# I added two. What would you do? Support your team now! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 3, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875 "2013-03-03T02:18:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/1 "2013-03-03T02:18:08Z")
After seeing the ongoing struggle between the likes and dislikes on a youtube video, I thought I could make a game out of it. 😃 So here goes: Let us divide ourselves into two teams Everyone whose username starts with the letters A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, S, U, W, and Y will be Team Add. Users whose username starts with B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T, V, X, and Z will be in Team Subtract. (Yes we could change the team’s name to a more menacing one.) Here is what we are going to do: We will start with a base score of 250. Team Add’s goal is to make this 500 while Team Subtract will try to make it zero. A post from Team Add is worth 2 points while a post from Team Subtract will be -2 points. Ex. First post - TEAM ADD: 250 + 2 = 252 2nd post – TEAM ADD: 252 + 2 = 254 3rd post – TEAM SUBTRACT: 254-2 = 252 And so on until the score reaches either zero or 500. To avoid an adding/subtracting spree, each user will only be allowed to post again after another user has posted. So I’ll start now: 250 + 2 = 252 …and Team Add is currently leading! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/2 "2013-03-03T02:20:43Z")
252-2=250 ---
**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/3 "2013-03-03T02:22:59Z")
oh Duckster! It should be 252-2 = 250 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/4 "2013-03-03T10:13:36Z")
250 + 2 = 252 ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/5 "2013-03-03T10:34:13Z")
252 - 2 = 250. I think with 125 posts needed from either side (without reply from the opposite team), neither will even come close to victory. Maybe if 50 were the starting point and 0 and 100 the targets, it would be more achievable. ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/6 "2013-03-03T10:54:10Z")
250 + 2 = 252 I figure **Dead Cat** may be right. But what the hell, I’ll play to see if we can even get to 260. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/7 "2013-03-03T15:26:48Z")
252 + 2 = 254 ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/8 "2013-03-03T15:31:51Z")
254 + 2 = 256 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/9 "2013-03-03T15:34:00Z")
256-2=254 ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/10 "2013-03-03T15:34:10Z")
254+2=256 ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/11 "2013-03-03T15:37:01Z")
256+2=258 Go Add team go! Let’s show those Subtract jerks who’s the boss here! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/12 "2013-03-03T15:40:00Z")
258+2=260 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/13 "2013-03-03T15:49:32Z")
260-2=258 ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/14 "2013-03-03T15:55:22Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > 260-2=258 Oh, no, you cheating subtracter, you won’t. 258+2=260 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/15 "2013-03-03T15:59:40Z")
260+2=262 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/16 "2013-03-03T16:01:13Z")
260-2=260 Blast it all, Subtracters! Give me a hand here! ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/17 "2013-03-03T16:13:41Z")
260+2=262 Naturally, I am on the superior team ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/18 "2013-03-03T16:14:59Z")
262+2=264 _yaaawn_ Beating these losers is too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/19 "2013-03-03T16:18:43Z")
264-2 = 262 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-added-two-what-would-you-do-support-your-team-now/651875/20 "2013-03-03T16:28:48Z")
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