Spotting phony military veterans

You're sampling books in the bookstore when someone stops you.

"Hey man, got some change for a veteran? I served in Nam man!" Or, this one, "I'm a SEAL Lieutenant Commander; I served 4 tours in Vietnam!" As he goes on with his self bio, he tells you that "SEAL" means "Sneak, Enter, Attack, Leave" or "Secret Energetic Agent Lad."

Are you an employer with an employee that goes on "secret SEAL missions" during the weekend?

Maybe you're a veteran. You walk out the store's door when someone wearing camouflage pants; who has long hair, and who's packing a sub sandwich in his mouth, sees your military style hair cut. He asks, "Hey brother, hook a fellow veteran up?"

Phonies, or posers, they're out there. They fool a lot of people in the community and steal respect that's normally reserved for those that served and made sacrifices. There's a way for you to spot these people:


http://www.ehow.com/how_2075205_spot-phony-military-veteran.html

How to have fun with Bible Thumpers:

Want to really frustrate bible thumpers? Ask them to describe God and the angels. The bible hints at what God looks like, and it's detailed about what angels look like. Nowhere in there do they describe God as an old, "heavy set" middle aged to senior citizen with white hair, long white beard and a flowing robe. Nor does the bible describe angels as beautiful women wearing robes; flying from cloud to cloud with birdlike wings on their backs, while they play with harps.

But, chances are real strong that your bible thumpers will try to describe them as such, using guesswork. Here's how you could really mess with their minds:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2074333_deal-bible-thumpers.html

If community members rated each other, would they rate fairly if money and status were at stake?

Helium is a place where you could write articles. You don't have an editor hacking your draft multiple times before it gets published. But, without an editor reviewing your article, it could still earn money. On top of that, you have the opportunity to earn $20.00 to $100.00, or more, in their Market Place.

So, how could you write articles, not be edited, and still make money? What's the catch? One of them is that your fellow Helium writers rate your articles. Based on how they rate you, your article could rocket to the top, or sink to the bottom like a rock. The higher your article, the more you could earn. The lower your article is ranked; chances are you won't earn money. Is this system fair?

Let's look at Craiglist. One of their goals with their flagging system is to get the community to regulate itself. The idea is that people would flag posts that violate terms of use. However, if you watch a debate in progress there, you'd have an opportunity to see how people could abuse Craiglist's flagging system.

Could Helium's rating system get abused so that a writer could make money at your ranking's expense? If you decide to join, please let them know that the guy that wrote this article sent you:


http://www.helium.com/items/1290186-helium-rating-system-not-fair