Fellow forums goers,
This is a very important announcement regarding a forums bug that you may be infected with! It's a highly contagious bug that has the capability to spread from one registered member to another. I don't mean to alarm you, but it's a possibility that you have this! I am not a certified doctor; therefore I cannot prescribe an antidote. What I can do is alert you of the symptoms.
Some of you reading this thread may visit these forums everyday, while others may visit it every blue moon. The more frequent forum goers have probably noticed a reputation number directly below their profile picture as they post. I for one, never use to pay much attention to this. After all, it was just a number attached to my profile. As time went by, I became a more frequent visitor. I began to notice that my reputation would unmistakably decline. I had not posted anything to offend anyone, or posted anything to hurt anyone's feelings. I was simply making contributions to GoldenEye: Source and the forums. Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. Finally there came a point in time when I had enough. To put an end to my curiosity, I scrolled up to the top of the forums, clicked profile, hovered over profile info, and found a section called view reputation. I selected this section, and to my dismay, I discovered numerous of my threads and posts had been unjustly spited. My jaw dropped to the ground, and I sat there in complete confusion. Why would someone do this, and what exactly was their motive? I looked into this further and discovered that it was not a person, but rather a bug. This bug goes by the name Mangley. It is a very annoying bug that lurks these forums a few times a day. It it more prone to strike when someone (like myself) works very hard at something. Typically, Mangley will leave a strange comment just to leave you more puzzled than you were before. Here's a recent example of the bug at work:
After being infected again and again, I knew something needed to be done. I contacted the forums owner, Killer Monkey, to inform him of this bug. Unfortunately the answer he gave me was, "Mangley is a known bug. It is needed because it makes contributions to GoldenEye: Source. The downside to it is it needs a diaper change every so often." I still do not completely understand what he meant by this, but I did gather that this bug has not been potty trained yet. I asked Killer Monkey, "Being such a young and immature bug, is there a solution to this problem?" He responded, "No, but I am looking into it."
Well folks, there you have it. Killer Monkey himself said there's nothing to be done about this bug. At this point in time, all you can do is view your reputation and see if Mangley has spited you and left you any strange comments.
