Re^4: What's wrong with -1?

I second that.
If XP's primary purpose is to rate content then it does not serve its purpose well.

If, on the other hand, XP's primary purpose is to rank monks in the community then it's fine and we should leave it alone, or redefine its purpose.

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Re^5: What's wrong with -1? by theorbtwo (Prior) on Dec 14, 2004 at 03:15 UTC
Ah, the primary purpose of XP is neither of those; those are mearly the tools it uses to do it's real and subtle job: feedback -- reward and punishment. XP is the site's way of rewarding good behavior, and punishing bad behaviour. Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).	[reply]

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Re^5: What's wrong with -1?
by theorbtwo (Prior) on Dec 14, 2004 at 03:15 UTC

Ah, the primary purpose of XP is neither of those; those are mearly the tools it uses to do it's real and subtle job: feedback -- reward and punishment. XP is the site's way of rewarding good behavior, and punishing bad behaviour.

Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).

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