Why am I still getting 40 votes?

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Re: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Oct 31, 2005 at 21:56 UTC
As tye put it so eloquently, "The Vote Fairy giveth, but the Vote Fairy doth not taketh away". As for what to do with them: well, how about Find an underappreciated writeup in Tutorials or Reviews. Go on a rescue mission in Worst Nodes. (Or wreak havoc on Best Nodes :-) Trade them for goodies!¹ See if the local Starbucks will trade them for a coffee². Hm, I feel a poll suggestion coming on.... ¹I wish... ²Maybe if you throw in $1.40. Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.	[reply]
Re^2: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by mikeock (Hermit) on Nov 01, 2005 at 01:44 UTC
$1.40 for coffee at starbuks? Damn! Wish I lived close to that one!	[reply]
Re^3: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by PugSA (Beadle) on Nov 01, 2005 at 06:55 UTC
Be glad you have a starbucks, I lived in Oak Harbour for 6 months and Learned to drink Starbucks. Now I'm back in South Africa and here is no starbucks. I have a friend that sends me a packet of beans every year but thats it. So whatever you pay for it its still worth it PugSA	[reply]
Re^4: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by demerphq (Chancellor) on Nov 01, 2005 at 09:12 UTC
Re: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Oct 31, 2005 at 20:36 UTC
You got your old votes the last time the fairy visited, and now you have them. But he will not fill you back up to more than 26 when he next comes around. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re: Why am I still getting 40 votes? by Paladin (Vicar) on Oct 31, 2005 at 20:22 UTC
I have a similar situation. I was a Pontiff under the old system, and since I didn't log in this weekend, I had 35 votes left. I don't know for sure, but I assume that the Vote Fairy only gives you votes if you are below your allotted number, and doesn't remove them if you are above. That's my guess, one of the pmdevs will have to verify that.	[reply]