Do you believe you GA and GQ equally?

I actually give a GQ or GA to a new user quicker than I do to a long term user if the question or answer warrants it.

Since I have no-one in my fluther, I am an equal opportunity discriminator.

Anyone who answers my question gets a GA.

Someone else’s question – if it’s a good one, you get smashed with huge piece of pie lurve in the face.

I have no idea who is in my fluther except for about ten people. I give out GAs and GQs (very rarely) for any answer I think is worth it. I don’t pay much attention to who wrote it, as far as my decision is concerned.

I’ve noticed this & it seems as though I’m not in anyone’s clique or something. I often find myself wondering if people hate me on fluther and I’m just here pissing people off or something. Anyways…. I give GA & GQ to those I feel are funny or have a valid point. Also creativity is a factor with giving GQ, since I’ve been on fluther for quite a long time and have seen too many of the same questions repeated. It’s nice to see something new that’s inquisitive.

Yes, I know that I do. Color me a point fairy. If it a question is interesting enough for me to want to answer it, it’s a great question. I give GAs to answers that address the question well, provide a personal opinion if that’s what was requested, or are funny enough to bring a laugh,

@Hypocrisy_Central GQ. I find that veteran Jellies get more lurve for a mundane question than the newer Jelly who will ask a similar mundane question. Therefore I don’t GA or GQ because someone is in my Fluther but I do appreciate the newbie that’s trying to fit in on this site so I’m more apt to GQ or GA them more so than an older Jelly.

I give a lot more GA than I do GQ. It has nothing to do with who posted what.

I always give GA’s to zen‘s new incarnations as it feels so much better knowing the points actually add up!

@Cruiser I gave you a GA you will never see for saying that. :-)

Thanks @ETpro That is what atta-boy pats on the ass and <knuckles> are for…even though management frowns on breaking protocol!

As a newb, I can say a GA or GQ doesn’t mean shit. I’d rather a “veteran” acknowledge me if I @ them. I’ve noticed many new users who are ignored when they try to have a conversation with a vet. I’m guessing it’s because they aren’t well known yet.

@ecstaticpancakes That certainly isn’t so for me. I go out of my way to engage new users as I want them to feel at home here and enjoy this experience as much as I do. And that behavior has nothing to do with the fact Fluther hands out points and awards for giving new users their first GA or GQ points.

Oh, and welcome to Fluther. :-)

I give larvae to veterans and noobs equally.

I honestly don’t know if I discriminate or not on the lurve. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll have to watch for that.

I find that I give GA’s more frequently than GQ’s because I see some great answers to rather mediocre questions. I will, however give you a GQ because it made me think about my practices here.

@ecstaticpancakes Can you provide any examples where new users were ignored by vets?

I’m curious, too, @ecstaticpancakes . I will sometimes ignore an @JilltheTooth remark if I know the user well enough to know that they are just being aggressive or obstreperous, but I don’t deliberately ignore a new user. Sometimes I step away and the thread has gone on without me and my response would no longer have a place, or I don’t respond because no response is needed, but most of these Jellies will encourage a new user to participate.

I give GA’s and GQ’s out to whomever deserves them. Doesn’t matter who they are.

Those who write an informative answers/questions and those who help me in my questions will get my GA/GQ. I don’t involved myself in lurving party here like I did in other sites. But as I said, I suspect there could be some jellies who…

GQs and GAs are given out solely based upon the quality, be it serious, thought-provoking, or humorous. I click on the GQ/GA after reading the post, then I’ll look at who posted it. Yeah, the ones who maintain the same avatar is a heads up, but it just doesn’t matter to me who is saying it.

As for cliques, I believe that some may exist. And in thinking about it, the Fluther site collective is a bit of a clique. How many Jellies aren’t willing to share this site with friends and family members because they want to keep the information posted private?

More likely though, the perception of cliques by the newer Jellies comes from the familiar banter that often goes on in a thread. Some use terms of endearment, reference personal details about another, etc. To a newcomer, it may feel like they are out of the loop. If anyone has ever experienced stepping into a new school or a new work environment, they’ve probably felt this.

When it comes to members being partial to their Jelly friends in awarding GQ/GAs, I seriously doubt it. In reading through oodles of threads, the Lurve awarding seems to be pretty spot-on, whether it is a new or seasoned member.

I guess in a way the question is a bit flawed because it requires self-policing. It would be like asking someone if they were a safe driver hardly anyone would admit otherwise. Even those who may GQ and GA more popular or veteran Jellies might not even be aware they do so. Looking through my Fluther I see some who are not as active as others received more Doubloons and/or Gold Ingots than those with more total points. Some who seem to be more noted have more point related badges than those who don’t but in the same point neighborhood. I would think there has to be a reason for it even if unintended.

Also people say thoughtful or intriguing questions no matter who posted it would get the nod. I have seen some great though provoking and challenging questions by rather new people get maybe three GQ but see rather mundane questions that don’t tease the mind at all from established or veteran Jellies rack up 4,8, or more GQ in no time. Maybe I am out of synch in what makes a great question worthy to be GQed.

I think I’m equal with this on that I don’t care who wrote it, as long as it was awesome enough for me to wanna GA/GQ it.
But when I write a question, I usually GA everyone who answers it at least once, as a sort of thanks for answering kinda thing, unless they’re insulting me or totally being off topic.

I admit at times I’m biased, and frequently GA friends; but they do it on purpose by always making me laugh. I can’t help it.

@FutureMemory Same here. I may be maxed out in points with veterans, but the points show on the Question or Answer anyway, and that shows everyone that someone thought the effort was great. After all, that’s the whole point of points, isn’t it? I mean, even if you rack up 100,000 points, can you trade them in for a cup of coffee somewhere?