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Better to spend time on things that are broken and fix them first I would think.
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Better to spend time on things that are broken and fix them first I would think.
When I was in school, we texted by writing notes and passing them to each other.
Still haven't moved on, eh?
While I'd generally be opposed to a rep system, I like what quetzaal said: Only positivie rep. Just so people wouldn't pile on someone because of disagreements about OS choice, politics, or just because the poster's in a bad mood. Don't like the post? Walk on by. Think it was helpful? It'll let other people know that this person helped out.
Like that idea. How about a variation:
+ve rep can only be dispensed by someone who's been registered for at least 2 years (and has neutral or +ve rep themselves)
-ve rep can only be dispensed by someone who's been registered at least 5 yrs (and is an active poster)
The idea is to confer quasi-moderator status on folks who've been loyal (and demonstrably stable) contributors here.
Edit: To prevent rep "competitions", how about keeping the rep count a secret and only publishing the rep trend ("rising" or "sinking" this week) beside the poster's name? Fire a warning shot across the bow of temporary misbehavior.
Only positive rep does have a point, I think I have to give my vote for it. It could also be disabled in e.g. politics forum as I doubt you can really be helpful there, it's mainly a discussion of opinions. Although there is the downside that if you once make a good post, you get + and that will stay, even though you would post crap for the next 1000 posts so I don't think it would be THAT helpful.
For example, I can get a + by just linking some OWC RAM to OP but then I can post some serious poop to other topic, lets take networking for example, and the other guy with lower + count is right, it's very misleading. A newbie would assume that the guy with high + is always right, even though he isn't.
If you just provide enough proofs and justification for your post, it's much better than rep system. The amount of posts or positive reps don't prove that you are right. You can be right by just providing some explanations and sources, your post or + count is irrelevant
However, positive reps could have the same problem, but in reverse. In essence, it could easily become a popularity contest.
The way it is now, it's so easy to see a poster's prior history and thread starts. IMHO, these are pretty good quality indicators.
Positive rep! At the moment I can only think of the negative that sushi has suggested, other than that it seems a very good idea. Save me catching up on the thread as a whole what would be the use of the positive rating system -what would it identify and how? How would it be displayed if it was implemented?
Rep system?
Good day all!!!!!
On a few other forums i frequent a rep system is used. I was wondering if there are any plans for the forum to bring that forward.
for those who dont know what i am talking about:when one user makes a helpful post\ funny post another forum member is able to thank them by clicking on that post and giving a plus rep. If a forum member acts a little mean another member is able to neg rep them.
Good day all!!!!!
On a few other forums i frequent a rep system is used. I was wondering if there are any plans for the forum to bring that forward.
for those who dont know what i am talking about:when one user makes a helpful post\ funny post another forum member is able to thank them by clicking on that post and giving a plus rep. If a forum member acts a little mean another member is able to neg rep them.
horrible idea. there's a few apple fanatics I'd down-vote into oblivion, and everyone else would get upvotes. In short, it would just polarize the community.
Nope, this has been discussed before and has been decided that this system would not be good here