Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot) For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranM Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! Seems like the good Dr is suffering from performance anxiety.... Top 5 Women Offline Elegant 260 Online CherieAt... 228 Online Railabs 213 Online Tangkvvaa 181 Online Dr_Sassy 175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Sassy Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! Seems like the good Dr is suffering from performance anxiety.... Top 5 Women Offline Elegant 260 Online CherieAt... 228 Online Railabs 213 Online Tangkvvaa 181 Online Dr_Sassy 175 is that my name? how did it happen? :shock: :shock: :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! And this comes from the nice gentleman with 6325 posts and 3,411 votes in approximately 4 years. Cheers mate, I just voted for you, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlic Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot)For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! voting for others is a great way to meet...it doesn't always work but it's still worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranM Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! And this comes from the nice gentleman with 6325 posts and 3,411 votes in approximately 4 years. Cheers mate, I just voted for you, again. 3,411 votes .... i didn't know i had so many !! :shock: :shock: and posting in the forums is one of the things i find more interesting than voting !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracY Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_thailand Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? Congratulations on your first ever forum post Gracyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_1 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot)For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! I am sure I will get flamed for this as well, but I thought the meaning of votes was to make yourself feel better about yourself. If you think your life is not important, then you can just log into TF and see that people are voting for you and your life is now validated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot)For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! I am sure I will get flamed for this as well, but I thought the meaning of votes was to make yourself feel better about yourself. If you think your life is not important, then you can just log into TF and see that people are voting for you and your life is now validated. Dear Jamie, you are a cool guy and very nice. I think I speak for most of TF when I say we like you. Isn't that why we have accounts here too? Profile created on 05 May 2005 Profile Last Updated on 26 December 2008 Profile Views 8556 I was going to vote for you, but it's turned off. Smiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_1 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 in all seriousness, i think the vote thing is an excellent marketing tool for the website. it plays on peoples basic desires and gets them logging into the site often to check on their popularity status. this creates lots of page views which is what sells ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky_house Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot)For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! Dr_Mike. you, as a doctor should know that an experiment like yours, over such a short time, and a holiday period at that, is not going to give you a very accurate result. You really need to keep voting for at least three months to validate your theory. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I can't help myself. (feels like shooting myself in the foot)For the last Month I have used some extra time (a lot) to play with voting and it's usefulness. It's been a lot of fun really, seeing how it all goes around and who gets the votes, how they do it, the tricks etc. I posted in my journal back in December 2008 that I was going to try this experiment. Well, my theory works! I was able to go from approximately 250 votes to 2000+ votes in less than 30 days without much effort at all. (I did unintentionally get a yellow something or other for 1 week) ... oops.. But I proved my hypothesis. Strangest thing is though; I have begun to enjoy this process. I have even made some nice friends on this great site. So I will continue to vote for all the nice people that vote for me. I should be hitting 2009 about now... Perhaps now someone can tell me the meaning of having votes? Happy voting!!! Dr_Mike. you, as a doctor should know that an experiment like yours, over such a short time, and a holiday period at that, is not going to give you a very accurate result. You really need to keep voting for at least three months to validate your theory. :-) Thank you for the advice kind sir, I will be your advocate and take your suggestion into consideration. Are there any second opinions and does everyone concur with this presumption? :idea: I believe quitting now would be like going "cold turkey". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I will quit "cold turkey" when I reach 100K votes. .... Projected to be sometime this summer after WHISKERS and 4uandme have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieJR Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? One Monday vote for you have a nice Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? One Monday vote for you have a nice Monday. well I think it cheapens you all, putting on your highest heels and brightest lippy and standing about on the corner of Soi Sleazy flaunting your votes... I have said before and will say again. This site need a moral watchdog group... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? One Monday vote for you have a nice Monday. well I think it cheapens you all, putting on your highest heels and brightest lippy and standing about on the corner of Soi Sleazy flaunting your votes... I have said before and will say again. This site need a moral watchdog group... You're dropping S's again Parkman! ruf ruf!!! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieJR Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 a friend of mine did the same experiment about a month ago. He went from total obscurity to #1 on the vote ***** list in 3 weeks. I think the whole caper is weird, and now he does too. "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" bollocks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "1 vote for you have a nice (insert day)" ---> I 'm sick of this : P Eventhough i never log in almost one month but i got tons of testi to tell me the voting day . someone blocked me becos i sent pm to told ,.....I am a premium i knew u are vote for me and i knew today is (insert day .)will vote you back when i got time and not too busy : P i knew i am rude so .. i got blocked .. i wish to get creative testi more than this i got every monday till ... the last day vote ... bla bla bla vote ... is that for making a friendship or ...? One lovely Tuesday vote for you have a nice lovely happy Tuesday ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 How about we change the voting to allow only 50 votes each per day to give out as we choose. Of course after some higher ranking voters reach their goals. We could reset all the votes and start over for a real online TF game. All those in favor: bite me, I am twisting your ear!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryberry Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 good idea ka doc but since i don't accept any vote, you have one competitor less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 How about we change the voting to allow only 50 votes each per day to give out as we choose. Of course after some higher ranking voters reach their goals. We could reset all the votes and start over for a real online TF game. All those in favor: bite me, I am twisting your ear!!! or how about some twisted reverse psychology?? :twisted: At the end of each week, those guys and gals with the highest votes get kicked off the site for 7 days??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 even when i wasn't working i could still find more interesting things to do than vote !!! I find doing anything more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Its an old story on TF. If you enjoy it go for it. Some like to solicit votes and that can annoy some people but its harmless really. If it works for you great if not you can turn off the vote button. Choice is yours....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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