Is forum reputation important to you?

[AgnesIO]

idk you may have misunderstood my suggestion. reputation/like are one in the same in my mind, just different names. right now if you like a post, you rep it.

agree with this


they are the same thing, what is the point in having 2 features that serve the same purpose?

---------- Post added 24-10-2013 at 12:59 PM ----------


can i ask why you want a dislike system? what purpose do you tihnk it would serve aside from perpetuating negativity?

Check my reply to Chris on what I mean

The idea being to trial the like system and see which people prefer. I wasn't suggesting having both systems in place permanently.

The all important question for me is; would the number of +Reps people currently have be translated into likes? ie. if ten members have +Repped me (no matter how many points they had), will I start off with ten likes? Otherwise, I cannot see how it is fair on long term members (who let's face it, without them this forum would not be running...)

[lawrawrrr]

before we start seriously considering this, is it possible to transfer number of reps onto a like system or would everyone have to start from scratch?

[MKR&*42]

I don't get how you could transfer it as 1 person clicking a like button = 1 like, but not 1 person clicking a rep button =/= 1 reputation point. Nor do I support a total reset, I just think it's a lot of effort for nothing..

[AgnesIO]

before we start seriously considering this, is it possible to transfer number of reps onto a like system or would everyone have to start from scratch?

Exactly what I am trying to ask. It certainly would be possible, although I am imagining it to be a big job - maybe something members would have to apply in a thread for? I mean, it is easy for us to find out the number of TOTAL reps, but not quite so easy for normal members to find the total positive reps - not sure what vB Admin CP allows, though.

[Chris]

Check my reply to Chris on what I mean



The all important question for me is; would the number of +Reps people currently have be translated into likes? ie. if ten members have +Repped me (no matter how many points they had), will I start off with ten likes? Otherwise, I cannot see how it is fair on long term members (who let's face it, without them this forum would not be running...)

before we start seriously considering this, is it possible to transfer number of reps onto a like system or would everyone have to start from scratch?

If it is something thats possible to do with the like system then I don't see why not.

[Kardan]

Text wall.

Because I'd like to know which posts are disliked I'd like to see a nice '-1' at the bottom of posts if they were -repped as well

[AgnesIO]

If it is something thats possible to do with the like system then I don't see why not.

I would be very surprised if the Add-On didn't allow Administrators to change peoples number of likes - it is simply a question of can you find out how many times we have been +Repped (without literally counting).

---------- Post added 24-10-2013 at 01:21 PM ----------

Because I'd like to know which posts are disliked I'd like to see a nice '-1' at the bottom of posts if they were -repped as well

I believe this was not originally implemented in case people just join in with the -repping (immature member: "hahaha that post has 9 -reps, let's make it 10 hahahahahaha")

[Chris]

I would be very surprised if the Add-On didn't allow Administrators to change peoples number of likes - it is simply a question of can you find out how many times we have been +Repped (without literally counting).

---------- Post added 24-10-2013 at 01:21 PM ----------



I believe this was not originally implemented in case people just join in with the -repping (immature member: "hahaha that post has 9 -reps, let's make it 10 hahahahahaha")

Yeah it's possible to find out how many but the total includes -rep too. You've been repped 800 times.

[Kardan]

I would be very surprised if the Add-On didn't allow Administrators to change peoples number of likes - it is simply a question of can you find out how many times we have been +Repped (without literally counting).

---------- Post added 24-10-2013 at 01:21 PM ----------



I believe this was not originally implemented in case people just join in with the -repping (immature member: "hahaha that post has 9 -reps, let's make it 10 hahahahahaha")

Does that not happen now with +reps? And surely that would happen with likes?

[AgnesIO]

Yeah it's possible to find out how many but the total includes -rep too. You've been repped 800 times.

Yeah, that is what I mean - the figure would surely need to exclude -reps, otherwise my total would say "800 members have liked Marketing's posts" - when, it would probably be more like "10 members have liked Marketing's posts, whilst 790 have hated them".

---------- Post added 24-10-2013 at 01:26 PM ----------

Does that not happen now with +reps? And surely that would happen with likes?

I imagine people find it more thrilling to gang up on a member, than congratulate them :L Doesn't seem human nature to do that..

I've always thought of a like system as more care free - by the way, if you check my posts, you will see I am not really in favour of a like system at all unless the point a few of us have raised is addressed!