Reputation ideas

Selkie · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 08:15 AM

funnily enough I have just wrote this on another thread

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Originally Posted by Selkie

oooo being able to give a negative is no way clever if i may say so, a troll will sit and give negatives to cause unrest in a forum and can even sign to be someone else.......a negative can be given just because one person has become obsessed with a hate campaign against someone, happens all of the time on the internet, I really hope you have this feature turned off

negatives could cause a lot of distress if used in a wrong way by the wrong people

Selkie · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 08:16 AM

and.............let's face it, if you don't have something positive to say then say nothing!!!

**Sooty** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 09:30 AM

Doesn't this make the whole Reputation system pointless? 10 people might think the post is derogatory, inaccurate or just wrong but as long as 1 person gives them points then up the Rep table they go.

Rep points shouldn't be a popularity contest

Selkie · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sooty

Rep points shouldn't be a popularity contest

they should not be used for spite either and they will be, I have seen a similar thing on another forum.....and it is not just about a post being informative ect, it might because it made you laugh ect

I still say if you can't be positive to someone then say nothing, I would be hurt to have a negative and to read something nasty, I would stop posting immediately, I don't come here to be attacked, I come here for a positive lift to my mood

**Sooty** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 10:04 AM

As I said that makes them pointless and as such why do we need them?

Selkie · #7 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sooty

As I said that makes them pointless and as such why do we need them?

if you don't get any then surely that is enough to know your posts are not enough to earn rep points, why would we want to be negative to each other? everyone will be getting a negative every time we disagree, we are supposed to be friendly not negative to each other and to top it off we won't know who is even being negative, it can be seriously abused and we can even receive abuse through this method

Adam · #8 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 11:06 AM

I know who gives reputation for whom. I can also remove it. The point of it is that you might think that a post hasn't helped in a situation so you leave negative rep for it. It isn't open for abuse.

You can't see who left you rep at the moment as you would be able to see who left negative rep and that would lead to people leaving negative rep back to that person.

Selkie · #9 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 02:24 PM

ha well if i get a negative I will have to leave you all one to make sure i get that person

as for you being able to see who left what rep that is way too like big brother, can you see our PMs to?

**Sooty** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Selkie

if you don't get any then surely that is enough to know your posts are not enough to earn rep points, why would we want to be negative to each other? everyone will be getting a negative every time we disagree, we are supposed to be friendly not negative to each other and to top it off we won't know who is even being negative, it can be seriously abused and we can even receive abuse through this method

Nonsense! How do you distinguish between people thinking it's a poor post and apathy?