Some thoughts on the Reputation system

Agent Orange · 2004-09-29 19:58:57

I have become rather worried lately by the disturbing downward trend in posts on Boards.ie since the reputation system was introduced. Now, rather than writing about what they really feel, people here are posting what they think will impress other people. Posters are so concerned about their precious - and ultimately…

29-09-2004 08:58PM

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Agent Orange

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I have become rather worried lately by the disturbing downward trend in posts on Boards.ie since the reputation system was introduced.

Now, rather than writing about what they really feel, people here are posting what they think will impress other people. Posters are so concerned about their precious - and ultimately meaningless - reputation points.

Several posters who shall remain nameless have lately gone out of their way to write long, moderately amusing posts. All well and good. But these posts have little depth or real insight. Why? Because they are not being true to themselves - they are writing what they thing other people want to hear.

The reputation system is adversely affecting Boards.ie. It is only a matter time before this boards is broad to its knees, sweltering under the weight of a million mediocre, reputation-whoring posts.

In conclusion, I feel the reputation system should be abolished. It has no use and its effect is only negative.

Please, demonstrate your support in this matter by giving me positive reputation.

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#2 29-09-2004 09:04PM

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i think your all great human beings, a credit to the country, you know who you are,

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#3 29-09-2004 09:26PM

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Agent Orange wrote:

Several posters who shall remain nameless have lately gone out of their way to write long, moderately amusing posts. All well and good. But these posts have little depth or real insight. Why? Because they are not being true to themselves - they are writing what they thing other people want to hear.

There is a slight flaw in your system. Your assuming that (a) everyone gives rep and (b) you can't see those peoples rep to clarify that is what is happening.

Take me for example, I generally get more red then green. However I've been treating it as a game which is why I am so high (Although I have somewhat given up a little) and my post count+time here somewhat protects me.

But if anyone thinks that somehow my greenies reflect what I write, then they must be on some strong medication.

Please, demonstrate your support in this matter by giving me positive reputation.

tsk tsk tsk.

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#4 29-09-2004 09:59PM

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That couldn't be further from the truth!

(I love all races, religions and genders equally. In my spare time I work on a sick puppy farm helping cute puppies back to health. I also think that <enter bad thing here> is wrong and should be stopped and/or ended.)

flogen

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#5 29-09-2004 10:38PM

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Well I must say I've been shocked and disturbed by some of the responses I've gotten in the form of reputation:

"what the **** would you know! your only here since February. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP"

Sir, your hatred has no place in our little community! Please take your verbal diarrhea elsewhere. I only came here and stated my opinion. If we were all like you it'd be like Nazi Germany again. You disgust me!

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#6 29-09-2004 10:41PM

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It's called logorrhea, dammit.

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#7 29-09-2004 10:43PM

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Is this going to be another "venting against people who sent rep anonymously" threads? Cos if it is I might just cry...

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#8 29-09-2004 10:44PM

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Agent Orange wrote:

If we were all like you it'd be like Nazi Germany again. You disgust me!

When was boards.ie previously like Nazi Germany?

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#9 29-09-2004 10:51PM

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I neither agree nor disagree with this ballanced and well made point.
I think you're all fabulous.

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#10 29-09-2004 10:52PM

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syke wrote:

When was boards.ie previously like Nazi Germany?

Last week from 11:00PM Monday to 1:00PM Tuesday between The 6 Hours Were We Love Mexicans and The Big Debate: Gay Vs Kenny Are They Both Queer? You probably missed it, it was over pretty quickly.

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#11 29-09-2004 10:58PM

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Can everyone give me some good rep so I can relax and post what I want to.

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#12 29-09-2004 11:00PM

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Jesus! Not again. Would ye ever fúck off with the reputation threads? It's already tiresome. Obviously you posted the thread in order to get reputation - bad and good. Just foget about it, pretend it's not there! Who really give a bóllox?

Is this gonna be another 5 pager?

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#13 29-09-2004 11:02PM

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i swing between "smeh! what a meaningless system" and "omfg! i still only have one green dot"

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#14 29-09-2004 11:13PM

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Someday I want to be like hobbes...a shining beacon of light.

gave you greens the other day chonaic...relax

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#15 29-09-2004 11:15PM

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What another Reputation tread ?? When I seen this I knew I just had to jump onboard.

Check out this tread :

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=189487

Reputation Points !!! This would never happen in the fatherland !! :mad:

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#16 29-09-2004 11:15PM

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keu wrote:

Someday I want to be like hobbes...a shining beacon of light.

gave you greens the other day chonaic...relax

I share your dream want to exchange more of the green as someone called it?

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#17 29-09-2004 11:20PM

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*You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Chonaic again.*

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#18 29-09-2004 11:21PM

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Damn i got the same message

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#19 29-09-2004 11:21PM

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It's rubbish tbh, agent orange. Seems like it's mainly the female members of boards who get loads upon loads of reputation. Now I wonder why that is? :rolleyes:

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#20 29-09-2004 11:22PM

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Karl Hungus wrote:

It's rubbish tbh, agent orange. Seems like it's mainly the female members of boards who get loads upon loads of reputation. Now I wonder why that is? :rolleyes:

Ive said it before and i'll say it again .They have the pokey holes and the squeeze Weezy hoobly joobly touchy feelers -

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#21 29-09-2004 11:25PM

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Tusky wrote:

Ive said it before and i'll say it again .They have the pokey holes and the squeeze Weezy hoobly joobly touchy feelers -

This is true. Pathetic isn't it?

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#22 29-09-2004 11:28PM

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I don't really see the point unless you're gonna win some prize at the end. I hadn't a clue what the hell those little green thingies were and I've no idea what is a Good or Bad reputation score. Can someone explain the need for this reputation thing cause Im gonna act dumb otherwise. Any other boards I've been on, if someone agrees with what you say, they tell you in the thread and if they don't they either tell you in a thread or pm you. Hmmm, maybe Im missing something but I am pretty new to this board.

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#23 29-09-2004 11:36PM

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Reputation..... now thats sounds very like the old karma system that was abandoned because it was pretty useless

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#24 29-09-2004 11:46PM

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#25 30-09-2004 07:45AM

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Karl Hungus wrote:

It's rubbish tbh, agent orange. Seems like it's mainly the female members of boards who get loads upon loads of reputation. Now I wonder why that is? :rolleyes:

What can I say :rolleyes: I am a big gurls blouse. :eek:

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#26 30-09-2004 10:02AM

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I have become rather worried lately by the disturbing downward trend in posts on Boards.ie since the reputation system was introduced.

Now, rather than writing about what they really feel, people here are posting what they think will impress other people. Posters are so concerned about their precious - and ultimately meaningless - reputation points.

Oh FFS, if someone is so desperately concerned about reputation that they'll write posts in order to gain postive rep. then

1. They probably weren't writing anything worth noting before the rep system started

2. Anything they write after the system to curry favour probably isn't worth reading in the first place.

I stand over what I said earlier on this matter.
Oh FFS. Look rep doesn't matter. They're little green dots they mean nothing, they don't make you a better person, mean your opinion is more valid, or your breath smells better.

However if anonymous validation from a peer group who you may never meet in person is necessary to shore up your fragile sense of self worth in the form of little green dots, follow this simple one step plan.

Step 1. Vigorously and frequently insert your tongue into the rear orifices of all mods in acts of obsequious supplication and toadying, do this until you can with assurance say "Why DeVore Tuna Salad again today?". Positive rep will be showered on you from afar.

I mean it works for me.

Which reminds me.

"Hobbes you look fabulous, what did you do to your hair!"

Please, demonstrate your support in this matter by giving me positive reputation.

Oh please that is so patheticaly weak........

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#27 30-09-2004 10:25AM

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I don't see why people take it so seriously? Only the other day I got a whingy PM from KBannon wanting me to explain further a neg rep I had given him. I couldn't even remember the thread.

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#28 30-09-2004 10:59AM

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I also have little interest in the whole reputation issue myself but I can see where critics are coming from. At its worst a reputation system can act as a kind of informal censor - i.e. anyone who deviates from the norm is heaped with masses of negative points. I think you can see evidence of this over on the politics board where certain users (I won't name them) have several red blocks under their names. Now i'm not defending those users or their views but having so many negative points for expressing their opinions must be annoying. If this causes them or others to quit boards because their views differ from the majority opinion isn't that bad for debate? and isn't that bad for boards.ie as a whole?

In short an option to turn it off would be a welcome improvement

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#29 30-09-2004 11:18AM

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I saw my rep go from 15 up to 27 then down to 19 in the course of one thread recently, the only cool thing is that I was able to work out who was doing it by the amount of rep I was losing and the amout of rep people could take, so I popped em straight back.

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what I really meant to say is who gives a toss.

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#30 30-09-2004 11:33AM

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I know what you mean on the censorship thing. I said I thought Farscape was sh*t and I got 3 negative reps straight away. Big deal, it's not going to stop me speaking my mind.

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#31 30-09-2004 11:36AM

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i thought the first post was pretty funny, but I'm not giving any rep..

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