'What is this, Nekki Basara and the Deathly Hallows?' by Kara
Monday, March 17, 2008 at 6:22 AM

Okay, okay.

Are you abusing the Shoutbox?

First: There's a Shoutbox? / Meh. -- 14%
Second: I've posted once or twice -- 11%
Third: Yes, I helped break it. / Only sometimes. / No, but NOW I will! -- 5%

Yes, I STARTED it!!! -- 1% (not fair to claim 5 pounds on this, is it?)

Uncreativity Penalty: 'Abuse' construed as physical abuse, -10. Also, -50 for any mention of Michael Jackson or the church. (Oops!)

Points

* 'Only when there's stuff about model trains...because, c'mon, TINY ELECTRIC TRAINS! . . . yeah, I'm a geek.': +20, electric trains rock.

* 'I try not to use it.. Makes people uneasy when I do.': +5 if you don't make people uneasy.

* 'not enough ninjas': -25, it doesn't need ninjas.

* 'I'm lurking - but it will only let me go back 20 panes and that's less than half a workday's conversation!': +10 pity-points, and another case of it being unfair to claim five pounds.

* 'I avoid spamming these things with offtopic junk, and occasionally post comments. Shoutboxes vanish if abused excessively, and I often read the legitimate comments.': -10 since I'm one of the people abusing the Shoutbox. Hmph!

* 'If by "abusing" you mean asking questions about the most inane of things, .... then no.': +20, ha!

Correct Answer: The correct answer is that all the people bugging me about not putting up the poll responses are the real Shoutbox abusers! Take that!

However ... yeah, sorry it's late and for taking away that weekend you needed for creative brilliance. But I trust you all to be clever. Usually. If you have been, I'm doing nothing.