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post Feb 9 2003, 09:20 PM
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Ok, I have seen countless topics come up about PE - first, let me say if you do not know what PE is then READ THIS.

I want all of you to know this..

THERE IS NO GUARANTEED WAY TO GET MORE PE, SO DON'T ASK FOR IT.

If there was a guaranteed way to get a PE boost - don't you think everyone would do it until they were full? But you see only a small group of members (other than Admins, Mods, and some ST members) that has a full PE bar.

I see people saying "I helped somebody yesterday, but did not get a PE boost." My answer to them is "So what?" If you are doing things ONLY to get PE, you will never get it. We can tell if you are helping out only to try to get a boost, trust me - its easy to spot. And if your only goal is to get more PE then you need to re-think what you are doing, that is not what you should be doing.

Now, you may be asking yourself whats the point of helping out? Well, there are plenty of reasons.
  • First, you CAN get PE boosts if you show a truly helpful attitude.
  • Second, that's one of the things we look for when promoting ST and Mods.
  • Plus - all of you need help or have a question at some point. How would you like it if you did not get any help when you asked for it?
So there is no point in making topics about PE - nobody can truly help you, and it does not make you look like the kind of person who we want to reward with PE boosts.
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Any other topics about PE will be locked and the starter will be pointed to this topic.

Please post in this topic ONLY if you actually have a question or answer.

QUESTIONS

PROTO ENERGY BASICS
  • How many Proto Points are there, and where does it start?
  • What is at each end of the bar?
  • Who gives the boosts?
  • Can Mods give themselves Proto?
  • How do you know if your Proto has changed?
YOUR LOSS IS NO ONE'S GAIN
  • What are the ways to get your Proto lowered?
  • Can you lose PE because you accidentally revived a topic?
  • Do you lose PE for critisizing other's work?
  • Could you regain Proto if your computer messed up, causing you to multi-post?
  • Does PE, in any way, affect whether someone gets banned/suspended/restricted?
  • If you become unsuspended and lose PE again, do you become suspended again?
NEWS
  • Don't we get a Proto Boost for sending in news?
  • Can you go from -5 to +5 just by sending in news?
PREMIER MEMBERSHIP
  • Do you get a boost for Premier Membership?
  • When you are no longer Premier, does the Proto disappear?
  • Does my PE go up if I renew my Premier Membership?
  • Isn't becoming Premier the same as buying PE?
HELPING OUT AROUND THE "HOUSE"
  • Is helping someone the only way to earn PE?
  • Do you gain PE for helping with avatars and stuff like that?
  • Do you gain any Proto for pointing out a lot of bad things going on?
  • Are rewards for advertising proto and post boosts?
THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW BUT ARE AFRAID TO ASK
  • Can you refer someone for a Proto Boost?
  • Could somebody make a chart on how much PE you get for certain stuff?
  • How are there normal members with full PE?
  • What do I do if I have full PE and have not become an OBZPC?
  • Do you need full PE to become an Moderator?
ANSWERS

PROTO ENERGY BASICS

How many Proto Points are there, and where does it start? How can you see how much you have?

There are eleven positions (-5 to +5), and everyone starts at 0, which is the middle.

To see how much you have, right-click on your PE, go to properties and look at the end of the address; it will have (-5 to +5).gif.

Also, you can check this: [ -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | http://www.bzpower.com/forum/html/karma/0.gif | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ]

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What is at each end of the bar?

When it's empty, you get Suspended; when it's full, you become an Outstanding BZP Citizen (OBZPC) and recieve the benefits of that group.

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Who gives the boosts?

Administrators, Global Moderators, and Forum Leaders can give the boost or shots to your PE.

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Can Mods give themselves Proto?

Moderators are awarded with full proto when they are promoted if they are not already full. Moderators can be subject to proto drops, however if the Admins have a problem with their performance, proto deductions isn't the way that it's dealt with.

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How do you know if your Proto has changed?

You will usually get a PM from the person who modified it, or the reason will be in yours or the person's post in the topic it happened (if it was a topic-related reason).

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YOUR LOSS IS NO ONE'S GAIN

What are the ways to get your Proto lowered?

PE may be decreased for stuff like (but not limited to)...
  • Flaming of any kind
  • Excessive spamming and/or post inflation
  • Violations of BZPower's Forum Rules & Guidelines
  • Asking for it to be raised.
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Can you lose PE because you accidentally revived a topic?

It depends ... this decision would be made by the Mods of the forum that the topic was revived in. These decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. The consequences vary, with everything from warnings to PE loss or post deduction.

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Do you lose PE for critisizing other's work?

It depends: if your criticism is not helpful and even hurtful for the creators of art/fiction/MOC, you could very well lose PE.
On the other hand, constructive reviews that can provide useful tips and point out some aspects that need work, while also stressing the good points, are always welcome.

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Could you regain Proto if your computer messed up, causing you to multi-post?

Not necessarily because we do not know if this is the actual case or not.

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Does PE, in any way, affect whether someone gets banned/suspended/restricted?

Sometimes, yes. Moderators and Administrators know why members have lost/gained proto energy, and that will usually affect their desicions towards certain members.

Also, contrary to popular belief, moderators may suspend members without removing all of their proto energy, if the circumstances require it. You are also suspended if you are dropped past the limit mainly because that's the last straw, and you obviously merit suspension.

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If you become unsuspended and lose PE again, do you become suspended again?

If the Admins are tired of your actions, you may get banned.

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NEWS

Don't we get a Proto Boost for sending in news?

Not necessarily; it depends. If it does not make the front page, you do not get a boost. If it is an exclusive tip, as in something out of the ordinary, and you are listed as a source, you just might.

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Can you go from -5 to +5 just by sending in news?

Yes, it is possible.

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PREMIER MEMBERSHIP

Do you get a boost for Premier Membership?

Yes, look in the Reference Desk PE Topic.

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When you are no longer Premier, does the Proto disappear?

No, Proto only goes down as punishment. You're not being punished if your Premier Membership runs out and you don't renew, so your Proto won't be affected by not staying Premier.

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Does my PE go up if I renew my Premier Membership?

Not necessarily, you could renew and find out. wink.gif

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Isn't becoming Premier the same as buying PE?

It's not that simple. You could buy a year-and-a-half of Premier and get all your PE, but you could also lose it in that amount of time. Someone who sends in money for PE, because they lost PE, might just lose that PE too.

Also contrary to popular belief, "buying proto" isn't a cheap way of earning proto. Think about it, you are giving your own money to BZP as a donation, whether ot not you want it to be. Donating money is just as hard than reporting topics.

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HELPING OUT AROUND THE "HOUSE"

Is helping someone the only way to earn PE?

No, but it IS the main way to get PE.

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Do you gain PE for helping with avatars and stuff like that?

Making avatars in a shop will not get you more PE, but if you help members with how to use them, etc., maybe you will.

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Do you gain any Proto for pointing out a lot of bad things going on?

Possibly, but pointing out a lot of bad things will help the site run better, thus, increasing enjoyment.

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Are rewards for advertising proto and post boosts?

Yes and no. Normally you are rewarded with posts, but if you kept giving many, many reports on them, then you might get lucky.

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THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW BUT ARE AFRAID TO ASK

Can you refer someone for a Proto Boost?

If you feel someone has helped out enough to be acknowledged, you can make a Moderator aware of it. But that doesn't mean the member is guaranteed to receive a PE boost. Those decisions are made by the Mods and Admins themselves, at their discretion.

And, contrary to some rumor, these reccomendations are often taken seriously. I know cases where members have been rewarded after being pointed out for a boost. But don't push it, we'll know if they deserve one or not; don't think you and your friends will be able to get eachother's proto boosted up just because you start recomending eachother. You're more than likely get proto removed if you try to cheat the system.

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Could somebody make a chart on how much PE you get for certain stuff?

No, because there is no guaranteed way to gain Proto. The Admins and Mods make these decisions on a case-by-case basis, so a chart wouldn't be possible.

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How are there normal members with full PE?

Their accounts need to be modified manually by the administrators; if you have full PE, or you see another member w/full proto, but they've not been upgraded to OBZPC yet, you should PM a Support Team member with a link to your/their profile. Your account should be upgraded within a few days. smile.gif

Restricted and Suspended Members don't get that member group either. Extra punishment, you might say.

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What do I do if I have full PE and have not become an OBZPC?

Contact a Forum Assistant and let him/her take care of the rest, as stated above.

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Do you need full PE to become an Moderator?

Nope. It's just that once you become a Moderator your PE is automatically upped to full. And just in case you don't know how to become a Moderator, read this Ref Desk topic.

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If for some reason you still have a question then post it - but just make sure you read what I put up. There's no sense in asking an already answered question. Any question not related to Proto Energy should be searched for in the FAQ, then asked in the New Member Q&A if it's not found there, unless it has nothing to do with BZP, then don't ask it there either.

Mfuss903

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post Feb 9 2003, 09:31 PM
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Well said, Mark!

People should help to be helpful, not just for PE!


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post Feb 9 2003, 09:40 PM
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Yea, and seriously, if your helping out just for PE, its reaaalllllyyyyy easy to tell. Its like "Hey AA! I helped a newb yesterday!!!" "So........?" "I helped him!" And this goes on until they get the point, lol.


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post Feb 9 2003, 09:48 PM
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QUOTE (Astro Al @ Feb 9 2003, 09:40 PM)
Yea, and seriously, if your helping out just for PE, its reaaalllllyyyyy easy to tell. Its like "Hey AA! I helped a newb yesterday!!!" "So........?" "I helped him!" And this goes on until they get the point, lol.

You guys seriously get PMs from people begging for PE? You'd think people would be slightly less subtle.


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post Feb 9 2003, 09:50 PM
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I get some asking if I can get them as mods! Lol! I always save those, lol.


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post Feb 9 2003, 10:11 PM
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QUOTE (Kanohi of Indescribable Power @ Feb 9 2003, 09:48 PM)
QUOTE (Astro Al @ Feb 9 2003, 09:40 PM)
Yea, and seriously, if your helping out just for PE, its reaaalllllyyyyy easy to tell. Its like "Hey AA! I helped a newb yesterday!!!" "So........?" "I helped him!" And this goes on until they get the point, lol.

You guys seriously get PMs from people begging for PE? You'd think people would be slightly less subtle.

I don't get PMs, I get IMs. I've been asked repeatadly for Proto on AIM, and I always threathen to lower them just for asking, but I never do.
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post Feb 9 2003, 10:14 PM
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Well I don't think PE is a big deal really. It dosen't really help you. But I like the idea that you get rewarded if you help keep Bzp clean and orderly. I try to keep Bzp nice because it has given so much to me and I want to give something back and that's why I'm becoming a Premeir Member.
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post Feb 9 2003, 10:17 PM
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I don't get PMs, I get IMs. I've been asked repeatadly for Proto on AIM, and I always threathen to lower them just for asking, but I never do.


Yea, they're mostly IM's.


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post Feb 10 2003, 12:20 AM
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good idea to make a topic that really clears things up
I don't really care to bug people to raise my PE even though I help out newbies
mostly because it wastes my time and their time
theonly time I would ask someone for PE is once I become a premier member and I don't get any boost


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post Feb 10 2003, 02:22 AM
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You finally had it, eh Fussie? tongue.gif

Well, me too. It's nice to know this is the last I'll be seeing of this topic. *skips and does a little happy dance* I swear, this topic has been rehashed and discussed, and beaten to death! I confess, I'm a little guilty of that, but mostly giving some tips, rather than asking how to raise PE...

Onua Nuva, I agree with you, wholeheartedly. happy.gif

But I still can't believe people actually beg you, AA and Nothing, about getting PE boosts, or becoming mods. Are you really sure on that? Whoa...

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Hey Mark, I thought you said that all topics here had to be questions! LOL!

When I got my boosts, I didn't even want them! laugh.gif And there's people who do all sorts of stupid things that could just as well get their PE lowered, not even thinking that they're breaking the rules.

Are you going to pin this for easy reference?


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post Feb 10 2003, 09:00 PM
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Geeuck, asking for PE from a mod? No thanks-I'd prefer not to eat hospital food tongue.gif

Heh heh, anyways-you can close my topic PE topic Mfuss, I agree on every witched way-there IS no guranteed way to gain proto, and there IS no point in doing good stuff only for proto. I'd prefer to gain it through hard work biggrin.gif


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yep it is easy to tell who is and who isnt trying to earn it, glad that is cleared up. If anybody ever needs help pm i dont care if i lose pe for helping as long as it helps you. happy.gif
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post Feb 17 2003, 07:45 PM
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I don't beg for PE. If I ever do get a boost, I will be glad and surprised. So far in my time at bzpower.gif , I have asked GaliGee to raise the PE of rcxmaster, because he found some images of cereal I needed for my cereal boxes. So he got a boost. I help others because it's right, not for PE.


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post Feb 17 2003, 10:01 PM
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Yeah...

Proto Energy is like a Boy Scout badge. You can get a badge for helping an elder cross the street. You're not getting money, candy, or toys. You get a medal showing you -helped- willingly.

So helping just to raise it... really gets you nowhere.


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"Hint Hint" Become a premier member and you might get a proto boost."Hint Hint" biggrin.gif


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post Feb 19 2003, 08:14 PM
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Yeah...far too many people thing of PE as some kind of new post rank: "OMG! There's a new thing called Proto Energy! Why don't I have any? I'm cool...I'm helpful!" lol...I could care less if I get PE, because PE is only recognition for the act--if you do the act, that's the important thing. But, I try to ask for PE boosts for people that I think deserve them...so...
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post Feb 19 2003, 10:15 PM
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this should be pinned so everyone will see it and won't make another one


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And considering I lost a proto for stating an opinion on democracy, I have no idea how to raise it...

I know it is forbidden to ask a question of an administrator, biggrin.gif but wouldn't this be better if you added it on to the topic in RD? It would make less spam.

P.S. This is a pointer mfuss, when you yourself forbid them

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QUOTE (Huri @ Feb 20 2003, 04:15 AM)
this should be pinned so everyone will see it and won't make another one

You'd be surprised at how many people skip the pinned topics and just go ahead and post their question. It's actually more likely to get noticed when it's going up and down the forum.


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Well,all of you are sayng the samething.There is a hebrew law of charity for this topic."If you give charity willingly to the person who needs, it will make you feel better"or something like that.The lowest rule of charity is you don't give charity willingly,but you are forced to,making you feel bad.I didn't memorize these laws, but, I kinda know them.(you can find something out now. tongue.gif and i hope you guess it)


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QUOTE (bonehead108 @ Feb 17 2003, 07:45 PM)
I help others because it's right, not for PE.

Amen to that.

But... I don't have trouble helping others, because I'm smart and I wan't to know everything, I try to get other people to know everything... Their replies are not very good for health, really... The problem is finding people to help, though.

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PE? I care about as much as which fruit I eat for dessert. (Being a Yoshi, we don't care at all.) If I help someone, I help them without expecting something. I do ask for money from my mom for doing things, though... laugh.gif
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question:you see i know someone who doesn't even know how to post all he knows is how to PM me. and if i help him do i get my PE up because i'm doing it just to help him but i'm also doing it to get my PE back up.


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dragon-77...
Please go back and read what mfuss903 has said regarding this subject:
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If there was a guaranteed way to get a PE boost - don't you think every would do it until they were full? But you see almost nobody (other than Admins, Mods and a few ST members) that has a full PE bar.

I see people saying "I helped somebody yesterday, but did not get a PE boost". My answer to them is "So what?". If you are doing things ONLY to get PE you will never get it. We can tell if you are helping out only to try to get a boost, trust me - its easy to spot. And if your only goal is to get more PE then you need to re-think what you are doing, that is not what you should be doing.

I think that explains it. Do your best to help out on BZP ... but there is no guaranteed way to earn Proto. And it is a mistake to repeatedly ask how to increase PE. Like I said ... read mfuss's original post in this topic, and also visit the Reference Desk's Proto Energy topic.

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yeah i want to do my best to help out but i also want my PE up. so i just think it kinda like a little benefit in the helping out.


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Public discussions of how to get your PE raised are a mistake. mfuss tried to make that very clear.
Please read what he said again.
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I also replied to your question in a "flaming" topic -- please check that out, as well. But it's probably a good time to stop asking this question.

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yes i think i understand now. so basicly i just need to get the PE thing off my mind. right.


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I have a question was Big D serious about you lose PE for kickin a puppy?


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post Feb 20 2003, 11:27 PM
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post Feb 21 2003, 02:42 AM
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QUOTE (rust @ Feb 20 2003, 10:05 PM)
I have a question was Big D serious about you lose PE for kickin a puppy?

Why do you ask? I would say yes, and besides kicking a puppie's mean, why would somebody do that! So yes if you kick a puppy, and someone fonds out, you will most likely recieve a PM telling you that you've lost PE for kicking a puppy.

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post Feb 22 2003, 06:45 PM
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You actually get e-mails begging for PE. Oh my.... wacko.gif


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post Feb 24 2003, 11:51 PM
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Wow.I didn't know people ask for PE.Mines kind'a low but the thought of asking for PE has never occured to me.I never even thought of anything like that! blink.gif


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post Feb 25 2003, 12:09 AM
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Heh heh heh, this is more in response to what AA mentioned, but: I have actually got PMs about if I could get somebody to be a mod! All newbs, but ME? I find that weird.
Asking for PE, now that's just low. "Hey KK, can I get a Proto boost?" *kicking noises* "ow!" Ya'd think people would be more subtle than that.
Wanna know something bad? This is the FINAL TOPIC ON PROTO YALL BETTER NOT MAKE MORE ABOUT IT!!! (in nicer words), yet I still see so many topics about Proto Energy, does nobody listen to Official Final Topics? yeesh!


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post Feb 26 2003, 05:56 PM
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I helped a lot of newbies by PMing them for reasons such as helping them get avatars or sigs or when I see a member who hasn't posted I PM them asking if they need help. If they say yes I send them the Information and I don't care if I get PE or not cause I'm just tring to be helpful .


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This topic should be pinned Thanks Mfuss! There has been a ton of topic on PE but this one really helps!

This post has been edited by exo-toa400: Feb 26 2003, 09:26 PM


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post Feb 26 2003, 10:55 PM
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QUOTE (exo-toa400 @ Feb 26 2003, 07:26 PM)
This topic should be pinned Thanks Mfuss! There has been a ton of topic on PE but this one really helps!

Not really because people will always have questions and this should stay on top of Q and A for a long time.
Also Lewo please refrain from spamming.
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post Feb 26 2003, 11:02 PM
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A link to this topic is in the Proto Energy section of the pinned Topic Directory. This topic is, of course, the first topic in the PE section. So ... if new members check the directory before posting questions, they should see this topic.
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Arent you supposed to get a proto boost for news?

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