What's amazing to me isn't that/. has carried on this long, but rather that the comment quality on here hasn't gone the way of most social new sites. It seems that in general as a social news site ages, matures, and grows, the comment quality follows an inverse pattern. Or more simply, as the number of users approaches infinity, the comment quality approaches 4chan. Digg used to be a decent site for discussion; now you'd be laughed at for even suggesting that the comments might be notable. Reddit is quickl
Of course it doesn’t give you mod points. The FAQ clearly states, that the ones who get points, are in the middle. The very old and very new ones don’t get points anymore. It also states a half-assed reason for this.
But then again, I hope that was the point of your joke and I just wooshed myself. Or else you must have bought that account and must be new here! ^^
The FAQ clearly states, that the ones who get points, are in the middle. The very old and very new ones dont get points anymore. It also states a half-assed reason for this.
This is incorrect. The FAQ does not say that "very old" accounts are exempt from getting mod points. And i can assure you that does not happen either, my account is obviously "very old" and for quite a while i keep getting 15 mod points every few days or so.
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Of course it doesn’t give you mod points. The FAQ clearly states, that the ones who get points, are in the middle. The very old and very new ones don’t get points anymore. It also states a half-assed reason for this.
But then again, I hope that was the point of your joke and I just wooshed myself. Or else you must have bought that account and must be new here! ^^
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This is incorrect. The FAQ does not say that "very old" accounts are exempt from getting mod points. And i can assure you that does not happen either, my account is obviously "very old" and for quite a while i keep getting 15 mod points every few days or so.