Any "Name That Porn" QUESTIONS..?

The person who downvoted you there is the other commenter anon_33Iod.rnkzwX.

Basically we will talk it over, maybe we make it level restricted. All in all, it doesn't affect your level, points or any other account related statistics.

One more thing; I have been experiencing hangs after hitting the "Submit" button. Sometimes the post doesn't go through at all, and then I kick myself for having forgotten to make a copy... I've rewritten posts from scratch more than I would have liked to.

Do you mean, when you post media or when you comment?

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One more thing. If you are getting back into the "Implementing changes"-mode, perhaps something to consider would be to revise the downvote button, or maybe remove it altogether. (If people wish to criticize, perhaps it would be best for them to do so by expressing themselves, thus being held accountable.) I don't think I am alone among fellow dedicated puzzle-solvers in having unjustified downvotes become an incentive to spend time elsewhere.

People hit that downvote button for the most incomprehensible reasons -- which may be all right, I suppose, in a regular forum that encourages conversation, but it is has become counter-productive here.

My latest episode, for those interested:

Where can I find this video?

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One more thing; I have been experiencing hangs after hitting the "Submit" button. Sometimes the post doesn't go through at all, and then I kick myself for having forgotten to make a copy... I've rewritten posts from scratch more than I would have liked to.
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Welcome back, Operator!

The button you are thinking of is a great idea on the surface, and perhaps it will help. On the other hand, too many of Name That Porn's  fly-by-night users do not strike me as responsible, so giving such power to those who don't think too much and are quick on the trigger could add up to a lot of inaccuracies.

While you were around, the Solved Ratio had hit a glorious high of 68%; currently, it has dipped to 48%. No doubt when you go through the mountain of solutions that number will rise... but I'd say you have returned in the nick of time.
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Actually I have an idea. The vote for correct button's issue was the algorithm, that calculates the possibility of all the users being correct about voting correct.

However, we can do this. I will create that button and we will see it in a list manually. That will reduce the moderation time considerably and from that point, we can see the patterns and make it automatic.

I will let you know, when the button is ready and you guys can start using it :)

Hello guys. Sorry for the delay. We will patch moderate a punch of posts soon and we will figure out a way, to finish the following module.. so users will be asked a email and will be notified once the post has updated. That should raise the solved ratio.

We have big plans, however the winter is a busy time, so bare with us. We are also most likely gonna advance the community moderator tools and hire some full time moderators. That is before we will rewrite the full site and remove the BETA status.

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The "MARK AS CORRECT" issue has been discussed in some detail below; the operator did a great job in fixing it up, as it once had kinks. T0rtilla is right, many users aren't even aware of this button, which, when added to the ones who don't care (you know, the ones who only care about getting the goods), naturally results in standstill scoring.

Ladybouvier, only the operator or the asker can MARK AS CORRECT -- as far as I know. In addition, the ones who are gaining points are getting them only because of the few who are MARKING AS CORRECT. I've answered like a million questions already, and my score is still stuck, whereas others... why, they just keep going up. It's a roll of the dice.

Joses1, to upload a screenshot (within your answer, right? Not when you post a question... 'cause you can't post a question without uploading the picture), all you've got to do is place the link (make sure there is a "picture" suffix to the link, like JPG, GIF, etc.); if you take the link from a site, it may not show. There are smut-friendly image-hosters such as Imgur or Picsee that allow the pictures to be hot-linked. (In other words, you would crop and save a picture to your computer, assuming the image hoster disallows uploads directly from other sites, and then upload from your computer to the image-hoster. You'll get a hot-linkable link that you simply place within your answer.)

Don't give up the faith, those who are feeling discouraged... just try to keep in mind the scores are superficial, and concentrate on whatever fun you get otherwise from doing what you nobly do. And don't forget, our beloved questioners need you, and appreciate you. (Okay, okay, they just need you.)
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The person who makes a question is the one who can mark a answer as correct (and I guess that the operator can make the same in every question). I have to say that until two days ago I didn't know that I had to mark as correct the answers I receive, so I suppose that many of the questioners don't know it too, especially those who are not users.

I've answered several unanswered questions but haven't received any points for them. Because of this, I feel discouraged and don't feel like helping anymore :(
Can someone please do something about this issue?

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Ok, I just saw another person having the same issue and Know-way responded saying that the operator was away. But then, how is it that several others including Know-way are still gaining points? I'm not asking this in a rivalry note or anything. :) Just curious to know what's going on.

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Also, is it possible for the community to vote for the correct answer instead of just the operator or the asker? That way, the people who deserve points would receive it much faster.

how do i upload a screenshot?

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Hi, Uromyias_agilis; yes, the last thing a man wants to be reminded of is his inability to score. But we're all in the same boat! The Operator has apparently taken a vacation, and hopefully he will be returning, soon.

But in a way, it's not a bad situation. Kind of a reminder that the best reason to do what we are doing is not to build up a scoreboard -- which is kind of fun in its way, yet ultimately meaningless -- but for our own amusement, and to lend a helping hand.

Meanwhile it's also interesting to see how our beloved questioners are handling their responsibility of checking on their questions and (when their puzzles are solved) of hitting the "MARK AS CORRECT" button. The answer is... pretty dismally! Yep, they are as aloof and uncaring and selfish as ever.

And, of course, still not very polite. I had occasion to check my profile page a day later, and was flummoxed to see I had received not one but TWO downvotes... when I didn't recall writing anything to upset anyone. So I clicked through my latest comments and I discovered I had received these two downvotes for the same post. And there was really no reason; I made an innocent point about how unusual the picture was, hopefully to amuse visitors. Well, I couldn't resist giving the careless critics a piece of my mind... if interested:

Auto.msg.: ntp.so/ - dead link
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Indeed, upvote to you! most only upload a picture, which sometimes is even some blurry screenshot from a actual video they've been looking.. instead of the actual video,
and then also dont give any info, or even only say "link?" or "HD/Full vid"..

and it true that (nearly) always only give what they are actually asking for kinda because of that..
I could also go search for the full info and context of the scenes or something like that just like Dr_PreX mostly does,
respect to him btw for always also searching for that info when possible, and also for the commitment http://photo.l99.com/emoji/thumbsup.png
but when people ask for something without giving any info,
then i guess they dont want any other info either then just a name or anything..

but this is also because most ppl that upload things are not even "members",
which 9 out of 10x means they ask something check a few times for a awnser and they're gone..
but then mostly never "thank" or even mark it as correct.

also like you said, i also do this for fun.. its like some sort of puzzle that starts with only one piece, and you have to search through your whole house to find the other pieces.
thats why i always like to awnser your questions know-way because you give the info you know, and also give like your own little "story" to it..
which also sometimes actually makes me search for those kinda questions,
instead of the "link?" or others like those which i sometimes then just skip unless they might be of my own interest also..

..but ofc, on the other side i also understand that this is not really meant to be some "social forum" kinda website,
which means that maybe im expecting a little to much from the questioners.. or atleast some..

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I know the idea behind this thread is to clear up questions on Name That Porn, but now I felt like blowing off some steam!

I wanted to talk about Courtesy on this site. Or really, the absence of it.

Just ran into:

What's the name of this pornstar?

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My heart was warmed that Biloute took a moment to thank his answerer. But why should that have had such an effect on me? Shouldn't it be common to thank someone who has done you a good turn? The answer is... on this site, such tokens of appreciation are very, very rare.

That implies a degree of arrogance on the part of the questioner, doesn't it? The attitude of most is, here; let me dash off a usually thoughtlessly worded post for you, one that I put no research into in order to help you, and see what you can do with it. After all, that is your JOB!

I've made some references to the lack of courtesy in the past, and because I shoot off my mouth on a site where most say as few words as possible, of course I must be offending some - and some go for retribution in the case of the "Downvote" button.

I recently became aware of the growing size of the downvoting number on my Profile Page; now don't get me wrong, my attitude normally is, "Who cares." But I started to think about the psychology of why someone should reach for the downvote button.

if someone is being a real jerk, and contributing nothing, that's one thing. (And I have not encountered this sort of a "troll" here at all.) But if someone is trying to give of his time and try to help, and help consistently, what kind of ... "Lack of Courtesy" ... is that, to hit the downvote button?

We can't know what cowardly phantoms hit the downvote button (nor can we know the valiant hearts who use the upvote button), and this is an issue I hope the Operator will remedy one day. I made a remark about the value of tracking down the source, in the comments below.

Legancy also referred to the mild curiosity stirred by the downvoting. Legancy has been a real gentleman, and he often offers pure information without editorial comment, so why would anyone downvote Legancy? I can understand how a big mouth like me can get on people's nerves, but ... Legancy??? This is mind-boggling.

Today, I finally noticed a downvote for one of my posts:

Where can I find this video?

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In this case, I could see there was a legitimate reason, as I was careless, and provided some wrong information. I wrote as such, but then added a further comment that maybe the downvote wasn't deserved, because The Question Asked was Answered Appropriately.

Then I started to think, what is the motivation for the downvoter? Those of you who have been gallant enough to take up the cause and devote their time to helping others with their questions -- especially on a regular basis -- know how much time it takes to do the research.

It takes a lot more time for me, I'll bet, because I'm not as talented as some of the wizards we have around here. Sometimes when one lead jumps to another and the minutes keep growing... and growing... when at the end I start thinking what an idiot I've been to spend all of this time (but you know, it's a trap! Once you start, you've sunk in the quicksand and you've got to keep going until you find the answer), and why I've been doing it...

I don't know what the incentive of the others are, but I'd bet the reasons aren't far from mine. We have an appreciation for porn, and there is an element of fun. Like solving a crossword puzzle. So fun is a reason. What else is a reason? Ego? To rack up the points? Well, that would be pathetic. Here we are, working anonymously, and who cares about the points, really, It's not like we can brag to anyone about our "accomplishments."

So I can't think of any other reason besides "fun." Can you?

But that fun can be short-lived when you're among a bunch who show no appreciation, and worse, choose to criticize those whose intentions are nothing but good.

Lack of Courtesy ... that's what I'm talkin' about.
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hi!

the number 2/"heart" symbol is indeed for the amount of fav's the post has..

but the 3/"word balloon" symbol as you call it, indicates the amount of comments/reactions on the question.

all others are correct, or atleast as far as i know ofc :D

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I noticed some members had implemented the "Following" feature, and I wanted to do that, too.

The trouble is, it took me a long time to figure out how to do that. This is my tragedy, I can be slow.

When I figured it out, I thought I'd spell out the "secret" in case others were similarly in my clueless club:

http://picsee.net/upload/2014-12-21/e62079033aa7.jpg

"Following" is the third box from the right (among the doo-dads directly underneath the title), with (in the above example) the number "1."

Perhaps we ought to unlock the mysteries of the other features while we're here. From the left:

1) The "307" designates the number of times the page has been viewed.

2) The thing with the "Heart" symbol; is that the number of times the post/thread has been favorited? (Boy am I dumb.)

3) The thing with the "Word Balloon" symbol; is that the number of times the post/thread is being followed? (Boy, am I dumb and dumber.)

4) The "30 days ago" designates the time the post/thread has been up. (I'm back to just dumb now.)

The rest are easier to get, as a mouse-hover pops up an explanatory message.

5) Upvote: if you like the post/thread.

6) Downvote: if you DON'T like the post/thread. (I wonder how often this one is put into use? Guess if a post/thread is especially stupid, or sometimes questioners don't check if their image or video has made it through in good working fashion? I guess one reason to make one's displeasure be known is if a questioner has REPEATED the question immediately after asking the same question. And, boy, won't that questioner feel ashamed.)

7) "Follow this post," as spelled out above.

8) "Favorite this post" -- Now what is the point of this one? Isn't that the same as Upvoting, to indicate you like the post/thread? (Great. I'm back to dumb and dumber, again.)

9) "Flag this post" to signal an inappropriate entry.

Our tireless operator has indicated in his post below that he was thinking of implementing a Bookmarking feature. I guess he has thought better of it? Perhaps it would be redundant, since "Following" is a way of "Bookmarking." (With the difference that the former sends "notifications, when event is triggered inside the post." I'm looking forward to see how that will work.)

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Hey, I just discovered something new!

When you click on your username at the top of the pages, a menu now comes up with:
"My Profile"
"Settings"
"Logout"
"Messages" (Wow!)
"Favorites"
"Followings"

Boy, that operator of ours! Always coming out with great new features.
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Following and bookmarking posts buttons are implemented for the registered users.

I currently did two separate features.
Following - You will receive notifications, when event is triggered inside the post
Bookmarking - You will save good posts for later use.

Momentarily you cannot see your bookmarks or followings yet. But you will shortly. So if you guys can, try the buttons out and let me know, if they are firing correctly.

Actually scratch that last one. Events wont get reset.

Votes are now visible in your profile tab. However, they currently show your new votes. As the old ones are not synced. They will one day.

Warning in advance. If the notifications and more user events gets done. I might reset them. Points, levels or anything else wont get affected, but for some time your old account related feeds, will be gone. Till I make a sync script for them.

Remember, we are still in BETA.

ok, nice! the way you discribed them are indeed also the way i was thinking about them :D

and the voting doesnt really matter who did it i believe,
its just for example ive got 1 downvote atm.. but i dont know where or for what i got it :(

but well, gonna think of something new then..

@ Legancy

Thank you for the excellent suggestions! I'm glad to inform you that all of the things you mentioned are already in the works as we speak.

Private Messaging
May take a while before it will be fully implemented, but this is something that is high on our priority list and will definitely be introduced to NTP at some point. Along with a level-based access chatbox.

View your profile
This is obviously an essential feature and will be implemented soon. Currently clicking on your username on the top right corner will perform a logout. This will be replaced by a dropdown menu - where you can go to your profile, settings or log out.

On a semi-related note, we are also working on notifications. So the user would receive notifications, in case there's been updates in any of the questions, threads they've participated in and if someone addresses them via @ function. In the future, there will be also the ability to control to some extent, what type of updates you wish to receive.

View your comments that have been up/down voted
This will also be implemented soon. You will be able to see a list of your comments/answers that have received either up or down votes. However, at this point, you will not be able to see by who.