Posted by Darth Dobbin at 12.19.232.3 on June 28, 2000 at 17:08:03:
In Reply to: repost: Please sirs posted by filmkid on June 28, 2000 at 16:11:28:
: I'm in need of some red ink on under my message.
No. you are not. The only distinction that a "red" poster has over a "black" one is that they work for VA. Having somebody who works for VA respond to your post will neither a)increase your wealth, b)make you more respected by your peers, c)change your life in any way, shape or form.
No bells will sound, you will win no prize. There is no golden gilted invitation in the mail to an exclusive "cool guy" party. Really, it should not make a whit of difference to you if ANYBODY responds to your posts, red or no.
That said, if you feel that garnering the attention of the staff is somehow a worthwhile pursuit, the surest way NOT to do it is to say "hey! Give me attention!" and have that demand comprise the sum of your message. Compounding this by REPOSTING such an poor sentiment earns you no points, either. If you feel that having some "red" name commenting on whatever you write here will make you personally happier, TRY ACTUALLY WRITING SOMETHING. A question you have that has not been posed before; an insightful comment on some aspect of the movies.
Allow me to quote the much bally-hoo-ed (and for good reason) summaries:
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**Why do people other than Kevin keep answering my questions? I want Kevin to answer them, not these "nobodys."**
One of the unwritten policies on the board is that people who know the answer to a question answer it. The reasoning is that we are all here to get information, not to "hob-nob" with people like Kevin just to say he replied to one of your posts. It frees Kevin up from having to answer questions over and over, and also allows him to pick and choose the most interesting questions without worrying about skipping over too many people.
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Or you can try just asking Brian Lynch who he would rather have sex with, Large Marge from Pee Wee's Big Adventure before she transformed into the claymation face, or Large Marge from Pee Wee's Big Adventure AFTER she had transformed into the claymation face.
You see I'm doing an experiment to see if someone asks politely enough the good old folks at View Askew would follow-up the message.