Emblems. We all have them. Some people have lots, some people have very little. Why are they so desirable? Could it be the colour schemes? Could it be the designs? The shapes? Who knows the real reason why so many people want them.
Why am I talking about emblems you ask? Well, it bothers me to see that so many people are abusing the emblem system. These little "trophies" are rewarded to people who either contribute, and/or get envolved with the GameSpot community. However, there are some people on this site that don't care about the well-being of this community, and just contribute, participate in Live Feeds, events, and contests, just to get a few emblems. These users are just emblem hungry. They don't care about having fun, or helping out fellow members. Think of this situation as another GamerScore. I call these users "Emblem Whores".
Let me give you an example: A few days ago, I was looking at a friend's profile. I was scrolling down to where his current entry was. After finishing his blog, I noticed a title of a blog from one of his friend's blog (keeping up with me?). It just said "I Need More Emblems". I was curious about what he mean't. So, I clicked it.
This person's profile had about eight emblems, not including the first one everyone gets. Five of them, he recieved in one days work. In his blog, he went on to say that he needed ways, tricks, or any kind of help in order to gain more emblems. He said that he recieved the Collector's Emblem (the one where you need more than 200+ games in your collection), by just adding 200+ games to his collection at random. Basically, he was cheating the system.
Another example I've seen, happened in the new E3 '08 forum. There was a poll going around asking people whether or not they are going to be tuning in to GameSpot's annual Live Coverage, in order to gain a few emblems. I found it terrible how some people don't watch these feeds for fun anymore.
What is the point to this editorial you might be asking? Well, I'll tell you. I'm sick and tired of those people who want nothing else but more and more emblems. If there is a live feed, a tourney, a contest, or if there is an emblem involved in general, these people just have to get them. The next time you are in a forum and the topic is about an upcoming event, I guarantee that someone is going to ask if there is an emblem involved. If you are one of these people, shame on you.