The crux of the matter is the middle portion quoted above. Obviously you can't increase anyone's post count; my thought was that, though he hasn't been here a long time, Howard has demonstrated amazing potential (esp. for prospective or existing [read: UE] WC mods) for contributions to the WC community. I feel for this he should be commended by way of the mechanism you elaborated on in your post. If you don't agree, that's cool; I just wanted to nominate him, das' all...Originally posted by KrisV
"You rise in rank by posting."
...People who have contributed a lot to the community over time are sometimes awarded a rank and graphic."
We don't increase people's postcounts. Your postcount indicates... what your postcount is.
I didn't know it was that bad (this is the first time anyone's brought it to my attention), but the reason is probably the fact that I'm too lazy (or in too much of a time crunch) to bother with italics, bold, etc. most of the time. When I get real ambitious, I'll use one or both of those alternate methods instead...Originally posted by Frosty
"You" "have" "a" "bad" "habit" "of" "over-using" "quotation" "marks." "It" "makes" "you" "look" "stupid." "Go" "back" "to" "school" "and" "learn" "how" "to" "write" "in" "English."
Originally posted by Preacher
Originally posted by Frosty
"You" "have" "a" "bad" "habit" "of" "over-using" "quotation" "marks." "It" "makes" "you" "look" "stupid." "Go" "back" "to" "school" "and" "learn" "how" "to" "write" "in" "English."
And your point is?
Originally posted by WildWeasel
Except for the fact that Kris' usage of quotations was proper. Yours was not.
Originally posted by Preacher
The crux of the matter is the middle portion quoted above. Obviously you can't increase anyone's post count;
Originally posted by Preacher
My point was simply that quoting an interpersonal dialogue has different rules of punctuation than for quoting a monolog.
Look, I "get" the fact that my post made him "sad".
Now, if you actually genuinely wanted that to happen, your best course of action would be toposted by scheherazade:
i hope howard starts a new thread...
Originally posted by WildWeasel
Well, it's nice of you to point that out, but...
...I'd love to understand the rules behind the punctuation of that sentence. (Assuming that there are any, of course.)