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Kudoz answers, noticing a pattern.. (last chancers)
Initiator des Themas: Alistair_
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Sep 29, 2012

Maybe I'm just wary, but I've noticed a pattern emerging, probably it's always been there but I haven't been here long enough to tell..

I see some users doing all the "hard work" translating and interpreting a phrase in the particular context, only to see their 4 points snatched by other users who come up with an identical suggestion maybe only differing by a word, preposition, vowel, or other very minor detail.. I've seen this time and time again and I think it's a bit unfair on t... See more
Maybe I'm just wary, but I've noticed a pattern emerging, probably it's always been there but I haven't been here long enough to tell..

I see some users doing all the "hard work" translating and interpreting a phrase in the particular context, only to see their 4 points snatched by other users who come up with an identical suggestion maybe only differing by a word, preposition, vowel, or other very minor detail.. I've seen this time and time again and I think it's a bit unfair on the hard workers, I mean, at the end of the day it's frequently just a matter of opinion or personal choice, more often than not there are many correct answers, so if I come in at the last minute with a fancier synonym and get the points because the asker fell in love my fancy word (which I probably got via thesaurus synonyms anyway despite having the best part of a week to think about it..), it’s just not fair, is it? See what I mean?

I don't blame the asker obviously, I can't totally blame the last minute chancer either (well I could but I’m far too gracious and well behaved for that..), but the first answerer who did all the hard work must feel like a right muppet, surely? So, to all you hard workers, respect (reverently bowing here)

Well, that was my first post in the forum. Hope you enjoyed it (if you don’t do/get sarcasm you may not enjoy it as much..). If there’ll ever be a second just depends on how you react on this one, not preemptively guilt tripping you, just saying...


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