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What is "Negative World"?
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What are XP and user levels? Why do some features seem inaccessible to me?
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What is the Neverending Experience Quest?

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Game Database

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How can I browse Negative World's game reviews?

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How can I check the system codes of other Negative World users (Wii, XBL, PSN, Steam...)?
My Steam system code on my Negative World profile doesn't link to my Steam profile!

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Posting this here to prove to someone just how anyone could join a forum like this and make some kind of accusatory post.

So lets pretend I am um

Name: Link
Lives: Skyloft
Previous addresses:
2 deep forrest
Deku tree grove
LOZ 678
Occupation: Adventurer
Email: Link@savingtheworld.com

Sorry in advance for the site mods having to delete this

This might relate to the whole SQL thing which we're at risk for and maybe changes have been made but the site is acting different....

On the main page, threads are staying green and 'unread' even after I read them, but I think it relates to the fact I've had those threads open in a separate window. I did that this morning because I meant to read something later but opened a new window when I finally got around to it.

Also, I just posted a lengthy post in the Bayonetta thread Andrew made, and despite actually posting it just a moment ago, after Koovaps (I even reference him in my post), when it saved it put my post before his. The time stamp matches but yet his currently reads 21:53:19 which wouldn't be for another 5 minutes from now...

Weirdness. I thought it was because I had that window open for a long time today too but I guess I see it's posting right but yet his is later.. weird.

@DrFinkelstein

It's just that one thread for me, and it doesn't have anything to do with separate tabs or windows or anything in my experience.

@Jargon

My bracket thread was not going yellow either. Now my post shows as the most recent on the main page for the bayonetta thread but Koovaps is after me. I wonder what happens when the clock moves past his 'post date'. It's a minute left.

Now I see Jargon posted (from the main page) but I click on the article and it's missing!)

Err now I see Koovaps is ahead like he should be. Weirdness.

What in the heck has been going on?!

Did it fix itself?

I doubt it would have anything to do with the changes I made, they really only affect individual profile and game pages.

I can't unflag posts on my phone for some reason.

Daylight Savings Time just ended. Could be that.

Seems to be only the sticky threads that I can't unflag on my phone. They're not flagged on a normal browser. Weird.

Can you update the default negative World theme to have the character models from Smash Wii U instead of Brawl?

I can't do anything with graphics I blow at them. If someone else wants to take it on and just make a new top image for the theme, maybe?

@Zero

Send me the original file and I'll take a look at it.

@Zero

Wanna send me that file? Or tell me the direct link?

@Secret_Tunnel

The times are still wrong though..

EDIT- Wait..no its not. I'm confused as buns. I swore something was wrong earlier..

Did you add some terrible Ad thing where we're forced to sit on a page and wait for a video to play (in my case, Oprah's mug talking about something), or did I click on something by accident?? I'm PRETTY SURE I didn't click on something by accident.

Nah it's just some new ads like automatically load if you hover over them. So annoying.

@Zero

Oh, alright. Thanks for getting back in a timely fashion.

@Mr_Mustache

It's well known he rarely looks at this thread but at least he responded finally... (that's something, lol). I look in here every time I see it green. Not sure what Zero's excuse is...

@DrFinkelstein

Yeah, I was just joking. 3 months is...something.

So yeah, for the last week or so, posting from work has been ...problematic.


I click post, and instead of posting I get the 'I AM ERROR' screen. I click back, I repost, everything is fine (sometimes.) Other times it can take 3 or 4 attempts. I have no idea why it's so random.


Work browser is IE8 (I know, I know, IE ugh. Not my fault)

@DrFinkelstein My excuse is this is a thread that potentially contains a lot of issues with the site that need to be addressed so I like to play ostrich and pretend they don't exist if I don't see them.

I used to try to stay on top of things more...

@Shadowlink Ask your IT manager why s/he is terrible at their job.