What is the purpose of Frets/points/badges?

RandallFlagg

what is the purpose of accumulating frets/points and badges? Is there any benefit?

monquixote

No

octatonic

I use them at Waitrose.

digitalscream

It's a race. You're losing.

Sporky

The original idea was to have something other than post count, and to enable the forum to self-rate a bit.

TheMarlin

Apparently, I'm mostly wise, a bit funny, but not particularly impressive....

My wife would disagree with the 'wise' part....

pintspiller

I have 20 FB identities and vote solely for myself. I still have not appeared in the Top 5

stratman3142

TheMarlin said:

Apparently, I'm mostly wise, a bit funny, but not particularly impressive....

My wife would disagree with the 'wise' part....

Same here. But, being a bit paranoid, I suspect most of my LOL's are people laughing 'at' me, not 'with' me.

fretmeister

stratman3142 said:

TheMarlin said:

Apparently, I'm mostly wise, a bit funny, but not particularly impressive....

My wife would disagree with the 'wise' part....

Same here. But, being a bit paranoid, I suspect most of my LOL's are people laughing 'at' me, not 'with' me.

Must resist....

octatonic

Who are the most fretful members then?

digitalscream

I haven't checked, but I can pretty much guarantee that ICBM's in the top spot. I'd hazard a guess that RandomHandClaps and Drew are in the next two spots.

bingefeller

I wis stalk ICBM.

SRich

octatonic said:

I use them at Waitrose.

Ahhhh, now I see, it's a Loyalty Scheme.............

bingefeller

SRich said:

octatonic said:

I use them at Waitrose.

Ahhhh, now I see, it's a Loyalty Scheme.............

ICBM gets his shopping free every week because he has so many wisdoms.  

fretmeister

I'm going to guess that most "wow" use is ironic now that we don't have facepalms.

As in 'wow you are a knobhead'

EricTheWeary

fretmeister said:

I'm going to guess that most "wow" use is ironic now that we don't have facepalms.

As in 'wow you are a knobhead'

492 people can't be wrong...

hugbot

Every fret adds an extra milimeter to your dilz.

richardhomer

They're a vital measure of my self-worth.... Never let anyone tell you they don't matter.

Drew_TNBD

digitalscream said:

I haven't checked, but I can pretty much guarantee that ICBM's in the top spot. I'd hazard a guess that RandomHandClaps and Drew are in the next two spots.

Me and @Emp_Fab are the top two facepalmers as well.

digitalscream

Drew_TNBD said:

digitalscream said:

I haven't checked, but I can pretty much guarantee that ICBM's in the top spot. I'd hazard a guess that RandomHandClaps and Drew are in the next two spots.

Me and @Emp_Fab are the top two facepalmers as well.

*sigh*

There you go, always dredging up the past...

ICBM

digitalscream said:

I haven't checked, but I can pretty much guarantee that ICBM's in the top spot. I'd hazard a guess that RandomHandClaps and Drew are in the next two spots.

randomhandclaps has more frets than me. I had to check too, I never normally pay any attention to them. (Really - I had no idea how many I had.)

Drew_TNBD said:

Me and @Emp_Fab are the top two facepalmers as well.

I miss the facepalms. I had quite a good collection.