Question about credits

[snowcraig2.0]

When you edit posts you lose credits? Just curious to the rational behind this. No big deal really, just curious.

[brianhos]

To save you from adding a post with 10,000 words in it, and then deleting it, repeating over and over until you are rich.

[bostinelosd]

I wondered that as well. Last week I made a huge post and then deleted it because I thought it was too much. My credits got blown away right into massive negative.

[bostinelosd]

Originally Posted by brianhos

To save you from adding a post with 10,000 words in it, and then deleting it, repeating over and over until you are rich.

But couldnt you just start a thread and post 15 of the 10k word posts to cheat?

[brianhos]

Originally Posted by bostinelosd

But couldnt you just start a thread and post 15 of the 10k word posts to cheat?

But then when they are deleted by a mod, you would lose all those. I suppose if you want to really cheat, you could post 10k words in a post, and then bet all those credits, and then delete your posts. You would be massive negative, but if you won, you would do well.

[ianoconnor]

Originally Posted by brianhos

But then when they are deleted by a mod, you would lose all those. I suppose if you want to really cheat, you could post 10k words in a post, and then bet all those credits, and then delete your posts. You would be massive negative, but if you won, you would do well.

... hmmmmm

[bostinelosd]

Originally Posted by brianhos

But then when they are deleted by a mod, you would lose all those. I suppose if you want to really cheat, you could post 10k words in a post, and then bet all those credits, and then delete your posts. You would be massive negative, but if you won, you would do well.

Ah, so when do we start. =)

Yeah I took bath with my deleted post. Oh well, i would have bet and lost it anyway, ha ha.

[Jeremy]

You only lose the credits if you delete the post because you're in essence rolling back time. This prevents people from trying to post gobs of things that are stupid - that would be reason for deletion - just to up their credits. It's a way of self-moderating.

[CTAClone]

This thread title should be changed "Ideas on how to cheat the fun/free credit system"

[bostinelosd]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

You only lose the credits if you delete the post because you're in essence rolling back time. This prevents people from trying to post gobs of things that are stupid - that would be reason for deletion - just to up their credits. It's a way of self-moderating.

Self-moderating sounds dirty.

[snowcraig2.0]

Originally Posted by brianhos

To save you from adding a post with 10,000 words in it, and then deleting it, repeating over and over until you are rich.

That's crazy. If I wanted to cheat like that I would just make pointless posts about something like credits or something. Wait a minute........

[bostinelosd]

Originally Posted by brianhos

To save you from adding a post with 10,000 words in it, and then deleting it, repeating over and over until you are rich.

Is that a way of credit laundering? Do I need to call Tony to have a sit down the two of you's.

[Flag Guy]

Isn't there a cap on how many words in a post you get credit for anyways? (like 100 words...)

Yeah you can still post a bunch of those, but at some point you're not benefiting yourself any more.

Plus if it was found the main purpose for posting was to get credits, the mods can delete that, so you lose what you gained, and they can penalize you too and take even more, if I'm not mistaken

[bostinelosd]

Mod slapping should be an olympic sport. In the same category as ribbon twirling.

[Flag Guy]

Originally Posted by bostinelosd

Mod slapping should be an olympic sport. In the same category as ribbon twirling.

Would "the thread" be their areana?