CR4 Broken Link Repair Project

Oh, the humanity!

(My GA number might go down? Where's my digitalis?)

My annual raise is not based on my GA number, so that's all right. I'm not even sure what mine is.

Maybe we should just print all linked material....? I usually try to post the most relevant portion of the link, then use the link as a reference....Nothing more frustrating then searching for an extended period of time and finally finding the information you're looking for, only to find the link doesn't work...DOH! I run into this frequently!....So I applaud your effort...

Rock on...

I already have a colleague who seems to be trying to make a printed back up of the entire internet, hitting the print button is his knee-jerk reaction.

haha Yes, an analog person in a digital world...been there

If someone uses this site just to run up GA points, they are here for the wrong reason. Lighten up and enjoy the posts.

I have no idea what my GA point total is and haven't for several years.

Seriously? I doubt it.

This crowd is a tough audience and, with the exception of, "Caption this" very few GA's are charity awards.

I don't believe that anybody comes here lusting for GA's

Well OK, there was one instance, long long ago, where a certain cat member was getting close to the first 100 GA total and was, figuratively, rubbing every leg on the forum to cajole that seemingly unattainable final. I'm not sure cats have the memory of humans. Theirs may be more selective, in this case.

I asked the question of admin. because I have always believed that only those who bestow a GA should have the right to cancel their vote.

I understand that purges are necessary since this group is long in the tooth and been around for ages.

There was a time when there were no GA's. They were originally instituted (I believe) to help inform newcomers that members with high GA counts were more credible. That may be debatable today.

I doubt that any serious member would take his ball and go home if the GA count was deleted and discontinued. Unless of course, they were uninvited to leave by admin.

That's my two cent's worth.

Actually I don't like links--the things that say "see here" and similar. When you print something for future reference, that link doesn't work. I wish they would insert there, or at the end, the actual site address. Then it would be meaningful when used someday.

I have got a couple of GA's - and don't know why. There is nothing special about my answer, as far as I know, to justify a GA for me, as I find with many GA's for other posts. Similarly with OT's - where mentioning OT's here in this post could get me an OT.

Anyway, since both are awarded by anonymous posters, what is the value of either.

Perhaps we need a 'like' rating instead, and translated into a % of posts, that will not change if links and posts are deleted.

I've thought the same thing -- that "like" would be a useful feature. I'll pass this idea along to the team that is looking at CR4 upgrades/changes.

The spam problem deserves a much higher priority than this.

Wonder why nobody brought this up yet, but a couple years ago we had a thread going about breaking a bath tub and the link since then points to nowhere.

This would be the first one that needs fixing!