevere... |
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 08:06:59
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Originally posted by Randall
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Originally posted by demonic
Maybe accolades need a report button in the same way reviews have - that way they can easily be brought to the attention with similar tags - similar to another accolade, requires updating etc.?
Obviously, I hate this idea like Sally hates Smithee, but nonetheless, each of us must persevere...
Please don't call me Sally.
I don't hate Alan Smithee, and would be happy to have the feature here if it were within appropriate bounds. I just think that 'he' should not be in the rankings, especially as many real reviewers are not in one of the rankings. I also think that a duplicate under 'his' name does not magically stop being a duplicate. Finally, I think Smitheeing an offensive review because one is ashamed of it is in itself shameful. That's all. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 09:49:52
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I think that someone once asked Benj if Alan Smithee could be eliminated from the ranking on the site - meaning, that his reviews wouldn't be in the top 500 and neither would he be listed in the top reviewers ranks. If that could happen, then I think there would be less problems with people disowning a review.
I'm no computer programmer, but perhaps Benj could put Alan Smithee into a separate category with his own link on the top and remove him from everything else?
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 10:12:06
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I think that someone once asked Benj if Alan Smithee could be eliminated from the ranking on the site - meaning, that his reviews wouldn't be in the top 500 and neither would he be listed in the top reviewers ranks. If that could happen, then I think there would be less problems with people disowning a review.
I'm no computer programmer, but perhaps Benj could put Alan Smithee into a separate category with his own link on the top and remove him from everything else?
Actually, I don't think that 'he' should be removed from the top 500 reviews. That is about individual reviews and 'his' are as meaningful as anyone else's. What is not meaningful is treating those as a set, so what I object to is the 'reviewer' Alan Smithee being listed anywhere. I therefore wouldn't want 'him' in a special category either, although that is arguably preferable. |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 21:15:59
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Randall
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Originally posted by demonic
Maybe accolades need a report button in the same way reviews have - that way they can easily be brought to the attention with similar tags - similar to another accolade, requires updating etc.?
Obviously, I hate this idea like Sally hates Smithee, but nonetheless, each of us must persevere...
Please don't call me Sally.
Sure, but I had no idea it offended, since I've been using that nickname for about two years now. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/22/2007 : 09:42:58
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Originally posted by Randall
Sure, but I had no idea it offended, since I've been using that nickname for about two years now.
No problem. I have mentioned it in the Fourum several times, but not necessarily to you. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 07/23/2007 : 17:04:22
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Originally posted by Downtown
What was the name of that hemophiliac boy in the early 80s that became a lightning rod for paranoia about AIDS when parents tried to block him from going to school? I remember he had a brief appearance as another patient in the TV movie about himself.
Sorry to answer this a month later, but I just came across it when looking for something else.
His name was Ryan White, and Lukas Haas played him in the movie. Ryan and I knew people in common, though we didn't know each other. I attended his calling when he died. My friend Michael was diagnosed with AIDS around the same time that the controversy was swirling about Ryan. Michael was so frustrated by the feeling that it took a "straight hemophiliac white high school boy" to make persons with AIDS acceptable, mostly because it highlighted the distinction people were making at the time between people who "asked for it" and people who were assumed to have been exposed medically. He often said "NO ONE asked for this!!!"
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Josh the cat
"ice wouldn't melt, you'd think ....."
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Posted - 08/02/2007 : 08:36:20
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I am pleased to announce that Josh the cat's Documentary Dilemma has finally been achieved. Randall has had a few reviews pending for a while and the key one has been approved and the accolade is his.
Congratulations Randall, I will honour my promise and shall be over in the very near future to read some of your reviews, I'm sure I will find a bundle to vote on.
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 03/14/2023 : 22:51:00
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I think that someone once asked Benj if Alan Smithee could be eliminated from the ranking on the site - meaning, that his reviews wouldn't be in the top 500 and neither would he be listed in the top reviewers ranks. If that could happen, then I think there would be less problems with people disowning a review.
I'm no computer programmer, but perhaps Benj could put Alan Smithee into a separate category with his own link on the top and remove him from everything else?
Actually, I don't think that 'he' should be removed from the top 500 reviews. That is about individual reviews and 'his' are as meaningful as anyone else's. What is not meaningful is treating those as a set, so what I object to is the 'reviewer' Alan Smithee being listed anywhere. I therefore wouldn't want 'him' in a special category either, although that is arguably preferable.
I think I can talk about this now. I despise Alan Smithee. Its just a place where people can throw away their unwanted reviews, like a trash can. For years I sat underneath him in the ranks. One day I told myself that I was going to get out from underneath him. It took me 2 years. I didnt want to say anything since people could spit out reviews left and right and give it to him to spite me. It actually helped me write better reviews. It helped me become a better fwiffer. I had a goal to achieve. I have now surpassed Alan and MelissaS. Just on the heels of Cheese Ed now. So yeah, I have a thing against Alan, but he has made me become a better reviewer because of it. |
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Accolade discussion and suggestions!
