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I lost all my points (karma).

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Re: I lost all my points (karma).

#11

Post by dfranke »

palish wrote: post #7
mattjaynes wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

~Flashback to 2002~ "Hey Paul, I keep getting all these junk email messages and they're filling up my inbox!" "You're right. Someone went on an emailing spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..." http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html

~Flashback to 1995~ "Hey Paul, my programs keep crashing and never get updated!" "You're right. Someone went on a desktop software spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..." http://www.paulgraham.com/first.html

~Flashback to 1993~

"Hey Paul, this C++ code takes ten thousand lines to get anything done and keeps doing a fandango on core!"

"You're right. Someone went on a blub spree. Now I'm going to have to show people how to avoid subjecting themselves to this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."

http://paulgraham.com/onlisp.html

Re: I lost all my points (karma).

#14

Post by eposts »

pg wrote: post #3

You're right. Someone went on a downmodding spree. I restored your karma. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do...

>Crystal ball into future"Hey Paul, I am getting all these requests from YC clones to apply to their program."

"You're right. Someone went on a cloning spree. Now I am going to have to do something to prevent this kind of kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."

http://y2combinator.com/

Re: I lost all my points (karma).

#15

Post by pg »

mattjaynes wrote: post #4
pg wrote: post #3

You're right. Someone went on a downmodding spree. I restored your karma. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do...

~Flashback to 2002~ "Hey Paul, I keep getting all these junk email messages and they're filling up my inbox!" "You're right. Someone went on an emailing spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..." http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html

It won't be anywhere near as complicated. All I have to do is not display down arrows on comments over a day old.

Re: I lost all my points (karma).

#16

Post by brlewis »

pg wrote: post #3

You're right. Someone went on a downmodding spree. I restored your karma. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do...

I actually have a little free time now while I let a professional designer loose on some of my pages. Just post the source to news.yc and I'll send you a patch.
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