On 1/17/2026 at 10:22 PM, Alpha84 said:

Does it really mean anything?

Yes, it is a tragedy and a total waste of a life.

Didn't know that was a thing, or what the other things mean in my profile that I never noticed. I apparently had 1 win ... yea

Most a sprinkling of emojis, but 3 post pushed me over the edge.

Won what?

21 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

ful people. Then there is about 30 nasty trolls. Somebody asks about Bangkok and the trolls either attack the OP or other posters without addressing the topic. Tw

20 hours ago, Hummin said:

And of course, what is a day without AI back up

"Falsehoods come in many ways; some arise from ignorance or mistaken belief, while lies specifically involve knowingly presenting something untrue"

The more philosophical

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In philosophy, a lie is traditionally understood as a moral act, not merely a factual one. What defines it is intentional deception. To lie is to know (or believe) something is false and will it to be accepted as true by another.

By contrast, falsehood is broader and morally neutral. A false statement may arise from:

• ignorance,

• limited perspective,

• flawed reasoning,

• inherited beliefs,

• or sincere but mistaken conviction.

From this view:

Yet philosophy also recognizes a deeper complication: humans often participate in untruth without clear intent. Self-deception, cultural myths, ideological narratives, and unquestioned assumptions blur the boundary between lying and being mistaken. In such cases, truth is not rejected deliberately, but never genuinely sought.

Thus, one might say:

So philosophically:

• A lie is a conscious ethical failure.

• Ignorance is an epistemic limitation.

• Unexamined belief lies in between — morally ambiguous, but deeply influential.

If you’d like, I can also express this in a classical, existential, or Eastern philosophy lens.

No thanks.

As negative emojis count, the leaderboard is most likely a leaderboard of losers

If I post on AN it's probably not a good day.

On a really good day I am doing other things and not thinking about AN.

Since I joined in 2019 I have averaged about 1.6 posts per day.

Even that is a bit of an embarrassment to me as I think that every post represents my need to "get a life".

If you have posted enough to get recognition, well "Get a life".

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

As negative emojis count, the leaderboard is most likely a leaderboard of losers

I think negative emojis don't count any more, in fact every negative emoji deduct a reputation point, otherwise I know someone who would win every day of the year.

1 minute ago, CallumWK said:

I think negative emojis don't count any more, in fact every negative emoji deduct a reputation point, otherwise I know someone who would win every day of the year.

if you have a link for that post it, I can't get anyone to confirm the rules, not that i really care but good to know for losers like Harris

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

if you have a link for that post it, I can't get anyone to confirm the rules, not that i really care but good to know for losers like Harris

I don't have any link, but since there are members with a negative reputation score, it should be obvious.

some people quit the forum because they've lost one too many arguments maybe? or received one too many negative emojis?

12 hours ago, blaze master said:

I try to provide laughs daily. Some days it goes well.

Some days not so well.

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Didn't know that was a thing, or what the other things mean in my profile that I never noticed. I apparently had 1 win ... yea

Most a sprinkling of emojis, but 3 post pushed me over the edge.

Hmm. More thumbs down emojis than all the other emojis added up. Good job.

I do hope someone's info that the thumbs down now deducts instead of adds to is accurate.

6 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Some days not so well.

Of course. Now im going back to my glass house.

48 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

I don't have any link, but since there are members with a negative reputation score, it should be obvious.

There is a whole section on rules, wouldn't be difficult to disclose a note about the leaderboard, a load of people including you and Harris thought it was just positive emojis

14 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

If you are lucky, and I mean very lucky, just maybe he will "donate" one of his many days won to you. After all, he has so many, and he wins so many, it would be the absolute least he could do.

Kinda like giving someone far less accomplished than you, your Nobel Peace Prize?

15 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

You cannot name any .

Lets leave it at that .

Now YOU stop making false accusations, thanks .

Nothing false about my allegations, now you back off telling lies, yet again.......... 🤥

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

There is a whole section on rules, wouldn't be difficult to disclose a note about the leaderboard, a load of people including you and Harris thought it was just positive emojis

Not sure what your point is, because that is what I said, only positive emojis. Every thumbs down deduct 1 point from your positive reputation score.

Look at Bob's last reincarnation, and see his negative score, which only would be possible if points are deducted.

If you expect me to go through all the rules for you, you are mistaken.

15 hours ago, howlee101 said:

Appears you are going for the top post count 🤔

I'll leave that to you, you can dribble as much as you like over it...........😉

32 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

some people quit the forum because they've lost one too many arguments maybe? or received one too many negative emojis?

They also may have been simply overwhelmed by the forum's child-like emoji fetishism? For example, this thread is already at 5 pages and counting.

23 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Hmm. More thumbs down emojis than all the other emojis added up. Good job.

I do hope someone's info that the thumbs down now deducts instead of adds to is accurate.

Think your calculator needs batteries. If you're taking the 17 & 27 as thumbs down, not how to read it. That's the total emoji count for the post.

The one with 17 for example:

21

and 27

Feel free to count up all the and get back to us with a accurate court, as we wait with baited breath.

https://aseannow.com/profile/352574-khunla/content/page/21/?all_activity=1

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I recall another poster (MalcolmB) boasting about how popular he was because he'd won 'poster of the day'...

When I checked - he'd won one day and for some inexplicable reason he carried it with pride.

What happened to Malcy ?? he's been very quiet on the forum.

I just had a look - 37 days - no idea what it means really and don't care - a lot of my 'wins' are likely to have been in an inconsequential thread where I'm taking the pish out of someone rather than providing a valuable assistance to someone or making an interesting or pertinent point....

IMO a +1 for someone helping out another with a visa issues etc is worth 10x a thumbs up or laugh for taking the mickey out of Cameroni's latest female fumble....

I've no idea if its just the +1's or of thumbs ups, laugh etc all count - its rather irrelevant - I'd rather know who posted what emoji's as some posters are supportive while others are vindictive and repetitively troll others.

Didn't he say he was going to meet a bird in Burma, I think his only hope, but, hmmmmm, 37 days....................😬

16 minutes ago, transam said:

Nothing false about my allegations, now you back off telling lies, yet again.......... 🤥

As you cannot back your allegations up, they remain as false allegations

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

As you cannot back your allegations up, they remain as false allegations

Go away, you're embarrassing yourself.....🙄

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Go away, you're embarrassing yourself.....🙄

There's no need for you to come here and talk to me

27 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Kinda like giving someone far less accomplished than you, your Nobel Peace Prize?

I wonder if 47 noticed that it actually said Noble Peas Prize?

1 minute ago, gamb00ler said:

I wonder if 47 noticed that it actually said Noble Peas Prize?

Or "Nobbly Knees Prize".........🤭

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

As negative emojis count, the leaderboard is most likely a leaderboard of losers

That mentally ill member with the all-time greatest number of thumbs down in AN history probably doesn't have any clue about any of this stuff. Surely he doesn't care at all about immaterial things like days won or thumbs down. Nope, you won't ever find him obsessing about any of that childish stuff, not even for a Bangkok second, mate.

This is a rather tragic and sad thread.

I didn't have a clue what "winning on AN" meant until I started reading some of the replies. So there are people who spend most of their day posting on this forum? That seems to be a sad way to spend life in this beautiful country where there is so much to do away from a keyboard. Everyone to their own I guess.

On 1/17/2026 at 10:22 PM, Alpha84 said:

Would you notice if the function simply disappeared?

Won is one feature I have never noticed. Maybe my ad blocker takes care of it?

As an aside I think I only have two people blocked. They were sufficiently prolific AND predictable AND toxic AND affectless I decided they weren't worth the time spent scrolling past their putrescent inanity.