Reputation vs Like/Thanks system?

[scottish]

This has been brought up a few times for example (*) there was a poll 2 years ago where the favourable outcome was the rep system as it is, however I think quite a few people have changed opinions since then, so why not give it another go?

Last year a poll was done regarding if reputation has value to you (*) and the result was 45.83% No and 54.17% Yes (11-13), so it seems more and more than reputation is having less meaning to people.

The last poll on this done in 2013 has 56.25% of members voting to keep the rep system, 39.07% of members voting for a like system, 3.13% of members voting to get rid of both and 1.56% voting other.

Judging by the last thread I'll sum up the valid points in pros and cons

Pro:
- Reputation is an out dated system
- Reputation is heavily seen as a negative system
- Reputation adds more work for forum staff due to reports
- Reputation is abused (friends repping each other, pointless reps, rude reps, revenge reps, etc)
- Like system publicly shows who agrees/liked your posts
- Like system shows a 'total' (rather than power)
- Like system has a flat out power (1) making it equal for all (i.e. someone joining tomorrow can like a post, as well as someone from 10 years ago, and there isn't 80 points different within their 'like')
- Like system is more widely used, so newer members will understand it where as some may not understand the reputation system (*)


Con:
- Can't give out 'likes' for competition rewards
- People with high power
- Like system is more 'up to date'
- Reputation allows you to add a comment


I'll add the same options we have 2 years ago.


What do you think? Can you add to the Pros and Cons?

Feel free to discuss your vote.

[buttons]

i would rather have nothing. i feel like people should have equal status on here, rather than maybe some new people assuming those with high reputations have more power and more right to an opinion. all it does is shows reputation given throughout the years, not how the person is seen today which should be more important?

and, i think kyle said this before maybe someone else, but i'd rather see people post "i agree with this __" rather than hide behind the reputation system? it does create a negative atmosphere when people are repped for bad posts and promotes bullying.

[The Don]

Keep it as it is since there's no reason to change it.

[MKR&*42]

"Get rid of both systems"

Surely you mean, get rid of rep + don't implement like. We don't have both systems atm

[scottish]

i would rather have nothing. i feel like people should have equal status on here, rather than maybe some new people assuming those with high reputations have more power and more right to an opinion. all it does is shows reputation given throughout the years, not how the person is seen today which should be more important?

and, i think kyle said this before maybe someone else, but i'd rather see people post "i agree with this __" rather than hide behind the reputation system? it does create a negative atmosphere when people are repped for bad posts and promotes bullying.

The like system would essentially do that, as it wouldn't cause someone to have say 100 'like' power, they would simply have 1, whether they had 0 likes or 100,000 likes they'll always have the exact same 'power'.

I agree I'd rather see people post, but again with the like system it would be something that's publicly displayed under each post (or somewhere near it) saying "x, x, x liked this post". so it would prevent the bullying that we have with the current system (unless they want to be publicly seen as endorsing those comments)

[The Don]

"get rid of vm's because you can bully people over them"

[scottish]

"Get rid of both systems"

Surely you mean, get rid of rep + don't implement like. We don't have both systems atm

Yeah blame MCR, I copied his poll from years ago

[buttons]

STUPID AD THING KEEPS COMING UP SO I CANT REPLY GRR

im not against a like system, i just don't like the rep system anymore. i would rather have nothing but would prefer a like system over rep.

[Kyle]

Like systems promote bandwagoning and less contribution. If a persons name is within a thread under somebody's post to indicate that they like it they are less likely in my experience to actually contribute to discussion. It's about as useful as saying "this" or [2] or retweeting.

There are problems with the rep system of course but those regarding negativity were addressed before and the decision was taken to not do anything about them. What we have at the moment is a like system with no name display that encourages people to post if they want to be seen as contributors.


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[Hannah]

I much prefer reputation but I can see the multiple downfalls, as with a like system.

If you're going to change rep, I'd say just remove it altogether and people may actually contribute more.