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Rep System instead of 'Thanks'

  • 02-12-2008 2:44pm
    #1
    RugbyFanatic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭


    I think we should add a rep system. I personally find it hilarious when people start getting obsessive over their rep power and love watching the power struggle unfold.

    I think it would make this site much more enjoyable

    Rep System? 13 votes

    Yes
    0% 0 votes
    No
    100% 13 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    no it'd be crap, people would just use it to vote down people they don't like.

    there should be a fail button though.....


    btw, i had sex with yore ma last night.


  • #3
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    reps? The organic farming course?


  • #4
    6th
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    It was in place before and was just abused. The thanks system is abused a bit too but from what I hear not to the same extent.


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Complete balls of a disaster the last time we had it. No thanks.


  • #6
    RugbyFanatic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭RugbyFanatic


    I think it brings out people's true colours

    you have those suck ups who agree with everything a poster with high reps say in the hope they will rep

    you have those rebels who are in red and just dont care

    you can even bully people

    oh and we can neg those idiots who still think 'yore ma' is funny

    all in all it makes the site hilarious


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  • #7
    Slow Motion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,831 ✭✭✭Slow Motion


    I've heard this mentioned before but have no idea what it is or how it works. Anyone care to enlighten me?


  • #8
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    RugbyFanatic wrote: »
    oh and we can neg those idiots who still think 'yore ma' is funny

    then
    RugbyFanatic wrote: »
    you have those rebels who are in red and just dont care

    actually i think i'd quite like a rep system.

    rep system ftw.


  • #9
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    No, it was rubbish before.


  • #10
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    /puts "I rep back" in sig.

    :rolleyes:

    NO NO NO NO NO.


  • #11
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Nope.
    Plus feedback not AH. They need some lolcatses in there.


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  • #12
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Wasn't around for the first time, but it always sounded like a sh*t idea. The potential for abuse would be massive. Some posters that I think are great are not so well-known/thanked; likewise, a few of the most popular posters, I just don't get. That's normal and to be expected. With this scenario, bad rep would just stigmatize, whereas thanks is more good-natured. Giving people a 'bad rep' is just bad Karma, and the twats would just take over.


  • #13
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    How about a thumbs down - or some sort of button to say "You're a complete tool"


  • #14
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Zascar wrote: »
    How about a thumbs down - or some sort of button to say "You're a complete tool"
    CuLT has already said several times that this would not be coming.


  • #15
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    Enlighten the obviously thick

    Wtf is a rep system?


  • #16
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Zascar wrote: »
    How about a thumbs down - or some sort of button to say "You're a complete tool"

    negged you 4 that!

    ;)


  • #17
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    themadchef wrote: »
    Enlighten the obviously thick

    Wtf is a rep system?

    Like the thanks system only there's a negative as well and all users / losers wear their 'rep' score like big green e-penises (or little red twinkies) depending on how popular and cliquey they are.

    In other words a complete shitfest and if it ever came back to boards, it would cause thousands of users to stop posting.


  • #18
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    SteveC wrote: »
    Like the thanks system only there's a negative as well and all users / losers wear their 'rep' score like big green e-penises (or little red twinkies) depending on how popular and cliquey they are..

    ...and the kind of people that so love the idea of giving negative rep would no doubt get a fair bit of negative rep themselves and run off crying.


  • #19
    Slow Motion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,831 ✭✭✭Slow Motion


    SteveC wrote: »
    Like the thanks system only there's a negative as well and all users / losers wear their 'rep' score like big green e-penises (or little red twinkies) depending on how popular and cliquey they are.

    In other words a complete shitfest and if it ever came back to boards, it would cause thousands of users to stop posting.

    Fair enough! Sounds a bit imature, not to mention a very bad idea, some egos are already big enough, they would risk explosion with that kind of system!


  • #20
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Should this not be in Feedback?

    Anyway, the reps system would be stupid becuase then it would reinforce the idea that boards is clique based as everyone votes for their friends. Leave it be I say.


  • #21
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    RugbyFanatic wrote: »
    I think it brings out people's true colours

    When has that ever been a good thing?


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  • #22
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    brianthebard wrote: »
    When has that ever been a good thing?

    It might offend the racists.


  • #23
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,814 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Goto Digg.com or GTFO
    RugbyFanatic wrote: »
    I think we should add a rep system. I personally find it hilarious when people start getting obsessive over their rep power and love watching the power struggle unfold.

    I think it would make this site much more enjoyable


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