[Opinion] New Award Title

[Asteriskos]

I took a look at the available awards, and while some came "close" to maybe what I was thinking about, none seemed quite like my suggestion below!

Would you consider creating an "Agent Provocateur" award?

The details, et al, how and Why you might award it are of course above My pay grade.

 

[Aeternus]

Interesting.

What would it fit for? Perhaps the most posts in controversy section of WF I think.

Requirement suggested by me: have 10 topics and 100 posts in Controversy

That's an interesting and good idea

 

[Asteriskos]

Thanks,
Well that might be an ancillary aspect of it. I was thinking more along the lines of someone who constantly provokes BULLSHIT as the Chief quality that might deserve an award like that!

 

[Aeternus]

Thanks,
Well that might be an ancillary aspect of it. I was thinking more along the lines of someone who constantly provokes BULLSHIT as the Chief quality that might deserve an award like that!

Nice idea. That would surely be a great award describing those who provoke BS on the forums

 

[HoldAll]

Those awards are usually created and given out spontaneously, there is no real set system in place here.

In my mind, what we may need sooner or later is a tinfoil-hat award.

 

[Asteriskos]

Those awards are usually created and given out spontaneously, there is no real set system in place here.

In my mind, what we may need sooner or later is a tinfoil-hat award.

Would that pertain to those who see some facts in conspiracy theories?

 

[HoldAll]

Would that pertain to those who see some facts in conspiracy theories?

Oh no please no, let's not turn this into a discussion of conspiracy theories... let's say that the tinfoil-hat award should go to members who simply can't stop posting about them in Controversy and who seem more interested in those theories than in occultism in general. Fair?

 

[Asteriskos]

Oh no please no, let's not turn this into a discussion of conspiracy theories... let's say that the tinfoil-hat award should go to members who simply can't stop posting about them in Controversy and who seem more interested in those theories than in occultism in general. Fair?

I'd say it was Fair! I personally Stopped posting about a "particular" one because "one man's beer is another man's suds" there is a mixture of opinions. I reached the end of useful comment for me! Fair?

 

[HoldAll]

Ok. I see now that I will have to tread gingerly here as far as conspiracies are concerned.

 

[SkullTraill]

Not gonna do this as an Accolade type award as there is already militant, speaker of the house etc, and I don’t want to specifically encourage people to aim for a shitposter type award by shitposting.

@Aeternus idea would actually make sense though once I get around to implementing forum progression awards for newly added sections.

@HoldAll tinfoil overlaps with the abducted award, it’s for the same thing

 

[Wintruz]

Would you consider creating an "Agent Provocateur" award?

@Xenophon? Is this your puppet account?

 

[Asteriskos]

@Xenophon? Is this your puppet account?

I don't know what a "puppet" account is, I'm not real Cyber savvy!

 

[Aeternus]

I don't know what a "puppet" account is, I'm not real Cyber savvy!

I will tell you. A puppet account is when someone tries to use another account, hoping to mask his identity this way. Some elements of a mask account include a new name and username but will somehow hint to the original style of writing that the one who tries to mask himself has.

It's part of both psychology and IT if you ask me

 

[Wintruz]

I don't know what a "puppet" account is, I'm not real Cyber savvy!

I'm messing around with a well-established, endearing regular known for opining controversial.

 

[Asteriskos]

I'm messing around with a well-established, endearing regular known for opining controversial.

Indeed, I thought you didn't like me.

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I'm messing around with a well-established, endearing regular known for opining controversial.

Do I Really resemble that remark?

 

[Xenophon]

I took a look at the available awards, and while some came "close" to maybe what I was thinking about, none seemed quite like my suggestion below!

Would you consider creating an "Agent Provocateur" award?

The details, et al, how and Why you might award it are of course above My pay grade.

An " Agent Provocateur" is someone who specializes in "false flag" operations. An example would be a police informant paid to infiltrate the local Socialist Party and advocate pedophilia as a way of discrediting the Party. Your posts, however, suggest that what you have in mind is someone you find annoying, or in a word "provoking." Such an award could simply be called the Aersehole Award. Might I suggest more time with Merriam-Webster and less with WF? Then you might qualify for the coveted Most Improved Vocabulary Award.

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@Xenophon? Is this your puppet account?

Outed! Outed by an intell amateur! I'll not forget this Mr. Bond! Curses! Foiled again! You have not seen the last of me! Wuoh-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Nah. Actually Asteriskos is just acting out. He recently had an affair involving unrequited loathing and the casual rejection has left him at loose ends. I suggest coloring books and a b-i-i-i-g mug of hot cocoa (with a b-i-i-g spoon of pure coca) as therapy.

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I don't know what a "puppet" account is, I'm not real Cyber savvy!

They think I'm Edgar Bergen and you're Charlie McCarthy...

(Pssst! Hey, that's your cue! Go one, ad lib something witty...Go on! What? You got a block of wood for a head? You're gonna queer the whole act here! Wind up in the kindling crate, I swear.)

 

[Asteriskos]

@Xenophon? Is this your puppet account?

If there's a "puppet" account in here it's on "ignore", but all you other folks can see it!

 

[Xenophon]

Maybe we could have an award for forumites who successfully predict thread closures? My Masters from Agartha to Shambhala suggest the possibility looms here. Enter time and date, and you can become the Closure Cakravartin if accurate.

 

[Asteriskos]

Maybe we could have an award for forumites who successfully predict thread closures? My Masters from Agartha to Shambhala suggest the possibility looms here. Enter time and date, and you can become the Closure Cakravartin if accurate.

I heard about a trick you like to employ when someone "ignores" you! It's too Classic!
You change your signature in effort to "speak" to them, is that true?

@SkullTraill,

Thanks for your reply to my initial question, do you consider this thread solved?