Well I managed to obtain a Silver Whistle! Yay! Oh and I haven't been around much due to getting a virus. My computer still isn't in perfect working order but I do my best.

This couldn't have come at a worse time, as right now I'm on school holidays. I was going to tear up the b/p points. But alas, it is just delaying the inevitable ;)

At 7/4/03 11:56 PM, Newgrundling wrote: Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan

I used that before I got norton, works good.

Thank ye kindly. I'll check it out when I can.

Don't you have summer vacation?

Yes I do, but thats at the end of the year for me. I'm in Australia. Right now it's end-of-term holidays. 2 weeks worth.

At 7/5/03 01:04 AM, Newgrundling wrote: Oh right, all you Aussies throw me off ;p

Enjoy your break ;)

I'll try. Hopefully my computer gets fixed with a decent amount of holidays left.

So even though it's 1 AM where I am, it's like what, mid-afternoon there?

Yeah, pretty much. As of typing, my clock says 3:14 PM.

Good eye BahamutReborn (and nice sig). Congratulations on reaching level 12 Newgrundling.

Haha. The incredible Hulk made it for me. I like it. Yours is pretty well done as well. If that topic on "Rate above User Sig pic" was still here, I'd give you a 9/10. hehe.

But, I always wondered... If human Target depoisting has caused everyone to well, put in extra days into depoisting, Isn't that a menace?? Sorry, for asking such a question.

At 7/4/03 09:54 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Alright you mealy mouthed maggot, you called down the thunder and now you've got it! You say you eat trouble pal? Does that include slugs, snails and puppy dog's tails? Clint is stocking up on ammo right now bud so prepare for World War III. Do you have what it takes to beat Clint and the secret hit squad X?

Well do you... punk?

Hmmm your words are like leftover meatloaf that sat on the counter too long, oldy moldly and useless...the only thunder you can bring is the one you let loose in your underwear...and yes i eat trouble and i cause it, i bring the pain and terror anywhere i go so you better know this & about this Clint guy, hmmmm hes old and out dated bring someone new to the stage and we'll see whats good and last but not least your hit squad means nothing to "Da X" cause they got nothing on me........

**Attention**

Just wanted to congradulate Newgrundling on his new level.....
Mr._James on achieving the silver whistle......
and last but not least to BahamutReborn for a nice sig pic quite nice i have to admit...

That is all.....

At 7/4/03 03:26 PM, Newgrundling wrote:

At 7/4/03 11:24 AM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 7/3/03 08:54 PM, Newgrundling wrote: B/P Markup: 28%
B/P Markup per day: 0.1%

B/P Markup per day? What the hell?

That's the ONE voting power add-on that doesn't increase steadily, but in big jumps every now and then.

Or is that just an average showing how often he ranks up (once every 20 days)? If so, it'll change when he gets to the next big jump in points required for next rank.

BPpD/range*BPM

PBpD = Blam/Protection points per Day
range = maximum B/P points to remain in a BP rank minus entry B/P points required for a level (eg 100, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 4500)
BPM = % increase through next BP rank, 2% in almost all cases

Thus, if you get 50 B/Ps per day, and are a civilian, you are getting 50 of the required 100 for a 2% increase, thus your BPMpD is 1%

Understand?

Like I surmised at the end of my post: "Or is that just an average showing how often he ranks up (once every 20 days)?"

2% / 0.1% = 20 days, so obviously I understood what you might mean. The question is, what's the point of that stat. I'm a fan of stats, obviously, but isn't that one a bit useless the way it's phrased? A) it looks like you're saying there's a daily increase in % bonus at first, B) once you leave Police Sergeant for Police Lieutenant, Corporal for Sergeant, Sergeant Major for Praporshchik, etc. etc. it completely changes, even if you get the same number of blams and protects every day. So it only is a good rate to compare with other people in your 5-rank bracket (the 100s, the 500s, the 1000s, the 1500s, the 2000s...).

I guess what I'm trying to get at is that you might as well replace it with a "progress towards next b/p rank" %age that would read 5% (towards 100%) instead of 0.1% towards 2%. Since all those 0.1%s aren't getting you any voting power till they add up to 2% anyway, it seems strange to look at it that way.

At 7/4/03 05:18 PM, leeboy105 wrote:

At 7/4/03 01:25 PM, _lightning_ wrote: i finally got the silver whistle =) now i just have too keep it =D

Silver seems pretty easy to keep. I just flag about 5-10 reviews a day and my level remains at silver. I'm content with silver and am not going to go hunting for the gold whistle.

I was gone for three days, haven't blown more than 1 or 2 abusive reviews in almost a week now, and I've still got silver. Sure seems bronze is pretty hard to fall back to, but if there's a way, I'll find it!

At 7/5/03 12:40 PM, gfoxcook wrote: I was gone for three days, haven't blown more than 1 or 2 abusive reviews in almost a week now, and I've still got silver. Sure seems bronze is pretty hard to fall back to, but if there's a way, I'll find it!

good then me be i'll keep this whistle even afther my vacation =)

I haven't flagged very many reviews in the past week and I'm still at silver. It seems like it didn't take much to get the bronze.

At 7/5/03 07:36 PM, Afterburner wrote: I haven't flagged very many reviews in the past week and I'm still at silver. It seems like it didn't take much to get the bronze.

I haven't even SEEN the bronze and I'm on Silver. It makes me wonder if I got Gold while I was away and dropped down to Silver before I got to see it.

Well I'm a little late (about 10 hrs) in saying I made Elite Guard Captain. Now the message in my profile makes more sense.

At 7/5/03 09:36 AM, XkwiziTOnE wrote:

At 7/4/03 09:54 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Alright you mealy mouthed maggot, you called down the thunder and now you've got it!

Hmmm your words are like leftover meatloaf that sat on the counter too long, oldy moldly and useless...the only thunder you can bring is the one you let loose in your underwear...

Hahaha! You come up with some great comebacks X! I love it! Don't think this is over yet bud. I have a hit squad waiting for ya and I'll be setting them loose later on, sooner if I see you on-line. Stay frosty tough guy or I'll shoot your punk ass right now!
.....punk.

At 7/5/03 11:14 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Hahaha! You come up with some great comebacks X! I love it! Don't think this is over yet bud. I have a hit squad waiting for ya and I'll be setting them loose later on, sooner if I see you on-line. Stay frosty tough guy or I'll shoot your punk ass right now!
.....punk.

Thank you thank you, you know i try.....i agree this is far from over and i dont expect to be anytime soon....hopefully i will be online when you are but we shall see. You know i am chilled and smooth so i dont need anything to keep me cool it au naturale....Looking around wheres this Hit Squad at??

At 7/5/03 10:01 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Well I'm a little late (about 10 hrs) in saying I made Elite Guard Captain. Now the message in my profile makes more sense.

congrats rebel i wish i would rank up befor i go on vacation talking about going on vacation can any one depostit for me from 11 july till 3 august?? =)

At 7/6/03 07:42 AM, _lightning_ wrote: congrats rebel i wish i would rank up befor i go on vacation talking about going on vacation can any one depostit for me from 11 july till 3 august?? =)

If you don't have any help before you go just e-mail me your password and I'll be happy to deposit for you. Don't be expecting too many blams or saves _lightning_, I have to keep gfoxcook at a safe distance. I don't want another person passing me like I was standing still.

At 7/6/03 03:15 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: If you don't have any help before you go just e-mail me your password and I'll be happy to deposit for you. Don't be expecting too many blams or saves _lightning_, I have to keep gfoxcook at a safe distance. I don't want another person passing me like I was standing still.

thanks rebel if you'll deposit i'll miss my level up but at least it won't take me till ocktober too get there again =)

At 7/6/03 03:15 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: If you don't have any help before you go just e-mail me your password and I'll be happy to deposit for you. Don't be expecting too many blams or saves _lightning_, I have to keep gfoxcook at a safe distance. I don't want another person passing me like I was standing still.

thanks rebel me be now i miss my level up but at least now it won't take till ocktober =)

sorry for the double post but i got errors every on every page even when i posted =( (i hope i don't get errors this time =()

At 7/6/03 03:49 PM, _lightning_ wrote: sorry for the double post but i got errors every on every page even when i posted =( (i hope i don't get errors this time =()

Haha! You and me both. I think I'm gonna log off for awhile. These frequent errors I'm getting are pissing me off, besides, my stomach is growling like a lion so I'm breaking for lunch. Talk to ya later bud.

At 7/6/03 04:13 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Haha! You and me both. I think I'm gonna log off for awhile. These frequent errors I'm getting are pissing me off, besides, my stomach is growling like a lion so I'm breaking for lunch. Talk to ya later bud.

ok bye =)

Has anyone been experiencing a few internal errors? I have no trouble voting on the portal but posting on the BBS is next to impossible. Bullshit! There I said it. Haha! Watch this post get screwed like the others.

Well yea NG was throwing some errors out today.

In other news I got level 20. Plus I got spot 57 in Exp.

At 7/7/03 01:29 AM, ramagi wrote: Well yea NG was throwing some errors out today.

In other news I got level 20. Plus I got spot 57 in Exp.

Congratz ramagi.

At 7/7/03 01:29 AM, ramagi wrote: Well yea NG was throwing some errors out today.

In other news I got level 20. Plus I got spot 57 in Exp.

Congrats ramagi. You'll make the top 50 for experience if you keep going!

heheh Well congrats on making level 20 Ramagi

congrats ramagi how long did it took you too level up??

Congrades Ramagi!!!!!!

At 7/7/03 07:19 AM, _lightning_ wrote: congrats ramagi how long did it took you too level up??

It took like 4 months...I sure it will take that to get to the next one.

At 7/7/03 08:16 AM, ramagi wrote: It took like 4 months...I sure it will take that to get to the next one.

wow, 4 months? I didn't think it was THAT long since you last leveled up.