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This is the other side of all this. Some people may post more to get there numbers up.andyzee said:I say scratch the idea. When I saw my reputation numbers go up, I actually tried to post usefull info to try and drive it up higher, can't have that!
i think the opinions of recent newbies to the site should be strongly considered in this regard. using T4T as an example (no offense intended, i am a participating member on that forum), a cliquey environment can occur with people REPing each other every other thread. it creates a very inclusive look to the forum. i have actually been registered on T4T since like 01, but just don't participate much becasue it looks like a hard community to break into. that could be just an illusion, but if something is causing that illusion, it is as good as reality. again, i am just using T4T as an example strictly because it is the only other forum i know of with a Rep system, i have never liked it there.Bob R said:
who is definitley not down with any negativity (and i highly respect that even though i dwell on the negative frequently), i think the negative reps is not a good aspect of the system (full disclosure: so far i have 13+ and 1- reps). a little disagreement or misunderstanding that results in a negative rep could result in hard feelings. i don't hold any hard feelings on my negative rep, but i am skeptical that most folks with negative reps wouldn't hold that action against someone.
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Wow. What a post. I feel like posi-repping you for that one, but I think I'll hold off...riverc0il said:i think the opinions of recent newbies to the site should be strongly considered in this regard. using T4T as an example (no offense intended, i am a participating member on that forum), a cliquey environment can occur with people REPing each other every other thread. it creates a very inclusive look to the forum. i have actually been registered on T4T since like 01, but just don't participate much becasue it looks like a hard community to break into. that could be just an illusion, but if something is causing that illusion, it is as good as reality. again, i am just using T4T as an example strictly because it is the only other forum i know of with a Rep system, i have never liked it there.
but, i tried to look at an AZ rep system independantly and on a clean slate. i also tried using the system myself. i found a lot of my posts were getting rep'd when i didn't think there was much call for it based on how i view the rep system. i hate to suggest making a policy on the system, but it is an irrelevent statistic if someone people are liberal with their reps and others conservative.
another thought is there seems to be much debate on this topic. even if the yes votes only slightly out number the no votes, i don't think a majority rule should apply with such strong feelings. major changes to the constitution, for example, require 2/3 vote from two different sections of congress and sign from the pres, so just looking for a majority vote on the issue may be not representative of long term best interest of all members and the community itself.
at the risk of sounding like bobR
i am going to leave the jury out for another few days before placing my vote, but i see a lot of negatives and have yet to see any benefits yet. has any one else specifically utilized the rep system as a beneficial statistic? i think a pro- vs con- could be helpful, and i mean actual results, not potential positives, but what people have actually experienced as positives. with a high rep and rep power, i would stand to 'look good' by keeping the rep system. that is irrelevent to me but does suggest my feelings against the system are certainly not influenced by potential benefits. i prefer to let my posts speak for themselves.
I'll change your vote. After thinking about this some more, I'm going to change mine to no too...highpeaksdrifter said:
:lol: don't worry, i don't think i deserve a rep for that post! despite having thought a lot about the topic recently, my un-edited post has some typos and some run on sentances. never cared much for proof reading at home, i do enough double checking of every word at work
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