Eth, you just gave me a wonderful idea.
Starting now, anyone with a positive balance of points can remove points from anyone else -- for a price.
Obviously, since I'm trying to make points *mean* something, I.E., an alternative to post count numbers in terms of how generally USEFUL or ENTERTAINING someone's contributions are, the more points you possess the more points you can take away from someone. Proportionally.
Here's how it works (based on the number of points YOU HAVE):
1-100 points are a 1:1 penalty. For every point you remove from someone, you lose a point.
101-300 points are a 2:1 penalty. For every two points you remove from someone, you lose one point.
301-700 points are a 4:1 penalty. For every four points you remove from someone, you lose one point.
701-1500 points are an 8:1 penalty. For every eight points you remove from someone, you lose one point.
1501-3100 points are a 16:1 penalty. For every sixteen points you remove from someone, you lose one point.
3101-6300 points are a 20:1 penalty. For every twenty points you remove from someone, you lose one point.
6301-10,000 points are an all-to-half penalty. You can remove all of someone's points and take a hit of half of yours.
To make the dynamics of this fun, you CANNOT remove points from anyone in an increment not listed -- yes, when you hit those high point ratings (6301+) you'll have to work with other board members to get someone into the negatives. Points are still non-transferrable; you can't "give" someone else points.
I'm going to chat with Chad and see if we can work something out where getting a certain negative number by way of points being taken from you by board members (most likely other than by my erratic self) can get you muted/banned/whatever for certain amounts of time.
In the meantime, feel free to whammy whomever you want. Obviously, there's a benefit to the "get him before he gets me" theory since the more points you have gives you more whammy power. If you want to whammy someone, MESSAGE ME. Also, I will gladly credit or leave anonymous the whammy-er at no extra fee so long as the preferred method is enclosed in the message -- if you DON'T specify which, I'll pick one for you likely with the help of good 'ol George Washington (flip a quarter).
Of course, you can always make a request like Eth just did and not use any points. This method is erratic, however, and can't be guaranteed to net you the results you desire. Since Eth is a person I genuinely respect, I'm going to honour his request, though probably not to the extent he wants. Exit Mundi loses another twenty points (-20) -- and considering I haven't yet read the board since last Monday, he's probably going to lose more in the next couple hours.
By the way, Eth, you're getting another sixty-five points (+65) for giving me such a wonderful idea.
