Thread: All in Favor of Banning the "Negreppelian" ?

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Originally Posted by Pete_S

Well, if it was a trick, it works. "open link in new window" gives thanks.

Still haven't figured out how this neg rep thing works.

Click here first: Remove Your Thanks, then click here:

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

Just for the record: I voted yes. I've been handing out reputation in spades, left, right, and centre. Good and bad. I find the rep system a a useful tool, and if I disagree with a post (which I seldom do), I like the ability to give the poster an indication that he did something not everybody necessarily likes.

I think it is good to have the rep system. My only beef is the anonymity of it. I think that we should be able to see who has left this feedback, whether good or bad.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Click here first: Remove Your Thanks, then click here:

I'm not that worried about it. I half figured it was going to leave a thanks, but I was kind of curious to see what would happen. I'm not clicking on the heart, though... reminds me a little too much of "Hey, pull my finger"

Originally Posted by Pete_S

I'm not that worried about it. I half figured it was going to leave a thanks, but I was kind of curious to see what would happen. I'm not clicking on the heart, though... reminds me a little too much of "Hey, pull my finger"

If you hover your mouse pointer over something you don't trust, your browser will show in the status bar what that thing is linking to. For IE this is in the bottom status bar. I don't know about FF, Safari or Mozilla, but something similar will probably happen.

This is one of the things that are essential I learned when reading slashdot. Fellow /.ers probably know what I am talking about. No links please.

I voted I don't care because I don't pay attention to the rep system at all. I've been/read around the forum enough to figure out who's posts I trust, who's posts I'm likely to find amusing, and (something about) what sort of attitude/subtext to expect in many of the members' posts. Granted I have been on the forums for a while, but I think if anyone "does their research," so to speak, they can get a general sense of things without relying on the reputation system.

Heck, I'm not even sure that I've ever gotten any rep aside from posts where I've been thanked, and I really couldn't care less about what my own rep is. I try to help out where I can, I get involved in a little friendly banter, and I let people know when I think their posts are helpful and their razors look sweet (btw, posting pictures of sweet razors is the same as being helpful in my book, because part of the reason I have straights is because they look sweet and I like to look at them).

I kinda like the "thanks" button... but I think that this rep thing is as lousy as it can get... I mean: I have a lousy reputation - and this is correct, I am a looney and I don't know about straight razor shaving, cleaning, building, restoring (I am still a newbee, trying to find my way) - but I am allowed to give far more experienced people good rep or bad rep... does this sound a little awkward to you? surely this would work better if only a selected team of experienced people could give rep, like the mods...

Only my 2c.

Originally Posted by Ockham

I kinda like the "thanks" button... but I think that this rep thing is as lousy as it can get... I mean: I have a lousy reputation - and this is correct, I am a looney and I don't know about straight razor shaving, cleaning, building, restoring (I am still a newbee, trying to find my way) - but I am allowed to give far more experienced people good rep or bad rep... does this sound a little awkward to you? surely this would work better if only a selected team of experienced people could give rep, like the mods...

Only my 2c.

That's the beautiful part of the rep system. How much rep is given (or taken away) is based on the current rep of the person giving it. So, if you give somebody rep, it doesn't count for much. If BeBerlin gives somebody rep, it counts for a great deal.

@ Ockham

There is a difference between rep and rep power.

Rep is what you receive. Rep power is how much someone can alter someone else's rep. Newbies start with 1. for every year of membership, you get 1 extra rep point, as well as 1 point per 1000 posts.

So you repping me would affect me less than if -I- were to rep you, which is the scenario you are describing I think.

I think it's kinda important it's anonymous. If not, then you can just bet your bottom dollar flame wars would ensue as all we ever got we're people asking other people 'why did you give me negative rep'

At the moment, you just have to take it like a man and move on.

I'm not sure when I would leave negative rep, I mean, I don't think I would leave negative rep for a post that was unhelpful (generally) but I would thank a useful post.

It would probably have to be something that was actually offensive, but it would, more likely than not, be pulled anyway if it was offensive enough for me to consider giving it negative rep.

Interesting element though. I have no idea if I've recieved negative rep - can you view more than the top 5 at all?