Since we're being open right now, I felt I shold post this.
I was away from Shmeng for a few months and when I got back there was this
new thing called "karma." I didn't uderstand it at first and really I
don't understand it now. As far as I can tell it's to make people
conform.
When it was invented, my good friend KatB logged in to find that her karma
wasn't high-enough and I dont really understand why so she logged-off and
never returned. Since karma was invented, it seems that it has pushed many
of the people I enjoy here most away, though usually indirectly.
What I mean by indirectly is that it created a group of people who were so
worried about karma that theytried kissing ass and being everybody's friend
and hesitated to get out of line. Nobody likes anyone who is afraid to
break the rules.
This is why we never see or hear from people like Bettie-X, Vampcourt, and
Ickgirl, to name a few. That's right, Ickgirl, co-founder of this website
is gone. I can't speak for her but I get the impression that her absence
has quite a bit to do with the atmosphere on Shmeng and that this
atmosphere was not created but nurture by the karma system.
I think that throwing out the karma scripts would do this site some good.
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i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else to
die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl
Ironboots
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posted on 7/7/2004 at 05:50 PM
I didn't know about that... I've just been sitting around here without
karma kicking me in the butt at all. I was even questioning if the whole
karma thing really exists, but obviously people have been affected.
I don't care a whit, although I do think it probably increased the
ass-kissing, yeah.
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callei
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posted on 7/7/2004 at 08:43 PM
ass kissing is one of the main things that will get the karma script on
your ass. ms princess ass-kisser felt its boot often.
And please, dont mistake lethergy and a paralysing distaste to have to read
every single comment and then consider it as the the karma script not
working.
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Devin
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posted on 7/7/2004 at 09:45 PM
I don't usually like to talk about who's got what karma, but at the moment
katB's karma is just fine. The people being affected right now by the
karma scripts are:
Abaddon
Anya
LadyCygnet
WorthlessLiar
Considering the scripts have been running totally automated and untouched
by me all this time, I think they reflect the opinions expressed in the
Tough Love forums pretty well.
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IamSquid
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 05:30 AM
Ummm... yeah I know, I kinda, asked the moderators for a favor to help her
out since once upon a time this was our primary means of communication but
she never came back and I lost touch with her for a little while.
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i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else to
die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl
callei
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 06:04 AM
this isnt a judgement on KatB at all. I dont ever remember her being on the
kicked lists.
So squid, you tried to manipulate the Karam scripts but they worked
anyways? Funny how that works.
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Shade
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 07:48 AM
I don't actually remember KatB ever having any karmic problems either. Ya
think maybe she just used it as an excuse to get away?
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IamSquid
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 09:23 AM
If I remember correctly she got some kind of warning though I admit I don't
know how the karma scripts work. And yes, I abused the system to help a
friend. Wouldn't yoo do the same in my place?
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i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else
to
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die so i could watch, and then me die.
squid... no... but then,,, my friend was a fuckwit
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Shade
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 11:03 AM
Squid: Maybe, but then I wouldn't be surprised if I found out the system
included checks and balances and fucked with me back...
Karma knows if you try to fuck with it.
____________________ It is only through the lack of sex that humanity derives the need for an
all encompassing blind love. And in that moment of extreme horniness
with
no relief in sight, in that moment can be found the birth of
religion.
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Domkitten
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 06:22 PM
I don't think it's the scripts. Shmeng needs to have a higher power. A
power, even higher then Devin. And the people who are scared of Karma, I
don't know.
I remember KatB, but mostly from her photo's, so I don't know what that
says really.
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Devin
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posted on 8/7/2004 at 10:22 PM
Shmeng does have a power higher than Devin. Her name is callei. I'm just
the King of this world - she's the Queen