Question on reputation system...

SilverLexus · 03-02-06, 02:04

Am I missing something or did the mods get started with extra rep points? I see a lot of green squares

I'm not sure this is bad but I see value in everyone being equal...or is it because the mods just see more rep traffic from monitoring?

Just trying to understand the new system a bit....thanks...

Joshua312 · 03-02-06, 02:10

I think they got started off with more squares because they are mods...Personally I dont think the reputation system is going to go very far here. I dont like the idea of rating someone or having someone with more squares than someone else...I get great info from people with 100 posts and great info from people with 14,000 posts. Oh well...Hopefully Im wrong and we see the reputation system go far and earn it's place here on autopia

SilverLexus · 03-02-06, 02:37

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I think they got started off with more squares because they are mods

Is this fair though? Doesn't that provide them an unequal footing?

For instance, what is someone is new to the forum, how can one evaluate the mods if they have farther to fall before the rep shows?

I'm not disparaging the mods here at all as they are excellent, but just trying to understand the process...

truzoom · 03-02-06, 02:45

I personally think the karma system is a bad idea. If someone has an issue to pick with you, the PM button is only a click away. This is just like an anonymous complaints box, and people will only end up wondering what they got the negative karma for and who gave it to them.

Spilchy · 03-02-06, 03:25

This karma system is retarded and a vindictive tool.

I figured out how to see my points and I got a bad mark for a post about cleaning leather.

I think it was because someone kept repeating for someone to buy Leatherique and I kept saying if the leather is coated, there are better and cheaper options

Maybe they got annoyed.

I swear if I had a nickel to zap someone with bad karma for every stupid post (and I see a blizzard of them in the #425 thread from someone pushing Wizard QD), I'd be able to afford Zymol Vintage Glaze.

Yet, I noticed Detail City has karma points too and in the few months I have been posting I have two green squares

a.k.a. Patrick · 03-02-06, 03:53

How do you check them?

SpoiledMan · 03-02-06, 03:55

User control panel Pat.

Joshua312 · 03-02-06, 05:23

I also agree it is not a good idea...to many people are going to use it to get back at members who they have a dispute with. I just dont see a use or why it is important to have here at autopia...anyone have an idea? I feel time should be spent on the chat and getting a chat room which users would like to visit and talk to other members and get help. The chat right now is just not cutting it. We should have a suggestion box to put suggestions for what we are looking for as users. Also, I feel we should have a donation day...Like one Sundays we pass the collection plate..We should have a thread that has a link from DavidB to give donations to the site..I feel bad not paying anything for all this great information and all these friends that help me out. Anyone else like the donation idea? or have a link for me to visit once I get my paypal account up this coming week to donate?

Neothin · 03-02-06, 05:30

I'm a lazy bum, I haven't even used teh system yet, nor do i really plan to :-?

a.k.a. Patrick · 03-02-06, 05:35

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Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

User control panel Pat.

Ok..............
Then what Chris !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SpoiledMan · 03-02-06, 05:37

If you have any comments they will show under "subscribed threads."

Joshua312 · 03-02-06, 05:54

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Originally Posted by Neothin

I'm a lazy bum, I haven't even used teh system yet, nor do i really plan to :-?

Same here...I never go to give someone karma points..I just leave a reply saying nice work..too much work to go through the system..Maybe if there was just a box to check or something when someone leaves a reply you could rate the thread based on a point system for being helpful? Kind of like xanga has their "eprops"...seems easier to me