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Apologies to Surfeur51 (Reputation System Abuse)
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorhayley taylor
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That time meant only "that time". I had send one negative vote on a first post, and I realised it was the end of the world for you. So, after I removed it, I made you remark that, even if I thought you were still supporting Skip, I had not sent you any negative note that time...

I'm not quite sure if you realize that you just repeated the implied threat and made it direct, this still means next time you will or will not give me negative votes according to your own value system.
So what's your point exactly?


It looks like the problem is that neither of you are communicating in your native language.

Michael (aka Goblin), I read it the way that I think surfeur had meant it. He had given you a red mark originally (and then removed it). And was merely saying that he hadn't repeated giving you a red mark again. i.e. that time. He was refering to the past / present.

It was meant as a reassurance.

You have (I think) taken it as refering to the present / future possible actions.



Hopefully everybody can just take a deep breath and make an assumption that we are not all deadly enemies intent on destroying each other, burying bodies in the back garden etc.



...and that Ken will lock this thread down, I am sure he will take any action if required that he deems appropriate.

Nothing to see here, move on etc etc
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So guys, are we all friends again? And shall we continue with our hobby and make this world a better place?


Very much appreciated! 



Edit:

This could be a very good completion of this thread...
Thorsten
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Just one last thing to do!

Yves if I misunderstood you; and the comments of the native speakers imply this, I feel horribly sorry for this.
Please accept my sincerest apologies.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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The only appropriate response to such threat is to ban the bully from Profiler - No access at all for a certain period of time.  I'd cancel his account in a New York minute, as they say.  (Though I don't know the derivation of the "New York minute" phrase - and don't mean to insult anyone by using it.)


According to Wikipedia, "a New York minute is an informal term used to mean a very short period of time. The term refers to the common perception that the people in New York City are hurried and impatient."
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It seems to me after reading all of this, that this was much ado about nothing.

I do not believe that Yves intended to threaten anyone although, I do believe that the reputation system is being used in a way that it was not intended for.

Simply supporting someone that you don't like is not a valid reason to give a red zinger.  If you use abusive or insulting language when you support that person, that's different.
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According to Wikipedia, "a New York minute is an informal term used to mean a very short period of time. The term refers to the common perception that the people in New York City are hurried and impatient."


It's also defined as the timeperiod from green light appearing on a traffic light until the first honk (app 0.01 sec)
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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Just one last thing to do!

Yves if I misunderstood you; and the comments of the native speakers imply this, I feel horribly sorry for this.
Please accept my sincerest apologies.


You are easily forgiven. The problem is not to make errors, it is to refuse to admit them... 
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great to see it was all just a misunderstanding and everything settled....

Group Hug!
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Nice touch in re-naming the thread. 
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great to see it was all just a misunderstanding and everything settled....

Group Hug!





Thorsten
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Thanks kahless... you can't go a day on the net without seeing something to make you want to poke your eyes out! 
Pete
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EDIT: I have to express my deepest apologies to Yves (surfeur51).
I misunderstood him completely. What I read as a threat was in fact meant completely different and obviously not as a threat at all.

Sorry Yves, don' think we can really be friends after this (as the end of this thread asked), but probably we can talk like normal people again.

To all that gave me positive votes for the original posting, please withdraw them as I don't deserve these.


ORIGINAL MESSAGE DELETED BY GOBLINSDOITALL FOR BEING OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT


I gave you a green arrow for your original post (as you described the situation, it seemed the correct thing to do), but now I have the need to give you another for this edit.

Alas, you will have to make do with the original...
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That time meant only "that time". I had send one negative vote on a first post, and I realised it was the end of the world for you. So, after I removed it, I made you remark that, even if I thought you were still supporting Skip, I had not sent you any negative note that time...

I'm not quite sure if you realize that you just repeated the implied threat and made it direct, this still means next time you will or will not give me negative votes according to your own value system.
So what's your point exactly?


It looks like the problem is that neither of you are communicating in your native language.

...snip...

Hopefully everybody can just take a deep breath and make an assumption that we are not all deadly enemies intent on destroying each other, burying bodies in the back garden etc.


Yes, let's please be careful not to parse too closely comments made in a second language.  I know I wouldn't want people looking too closely for hidden meanings in something I write in Spanish or worse German.
"This movie has warped my fragile little mind."
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Thanks kahless... you can't go a day on the net without seeing something to make you want to poke your eyes out! 

             
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And everybody should read this thread to see how "nice" some of us can be.


This thread has nothing to do with what is going on in this one.
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According to Wikipedia, "a New York minute is an informal term used to mean a very short period of time. The term refers to the common perception that the people in New York City are hurried and impatient."


It's also defined as the timeperiod from green light appearing on a traffic light until the first honk (app 0.01 sec)


ROFLMFAO

One thing I'm kinda interested in is what the criteria is for different "star power" so to speak with the reputation system.  Is it something like:
Highest > 401+
Superior  301 to 400
Great  201 to 300
Good  101 to 200
Normal  0 to 100
Slightly Low -1 to -25
Low -26 to -50
Lower -51 to -100
Very Low < -101

Does someone know??
Peter

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