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 F A S T
 
Location: Oakland, CA
Gender: Male
Coastal Wind
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< on 5/8/2004 1:01 AM >
|  | | | Sure, we have an LBD. But there's a lot of junk to sort through. I think there should be a hall of fame. Maybe just for sites that don't exist anymore? Or for all sites?
In any case, I think a hall of fame with the top 5-20 locations would be worthwhile and downright awesome.
Whattya guys think.
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Sinister Crayon
    
Location: Colorado
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 1 on 5/8/2004 1:08 AM >
| | | | Or a hall of fame for the best explorers (i.e. Wrabbit, kowalski, etc.)
EDIT: av is already making a page for the best rated sites in the DB so in essence this idea has already been covered.
[last edit 5/8/2004 1:13 AM by Sinister Crayon - edited 1 times]
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The Hitman's Daughter
Account Closed
Location: ottawa, canada
Gender: Female
hot pavement.
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 2 on 5/8/2004 1:43 AM >
| | | | it would just turn into a flame war about what constitutes a good explorer.
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F A S T
Location: Oakland, CA
Gender: Male
Coastal Wind
| | | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 3 on 5/8/2004 2:17 AM >
| | | | Posted by The Hitman's Daughter
it would just turn into a flame war about what constitutes a good explorer.
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Aye, but who can argue with democracy? If the community votes a site as best then in the eyes of the community it is best, and whom can argue?
F A S T |
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MacGyver
Location: St Paul, Minnesota
Gender: Male
"Someone go find me a paperclip, a D-cell battery, and a cheese grater"
| | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 4 on 5/8/2004 2:26 AM >
| | | | I can understand a "top tem list" of entries in teh LDB, but is there really a need for a popularity contest around here?
I believe Max Action said it best with some line about "starry-eyed kids" on the907 board that I can't even quote, so I guess it doesn't matter.
heh.
Like a fiend with his dope / a drunkard his wine / a man will have lust for the lure of the mine
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Jester
Location: Vancouver,B.C. Canada
Gender: Male
Always just out of sight...
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 5 on 5/8/2004 2:44 AM >
|  | | | It would be a flavor of the moment list. I don't see how it would really serve any purpose...
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F A S T
Location: Oakland, CA
Gender: Male
Coastal Wind
| | | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 6 on 5/8/2004 4:20 AM >
| | | | No there are places that will always be well known among the UE community, for example the Australian Drains.
I wouldn't call it a popularity contest seeing as its locations competing not people.
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Heartless
Location: Dakota Territory
Gender: Male
nowhere is a state of mind
| | | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 7 on 5/8/2004 4:52 AM >
| | | | As far as locations go, the best locations out there are I'm sure not in the Location DB. Minnesota's DB listings are the weakest of the crop.
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Krenta
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Nope, wasn't me.
| | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 8 on 5/8/2004 5:53 AM >
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Yep. We're kinda cautious/paranoid/elitist here in the Heartland. 
Trying to imply that we've got all ten of the coolest locations, now... Definately six, maybe seven or eight, but not all ten. 
Have Speed Graphic, Will Travel. |
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Jedstah
Location: Moncton, NB, CanaDUH.
Gender: Male
i never thought id see the day, when church kids choose the hardcore way.
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<Reply # 9 on 5/8/2004 6:05 AM >
| | | | what about like explorer of the month or something like that?
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orangeindiana
Noble Donor
Location: Texas
Gender: Male
Meh.
| | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 10 on 5/8/2004 6:59 AM >
| | | | I kind of like both of those ideas. I mean, it really doesn't need to be a popularity contest or anything like that... but there's plenty of nice locations in the DB and it'd be nice to have something to recognize them. You could even just have a mod or somebody name a site of the week or something, whatever.
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Stewie
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Gender: Male
kill your idols
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 11 on 5/8/2004 7:15 AM >
| | | | No. Theres already way too much "holier than thou" bullshit going around as it is, we don't need to put up some more pedastals.
> The hierarchy of power dictates that the person with the most power does the least amount of work and retains the highest benefit. |
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orangeindiana
Noble Donor
Location: Texas
Gender: Male
Meh.
| | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 12 on 5/8/2004 7:32 AM >
| | | | Posted by Sugarton Matt Smooth
No. Theres already way too much "holier than thou" bullshit going around as it is, we don't need to put up some more pedastals.
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That's the thing... people need to get this idea out of there heads that a tiny star icon under their name, or a good vote in the DB, or some other nod of recognition means something. It's just recognizing a site as a good entry. It doesn't mean that you're "teh 'l33t U3 h4x0r g0d!!!1!" or anything ridiculous like that. That's why I suggest having a mod (or somebody else with experience and time) pick them out -- there'd be more likelihood that they're going to pick out places based on having nice pics, being an interesting location, etc. If someone doesn't like this week's pick, so what... there'll be a new one next week. If it really causes a significant detriment to someone's wellbeing, they might be a little too involved in UER...
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Silent Knight
Location: Niagara region
Gender: Male
Kastle Archives Productions Inc. (since 1999)
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 13 on 5/8/2004 2:05 PM >
| | | | Posted by orangeindiana
That's the thing... people need to get this idea out of there heads that a tiny star icon under their name, or a good vote in the DB, or some other nod of recognition means something. It's just recognizing a site as a good entry. It doesn't mean that you're "teh 'l33t U3 h4x0r g0d!!!1!" or anything ridiculous like that. That's why I suggest having a mod (or somebody else with experience and time) pick them out -- there'd be more likelihood that they're going to pick out places based on having nice pics, being an interesting location, etc. If someone doesn't like this week's pick, so what... there'll be a new one next week. If it really causes a significant detriment to someone's wellbeing, they might be a little too involved in UER...
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Well said.
I've put up 27 photo galleries in the ldb so far in less than the one month I've been a member here. I could care less about whether I get a fancy icon. To me the most valued thing is the constructive comments people take the time to add to the individual photos. If a pic sucks...I like to know why. If someone enjoyed a particular image, its also enjoyable knowing what they think.
Turning it all in to some sort of popularity contest is subjective. People tend to vote for friends and acquaintances regardless of other factors.
The enjoyment is visiting the locations, taking photos to document the place (and the trip)...and sharing our finds with everyone. Not a crown, icon or grandiose title bestowed by a voting system.
For the record - a negative critique is inevitably more valuable if its done constructively. I've often found it helps to improve photo techniques.
Just my .02 cents (minus applicable federal and provincial taxation without representation)
Silent Knight
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TurboZutek
King Dick
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
Giant octo-penised rapephant
| |  | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 14 on 5/8/2004 2:29 PM >
| | | | I understand the theory.
In practice it would be a little elitest and I'm sure would breed contempt.
The 'top ten rated LDB entrys' is a better idea, but still not perfect as it asssumes that every site is viewed by every one... Whereas people maybe are not looking at sites because they are far away geographically.
I for one have looked at NO entrys in 'Azores' yet... But they may be the best in the world... I can't rate them because I haven't seen them.
Which is lazy on my part but that's the way the world works!! [I tell myself] ! Numbers do the talking - unfairly.
Chris...
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Ninjalicious
Gone, but always with us
Location: Toronto
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 15 on 5/8/2004 7:51 PM >
|  | | | Posted by Sugarton Matt Smooth
No. Theres already way too much "holier than thou" bullshit going around as it is, we don't need to put up some more pedastals.
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Weird as it is, I totally agree with Matt. Mutual respect all around is good. Holding up idols is dumb. I think any sort of hall of fame is a really bad idea.
Ninj
http://www.infiltration.org
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Avatar-X
Alpha Husky
Location: West Coast
Gender: Male
yay!
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 16 on 5/10/2004 3:33 AM >
| | | | I'll code a top-10 locations thingy soon!
-av
huskies - such fluff. |
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Capone
Location: London, Ontario
Gender: Male
UEL
| | | Re: UER Hall Of Fame
<Reply # 17 on 5/10/2004 4:16 AM >
| | | | I don't see anything wrong with a top-10 for locations. But I agree that there's no need for top-10 explorers. It would just boil down to a popularity contest and I see no good coming of it.
So there I was, in this creepy old hallway... |
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