what exactly happens if you hit 10? and can you actually see someone elses rude score?
I’m with you. Someone gave me a rude point for trashing a defective flashlight I purchased a while back. How is that rude?
BTW, I didn’t use any foul language in my post.
Well, the Rude! score is supposed to be a tool in our arsenal as self-moderated members. The rating system is very forgiving. It’s just supposed to give a little bit of visual feedback so that you can know how people react to your posts. I think SB said that there’s no auto-ban or anything like that associated with it, but if you do get a high number, it will let him know so that he can check it out.
AFAIK, you can’t see anyone else’s Rude! number or which posts of theirs were flagged, only your own. The 10 on the scale is arbitrary and doesn’t mean anything really. I think he said that he had to choose a number in order for the scale thing to work, and it seemed to him that 10 was a good number.
Around the time the Rude! meter was introduced, we needed it. Maybe now we don’t, but we might again in the future. We do get the occasional rude person around here, although a truly unapologetically rude person is quite rare in general at BLF. I mostly ignore it, but I have given Rude! points a few times and as well have also received them. I count it as a mostly harmless feature that can be useful at times.
Nicely spoken. Minus 1 for you:)
I think we should also have an informative button with an area to skim through the top most informative posts to gain knowledge that might otherwise be hidden:)
Yes on this. Well put.
Its a bit like the option to not peruse commercial posts. Not long ago it was real handy but now the commercial sellers seem to have gotten the hint which means the option is rarely used now.
I think it just means he was bad at being rude. 
Rude fail. :person_facepalming:
SB once explained how the rude only sticks to you for 24hr then resets, I had a person follow me around and push my buttons continuously that was until SB tracked him down, haven’t had a problem since, haven’t seen that guy either since, maybe an ejection button somewhere.
Almost all of my problem posts are the result of a single user.
That person was banned last year, and I haven't had hardly any posts marked as rude since. 
Trust me when I say sb dishes out a heck of a spanking. Dont ask how I know.
I just noticed a negative rudeness score too.
The rude-point system was added almost exactly a year before this thread was created. If people keep getting negative scores in ways which match the timing and quantity of points received a year ago (but reversed), it’s probably some sort of cleanup process. Maybe old points are getting garbage-collected and their effect is being subtracted again by the cleanup script?
Total shot in the dark theory.
Pshht! You expect me to believe THAT!? Yeah right! The moon goddess shooting in the dark. Hmmph! 
But yeah, you’re probably right about the cleanup. I can imagine that exact thing happening if the method of erasure after 24 hours didn’t actually erase the points, but rather cancelled them out. The actual erasure from cleanup would then be subtracting from the still standing “cancel out” resulting in negative points.
Glenn i think god has singled you out for a swift lift off . it just means he has forgiven you and all your impure thoughts …before leaving i suggest you update your drivers because god hates bad PWM .
Vaya con dios
maybe it counts negative after the wrap at 9999?
Well, I got my first rude mark… Pretty sure for saying the “S” word…
As a reminder, you can see which posts were marked as rude here:
http://budgetlightforum.com/my-problem-posts
I knew what one it was. I remembered it this morning and went and deleted it, and noticed after the fact I had one rude mark. Was having a down night with a lot on my mind
Some people are overly sensitive to harmless words used every day by millions of people. It’s a pitiful excuse to “rude” someone.
Oh well, in my case it will help to realize this is an international forum and perhaps another “millions of people” belonging to a different culture find such “harmless” words to the contrary. Folks, nothing much to worry about, however.
BLF is supposed to be a family-friendly environment.
The use of the "s" word is one reason why rude button exists.
Remember BLF Rule #2:
Please don't use dirty language, please don't swear, and please avoid lewd or risqué conversations.
Like I said, was having a bad night, lot on my mind… woke up and figured I didnt want to bring anyone else down today, so deleted it. I didnt find the post rude, it was honest. If someone wants to click a button to show they are offended, is what it is.