Reputation Law Discussion Thread

[madman3]

You could have a seperate rep system for RA2 doings and another for everything else. But this would annoy ACAMS, I expect :P

You could also just scrap it completely. Or leave it as it is. I for one don't actually care.

Rep isn't exactly important, else you should have the same or more rep than me since you're a cool dude.
Really rep should be based around someones general behavior. If it was a more regular system where someone was "evaluated" for the quality of their behavior then repped up or down after it would be a more accurate system with better representation as there is more of a view of their overall behavior.
I also think that behavior should be the guide for whether we rep someone up or down, or just generally how good they are to have around. Marty, Craaig, NFX, Badnik, Yoda, Me, Sonny, VB, and others are swell dudes, but often have lower rep than, say, FOTEPX, which seems rather unrepresentative of their overall forum posting quality.

[Enigm@]

Again, this goes with the point I made earlier about how reputation shouldn't be seen as RA2-related because it doesn't affect gameplay or how good or terrible a user is at building. It really is just a community thing, because because it's not robotic drones that give people rep or rep them down, it's said people in said community. Therefore, I don't believe it's an RA2 thing.

or again, we could just save all this goddamn trouble and remove the reputation system.

[Naryar]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

[Mecha]

Again, this goes with the point I made earlier about how reputation shouldn't be seen as RA2-related because it doesn't affect gameplay or how good or terrible a user is at building. It really is just a community thing, because because it's not robotic drones that give people rep or rep them down, it's said people in said community. Therefore, I don't believe it's an RA2 thing.

Agreed.

[GarvinTheGreat]

Also, why is this in RA2 generall discusion? Shouldn't this be in Forum Feedback?

[GoldenFox93]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

[Badnik96]

Why do we even have a rep system? It just serves to inflate everyone's ego and eventually turns into spam posts like "OMG I DID SOMETHING NICE REP PLOX?" and stuff.

I vote we get rid of the rep system entirely.

[Enigm@]

Hey Naryar, you never made a point about people who applaud or smite users with just blank reasons. I think this should be included as one of the things not to do, if this set of laws is passed, because unless it's incredibly clear why said user is getting rep'd up or down, I think ALL users who have the ability to control the reputation system should give at least some sort of reasoning. Because if it is very vague why they're giving karma, it could be for something stupid and not worthy of repping up.

[Wacky Bob]

I could be wrong, but I think ACAMS has said before that he would get rid of the rep system, but can't for some reason.

[madman3]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Pretty much. If people just observed someones posting quality over a long period it would be easy to give appropriate rep.

[Naryar]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

Examples (other than me, of course) ?

Hey Naryar, you never made a point about people who applaud or smite users with just blank reasons. I think this should be included as one of the things not to do, if this set of laws is passed, because unless it's incredibly clear why said user is getting rep'd up or down, I think ALL users who have the ability to control the reputation system should give at least some sort of reasoning. Because if it is very vague why they're giving karma, it could be for something stupid and not worthy of repping up.

I certainly did. From the first post :

-Always give a reason for your rep actions, and a clear one. Failure to do so tends to end in confusion,
like this "Beavis" and "Butthead" rep actions back then. Besides, we can't judge if the rep action is right or wrong.

[Enigm@]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

Examples (other than me, of course) ?

Hey Naryar, you never made a point about people who applaud or smite users with just blank reasons. I think this should be included as one of the things not to do, if this set of laws is passed, because unless it's incredibly clear why said user is getting rep'd up or down, I think ALL users who have the ability to control the reputation system should give at least some sort of reasoning. Because if it is very vague why they're giving karma, it could be for something stupid and not worthy of repping up.

I certainly did. From the first post :

-Always give a reason for your rep actions, and a clear one. Failure to do so tends to end in confusion,
like this "Beavis" and "Butthead" rep actions back then. Besides, we can't judge if the rep action is right or wrong.

Oh well I skimmed thru the OP. You didn't state any examples so that's why I didn't see it.

[Mecha]

I am one of the very few people that actually want the rep system. =)
Offtopic: WOOT! 400 posts! :P

[Mr. AS]

petition to get rid of rep

-me

[madman3]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

Examples (other than me, of course) ?

The only person I can badmouth for having too much rep relative to his behavior is FOTEPX, who definitely does not deserve as much as Sage.

[GoldenFox93]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

Examples (other than me, of course) ?

The only person I can badmouth for having too much rep relative to his behavior is FOTEPX, who definitely does not deserve as much as Sage.

Agreed. He's alright of course, but it shouldn't be as high quite as it is, IMHO.

[GarvinTheGreat]

There is a major fault in getting rid of the rep system

Say we have a major noob. New members won't be able to tell if that person is a noob or not, because there is no number to indicate. New members would be taking in bad advice and they would have no way of telling which members are good and which ones are bad

[Enigm@]

I'm all good with having a rep system being based on posting quality.

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Hopefully should cut down on the complete jerks having overinflated Reps and those who do post good stuff having very little.

Examples (other than me, of course) ?

The only person I can badmouth for having too much rep relative to his behavior is FOTEPX, who definitely does not deserve as much as Sage.

OPERATION DOWNVOTE FOTEPEX GOGOGOGOGO

[Wacky Bob]

There is a major fault in getting rid of the rep system

Say we have a major noob. New members won't be able to tell if that person is a noob or not, because there is no number to indicate. New members would be taking in bad advice and they would have no way of telling which members are good and which ones are bad

They would catch on soon

[madman3]

There is a major fault in getting rid of the rep system

Say we have a major noob. New members won't be able to tell if that person is a noob or not, because there is no number to indicate. New members would be taking in bad advice and they would have no way of telling which members are good and which ones are bad

It's not as though newbs will be oblivious to the behavioral standards of the forum in general compared to the n00b so it would be fairly simple to identify him in that case.