My "reaction score" and my "trophy points"....hmmmm...wtf kind of algorithm is profiling me here?

[moniqueannemcgregor]

Anyone have an explanation what these constitute?

 

[highsea]

They are digital dopamine agonists, designed to keep the user coming back over and over again. (so they can be mined for data to sell to advertisers)

 

[LillyGrace777]

Are these “participation trophies”. Does everyone get one so it’s fair???

 

[moniqueannemcgregor]

They are digital dopamine agonists, designed to keep the user coming back over and over again. (so they can be mined for data to sell to advertisers)

Pfffttt.....ok...I know what dopamine is...an agonist?

 

[NvEric]

...and Paramedics is what ? Two medics ?

 

[highsea]

Pfffttt.....ok...I know what dopamine is...an agonist?

Apologize for the obscure term.

In medicine, an agonist is the opposite of an antagonist. That is to say, a dopamine agonist will enhance the biological response to dopamine, An antagonist would block the response.

ex. Anti-depressants are dopamine agonists.

 

[moniqueannemcgregor]

I don't take those. I mow the lawn.

 

[Citizen X]

Anyone have an explanation what these constitute?

This is just built into the forum... Xenforo is what we run. Native to the software and NONE of your info is shared anywhere else. Sorta just a fun thing...

You can see Member rankings here:

Notable Deplorables

www.warroomforum.com

Citizen X

 

[moniqueannemcgregor]

So I am being tracked and graded.....

 

[Citizen X]

It is part of our forum software... local to our software. It is for fun...

Citizen X

 

[countermoon]

So I am being tracked and graded.....

It's not tracking as that's usually understood.

 

[Susan M]

Are these “participation trophies”. Does everyone get one so it’s fair???

No, I think that nobody gets a trophy, that's the way it works. A lot cheaper

 

[Susan M]

No, I think that nobody gets a trophy, that's the way it works. A lot cheaper

I was using my dry humor again. But seriously, does anyone really need a trophy to speak their mind and not be censored?

 

[Citizen X]

Nobody is censored here... move on. This is a dumb topic.

 

[Susan M]

Nobody is censored here... move on. This is a dumb topic.

@Citizenx. That's what I meant, no censorship here, that is enough for me, dont need a medal....

That's all..subject closed on my books

 

[countermoon]

The points are an incentive to get people to use the site and keep using it. They are relatively harmless. Many web sites do this.

This isn't tracking associated with various forms of "cookies" in your browser or what you may heard about spying from people who are trying to scare the public into using their products (like Lifelock). There are forms of "tracking" that most people are OK with. Like the rewards cards you use at the grocery or pharmacy. They keep track of what you buy so they can keep ordering it.

 

[BearRabbitBonnie]

This is just built into the forum... Xenforo is what we run. Native to the software and NONE of your info is shared anywhere else. Sorta just a fun thing...

You can see Member rankings here:

Notable Deplorables

www.warroomforum.com

Citizen X

Big Thank you. I was curious also.

 

[moniqueannemcgregor]

Nobody is censored here... move on. This is a dumb topic.

Not dumb...we all rail against Zuckerberg.

 

[moniqueannemcgregor]

Big Thank you. I was curious also.

Thank you...

 

[NvEric]

I am honored to have received a new title today. The burden of living up to it will always weigh my heart some. Sorry if I get choked up.
So with this I will strive to be and continue to provide all that is expected of me and improve in the future as we move on the path before us.
I wish all well, and I'd like to thank my mother who is old, who I help in her Golden Years, providing the necessities of life.