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You're missing the point of the rep bank and the likes to posts ratio. It's not a popularity contest.
What we have seen over time as we have seen people come and go from the forum is one consistency.
The people that measure their words with the intention to add value and offer insights to the benefit of the other forum members here quickly develop ratios that have become an indicator of the value of their contributions to the forum. The people we see that either don't stay, or stay but don't add value are usually grouped around a similar metric. The metrics are propagated by the community. The community has a tendency to self filter. We don't routinely ban people for being an a**hole, as the community tends to take care of that for us by recognizing people who enrich their lives, and paying no attention to people who waste their time. This is a unique oasis on the internet. It runs differently than almost everywhere else. In the wild west of the internet, antagonists rule. Here, they get ignored, either figuratively or literally. The warnings about post-to-like ratios are just indicators that you're taking more than the members here think you are giving. It's a measure, not a rule. It's one way to hone your communication skills.
It has nothing to do with longevity. There are hundreds of posters that joined after you, with positive ratios. I was just reading a thread from @SparksCW. One reason I was reading his thread was because he has 64 messages and 199 likes. Measuring his words, and people are responding.
If you don't like the image the mirror is reflecting back at you, either change your appearance or discard the mirror. But criticizing the mirror for it's reflection will never change the mirror.
You've indicated you don't see value in the gold threads on the forum, literally some of the best entrepreneurial information available (for FREE or otherwise) on the internet. This is one of the most visited entrepreneurial websites in cyber space, and those are some of the best of the best of the posts. If you don't see value in those threads, there's really no sense in you hanging around here. But you're certainly not welcome to hang around here and besmirch people who donate their time and knowledge to helping others. You really don't even get why gold threads are gold. That's OK. This place wasn't built with you in mind.
I wish you well. I hope you find what you are looking for. Your last few dozen posts indicate you're not finding it here. That's OK, but don't hang around and contaminate threads. Be part of the solution, or stay in the shadows, or go find something else to do.
What we have seen over time as we have seen people come and go from the forum is one consistency.
The people that measure their words with the intention to add value and offer insights to the benefit of the other forum members here quickly develop ratios that have become an indicator of the value of their contributions to the forum. The people we see that either don't stay, or stay but don't add value are usually grouped around a similar metric. The metrics are propagated by the community. The community has a tendency to self filter. We don't routinely ban people for being an a**hole, as the community tends to take care of that for us by recognizing people who enrich their lives, and paying no attention to people who waste their time. This is a unique oasis on the internet. It runs differently than almost everywhere else. In the wild west of the internet, antagonists rule. Here, they get ignored, either figuratively or literally. The warnings about post-to-like ratios are just indicators that you're taking more than the members here think you are giving. It's a measure, not a rule. It's one way to hone your communication skills.
It has nothing to do with longevity. There are hundreds of posters that joined after you, with positive ratios. I was just reading a thread from @SparksCW. One reason I was reading his thread was because he has 64 messages and 199 likes. Measuring his words, and people are responding.
If you don't like the image the mirror is reflecting back at you, either change your appearance or discard the mirror. But criticizing the mirror for it's reflection will never change the mirror.
You've indicated you don't see value in the gold threads on the forum, literally some of the best entrepreneurial information available (for FREE or otherwise) on the internet. This is one of the most visited entrepreneurial websites in cyber space, and those are some of the best of the best of the posts. If you don't see value in those threads, there's really no sense in you hanging around here. But you're certainly not welcome to hang around here and besmirch people who donate their time and knowledge to helping others. You really don't even get why gold threads are gold. That's OK. This place wasn't built with you in mind.
I wish you well. I hope you find what you are looking for. Your last few dozen posts indicate you're not finding it here. That's OK, but don't hang around and contaminate threads. Be part of the solution, or stay in the shadows, or go find something else to do.
