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I've been here for a couple years (and a couple before that in read-only mode) and every once-in-awhile somebody digs up a post that has *hundreds* of buns (usually because it's an amazing idea), a posting that exemplifies the very principles of the HalfBakery.
For these posts it is suggested that
we close voting on them after a few years, perhaps have a "gold" tag to put on them as well.
By closing voting we are admittedly closing off one aspect of discussion (albeit one-sided), however we're also closing off the possibility of drive-by bonings, trolling and "pedestal envy" as well as guarding the sensibilities of people who might be offended.
This is regarding voting only; anno'ing is a more complicated issue therefore not in the scope of this post. (for instance a poster might not be around to defend or delete, but relevant comments and links may still show up)
Related idea. It didn't score
I_20Froze_20My_20Buns_20Off
[theircompetitor, Jan 30 2009]
Alien brain slug
http://4.bp.blogspo...400/The_Tingler.jpg
Don't worry, [jutta], you can rely on us. [normzone, Jan 31 2009]
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Halfbakery needs no sacred cow. |
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I don't think there's anything stopping someone from getting the text off here and posting it on their own site, if preservation is what people want. Then again, maybe there'd be an intellectual property rights issue. |
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D'you mean real gold, or just gold coloured? |
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Booty is in the eye of the beholder [Ian]. |
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I'd rather sleep easy knowing that autoboners haven't assimilated a net negative vote on my favorite things. Then again, gold is quite alluring. I'm at odds. |
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I'm not. If I ever do something like this, I will have been taken over by alien brain-slugs, and would beg you to shoot me if I could still speak. |
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We'll watch for signs, Jutta. I agree - it implies that the
posts here are Talmudiacal pieces of work to be respected; I
think the HB is much too important to be taken so seriously. |
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...nor should we relocate classic posts to a new category;
this would be moving the gold posts. |
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//moving the gold posts// groan |
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Without changing functionality it would be quite easy to change the backdrop for older or higher rated ideas. Parchment, stone tablet, shroud, gold plaque - that kind of thing. These could be accompanied by sound effects and hoards of A0L users. |
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What an excellent id--[SFX: brain splatter over LCD screen] |
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Ooh, what a cool backdrop! |
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Is there more than one autoboner? If autoboners are a general social phenomenon then it is expected that over time any idea will degrade from resplendent bunishness to smelly boneishness. If however the autoboner is singular and confined to one account, he will only be able to contribute one bone per idea and on a 100-bun beauty the damage will be minimal. |
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It's not people that object to an idea for whatever reason that cause problems, but people who object to the site either for their own reasons or more likely for a simple "it's not mine". Amazing how many people don't care if they win as long as somebody else loses. |
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But [vvv] I wouldn't worry about it too much; there are probably an equal'ish number of autobunners also. |
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One could just have a huge crash every few years that clears
away accretions of bread and bone. |
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The autoboner might have sock puppets. Considering the anti-social status of what they do, it wouldn't be surprising if they had. Or maybe the autoboner is a dæmon who possesses different HBers to ensure that all ideas are voted against, but is actually a supernatural entity. |
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-Free Will= I see no evidence for an individual Boner. The
autoboner is within all of us, a natural human proclivity. the
presence of autoboning must be a result of inseverable evil,
present in otherwise good bakers. -praise jutta- |
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-This may be the best of all possible bakeries. -jutta
willing- |
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-jutta may be dead, or simply not interested in the battle
of bun/bone -praise jutta- |
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-jutta may be the autoboner. -praise jutta- |
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- the autoboner may play an important role in jutta's plan.
-praise jutta-
-In could be that jutta could ban the autoboner but
chooses to let the boner test faith of good bakers.
-jutta willing- |
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Since the holy writs do not yield an answer this is a matter
of personal faith. If I have committed an offense to jutta
may I be struck down. -praise jutta- |
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