Let's See How Fast They Delete This

Dear Mods.

A few weeks ago I posted this in the Famous People I Hate QOTW. Got a few laughs and, when Thursday rolled round, I checked the Best Of page and it seemed like I'd won. I was first. The top. Numero uno...

Then, mysteriously, I suddenly wasn't. That post just vanished from the "best of" page. (But if you click the link you'll see that the page it comes from is actually the "best of" - it just doesn't show up when you look at the actual "best of" page) Confused? I am.

Now the b3ta mods didn't see fit to tell me they were doing this. They didn't gaz or email me. They just hid the post and hoped nobody would notice.

Now I find this rich because they claim that they got rid of /all due to vote-rigging. It was unfair as some people were using /all to manipulate the votes so that they won the QOTW. After all, making the "best of" page should truly reflect the number of votes each post gets.

Yeah. Right.

Some come on Mods. Tell me, and the people who voted for me, why you saw fit to disqualify that post? And on what grounds? And why you didn't tell anyone?

Censorship on B3ta. Who'd have thought it....

Cheers

It's Thursday and the start of a new QOTW. A lot of people will have read this before you get round to deleting it. Your credibility is at stake


edit: Rob's given me an explanation that I'm happy with. The post in question wasn't about famous people (it was about me and SpankyHanky) which was why it was removed from the "best of" page. Case closed. Move along now - nothing to see here....
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:18, 71 replies)

You get a click for the original post
but moaning about it like a big girl is just making you seem like a bit of a needy tart
(Bret Mong Keys Eggs has wet his weapon, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:23, closed)

True

To be honest, I don't give much of a fuck. That's why I didn't bother saying anything, on any of the boards, until now.

But when given a good feed line, and this QOTW seemed apt, I couldn't resist.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:25, closed)

This is quite an astonishing level of not giving a fuckery
right here. Online.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 19:32, closed)

Click
although all the arguments about fixed challenges and bias etc. never get heard, either...
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:23, closed)

Same thing happened with one of beckyjsbx's posts a while back
'Impulse buys' I think.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:25, closed)

Well

If the mods are going to fiddle the results, can we have /all back please?

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:27, closed)

Reminds me of the time I
entered this into the "Movie Letter Switch" challenge. Was the most popular all week, but once the challenge closed, it disappeared altogether. Very bizarre.
(__, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:25, closed)

Fuck me I never saw that first time wrong
but genuine office lols this time!
( Peej, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:45, closed)

FP this NOW

( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:53, closed)

I never saw this the first time but
Brilliant! *Clicks if there had been a button*
(bill, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:04, closed)

Maybe it's because you're not very funny?
lolololol
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:31, closed)

Can't Argue With That

But I can argue that QOTW "best of" page, and the popular pages on other the boards are supposed to reflect the number of B3ta members who clicked "I like this".

At least, that's the way everyone thinks it works. And, if you check the FAQ, that's what that says as well.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:34, closed)

Similar things have happened to me.
I've posted stories to QOTW and come the close, my post is exactly where I left it. Nowhere near the 'best' page.

Of course, this might be because I'm not very funny and nobody would click 'I like this' to anything I've previously posted.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:32, closed)

The votes I seem to get have no relationship with the amount of effort I've put into a post
I've also had stuff on the best page that's rather shite, but that's mainly because it's been a crap qotw and barely anyone has managed to get votes. I know the mods fiddle around a bit, but I don't believe it's been with my posts... I'm not important/popular enough to be a problem ^_^

Also, surely the best thing to do in Legless' case would have been to leave the post, but exempt it from a newsletter mention because it's an in-joke?
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:54, closed)

Yes, it was a bit weird
I was thrilled to come second (so to speak) and surprised to be 'promoted' to first. It's a bit like when your team wins because the ref disallowed a goal against you in the final minute.

You're still pleased to have won, but can't help feeling the a draw might have been more just.



On the other hand....IN YOUR FACE LEGLESS - HA HA HA!!!
(K.W.A. Knickers With Attitude, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:34, closed)

Pwnd...

*crys*

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:38, closed)

Yeah, I spotted that at the time
figured it was because (and this isn’t meant as a dig) having a “local celebrity’s” pre-emptive parody of his critics in the number 1 spot was just a bit too ironic.

That said, if people voted for it etc.
( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:37, closed)

The b3ta Ultimate

Is to be news-lettered. Winning the QOTW is nice, but the gold is making the newsletter. I've had lots of stories in the past coming in the top three but not making the newsletter at all. That's because a lot of them are just too long to fit in.

And, being fair, I've had stories that didn't make the top 3 getting newslettered anyway. Swings and roundabouts.

But fucking with the results on QOTW seems a bit shifty.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:42, closed)

Fucking hell
That's where I've been going wrong! I didn't realise I came here to achieve something.

I always figured that's what real life was for.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:57, closed)

lolololololol
I think I just did a little wee.



Cheers.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:59, closed)

To be fair, you've not achieved anything in real-life either ;)
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:04, closed)

LIES.
I got my cycling proficiency when I was 9!

And my 100m swimming badge.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:05, closed)

Dude, I know we're on QOTW
but that's no excuse for showboating or just outright lies.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:12, closed)

Man, you got me
I was actually 9 and a half

*weeps and begs forgiveness*
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:36, closed)

Hah!
I got my 1500m swimming badge.

And I got my 10m swimming badge just days after I learned how to swim.

_{But then again, I didn't learn to swim until I was 10.}
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 20:28, closed)

it's like this
I removed it because it was just bickering about the QOTW and not a proper answer to the question. Which was - as you know - about famous people.

We've got off topic. This exist for you to put whatever rubbish you want into it.

The question of the week is for ON TOPIC stuff. About the question.

Now whenever I mod stuff people go "it's not fair you didn't mod X Y or Z" and that's because I didn't see X Y or Z. We mod the stuff we notice.

If we didn't mod the question of the week, then week after week self-referential crap would win. Or stuff that says "vote for me!"

We do this to make the best of readable and interesting to third parties, so new people join and the whole site doesn't die, which it would if we closed it to new comers.
( rob, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:43, closed)

Ever get the feeling some people might be taking a comedy website
a bit too seriously?

Cheers.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:49, closed)

Fair Enough

I'll accept that. But it would have been nice to have had a gaz at the time.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:50, closed)

but legless
and spanky ARE famous
(whiskas loved by 8 out of 10 cats, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 10:29, closed)

I'm all in favour of censorship if it means less of you.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:45, closed)

There's
always the ignore button.

Ask someone how to use it.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:51, closed)

Never used it, never will
cheers you self important twat.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:54, closed)

*Yawn*

( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:56, closed)

Oh man
if you used the ignore button, you'd totally miss out on ULTIMATE B3TA GOLD.


Cheers.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 15:58, closed)

lol i am the ULTIMATEST B3TARERER luk at mi awsum plop that i dun fur the compmotishun lol

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:04, closed)

You Know
you can spot the /talk people a mile away.

They're the ones who can't. Talk I mean. Or write.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:06, closed)

I joined b3ta before /talk or /qotw existed, your point holds no water.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:07, closed)

I just found 2 candidates for ignore....
.... much better :)
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:28, closed)

*HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK .........sper....sper.....sp*

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:32, closed)

SOUND THE IGNORE ALARM
WOOP WOOP WOOP SOMEONE'S GONE ON IGNORE WOOP WOOP WOOP
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:38, closed)

I'm ignoring you too, you cunt.
Sound your fucking alarm at me now.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Thu 4 Mar 2010, 18:43, closed)

I might just stick everyone on ignore
then all my qotw answers would come top and it'd be ULTIMATE B3TA GOLD every week.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 19:30, closed)

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This is the worst thing about /qotw
(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:09, closed)

I'm Going To Enjoy This


I am. I really am.

But I'm off to bed now.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:15, closed)

Line breaks

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:16, closed)

I Know

I only do it to



annoy





Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:19, closed)

No, I want the last word!

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:20, closed)

OK

( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:33, closed)

*HOCK HOCK HOCK HOCK sper......sper....*

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:34, closed)

^Pfft
beer? meet screen.


Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:44, closed)

When I'm toasting an occasion
I

say

Cheers.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 18:56, closed)

My favourite
sitcom from the 80s


is


The Other 'Arf.
(__, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 19:05, closed)

Thanks for that
Your post being deleted, bumped my QOTW up to second place.

*dances the funky chicken*
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 4 Mar 2010, 16:50, closed)

The same happened to mine on the Sexist QOTW
It shows my name on the QOTW list, but not on the actual page.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 17:15, closed)

Is this about boobs?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 17:24, closed)

I fucking wish

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 17:58, closed)

So your post about you got removed from 'best of'
not deleted, mind - merely not shown in a fairly insignificant list. This has riled you so much that you feel the need to post a link back to it, and create a follow-up post about how life isn't fair, blah blah blah, mods are conspiring against your genius, blah blah blah. Only it's ok now, because the site's owner has given you an explanation you 'can accept' - which was very magnanimous, I thought.

All this, over a 'best of' list, on the internet. Not exactly a Nobel Prize, is it?

My two-year-old daughter throws more relevent and less-childish hissy fits than this - and her egocentrism can be easily explained by the fact she's, y'know, *two years old*. And a girl.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 17:41, closed)

Maybe one day even she can achieve
ULTIMATE B3TA GOLD.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 18:18, closed)

"In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the stakes at issue." -- Sayre's Law
( robtoo is all out of gum, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 20:34, closed)

Hmm
Wasn't Sayre's Law that you should be informed about kiddie-fiddlers living next door?

That would be a payne....
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Sat 6 Mar 2010, 20:37, closed)

(But if you click the link you'll see that the page it comes from is actually the "best of" - it just doesn't show up when you look at the actual "best of" page) Confused? I am.

That's actually a bug. It seems that every post looks like it comes from the best of page. Here's a random example.

Dammit, and now I can't fix it for a bit so that people see what I mean.
( robtoo is all out of gum, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 17:59, closed)

Hang on, are you sure everyone isn't actually conspiring against Legless?
Can you double check that everyone isn't conspiring against Legless because it seems the whole world might be conspiring against Legless.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Thu 4 Mar 2010, 18:55, closed)

i noticed this
:)
( weaver., Thu 4 Mar 2010, 20:12, closed)

Needs more WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Sun 7 Mar 2010, 21:53, closed)

.
I would suggest that having got 70 replies to this post, you are now something of a celebrity.

That should mean you are now eligible for re-inclusion on the popular posts page for the original post.

Next week, you could post a third post on the new QOTW, asking for the first post that you complained about in the second post to be reincluded.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:52, closed)