Reputation vs Like/Thanks system?

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Originally Posted by scottish

If it's come to such a point it's causing such an issue then perhaps it's time to force a change.

For example with rep inflation it was an issue multiple times and they were then forced with the rep scaling, I believe a poll was done and something like 80% were against it, but within a few weeks all was forgotten.

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So, you'd display the amount of times you'd been repped instead of the power? (as you wouldn't show points, as that's dependent on rep power)

So for example if you +rep me 80 times and -rep me 5, 75 would be shown?

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Exactly that. Though I think id rather it show +80-5 than +75


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Originally Posted by Kyle

Lol just skimmed through that thread and Scott made a post that said habbox will be dead long before anyone reaches 100 rep power. I think that's telling of how highly repped users are able to keep an exponentially increase their monopoly and new users are left in the cold when it comes to having any visible sway on opinion through their meagre rep powers.


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Yeah I believe it was posted in that thread that its much harder for higher rep users to get the rep (as they're giving out more than receiving) but evidently not if they're jumping up that fast lol.

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Originally Posted by Wispur

I'm sure forum management would love to do that, but you haven't considered the effect that doing that would actually have. It would just allow people to abuse the system willy-nilly which would make the system even worse than it already is.

And @scottish; I can't really force the change. If I did then I imagine people would be all over me like a pack of wolves.

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Stopping the report of -reps would result in the reputation system having even more of a negative impact and more pointless, revenge, rude, etc reps given/received.

You forced piss rep, this is a lot better :P

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Originally Posted by scottish

Yeah I believe it was posted in that thread that its much harder for higher rep users to get the rep (as they're giving out more than receiving) but evidently not if they're jumping up that fast lol.

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Stopping the report of -reps would result in the reputation system having even more of a negative impact and more pointless, revenge, rude, etc reps given/received.

You forced piss rep, this is a lot better :P

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New users rep is jumping up just as quick. @bikini; joined a year ago and already has 12 Rep Power.

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Lol just skimmed through that thread and Scott made a post that said habbox will be dead long before anyone reaches 100 rep power. I think that's telling of how highly repped users are able to keep an exponentially increase their monopoly and new users are left in the cold when it comes to having any visible sway on opinion through their meagre rep powers.


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That is indeed very telling lol

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Originally Posted by The Don

Exactly, if General Management didn't reset the scores on the arcade for exactly the same reason then why is it suddenly ok to do the same for the rep system?

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I agree. I do think the current system is flawed (FlyingJesus +Reps me 4 times = 1 rep power. New user reps me 400 times = 1 rep power. Is a new users opinion REALLY that void? I am therefore in favour of a one like = one rep power switch, which I can't see anyone complaining with, given how the current system is (in fairness) very artificial in terms of measuring anything... at all.

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Originally Posted by The Don

New users rep is jumping up just as quick. @bikini; joined a year ago and already has 12 Rep Power.

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Probably largely down to the Christmas rep thread :P

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Originally Posted by The Don

New users rep is jumping up just as quick. @bikini; joined a year ago and already has 12 Rep Power.

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12 rep power is like over 2k rep points below me, it's just not as large a number as it might have been years ago


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Originally Posted by MyChemicalRomance

Probably largely down to the Christmas rep thread :P

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Which would also increase @FlyingJesus;' score, so new users are gaining just as much as older users.

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Originally Posted by The Don

Which would also increase @FlyingJesus;' score, so new users are gaining just as much as older users.

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In that one thread yes, in general no.


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Originally Posted by Kyle

In that one thread yes, in general no.


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His comment was about that one thread?

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Originally Posted by The Don

Which would also increase @FlyingJesus;' score, so new users are gaining just as much as older users.

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the point was, they said they gained a lot less (the highest rep people) due to everyone else having sometimes significantly lower power. which obviously isn't the case if they're gaining more power than a new active user.

if we did stick with rep, is there a way to alter it so it's not as simple as

400 = 1
800 = 2
1200 = 3 etc

so maybe

400 = 1
1000 = 2
1800 = 3

etc

obviously not those exact figures but you get the point.

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Originally Posted by MyChemicalRomance

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Interestingly, I voted exactly the same this time as I did last time (reduce rep powers) - who'd have thought? :L

Is it possible to find out exactly how many +Rep's a person has got? Could they then be directly converted to likes (if a user makes a request) - ie. 1 +Rep =/= 1 like (no matter how many points).

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this was my reasoning last time the poll came up, that it doesn't matter how much reputation points or power i have, that's not indicative of the amount of times i've actually been repped and i don't find it fair that my agreement with someone is going to give them a lot of rep compared to someone with a lower rep.
i did count up mine before and i can't remember how much it came to... 124 pages to go through...