Points Whores Anonymous-A 12 step program.

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Published on October 26, 2004 By historyishere In Blogging

Hello, my name is Matthew, and I am a points whore.... its been less than 24 hours since my last activity. I fell off the wagon, I admit it after I zealously went after Ashlee Simpson. I loved the attention... I had missed it so much before, and I don't want it to stop. But it must, because its just not healthy.

So in that spirit., I've decided to create the 12 step program... for overcoming being a points whore.

1. I admit that I am powerless when it comes to how the points come...
2. I believe a greater power can bring sanity to this site, and does every day(Thanks Brad and mods)
3. Make a more concerted effort to write better quality articles for the group
4. Gather all my resentments and grudges and then deal with them in a calm manner without resorting to an external article attack...
5. Be Brutally honest about everything
6. Make a concerted effort to deal with all of my blogs deficiencies
7. Be humble....
8. Figure out who gets hurt by my blogging... mostly the people in #9 I gather....
9. Clear the blacklist...
10. Figure out what is working, and what isn't... and always try to improve
11. Grant myself the ability to edit that which is editable, the patience to deal with what isn't, and the judgement to know the difference between the two.
12. Nothing will ensure that I don't fall back into the life so much as helping other recovering point whores deal with their problem as they help me deal with mine.

I hope others will soon walk the same path I do. And if not, well, I might totally become one again. Which could be interesting, but we just never know what is going to happen.

I guess I haven't gotten through step 1 yet.

Comments (Page 2)

BlueDev

on Oct 26, 2004

Ping pong, ping pong, back and forth between two points whores (Tex and HiH--you guys know I think you're great!).

So I have an idea. Tex, you blacklist me, I write a points whoring article about it, then you write one about why, we both blacklist historyishere (HiH), then write articles about it, while he then writes about being blacklisted, and then blacklists us as retaliation, to which we write articles. . .

My head is swimming. Maybe it isnt' such a great idea after all.

Texas Wahine

on Oct 26, 2004

So I have an idea. Tex, you blacklist me, I write a points whoring article about it, then you write one about why, we both blacklist historyishere (HiH), then write articles about it, while he then writes about being blacklisted, and then blacklists us as retaliation, to which we write articles. . .

he he he . . . that type of pointswhoring is for professionals, only . . .

That being said, we are having a fabulous conversation..... nothing wrong with that, is there..... its just a back and forth kind of things....

I agree . . . it's like being rewarding for "talking" about something . . . I wish I got points for talking in real life . . .

*I'm pathetic, aren't I?*

chiprj

on Oct 26, 2004

Who needs messenger when you got JU...BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

historyishere

on Oct 26, 2004

See, here's why I am not a top-seeded points whore.... with a little foresight, I could have made that Ashlee Simpson article even bigger. mean, I could have registered for her forum and then posted both those articles up, giving 10000 people the opportunity to see them. WAIT A MINUTE. I still can... hehehehe

hehehe... now that's power points whoring.

I agree . . . it's like being rewarding for "talking" about something . . . I wish I got points for talking in real life . . . *I'm pathetic, aren't I?*

Isn't that the basis for the EA hit the Sims?

Texas Wahine

on Oct 26, 2004

Isn't that the basis for the EA hit the Sims?

Maybe that's why I like the Sims so much . . .

historyishere

on Oct 26, 2004

BlueDev: Wouldn't that divide the community though... I mean, everyone would take your(Texas and yourself)'s side in such a debate....

Chiprj: Exactly... couldn't have said it better myself.

Apdelong: I guess I broke rule 13.... DOH!

historyishere

on Oct 26, 2004

Maybe that's why I like the Sims so much . . .

If I say Sims three more times, this becomes a googlebomb. I played the Sims and enjoyed it, but after I got Hot Date, the sims didn't work to well on my computer anymore.... I guess EA has some hand in how the Sims ran on this box.

I had Edward Norton's character from "Fight Club", Mr. T, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Garner living in a house across the street from Sarah Michelle Gellar, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Reese Witherspoon.... true story!

BlueDev

on Oct 26, 2004

BlueDev: Wouldn't that divide the community though... I mean, everyone would take your(Texas and yourself)'s side in such a debate....

No, no, no. I don't want division at all. I just want to bring us all together. See, since Tex would do the first blacklisting (hey, she is the most popular of the three of us, by far, right?) then you and I would look like hapless, helpless victims. So our actions of blacklisting would look like simply trying to stand up for ourselves. We make sure we each get hundreds of points off these articles, then we have a group hug, all write about how we have reconciled our differences, grown and learned so much from the experience. We get more points off that and all come out looking better.

Um, I think I followed my own train of thought, but I may have gotten derailed somewhere.

Texas Wahine

on Oct 26, 2004

history:

I never got Hot Date . . . the farthest I took it was the Deluxe Edition . . . it was too expensive to keep buying expansion packs, dagnabit! Since my computer crashed and I got it fixed I can't get Sims to work on my computer.

I had Edward Norton's character from "Fight Club", Mr. T, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Garner living in a house across the street from Sarah Michelle Gellar, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Reese Witherspoon.... true story!

That's awesome. I do that kinda stuff, too . . . I also like to make people I know. I give people I hate crappy houses. Muahahahahahaha!

Bluedev:

No, no, no. I don't want division at all. I just want to bring us all together.

This is true . . . after the big conflict comes extra love and acceptance . . . I've seen it happen

(hey, she is the most popular of the three of us, by far, right?)

First time in my life to be mentioned in a sentence about being popular!

So our actions of blacklisting would look like simply trying to stand up for ourselves. We make sure we each get hundreds of points off these articles, then we have a group hug, all write about how we have reconciled our differences, grown and learned so much from the experience. We get more points off that and all come out looking better.

It's brilliant, just brilliant . . . like a soap opera!

historyishere

on Oct 26, 2004

giving 10000 people the opportunity to see them. WAIT A MINUTE. I still can... hehehehe

Turns out the community at her site is down now... so that avenue is gone....

We make sure we each get hundreds of points off these articles, then we have a group hug, all write about how we have reconciled our differences, grown and learned so much from the experience. We get more points off that and all come out looking better.

That would have to be carefully orchestrated too... that would be more than a 3 person job too

TasT

on Oct 26, 2004

That would have to be carefully orchestrated too... that would be more than a 3 person job too

I'm In

BlueDev

on Oct 26, 2004

That would have to be carefully orchestrated too... that would be more than a 3 person job too

Oh to be sure, but we don't necessarily plan on more people from the start. Oh no. We bring in the extra people after the initial insult from Texas Wahine. Then she rallies people to her side, you and I each gather our troops, and then we get everyone to join in the group happiness at the end. It is brilliant, brilliant I tell you!!

BlueDev

on Oct 26, 2004

Wohoo! We have our first recruit. TasT-so glad to know you are in. We will begin the scheming soon, oh so sooooooon.

thatoneguyinslc

on Oct 26, 2004

Ahhhh....I see a conspiracy is afoot! You are a filthy pack of point grubbin whores...all of you!

And what really pisses me off is that i didn't think of it first

historyishere

on Oct 26, 2004

Well, there is still enough knives for you too have one too....

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