Do u want Reputation System Back?

[Azriel]

just want to also mention that if this goes through, then as a guideline:
+reps are be given for things that benefit the community
-reps for things that cause problems for the community
thanks given for things that help you

if you follow this then things will generally be alright



Azriel~

[A-Man]

So is it back?

[sadbhav]

So is it back?

No, not yet. Hopefully, it won't be back either. I don't like it much.

[8obis]

If you bring it back add dinosaurs to it. If not then...

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

[YinYin]

Up-/Downvote of individual reps
The thing I am unsure about is, again, the mob-behavior which will make it, for newcomers especially, extremely hard to get a decent rating once they mess up. Yes, people will just need to change their thumbs-up to a thumbs-down or something like that to help bring the negative rep into the background but some people are either extremely critical, lazy, or forget about it altogether. So, the rep-comment might stay above a certain offset and will count into the overall rep, etc. I guess you get the point.
From all suggestions, this is probably the most practical and reliable, but it does have its flaws as well. Mostly in regard to how to deal with the mob-phenomenon. It's kind of hard to predict and when it strikes, it does it well and efficiently. Any suggestions on that issue?

well if we are a newbie unfriendly community then there is no point lying about it - if not within such a system you can surely see it within most quick replies to any newcomer
so i do not really have a suggestion on that - i would only hope that (concluding from all the no-answers in here) there are actually more generally lazy to type but fast to click sane members on this forum -> so i think the sane 'mob' would be bigger than the aggressive mob ... w/e
i think so because basically with the previous system everyone who disagreed with the -rep bashing a newbie might get had his hands tied if he didn't really deserve +rep yet (and neutrals don't do anything to help)
with this everyone (and again looking at all the no against previous reputation system) has the ability to make any rep right

are we more actively sane members, generally friendly to newcomers (even if not replying)
or are we more members actively offending and unfriendly to newcomers on this forum?
the result might be interesting?

there is one more suggestion i have tho - not sure whether this will help with your issue:
make a rep only reach its full potential (100% plus or minus) when a certain amount of other users have put a thumbs up or down on it
that would prevent a newly given negative or positive rep counting as a whole point (which seems to be the highest concern when thinking about newbies and reputation?)
the amount of users to rate a single rep for its full potential could be dynamic - either the maximum or average of active users rating single reputations on the forum
so only if at least that amount of users have put a thumbs up on a +1 it can actually amount a +1.0 (otherwise again, just a fraction)
and if only a single user gives a -1 it will stay at -0.1 if no one ever bothers to rate that and the certain amount of users to rate it was 10
blahblahblah

just fluffs and feathers to smooth it out

[Gespenst]

I think here is easy way's:
1. Member's which was here for a week (about time spent online, not just 24/7) will be able to get rep's and give rep's
2. They are newcomer's, rate them neutral.
3. Give warns to abusive rep giver's.

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with rep system, newcomers will know, which persons they can trust.
Its like:
+reps- ''he is good guy, i can ask them for something, he won't do any bad thins.''
-reps- '' he is not so good, i should avoid that kind persons''
nreps- ''its up to me''
its just like getting new friend in real life.
Good-i wont get in trouble.
Bad-i might get in trouble.

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Sorry for bad grammar.

[YinYin]

1. will raise questions from every newbie who notices this rep feature and wonders why it doesn't work for him - no, the ones asking will not have read any information answering this question beforehand
2. you cannot force anyone to use things in a particular way - also neutral is almost the same as not doing it at all, worthless click
3. work no moderator will want to do - especially since these things will consist of even more emotionally involved drama than any normal flame war inside a thread (as this will always be directed towards/against users instead of topics)

easy?
the real easy way would be to have this generally disabled and allow users to enable it (thus being able to view, give and receive rep)
then if someone totally cannot behave on that platform it could be force disabled for him - like a rep ban ...

that
is easy

[Kashif]

leave this i give you a new idea how about an online mod on this forum

[Hero destroyer]

I don't think there's more comments to talk now, even if there are good ideas about the best way to use the rep system, there will always be cons, and maybe one or two threads like "I'm leaving LFE forever..." will appear.
All in all, we don't have problems with this stupid system now and why would we want to bring the trouble maker back? If you think you deserve a +rep, then you must know your limit of your skills, how good you are, how many good comments you have, and eventually if you really impress someone, they will give a suggestion to the MOTM. If you think you want to give someone a +rep , then it's rather quite nice to give a suggestion to the MOTM. If you want to give a -rep, trust me, you will get one either about: "I hate you, fuc* U! Blablabla." In the end, a rep war start and 2 or more members end up by a swinging ban hammer. I think I explain everything clear, hope this is the last post of this thread.

[Gespenst]

No its not.
There is always way to give link of abusive rep for mod, admin.
''leave lfe forever'' its up to him, would you like to be in school where some guys doing abusive for you?
If someone starts wars, they sure get ban, so?
You wanned, you will get ban, warn.
I dont see problem.
You always see bad things?
Why wouldnt you tryto point some benefit?