I feel guilty, oh so guilty

[earthman buck]

It has come to my attention that I am ranked #1 in rep points. When I first realized this, I was like "Whoa! Cool!" Now, however, I feel very guilty.

I realize that rep points don't really count for anything, and yet I still feel I need to apologize to the helpful folks on GT. Lordathestrings, Dr Simon, and Jolly McJollyson have long been the list-toppers. They got to the top by helping folks out with their guitar-related troubles. I got to the top by making a few people laugh now and then. Surely this is not right.

I just feel it misleading for my little green rep square to say "earthman buck is a wealth of guitar knowledge," when I am clearly not. There are undoubtedly some folks ranked in the low 200s who know infinitely more about guitars and music than me.

So anyhow, LatS, Doc Si, Jolly, everyone else who is even remotely helpful, I'm sorry. You all deserve it more than me.




Alright, now let the rep points fly!

[Jolly McJollyson]

nah, I got rep points for posting sarcastic things, mostly.

[iiholly]

I didn't even know rep points were that big of a deal. I certainly don't care about them. Maybe I'm just out of the loop though.

[Cryptic Excretions]

I think I still know just a thing or two about the guitar... but what's it matter? Anyone that thinks that someone's a good guitarist based on their rep points is asking to be made fun of.

Edit: I just checked my rep point thing with this post and I'm apparantly a wealth of guitar knowledge... when did that happen?

[Julian Vickers]

lol I didn't even know what rep points were until I checked this thread. It seems I have 17 points.
YAY

[elklandercc]

Eh, the rep points dont really show who knows the most, but who makes people laugh the most/ people like the most. I'm tryin to let the points fly but I always have to spread em around.

[Julian Vickers]

Maybe if you did a little dance I would give you some rep points.

DANCE!

[rockonn91]

do a little danceee... make a little love.... GET DOWN TONIGHT!

http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/Verbs/dance.gif

[elklandercc]

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail44.html

Come on and get in the boat fish fish!

[Tonja_Renee]

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail44.html

Come on and get in the boat fish fish!


LMAO!! that was awesome.. Are you sure he isn't a member of GT?? That post/e-mail had a familiar ring to it....lol

[Jolly McJollyson]

LMAO!! that was awesome.. Are you sure he isn't a member of GT?? That post/e-mail had a familiar ring to it....lol
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail36.html

Well, he does play guitar.

[jeffhx]

lol that was great....well if it did come from a GT member it cud be anybody...

[Jolly McJollyson]

lol that was great....well if it did come from a GT member it cud be anybody...
Matt and Mike Chapman are not members of the Guitartricks Community as far as I know.

[jeffhx]

yea well i know it didnt come from a GT member i was just saying if it did noone wud know who... :D

[Akira]

The only thing that gets me about the rep points is that you have to "spread them around".

Liberation of rep-points for the win.

[Julian Vickers]

How does one know how they rank in terms of rep points?

[Akira]

How does one know how they rank in terms of rep points?

Go the "member list", towards the top of the page, then click the "rep points" column header to order the members in terms of rep points.

[64johnny]

what you stated there was huge, emence ! we need more honest blokes like yourself in this world of delusion ! keep the peace ! john.

I realize that rep points don't really count for anything, and yet I still feel I need to apologize to the helpful folks on GT. Lordathestrings, Dr Simon, and Jolly McJollyson have long been the list-toppers. They got to the top by helping folks out with their guitar-related troubles. I got to the top by making a few people laugh now and then. Surely this is not right.

I just feel it misleading for my little green rep square to say "earthman buck is a wealth of guitar knowledge," when I am clearly not. There are undoubtedly some folks ranked in the low 200s who know infinitely more about guitars and music than me.

So anyhow, LatS, Doc Si, Jolly, everyone else who is even remotely helpful, I'm sorry. You all deserve it more than me.




Alright, now let the rep points fly![/QUOTE]

[Cryptic Excretions]

Go the "member list", towards the top of the page, then click the "rep points" column header to order the members in terms of rep points.
Hey hey... I'm in the top ten.

[earthman buck]

Hey hey... I'm in the top ten.
*everything goes all film noir-y. Me n' you are both dressed up like private eyes in the 40's, what with the trenchcoats and cool hats and all*

*slaps you*
*backhands you*
Dammit, man, get a hold of yourself! First you're in the top ten, and everything is workin' out great! You got a job, a family, a little house in the suburbs.....every now and then you save up enough for a little getaway with the wife....things are peachy keen. Rep keeps on a-growin', before you know it, you're head to head with the big man himself! Next thing you know, you hit #1, and the only way to go is down! YOU CAN'T WIN IN THE SHADOW OF THE BIG MAN!!!
*grasps Cryptic by the shoulders and shakes him violently*
All #1 gives you is shame! All #1 gives you is shame! Shame.......shame.....
*collapses to ground, sobbing*

[Lordathestrings]

Sorry, I can't give you rep for that. Something about "spreading it around"??? :p

[Cryptic Excretions]

*everything goes all film noir-y. Me n' you are both dressed up like private eyes in the 40's, what with the trenchcoats and cool hats and all*

*slaps you*
*backhands you*
Dammit, man, get a hold of yourself! First you're in the top ten, and everything is workin' out great! You got a job, a family, a little house in the suburbs.....every now and then you save up enough for a little getaway with the wife....things are peachy keen. Rep keeps on a-growin', before you know it, you're head to head with the big man himself! Next thing you know, you hit #1, and the only way to go is down! YOU CAN'T WIN IN THE SHADOW OF THE BIG MAN!!!
*grasps Cryptic by the shoulders and shakes him violently*
All #1 gives you is shame! All #1 gives you is shame! Shame.......shame.....
*collapses to ground, sobbing*
If somebody thinks they can come up with a better scenario for that, I'd like to see them try.

[Cryptic Excretions]

Sorry, I can't give you rep for that. Something about "spreading it around"??? :p
I'm on it.

[jeffhx]

i wud like to see someone try too

[jiujitsu_jesus]

Don't feel guilty, Earthman! If you're number one in rep points, it's clearly for a reason. Don't think of it as a suggestion that you're somehow seen as separate from or above the rest of us; think of it as an indication that you're a pleasant person who has enriched our little community here at GT. My congratulations to you :) .

[ericthecableguy]

AND THEN THE DRAGON COMES>>>>>>NNAAAAAAAIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was number one in rep points, but once mine points reached 2000, they start again at zero. I've been through this cycle 9 times. It's depressing.

[Akira]

I say we all bump Earthman's rep points just to see what the next tag is after "xxx is a wealth of guitar knowledge".

If someone already knows, don't ruin it for me. :(

[elklandercc]

I say we all bump Earthman's rep points just to see what the next tag is after "xxx is a wealth of guitar knowledge".

If someone already knows, don't ruin it for me. :(
Not a bad idea.

[Lordathestrings]

I guess it would be less exciting to e-mail Jon and ask him. :p

[Julian Vickers]

"Julian Vickers knows a thing or two about guitar playing"

how on earth am I going to keep this charade up?? I know nothing!

AARRGH!! :: runs ::

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

you're a good man earthman.. a good man.. now go clean those eggs!!! j/k :D

surprisingly, I'm #4 in rep.. this happened suddenly when I made that picture of jolly and iiholly and got repped 2 or 3 times for that one post.

it's a crazy world... but the DRAGON COMES IN THE NIIIIIIIGGGGGGHHHHHHHTTTTTTT

[Akira]

I guess it would be less exciting to e-mail Jon and ask him. :p

Ssshhhhh.

You'll ruin our feeble little minds. :p

[Akira]

Holy carpo!

http://www.carphuntersabroad.com/Large_Carp.jpg

I'm second in the rep list.

[pure]

where is the rep list? i wanna see if i'm last yet. ive been trying to get last for a while now. im already at the "pure has made some friends here and there"... or something. wait till it says "pure has no friends" ill throw a party

[Akira]

where is the rep list? i wanna see if i'm last yet. ive been trying to get last for a while now. im already at the "pure has made some friends here and there"... or something. wait till it says "pure has no friends" ill throw a party

Go the "member list", towards the top of the page, then click the "rep points" column header to order the members in terms of rep points.

[rockonn91]

'nuf said.

[Kutzki]

points, where?

[jiujitsu_jesus]

where is the rep list? i wanna see if i'm last yet. ive been trying to get last for a while now. im already at the "pure has made some friends here and there"... or something. wait till it says "pure has no friends" ill throw a party

I just sent you some rep. Now you'll never achieve your goal! Bwahaha!

[earthman buck]

I just sent you some rep. Now you'll never achieve your goal! Bwahaha!
Ladies and gentlemen, a victim of reverse psychology.

[pure]

Ladies and gentlemen, a victim of reverse psychology.

i knew somebody would.

[magicninja]

I've been in and out of top five as of late. Highest I got was three. I got repped mostly for long posts of deep philosophical knowledge. I guess that's a good thing but the thing I think I deserve the most rep for (The GT Solo Assignment Monthly Jam a thon) I have only been repped twice for. What a wacky world. Oh I am a wealth of guitar knowledge, someday I want to assend to the Status of GT Legend (If it exist, if it don't it should).

[Julian Vickers]

I've seen a dude around here who's rep thingy says "***** is off the low scale"

I didn't post the actual username in case I get in trouble for some reason.

[Akira]

Meanwhile I rock the boat with my two squares of green goodness.

[magicninja]

Some day we'll have a row of cool little green dots. Those with three or less dots will be ridiculed.

[earthman buck]

Other forums are all about the rep points. It's not uncommon to have like 20 green things in your first week.

That's why I love GT. It's so much more than just a rep-pool.

[rockonn91]

I have a question. if you rep someone, do you get one rep point back?

cuz I had 46, right? and I rep someone, and now I have 47.

[magicninja]

Nope...............

[rockonn91]

drat. guessed wrong then. guess he reped me back? but I thought... AGH. never mind me.

[guitarfreak141]

Mine says I've made some friends around here

friends, yay

http://uloc.nerdtank.org/media/poster_klein.jpg

[jeffhx]

i still have one... :(

[acapella]

i still have one... :(
Everybody but Akira does. Somebody tried to rep me on a bass thread, but I guess they didn't click "I approve", because I got a square neither green nor red. That made me sad. Apparently I "know my ****" though. :D

[Akira]

Everybody but Akira does.

It'll be a sad day when someone else joins the two squares club as i'll lose all my bragging rights. :(

[rockonn91]

its kinda weird looking, though. like, theres two... but everyone else has one... and... yeah. Its early.

[Akira]

its kinda weird looking, though. like, theres two... but everyone else has one... and... yeah. Its early.

One day i'll have so many green squares that each time I make a post, you'll have to scroll down through 5 minutes worth of green squares!

Oh hell yes. :cool:

[earthman buck]

Everybody but Akira does. Somebody tried to rep me on a bass thread, but I guess they didn't click "I approve", because I got a square neither green nor red. That made me sad. Apparently I "know my ****" though. :D
That's funny. I didn't know the swear filter covered "bass."

[Julian Vickers]

very funny, it actually covers *****, ***** and *****. If you could read those words, you would think my post were aweseomly funny, and witty even.

[earthman buck]

very funny, it actually covers *****, ***** and *****. If you could read those words, you would think my post were aweseomly funny, and witty even.
Then you should PM them to me.

[Julian Vickers]

You are too young to hear them

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

You are too young to hear them
hmm.. five letter words that are censored by the filter. I bet I could guess all three

[Julian Vickers]

That's two people so far that I've seen with a rep total that's "off the low scale"....

(check the 'major pentatonic' thread on the theory forum.)

I wonder what they did

[rockonn91]

hahaha thats cool. I'd never seen that low scale thing before...

[Jolly McJollyson]

That's two people so far that I've seen with a rep total that's "off the low scale"....

(check the 'major pentatonic' thread on the theory forum.)

I wonder what they did
They challenged me.

[acapella]

Ouch!!! +1