Red Square(s) of Phail

[Bacab]

I am curious about a few things.

Question 1

I know we can't name players from the game or GMs.

*BUT*

Can we name other posters on the forums without breaking the ToS?

If we can, that leads to Question 2

Who has the most red squares of rep?

Question 3

What is more impressive, like 4 Squares of Red Neg Rep and less than 100 posts *OR* like 6 squares of Red Neg Rep and 1000+ posts?

Question 4

What leads to Neg rep the fastest? Poor Grammar? Racism? Name-calling? Breaking ToS? Just generally being unintelligent with your post?

[petegunn]

Listen to me. Learn from me. I was not the best because I got forum rep quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your forum reputation.

Do the opposite for the red rep.

[Daehawk]

Question 1: Not sure, but I don't see why it would be an issue. I know I have said people's names in posts when replying to them or something. Like if I said "Hey Bacab" right now, would that be against the ToS? Shouldn't be. Depends on the context of your post though I think.

Question 2: I think the most I've seen is like 6 or so red squares. I haven't neg repped anyone yet or received any...yet. But I have received positive rep for a post that I received an infraction warning about though.

Question 3: Well it depends on how long it takes you to get the squares I think. Like the reason people see a hit to their rep more from neg rep is because the higher your rep is the higher amount of points you receive or punish. If someone with neg rep gives you positive rep it shows up as a gray square and doesn't give you any but just says someone tried to.

Question 4: Your post leads to neg rep just kidding. I think it's trolling, arguing your point in a derogatory way, are a few I can think of this morning that I've seen people give neg rep to other people for.

[Bacab]

The reason I made this thread was more/less because of this thread.

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=248385

Also I noticed it seems like some people are in a "competition" to get the most Red Squares. Also is it true if you have X amount of red squares your post have to be checked by a moderator before they are allowed to be posted?

I really was not "trolling" with this thread. I kinda wonder if there is an "inside joke" amongst some of the Forum Posters.

For Example I posted in someones thread about a month ago and they seem to be a "long time player", and when the thread started they had like 1-2 green boxes. By the end of that thread, they had 2-3 Red Boxes. This poster now has like 5-6 Red Boxes. Its like they are trying to "earn" red boxes.

After this said case...I started to notice a trend that certain people would post threads that were baiting and obvious trolling. Then I concocted the conspiracy theory..."What if they were in a race to 10 Red Boxes and the winner gets 20 RED DRAGON SCALES". Would be a pretty funny thing.

Anyway, what I have noticed is that bragging posts and dog-pile posts (where someone shows up 3-4 pages into thread and jump on the bandwagon with the "cool kids" to bash someone) seem to net the most neg rep.

BTW Pete, Love the "Gladiator" refrence.

[Rav'n]

Question 2: I think the most I've seen is like 6 or so red squares. I haven't neg repped anyone yet or received any...yet. But I have received positive rep for a post that I received an infraction warning about though.

Then.... you just aren't trying hard enough...