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reputations - Guest - 04-17-2006
Why do we have reputations do we really need them
here at firefox?
RE: reputations - FirefoxWiz - 04-17-2006
Reps are here to let other members know what
members think about each other. I think they are useful. Anyone?
FW
RE: reputations - Papa Spot - 04-17-2006
I don't think they're any problem at this point. But
your little forum is growing pretty fast and eventually I think they'll become a problem. At some point is size, forums usually develop cliques. Then you
get feuds going between this clique and that and the members of one clique will gang up on members of another clique to drive down their reputation
points (or karma, as it's called with some code systems). Or people will scheme within their clique to build the points of their friends up. Personally, I
think about the only way to REALLY build a reputation is to get some time under your belt posting fair and objective posts. It doesn't take newbies long to
figure out who the respected members are.
Just my opinion, but, as usual, there's be no charge for it.
RE: reputations - FirefoxWiz - 04-17-2006
Well there's always the "Report"
button!
FW
RE: reputations - Dr Small - 04-17-2006
Quote:Then you get feuds going between this
clique and that and the members of one clique will gang up on members of another clique to drive down their reputation points (or karma, as it's called
with some code systems).
I think if we keep things clean, honest and helpful, none of this will happen.
Critical Security has LOTS of
members (7,608 to be exact). I have been a member of that forum for awhile, and I haven't seen none of that going on.
_ISR_m3rc_
RE: reputations - Papa Spot - 04-17-2006
_ISR_m3rc_ Wrote:Quote:Then you get feuds
going between this clique and that and the members of one clique will gang up on members of another clique to drive down their reputation points (or
karma, as it's called with some code systems).
I think if we keep things clean, honest and helpful, none of this will happen.
Critical
Security has LOTS of members (7,608 to be exact). I have been a member of that forum for awhile, and I haven't seen none of that going
on.
_ISR_m3rc_
You haven't seen none of that going on? Oops! Double negative! :'(
(Sorry, Skippy. I yank your chain 'cause
I LIKE ya. I'll let the grammar thing go now 'cause I don't want to torment you to the point of hating me.)
Well, I hope you're right. I think that the
reason that a forum that size could get away with it is the same reason that might protect this forum: its main focus on noncontroversial. Mrs. Spot
belonged to a forum of about five thousand that used a similar feature and she got regularly trashed. Now Mrs. Spot is a nice lady and, though she's
outspoken she's not mean or rude. Her only crime was to not be a right wing extremist like most of the rest of that forum. I'll see if she'll share some of
the comments that she got there. ANYONE at that forum that was any more liberal than Pat Robertson had a karma (reputation) in the negative numbers.
RE: reputations - Papa Spot - 04-17-2006
FirefoxWiz Wrote:Well there's always the
"Report" button!
FW
But how would THAT work? Would you report someone for simply giving you a negative rating? How could you
prove a conspiracy? As admin, do you really want to babysit a bunch of crybabies that are having a reputation points war?
Maybe it won't be a
problem here. If it DOES become a problem, you can always disable it later. Like I said, I don't feel strongly one way or the other on this. You da boss and
and you must be doing a pretty good job because the forum's growing, people are active and everything seems comfortable.
Papa
RE: reputations - Dr Small - 04-17-2006
Quote:(Sorry, Skippy. I yank your chain 'cause IDrop the skippy thing then.
LIKE ya. I'll let the grammar thing go now 'cause I don't want to torment you to the point of hating me.)
Quote:youI am beginning to feel
must be doing a pretty good job because the forum's growing, people are active and everything seems comfortable.
uncomfortable.
_ISR_m3rc_
RE: reputations - Papa Spot - 04-17-2006
_ISR_m3rc_ Wrote:Drop the skippy thing
then.
Okay. Consider it dropped.
Quote:I am beginning to feel uncomfortable.
Well, then I apologize. I was just
having some fun with ya and I really didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I tease people that I like but if I find out that they are reacting
negatively to it, I drop it. But don't worry; it'll be strictly business with you and me from here on.
Papa
RE: reputations - Dr Small - 04-17-2006
Much obliged.
_ISR_m3rc_