Rep thing

[Kyle]

I feel -rep's shouldn't be removed at all, considering its always an opinion and a opinion is always a valid opinion.

Not when the opinion stems from somewhere other than the user's posts on the forum though. Opinions are fine, using -rep as a way of attacking users because you dislike something they did in client really isn't.

[xxMATTGxx]

I feel -rep's shouldn't be removed at all, considering its always an opinion and a opinion is always a valid opinion.

But don't you also feel -rep comments with "lol" are also valid where I would disagree with that.

[GoldenMerc]

But don't you also feel -rep comments with "lol" are also valid where I would disagree with that.

Don't remember the last time i -repped someone saying "lol" other than Milarz.

[Martin]

But don't you also feel -rep comments with "lol" are also valid where I would disagree with that.

agreed with this.

Another one being when someone is clearly targetting someone with -reps because they have a bad opinion of them/have a problem with them.


I think some people take reputation a lot more serious than others and to some people, especially younger members it can be quite off putting and extremely negative to continuously punish someone via rep for a mistake which may/may not have occured in an event. That is a completely different issue altogether and should be taken up with events managers surely, rather than a user taking it into their own hands and basically saying they did a **** job on the forum.


Comments are often used to decide whether something is pointless and things like "lol" and "u smell" etc are the common things which give it away. It does make it hard to draw a line when the thing the rep is about has happened outside the forum, and I always thought the reputation system was for the forum, not for people to get back at people/get revenge for things which have happened elsewhere.


Will wait and see what some more people say, but I can see both sides of the argument really, and we need to find a balance in which the majority of members are comfortable with to ensure the system is fair and doesnt get abused.

[GoldenMerc]

Swear most people don't know what reputation means;

rep·u·ta·tion

   [rep-yuh-tey-shuhn] Show IPA
noun 1. the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.

2. favorable repute; good name: to ruin one's reputation by misconduct.

3. a favorable and publicly recognized name or standing for merit, achievement, reliability, etc.: to build up a reputation.

4. the estimation or name of being, having, having done, etc., something specified: He has the reputation of being a shrewd businessman.

Means what someone's opinion is of them, so if i dislike Martin and i think oh he's a nasty person and his posts are hurtful, I -rep him, as thats my opinion of him, eventually if hes like that to everyone his REPUTATION will go down.

[David]

i would disable report rep forum for a week and see what effect it has

[Chris]

i would disable report rep forum for a week and see what effect it has

Wouldn't that just give people more chance to abuse the system? Genuine pointless reps are made but at the moment there isn't a very good way to differentiate what is and isn't pointless.

[Stephen]

some ****** on here somehow gets all the genuine -reps I give him removed

whoever removes the rep needs to be fired and decapitated with a blunt axe

[FlyingJesus]

Think a lot of people need to have a good old read up on what "reputation" means and then realise that there's no such thing as invalid rep

[xxMATTGxx]

Looks like there's no win to this because everyone will have a different view on the matter at the end of the day. Reputation was put into forums so you could rate peoples posts. Not because they have done something to you on skype, msn, twitter, facebook or Habbo. So giving users negative reputation for any of those is a bit of an odd move and surely should just keep it off the forum.