The Trophied

[!diom]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name alter your perception of them, regardless of what the trophy actually indicates?

For instance, when I'm scrolling through threads, I'll stop whenever I see a trophy and usually read what that member has to say. It's as if the adornment elevates them to the status of elite INTP. What's even more peculiar is that trophied members usually are superior to non-trophied members.

There must be a valid, scientific explanation for this..

[bluebell]

Given it took me months to even notice that some people had trophies (and I still rarely notice them), I think I can safely say it has minimal influence on me.

[Saeculustra]

No, it's just a reflection of how proud you were when you got one!




I guess.

Personally, I only barely notice.

[nonperson]

No. You have to feel sorry for them really. They have even more time to waste than the average member.

The ones you have to watch out for are the ones like this and this. They are a minority. And minorities always cause trouble......:grin:

[outmywindow]

No, mainly because I pay zero attention to the Arcade. If the trophies were 'awarded' for something I cared about, I in turn might care.

[Delilah]

Given it took me months to even notice that some people had trophies (and I still rarely notice them), I think I can safely say it has minimal influence on me.

I just started noticing them a couple of months ago, I thought they were new and I was confused, but I didn't care.

I still don't notice them.

[!diom]

I'd like to do some few tests on a few of you. First, I'd wiggle my left finger in the right portion of your visual field, then my right finger in the left portion of your visual field. All the while I'd be asking you questions.

Basically, I'd be testing for visual neglect. Not noticing trophies for so long might be evidence of hemispheral damage. If there ends up being no evidence for neglect, ruling out hemispheral damage, then further tests will have to be done. I'd then single out the primary visuo-awesomeness cortex, or VAw - the area of your brain responsible for processing visual data for awesomeness, LOLcats, and Eric Bana's sex-scene from Munich.

[aphemix]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name alter your perception of them, regardless of what the trophy actually indicates?I notice the effect depending on avatar, also. I don't regard anybody as particularly elite or even remember who's who most of the time, though. It just catches my eye.

edit: I just realized I got my trophy stolen when my username was changed. I think I'm gonna cry.

[Delilah]

Basically, I'd be testing for visual neglect. Not noticing trophies for so long might be evidence of hemispheral damage.

Pfft. Or just being drunk!

I like words, if I like what a person has to say I will glance at their name, or av, but I like the words best.

Plus, they are really tiny, I'm surprised you all don't have trophy envy.

[manza]

I don't really notice them.

[bluebell]

Basically, I'd be testing for visual neglect. Not noticing trophies for so long might be evidence of hemispheral damage.

Or maybe we're just unobservant. My brain tunes out 90% of stuff on a webpage as being irrelevant, even if it's not. I have to concentrate really hard (and even then I miss some bits) to notice all the buttons. For example, it took me months and months before I realised there was a multi-quote button and only because it was mentioned in a thread. It still took me quite a while to find the actual button because I'd tuned all that stuff out as irrelevant.

[outmywindow]

I'd like to do some few tests on a few of you. First, I'd wiggle my left finger in the right portion of your visual field, then my right finger in the left portion of your visual field. All the while I'd be asking you questions.

Basically, I'd be testing for visual neglect. Not noticing trophies for so long might be evidence of hemispheral damage. If there ends up being no evidence for neglect, ruling out hemispheral damage, then further tests will have to be done. I'd then single out the primary visuo-awesomeness cortex, or VAw - the area of your brain responsible for processing visual data for awesomeness, LOLcats, and Eric Bana's sex-scene from Munich.
One of the most awkward things I've ever seen, by the way. I SO felt like I shouldn't have been watching...

[manza]

Or maybe we're just unobservant. My brain tunes out 90% of stuff on a webpage as being irrelevant, even if it's not. I have to concentrate really hard (and even then I miss some bits) to notice all the buttons. For example, it took me months and months before I realised there was a multi-quote button and only because it was mentioned in a thread. It still took me quite a while to find the actual button because I'd tuned all that stuff out as irrelevant.

Yep. My vision is fine. My mind just dismisses most things as noise.

[libertarianjim]

Well, Idiom, seeing which trophy you hold, I'll certainly pay more attention to you in the future.

Bastard.

[!diom]

One of the most awkward things I've ever seen, by the way. I SO felt like I shouldn't have been watching...


A normal response from your average, healthy human being would have been laughing out loud or, as it's called in the medical science community, LOL.

[outmywindow]

A normal response from your average, healthy human being would have been laughing out loud or, as it's called in the academic community, LOL.
My mental filters tend to transform embarrassment for the actions of others into supreme awkwardness on my part. I experience the same urge to LOOK AWAY when people who are not professional musicians sing in public.

That said, I will appease you with a big giant LOL at the thought of Eric Bana chewing his lower lip at the moment of literally explosive ejaculation.

An excerpt from my review:

I have to say though that the sex scene / flashback at the end of the film was a bit over the top for me. The synchronized ejaculation and helicopter explosion was somewhat laughable, which is unfortunate since I highly doubt that was Spielberg's intention.

[edge walker]

Or maybe we're just unobservant. My brain tunes out 90% of stuff on a webpage as being irrelevant, even if it's not.
Same here.


I have to concentrate really hard (and even then I miss some bits) to notice all the buttons.
This however is different for me. I tend to notice all the user interface elements in programs, instantly and all at once, whereas ads or things that look like ads might as well be invisible. When I look at photos it's the same -- I see everything related to the "topic" of the picture, all at once, but all the background/"irrelevant" details never register.

I can see these things if I consciously take myself back and just let the image sink in without interpretation, but it's difficult.

[Delilah]

Heh, you know what else I just noticed that I don't notice, or intentionally block from my brain as irrelevant?
Anything really busy and / or brightly colored. I thought it was only the user names (which I had noticed repelled me because they were a topic of conversation) but I also ignore any brightly colored avs, or bright yellow trophies.

Nice, no wonder I don't notice some of you people. If, indeed, you are people......

[BAJ]

Huh! I didn't notice the trophies until you said something, or they didn't register as anything significant. Now they annoy me.

[C.J.Woolf]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name make you think they are more likely to start self-congratulatory threads?

[foodeater]

I don't notice them. I'm sure I've seen them, but probably figured everyone had them.

[carbon cold]

Nope.. no influence at all. :blink: I might think they have too much time on their hands, though.

[Madrigal]

lol

I don't notice them because I'm never in the arcade.

[Oso Mocoso]

lol

I don't notice them because I'm never in the arcade.

Same here. But I do notice members with gold user names.

[djm]

I never saw one until I read this thread.

[edge walker]

Every time I spot the title of this thread, my intuition momentarily wants to see "The Atrophied" in it.

[digesthisickness]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name alter your perception of them, regardless of what the trophy actually indicates?

For instance, when I'm scrolling through threads, I'll stop whenever I see a trophy and usually read what that member has to say. It's as if the adornment elevates them to the status of elite INTP. What's even more peculiar is that trophied members usually are superior to non-trophied members.

There must be a valid, scientific explanation for this..

hmm. let's see...


Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name make you think they are more likely to start self-congratulatory threads?

is it just me, or does it seem like, for the most part, it is just him after all?

[Madrigal]

Every time I spot the title of this thread, my intuition momentarily wants to see "The Atrophied" in it.

I keep reading "The Typhoid". :s

[syzygy]

I keep reading "The Typhoid". :s

...I read it as The Trapezoid.

/geek.

[!diom]

Predictable haterisms.

If a bunch of members with trophies came in here and told me that I'm full of it, then I'd be much more likely to believe it.

[HappyNoodleBoy]

I can say through experience that it is better to have loved been Trophied and lost than to have never been Trophied at all.

[Jynweythek]

Predictable haterisms.

If a bunch of members with trophies came in here and told me that I'm full of it, then I'd be much more likely to believe it.

I'm going to get a trophy just so I can tell you that.

[C.J.Woolf]

Every time I spot the title of this thread, my intuition momentarily wants to see "The Atrophied" in it.

I keep reading "The Typhoid". :s

...I read it as The Trapezoid.

/geek.
:lol:

(Saved myself two reps.)

[YHWH]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name alter your perception of them, regardless of what the trophy actually indicates?

For instance, when I'm scrolling through threads, I'll stop whenever I see a trophy and usually read what that member has to say. It's as if the adornment elevates them to the status of elite INTP. What's even more peculiar is that trophied members usually are superior to non-trophied members.

There must be a valid, scientific explanation for this..

Never noticed the trophy before I read this, and I am appalled. Where's my trophy ya cunts ? I don't care for the reasons, I just know I want one.

[Bongmaster General]

I believe that Jesus's decision as to whom he should save during the end times is based entirely on whether or not you have an arcade trophy.

[NoahFence]

I can say through experience that it is better to have loved been Trophied and lost than to have never been Trophied at all.

I wouldn't know...nobody can touch my trophy. I am a hardened badass at, um...wait, what game did I get that one for? *scratches head*

[vSv]

Well, I have trophys IRL, does that count as being more superior?

[Last Song]

I have only seen them when they have been mentioned. I don't recall seeing one while simply browsing through threads. It is possible that there were no such members posting in those threads.

I did notice the lack of one for Limey, one of our best members.

[NoahFence]

I did notice the lack of one for Limey, one of our best members.

Not INTP. He doesn't count.

[Last Song]

Nobody here is INTP.

[A Schnitzel]

Predictable haterisms.

If a bunch of members with trophies came in here and told me that I'm full of it, then I'd be much more likely to believe it.

You're full of it.

[Nobody here]

Nobody here is INTP.

Why yes...yes I am, thanks for noticing!

[Ivy]

I just banned the only INTP at INTP Central. w00t!

[outmywindow]

I just banned the only INTP at INTP Central. w00t!
BLASPHEMER!

[Ivy]

It was always my plan. I've been waiting two (three?) years for it to come to fruition.

[Hustler]

Is it just me, or does seeing a trophy next to a member's name alter your perception of them, regardless of what the trophy actually indicates?

Most of the trophies say to me, "this guy has too much time on his hands." This is especially the case for whoever holds the Reaktor trophy.

[oxyjen]

I feel no differently towards trophied people, except for the burning disdain for the mofos that have three trophies and feel the need to take mine.



4200 in LYDIA requires vast amounts of crystal meth or there is some clever cheat method that I'm not employing...

[Bongmaster General]

Most of the trophies say to me, "this guy has too much time on his hands." This is especially the case for whoever holds the Reaktor trophy.

I don't believe there's much in this world more worth my time than the pressing of one of four different buttons well over 3000 times. At least that activity was straightforward in its emptiness.

Also, you're responding to the Tetris trophy guy. I think you could make the argument that of all the trophies available in the arcade, it's the Tetris one that has both the highest skill to tolerance for repetitive bullshit ratio and the highest skill to chance ratio.

[Hustler]

I don't believe there's much in this world more worth my time than the pressing of one of four different buttons well over 3000 times. At least that activity was straightforward in its emptiness.

Also, you're responding to the Tetris trophy guy. I think you could make the argument that of all the trophies available in the arcade, it's the Tetris one that has both the highest skill to tolerance for repetitive bullshit ratio and the highest skill to chance ratio.

No, Reaktor is the worst. It's a badge of shame.

[vSv]

No, Reaktor is the worst. It's a badge of shame.

Agreed.

[Hustler]

I feel no differently towards trophied people, except for the burning disdain for the mofos that have three trophies and feel the need to take mine.



4200 in LYDIA requires vast amounts of crystal meth or there is some clever cheat method that I'm not employing...
I just wanted to discourage you from tying to win it back, because I'm sick and tired of that game.

[Bongmaster General]

No, Reaktor is the worst. It's a badge of shame.

I think of the Reaktor trophy as that shitty looking car you decide to get 'cause you live in a bad neighborhood and you don't want anyone to steal it.

Also, are you saying you agree that the Tetris trophy is probably the greatest trophy of them all?

[Hustler]

I think of the Reaktor trophy as that shitty looking car you decide to get 'cause you live in a bad neighborhood and you don't want anyone to steal it.

Also, are you saying you agree that the Tetris trophy is probably the greatest trophy of them all?

No, I think there's Reaktor and then there's everything else.

[Bongmaster General]

No, I think there's Reaktor and then there's everything else.

Reaktor aside, you can't possibly put something like Words Sorting on the same level as something like Pacman.

[aphemix]

my penis is twisted into the shape of a pretzel.

[vSv]

Word Sorting is mostly, if not all, based on your linguistic skills.

Pac-Man is mostly based on your strategic skill.

Reaktor... Short term memory and dedication.

[Bongmaster General]

Word Sorting is mostly, if not all, based on your linguistic skills.

Pac-Man is mostly based on your strategic skill.

Reaktor... Short term memory and dedication.

I don't know that you necessarily need short term memory to be successful at Reaktor.


my penis is twisted into the shape of a pretzel.

Why didn't you get a trophy for that?

[vSv]

I don't know that you necessarily need short term memory to be successful at Reaktor.



Why didn't you get a trophy for that?

No?

How about the order you have to press the buttons then?

[Bongmaster General]

No?

How about the order you have to press the buttons then?

You just follow lights. I think they even put the letters that correspond to each button on the screen so you don't have to remember that either.

[vSv]

You just follow lights. I think they even put the letters that correspond to each button on the screen so you don't have to remember that either.

Yes indeed.

But if you wait until all the lights are turned on, you have to remember(or guess) the order in which they started to shine or you lose the game.

Not much of short term memory with only four buttons, but it's still there.

[Hamakua]

Personally I read the opening thread, if it's asking for input I reply blindly ignoring all other posts. I then, after I have posted, review the opinions and input of other individuals. I scan the thread quickly looking for a few key things.

-Long well constructed posts.
-mini flame war (I find out what started it then give my input starting from there)
-compliments to other posts within the thread (find the posts and also give my input)

Trophies don't even phase me, I have long ago learned to ignore 90% of "flair" scattered around websites, this one is no different.

Remember kids, content is king!

[walfin]

Remember kids, content is king!

Unfortunately with time people begin to look at who the poster is.

Arguably that's not as silly as looking at the trophies, but still. It's undesirable.

[!diom]

Also, you're responding to the Tetris trophy guy. I think you could make the argument that of all the trophies available in the arcade, it's the Tetris one that has both the highest skill to tolerance for repetitive bullshit ratio and the highest skill to chance ratio.

Yes, mental stamina eventually comes into play, but that's not the case for the vast majority of people who FAIL very early. In their case, I suspect some kind of visuospatial deficiency. Skill comes into play when balancing risk and reward at the game's highest speed. By the way, I recommend starting at level 10 so that you don't have to adjust later on.

[oxyjen]

I just wanted to discourage you from tying to win it back, because I'm sick and tired of that game.

I only play LYDiA straight up (as in directly typing the answer to puzzles as they come up, no cheat or shortcuts like copy/paste). I type around 95-105 wpm. To take the new high score I would need to answer 43 puzzles correctly (figuring a very conservative three words for each answer), meaning that minimum effective typing speed would be 129 wpm. Not interested in it to the point where I'd have to finagle some shortcut to get it back. Seems like too much work. Nicely played though.

[Hustler]

I only play LYDiA straight up (as in directly typing the answer to puzzles as they come up, no cheat or shortcuts like copy/paste). I type around 95-105 wpm. To take the new high score I would need to answer 43 puzzles correctly (figuring a very conservative three words for each answer), meaning that minimum effective typing speed would be 129 wpm. Not interested in it to the point where I'd have to finagle some shortcut to get it back. Seems like too much work. Nicely played though.

You could learn to type faster. 105 would have been fast back in 1990.

[oxyjen]

You could learn to type faster. 105 would have been fast back two weeks ago

Could easily learn to type faster, the apathy toward putting effort back into that game may be a bit trickier to solve.

[Helios]

Yep. My vision is fine. My mind just dismisses most things as noise.

Ditto!

User titles, assorted colors, fonts, and now you want me to notice f-ing trophied members too....oh please!

[Hustler]

Could easily learn to type faster, the apathy toward putting effort back into that game may be a bit trickier to solve.

This is something I know very well. It only took me the better part of three years to step up and reclaim it.

[Isagel]

Word Sorting is mostly, if not all, based on your linguistic skills.


I can not agree with this as English is NOT my native language and I just recieved the "Word sorting"-trophy.

It was a rather dumb game and I would not be all that impressed with anyone holding that particular trophy. At least not because of the trophy. There are lots of other reasons to be impressed with me :p .

[vSv]

I can not agree with this as English is NOT my native language and I just recieved the "Word sorting"-trophy.

It was a rather dumb game and I would not be all that impressed with anyone holding that particular trophy. At least not because of the trophy. There are lots of other reasons to be impressed with me :p .

You can't just dismiss my statement without explaining why it's not.

I will still hold my ground that it's based mainly on linguistic skill until further explanation.

[Isagel]

You can't just dismiss my statement without explaining why it's not.

I will still hold my ground that it's based mainly on linguistic skill until further explanation.

A non native speaker should not be champion if it was about linguistics.

I got my score by memory skills and pattern recognition skills. Also by reasonably fast reflexes.

[vSv]

A non native speaker should not be champion if it was about linguistics.

I got my score by memory skills and pattern recognition skills. Also by reasonably fast reflexes.

Should not? Why not?

I didn't get a single word right, because my linguistic skill seems rather limited.