Author Topic: Reputation Law Discussion Thread (Read 10955 times)

Hard Bot · « **Reply #80 on:** July 04, 2012, 11:43:36 AM »

One of Meganerdbomb' repup's was for "Now tied with Sage." No one should repup someone so it can be tied with someone else. One of Enigma's was from RadioFSoftware. Yes, THAT GUY. It said "Yourrrr sooo flurrrrttttyyy." No one should repup someone because they are friends to them or are attracted to them. In the current GTM Age, People can only repup/down other people because their username is coloured. There is always one, two, or three trolls of those coloured usernames. In one newcomer welcome thread, Vertigo (yes I'm talking about that Vertigo who builds robot in real life) relentlessly annoyed the newcomer and was spamming himself talking in Spainish, but that was not the language the newcomer spoke.

Naryar · « **Reply #81 on:** July 04, 2012, 11:53:14 AM »

Quote from: Hard Bot on July 04, 2012, 11:43:36 AM

One of Meganerdbomb' repup's was for "Now tied with Sage." No one should repup someone so it can be tied with someone else. One of Enigma's was from RadioFSoftware. Yes, THAT GUY. It said "Yourrrr sooo flurrrrttttyyy." No one should repup someone because they are friends to them or are attracted to them. In the current GTM Age, People can only repup/down other people because their username is coloured. There is always one, two, or three trolls of those coloured usernames. In one newcomer welcome thread, Vertigo (yes I'm talking about that Vertigo who builds robot in real life) relentlessly annoyed the newcomer and was spamming himself talking in Spainish, but that was not the language the newcomer spoke.

You seem quite good at this. Wanna help me uphold that new law ?

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #82 on:** July 04, 2012, 11:56:07 AM »

Rep has always been pointless. Get rid of it, or just stop caring.

Hard Bot · « **Reply #83 on:** July 04, 2012, 12:00:34 PM »

Wait-- are for rep still here, or for against? I'm WITH rep being here, but with policy changes.

Vertigo · « **Reply #84 on:** July 04, 2012, 12:52:07 PM »

Quote from: Hard Bot on July 04, 2012, 11:43:36 AM

There is always one, two, or three trolls of those coloured usernames. In one newcomer welcome thread, Vertigo (yes I'm talking about that Vertigo who builds robot in real life) relentlessly annoyed the newcomer and was spamming himself talking in Spainish, but that was not the language the newcomer spoke.

I'm sorry but you seem to have all your facts wrong here.

First of all, the newcomer was Spanish, and I believe that I said a couple of lines in Spanish welcoming him to the forum. It was then other members that started spamming excessively. I fail to see how at all how I was acting as a troll or annoying him. Even so, I fail to see how people were relentlessly annoying the newcomer.

Don't get me wrong here. This was atleast a year ago and so I'm not getting into an argument about this because I doubt that anyone remembers it that well. The whole nature of the rep system means that some invalid applauding/smiting will be given. I know that when I was more active I did give a few excessive smites, and so has everyone else at some point. However, looking over the last page of rep changes, I only really agree with five, at a push. It does seem to have gotten much worse.

I do think this has become a bigger issue than it needs to be. I think making everyone aware of this will prevent most of it, and unfair reps either way can be easily neutralised by somebody else. Again, if one member does do so too frequently, a smite should make them aware/stop.

090901 · « **Reply #85 on:** July 04, 2012, 01:23:31 PM »

6 page topic about 1 number under the avatar.
Are you serious.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 04, 2012, 01:24:56 PM »

Quote from: Naryar on July 04, 2012, 10:25:56 AM

SO SAYS THE MIGHTY NARYAR, JUSTICE INCARNATE.

"To Punish and Enslave"

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #87 on:** July 04, 2012, 01:31:45 PM »

Quote from: 090901 on July 04, 2012, 01:23:31 PM

6 page topic about 1 number under the avatar.
Are you serious.

Internet is serious business.

GarvinTheGreat · « **Reply #88 on:** July 04, 2012, 01:39:03 PM »

Quote from: 090901 on July 04, 2012, 01:23:31 PM

6 page topic about 1 number under the avatar.
Are you serious.

Your argument is invalid. Its a digit not a number. And you can have more than 1 digit rep

090901 · « **Reply #89 on:** July 04, 2012, 02:24:21 PM »

Quote from: GarvinTheGreat on July 04, 2012, 01:39:03 PM

Quote from: 090901 on July 04, 2012, 01:23:31 PM
6 page topic about 1 number under the avatar.
Are you serious.

Your argument is invalid. Its a digit not a number. And you can have more than 1 digit rep

asfdgdfgasgftsdgfd I knew someone was going to say this.

cephalopod · « **Reply #90 on:** July 04, 2012, 04:23:37 PM »

I'd volunteer to help out wherever necessary. Drop me a pm if you need to, Nary.

EDIT: Or not. This is getting insanely stupid.

Naryar · « **Reply #91 on:** July 04, 2012, 04:41:34 PM »

I may have to harden you to necessity, but sure. I shall seek for a few more people first though.

Tweedy · « **Reply #92 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:10:31 PM »

I'll volunteer to help as well if you need it Nary

GarvinTheGreat · « **Reply #93 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:15:49 PM »

I'd like to help if possible aswell Nar. I feel that being an ex noob, I know the qualities and traits of a noob, aswell as improving members

Mr. AS · « **Reply #94 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:17:13 PM »

i can help if you want

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #95 on:** July 04, 2012, 06:27:37 PM »

They should get custom user titles, how about Rep Snitch or Karma Police?

cephalopod · « **Reply #96 on:** July 04, 2012, 06:37:44 PM »

Ahahah, I like Karma Police.

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 04, 2012, 06:40:36 PM »

Or we should just kill with fire everything that is involved with Rep.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #98 on:** July 04, 2012, 06:56:37 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on July 04, 2012, 06:37:44 PM

Ahahah, I like Karma Police.

Or maybe in Nary's case, the Scragger*

*To all you non-Brits out there, it's a slang term for a Hangman.

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #99 on:** July 04, 2012, 07:01:20 PM »

Basically, some of the few thoughts here that I find interesting:

Quote from: kill343gs on July 03, 2012, 11:55:16 PM

its a garbage system and i treat it like a garbage system, i didnt know +repping for good humor was against arbitrary rules and should be looked down on. fact of the matter is, there are no laws on the rep system and there is no way to govern it even if there were.

Quote from: JoeBlo on July 04, 2012, 05:23:02 AM

Reputation Law?.... Really?...... I mean Reeeeally?

Its a throwaway forum feature you can use to applaud someone.. hell its basically the like button from Facebook..

Quote from: 123savethewhales on July 04, 2012, 11:21:28 AM

If Naryar gets to control the rules, and the right to change it when it is "not meeting his expectations", he might as well just assign rep numbers directly.

The end result will be more or less the same.

The "standards" you're proposing we hold the rep system to are completely arbitrary and utter nonsense. I've +rep'ed SKBT for liking hockey. Does that meet your standards? Probably not. But it still doesn't change the fact that finding this out about him has changed what I think of him in some positive way - in my eyes, it has built his reputation. Seeing as he's a generally good guy and conducts himself well, I think he's full value for his rep.

By putting it to a committee, you're essentially telling me that my judge of character is invalid and thus my opinion is flawed and I should be ignored. And you don't think that I'll have a problem with this? Either leave the rep system alone, or let everybody have the privilege of using the rep buttons, at least until certain members demonstrate that they can't handle this freedom.