User Reputations

[Greg]

Still a tight race between yes and no. Perhaps I'll let this poll run for a few more weeks and if there is not a clear winner, I'll start a new one. That will give some of the undecideds a chance to vote after having some time to evaluate the rep system. It may also cause folks that voted for or against it to change their vote...

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by Greg

Still a tight race between yes and no. Perhaps I'll let this poll run for a few more weeks and if there is not a clear winner, I'll start a new one. That will give some of the undecideds a chance to vote after having some time to evaluate the rep system. It may also cause folks that voted for or against it to change their vote...

I've come to the conclusion that I likr rep., but not rep. power. We live in a country where every persons vote counts the same, so how can our forum be so unamerican?

[Greg]

Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

I've come to the conclusion that I likr rep., but not rep. power. We live in a country where every persons vote counts the same, so how can our forum be so unamerican?

Thanks HPD. Interesting take on it. I guess the system is designed to be a bit weighted, i.e. give the long-standing members a bit more "power" when repping. Dunno - makes sense to me, I guess.

[awf170]

Originally Posted by Greg

Thanks HPD. Interesting take on it. I guess the system is designed to be a bit weighted, i.e. give the long-standing members a bit more "power" when repping. Dunno - makes sense to me, I guess.

I think rep power should be based soley on how much rep you have. Amount of posts and years here really doesn't mean that you may not be an idiot. Maybe 1 pount of power per 50 points you have?

[hammer]

Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

We live in a country where every persons vote counts the same

At the risk of venturing into a political statement (and risk losing reputation points), I'll dispute this quote with two words: electoral college.

I actually still don't get this whole reputation rating thing...if someone likes what you have to say, they respond positively, and if they don't, they definitely respond otherwise. As long as this is done in a respectful manner, that's all I care about...

[Bob R]

Ironic......
I agree with Hammer. I gave him a rep point though cause its how we are set up. Excellent point. IMO I still favor a personal message.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by hammer

At the risk of venturing into a political statement (and risk losing reputation points), I'll dispute this quote with two words: electoral college.

Your point is valid when compared to electing a president every 4 years. However, there are thousands of elections every year for a wide variety of offices where each vote counts the same.

In the AZ electoral college Greg is California.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by Bob R

Ironic......
I agree with Hammer. I gave him a rep point though cause its how we are set up. Excellent point. IMO I still favor a personal message.

Your rep power is 5, so how do you give 1 point? When I do it they get all 3 of mine.

I'm just trying to learn the system.

[Bob R]

Again your right. I gave my rep power(5).
I gave high praise in the 1,000 post thread about you. Words mean more to me in general than a number.
No particaular post to add rep points to..
Its years on the board, total number of posts. I think I'll leave this thread know.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by awf170

I think rep power should be based soley on how much rep you have. Amount of posts and years here really doesn't mean that you may not be an idiot. Maybe 1 pount of power per 50 points you have?

I see your point. I simply set this up with the default settings as far as rep power. I could change it based on rep power only, but I think the balance of post count, years here and rep power is pretty fair. It's sort of a reward for being a committed active member of the community over time. If I did change it, I'd probably have to wipe out everyone's rep point status and start over in order to be fair.

Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

Your rep power is 5, so how do you give 1 point? When I do it they get all 3 of mine.

I'm just trying to learn the system.

When you give rep points, you alter the recipients rep points count positively or negatively based on your rep power. It's all or none. You can't select how many points to give. As far as my obscene rep power, well, I think I deserve some credit for all those years of talking to myself when I first started this forum...