Warning Levels

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aem4162

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btw this is bullsh*t..

i already got PMs "congratulating" me about my achievement.. IMO nobody needs to see what my warning level is, but myself..

not that it bothers me seeing it all the time, i just think other members shouldnt be able to see it..

we can't see your levels

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kombolcha

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well.. hmmmm

i know i've been warned at least twice before.. but it says 0%.

honostly I DON"T GIVE A SH!T about this "warning" if it was there before, what difference does it make that you can see it now? that is not going to change the way i post anything! warning or no warning, it doesn't matter.

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DigitalN.

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the fact that it doesnt lower over time is complete BS. i mnea, if you have been here for a while, like say xStainDx and did sone foolish things when you first got here, and got a warning, you should be rewarded by taking off 10%. IMO that has to be the dumbest rule ive ever heard.

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Chris Allen Veteran

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But what does it constitute to anybody what their warning level is? If you are responsible and follow the rules, then you shouldn't have any issue. And if nobody else can see the warning levels, who cares? You are the one responsible for your own actions so take responsiblity for them.

By you having a higher warning level it just means that you did something against the rules. Unless you do something terribly wrong to get banned I don't believe you are given any different treatement by anyone.

It's just a monitor bar guys. Honestly. It's like a school file. You have control over your grades just as you do with your actions on the forum.

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Chode

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the fact that it doesnt lower over time is complete BS. i mnea, if you have been here for a while, like say xStainDx and did sone foolish things when you first got here, and got a warning, you should be rewarded by taking off 10%. IMO that has to be the dumbest rule ive ever heard.

I agree with DaCoOlNeSs.

When we are new here we are still treading the water... this should not mean that I should have to suffer because I had differing political opinions to someone else 500 posts ago.

It is a warning that we are forced to see everytime we are here, so they should decrease over time!

Or if this is not the case, should not be shown at all (ignorance is bliss).

NFC, true but everytime you get an F at school you don't get it tattoed in phosphorous ink on the inside of your eyelid (weird analogy)

How long has it been since a mod has been in here? I'm tempted to make a new thread to this effect...

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Guol

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I agree with DaCoOlNeSs.

When we are new here we are still treading the water... this should not mean that I should have to suffer because I had differing political opinions to someone else 500 posts ago.

It is a warning that we are forced to see everytime we are here, so they should decrease over time!

Or if this is not the case, should not be shown at all (ignorance is bliss).

NFC, true but everytime you get an F at school you don't get it tattoed in phosphorous ink on the inside of your eyelid (weird analogy)

How long has it been since a mod has been in here? I'm tempted to make a new thread to this effect...

well what should it matter. if u know u hav to b good now then be good and your warning level wont go up anymore therefore you wont get banned.

it dus not matter wheteher its on )% or 80% as long as you dont break the rules after that.

do you understand what im gettin at?

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Chode

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well what should it matter. if u know u hav to b good now then be good and your warning level wont go up anymore therefore you wont get banned.

it dus not matter wheteher its on )% or 80% as long as you dont break the rules after that.

do you understand what im gettin at?

I know what you're getting at, but I still no like it :no:

The brownish meter there that will never go away adds a negative atmosphere to neowin browsing.

I mean, for crying out loud, I don't need to be told I was an idiot once SIX MONTHS LATER and everyime I enter these forums for the rest of my life.

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Chris Allen Veteran

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NFC, true but everytime you get an F at school you don't get it tattoed in phosphorous ink on the inside of your eyelid (weird analogy)

Well, that said (as weird as it was) a single F can hold you back for years to come when it pertains to certain education (ie. applying to a different school to continue education). Maybe Neowin is of the higher learning where bad behaviour can hold you back long into the future.

Take it another way if you will; receiving certain criminal offences stays on your record for years at a time and only until a judge decides it is time to clear the slate if you have been good will it be changed. The difference is; a criminal record can hold you back from certain things (jobs, career movements, credit, etc) where-as your rising warning level will hold you back from...what exactly?

I don't understand the problem in all its entirety though; follow the rules, keep the count low, enjoy the thread. I am making an assumption here, but I wonder if all the ppl complaining about their warning level are ppl who actually have something other than zero. There are reasons for this. What is wrong with being responsible about it?

I think the system (because it has always been here) is a good one. The fact that it has been now publically enduced (to indiviuals only that is) is no big deal. I don't understand why some are making it into one.

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Steven

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Because I don't need to be reminded every time I post in a thread that my warning level is 40 Percent.

Let me hide it like Quick Reply!

Since its a user level option anyway, set by admin I don't see why the board can't be hacked into letting us show or hide it.

The point is to beneift us, but I see no benefit in it personally I don't want it on my screen. I don't need my hand held and I don't need that stupid reminder of the crap I pulled way back whenever it was for whatever reason.

So please just let us show/hide itin User CP. ::begs:: :heart:

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RadishTM Veteran

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Wave,Mar 3 2004, 07:22]But what does it constitute to anybody what their warning level is?  If you are responsible and follow the rules, then you shouldn't have any issue.  And if nobody else can see the warning levels, who cares?  You are the one responsible for your own actions so take responsiblity for them.

By you having a higher warning level it just means that you did something against the rules.  Unless you do something terribly wrong to get banned I don't believe you are given any different treatement by anyone.

It's just a monitor bar guys.  Honestly.  It's like a school file.  You have control over your grades just as you do with your actions on the forum.

Well said (Y)

The warning bar is there to remind you of what you have done in the past, to learn from it and essentially become an even better member here at Neowin.

So what if you have been warned, no-one is perfect here at Neowin. We downgrade warnings if we are at fault or there is a mistake altogether depending on the specific situation - other than that, they stay.

I honestly don't see what is all the fuss about people being annoyed that they have recieved some warnings in the past and can now see them - deal with it.

Neowin is not your "run-of-the-mill" tech website, we are unique and this change show that.

xStainDx - I'll ask the Admins if it is possible to implement it into the User CP, but don't hold me to that.

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