Criticism of `Report Reputation Problems`

[WarezKid]

it the same with infactions ;l, they dont look in to it. i think -REP is pointless as well, i got lots of red but i cba to report them ;l

[Max-]

Wow! Who knew people took such pride in their reputation on an online forum.

Negative reputation is there to notify you of areas of your personality that you might consider improving on. It's almost certain that if you get into a verbal argument, you or the other person will leave bad reputation in an attempt to make you/them feel like you/they just won the fight: the most immature and pointless thing to do. But of course, I'll admit I am a hypocrite.

Just recently I had some idiot leave me bad rep with their comment: "Learn to spell..." Funny, isn't it?

The downside of having reputation is the fact that people may see if you are a hated member of the community or a new member of the community (thus receiving the noble name 'Noob') OR that you spend WAY too much time on this forum. This is also reflected in your post count.

Removing negative reputation shouldn't be allowed. It's like you kill someone and then this superior comes along and wipes your slate clean. It's okay, you only killed someone, right? No. Negative rep is there for your improvement. Accept it and don't complain or leave negative rep for them unless you have a legitimate and honest reason.

[Axel]

I think the thread should get scrapped as Revelations sad. People get fussed over negative rep and always report it, but they never report positive rep. Yet, most the positive rep they have is pointless.

[Ostinato]

No. Negative rep is there for your improvement. Accept it and don't complain or leave negative rep for them unless you have a legitimate and honest reason.

But this is an online forum with users ages ranging from 10-21+

Therefore there is obviously going to be a mix of maturity levels etc. and some people are going to find it "fun" to go round -rep'ing everyone. That obviously isn't fair, so therefore it has to be removed... end of.

It just seems a lot of people want any -rep they get removed... If you post about it in the complaining thread, then it's looked into and if you still have it there and your post is deleted - then it was obviously a justified rep.

[beth]

i don't think it should exist. -rep is -rep, just get on with it. it's not the end of the world if someone -reps you pointlessly.

[Ostinato]

i don't think it should exist. -rep is -rep, just get on with it. it's not the end of the world if someone -reps you pointlessly.

Me and you may not think it's the end of the world, but I can assure you there is a lot of people who take it more personally and seriously and it can lead to a lot of heated arguments on the forum.

[Tristan]

I had the same problem.
I reported a bad rep for being pointless about five times and only the fifth time it got removed as I said how it had absolutely no relation to my post and that if it isn't looked into then it is blatantly silly. Apparently comments like 'asasd' is pointless - but how many times do you get reps like that? :rolleyes:
The rep that I got had no relation to my post so I said that it didn't and should be marked pointless and removed because otherwise it really is stupid.

Some people had problems with -rep being removed too easily, well it looks like they tried to toughen up on the removal of the reps but it seems that they just banished the common sense too as the reputation that I had to continually ask for its removal should have been removed in the first place.

[Aflux]

It just seems a lot of people want any -rep they get removed... If you post about it in the complaining thread, then it's looked into and if you still have it there and your post is deleted - then it was obviously a justified rep.

No, the reputation that is reported is not looked into; I have had blank comment fields on -ve reputation and it hasn't been removed.

[cocaine]

rep can be bought, and its included with VIP, so its hard to see whether or not peolpe have actually earnt it or not.

[benjamin]

i don't think it should exist. -rep is -rep, just get on with it. it's not the end of the world if someone -reps you pointlessly.

EXACTLYYY.

just ditch the thead, and get over it if you get bad repped.