JustBusiness17
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I've been on a lot of other forums where there is an option to give out "rep points" to reward members for quality posts. Is it possible to set something like that up?
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Did you guys figure people would score points to reward 'witicism' or something?ImprobableJoe said:No.
I think we discussed this before, and decided that it would be a bad idea. Too much heated debate goes on here to make something like that practical.
Well, there's that. There's also the fact that this site seems to attract people who make less than 100 posts, piss off everyone they meet, and then leave in a huff. Do you want to risk reputation points based on the opinions of those kind of people?JustBusiness17 said:Did you guys figure people would score points to reward 'witicism' or something?
One drawback I was thinking about was the idea that reputation based on previous participation doesn't necessarily reflect on the accuracy of their subsequent posts. Reputation in that sense would serve as an unwarranted form of authority/credibility, which is counter productive for promoting critical analysis.
I've always been uncertain about rep, because of the reasons nasher168 brings up, but after this post... Well I don't know, I think this could be highly entertaining...ImprobableJoe said:Hell, I've had two assholes with less than 40 posts call me a troll this week alone. I've been here since the first month or two of the website, and I have more posts than anyone else. Do I need every hit-and-run fuckstick driving my reputation down?
Hah hah.borrofburi said:I've always been uncertain about rep, because of the reasons nasher168 brings up, but after this post... Well I don't know, I think this could be highly entertaining...ImprobableJoe said:Hell, I've had two assholes with less than 40 posts call me a troll this week alone. I've been here since the first month or two of the website, and I have more posts than anyone else. Do I need every hit-and-run fuckstick driving my reputation down?
Yes, it's probably not safe enough to assume that people in general are mature enough to handle getting negative rep, which will lead to self censoring and hurt feelings... How about a positive-only system?ImprobableJoe said:Let's look at that Philosopher cat as an example. He's got a million terrible reasons for believing in "God" and an eagerness to share them with us. But he's also fairly polite, and at least tries to defend his position without threatening eternal damnation or name-calling or the normal theist trolling stuff. I'd hate to see a situation where people start getting negative reputation for unpopular ideas, because then we'll have everyone agreeing and things will get boring fast.
borrofburi said:Yes, it's probably not safe enough to assume that people in general are mature enough to handle getting negative rep, which will lead to self censoring and hurt feelings... How about a positive-only system?
But I do support improving this forum's quality with a confidential "unpopularity contest."turning into a popularity contest.
You can report a post if you want, and moderators will take a look at it.Pennies for Thoughts said:I agree with Nasher168 and others who see ratings points as:
But I do support improving this forum's quality with a confidential "unpopularity contest."turning into a popularity contest.
Those with double digit "mutes" against them -- and I see the three who I figured out rather quickly are already in this thread -- should receive a 3-6 month suspension, a clean slate, then permanent banishment for a second offense. If these individuals know that non-public user opinion can get them suspended, they'd be pressured to clean up their acts right away.
Muting blowhards does improve the quality in threads somewhat, but it alone isn't enough because others keep quoting the irresponsible posts and bogging down the threads with unnecessary rebuttals to poorly reasoned opinions.
You're welcome.CosmicSpork said:Maybe I can clear this up...
No.
Thank you for your time
Pennies for Thoughts said:I agree with Nasher168 and others who see ratings points as:
But I do support improving this forum's quality with a confidential "unpopularity contest."turning into a popularity contest.
Those with double digit "mutes" against them -- and I see the three who I figured out rather quickly are already in this thread -- should receive a 3-6 month suspension, a clean slate, then permanent banishment for a second offense. If these individuals know that non-public user opinion can get them suspended, they'd be pressured to clean up their acts right away.
Muting blowhards does improve the quality in threads somewhat, but it alone isn't enough because others keep quoting the irresponsible posts and bogging down the threads with unnecessary rebuttals to poorly reasoned opinions.