Reputation Rating

[ZARIS 20]

Excuse my ignorance but wats the go with the "reputation" rating.? How long has it been in? What does it represent? I see MM has 313- im guessing the higher the better?

 

Is it an attempt for greater poster compliance-ie posters seeking a more positive "rating"

 

please advise.

 

 

p.s.- will the over use of emoticons lead to a higher rating?

[pattaya_mad 208]

people can rate your individual posts. theres an option at the bottom right hand section of each post, this decides your reputation I am guessing.

[papillon 695]

Seems to me that I can hit the green button as many times as I want but the red button only 2 or 3 times/day.

 

Why not a 50/50 ratio?

[ZARIS 20]

ahhh I see it!!

 

the green plus button and the red minus button. Never used them. I will now be banging them incessantly to improve my ratings.

 

can green hits be bought and sold in the same way as say carbon credits?

[papillon 695]

ahhh I see it!!

 

the green plus button and the red minus button. Never used them. I will now be banging them incessantly to improve my ratings.

 

can green hits be bought and sold in the same way as say carbon credits?

 

You can't rate your own posts but I will quite happily hit the green button on all your posts if you leave a few beers for me at the FLB.

[MM 6,562]

Seems to me that I can hit the green button as many times as I want but the red button only 2 or 3 times/day.

 

Why not a 50/50 ratio?

It seems to me that the -1 (red) should be used sparingly. You only have a few, so if you must use them, use them with good cause.

 

the green plus button and the red minus button. Never used them. I will now be banging them incessantly to improve my ratings.

 

Nope, it doesn't work that way. You can't rate yourself.

 

The +1/-1 actions, in my mind, should apply to the post, not the poster.

 

A good post merits a +1, which leads to the poster getting a bump in their reputation. Their overall reputation is the sum of all the +1/-1 votes by the membership.

[Bazle 1,503]

A good post merits a +1, which leads to the poster getting a bump in their reputation.

 

I know you don't take all this stuff seriously, but some people will. I have to say I don't like it as people are using the system in different ways.

 

Despite what you say, people will inevitably rate the poster not the post. Witness how Villa's and Gabor's ratings have soared in the last week. Someone mentioned that this was the reason Addicts stopped using it.

 

And what is a "good post"? Is it one well expressed/informative or one where you agree the views set out in the post? It looks to me that most people are using it in the latter way. If it is to be used that way, then there is an equal need for the red button as the green button.

[MM 6,562]

Baz, thanks for your viewpoint.

 

I can't say I can know what goes on in peoples' minds or what they think when they press those buttons, so I'll just have to take your word for it that you know.

 

I think a good post is self-evident...at least to the reader of the post.

 

The rapid changes lately in some peoples' reputations might be because more of the user community knowing about the feature, rather than just a few who figured it out early on and set the initial results. The more people who know about it and use it, the less likely it will be, IMO, for the results to be skewed by those with an axe to grind against a particular individual.

[villayouth 37]

I notice it is only viewable on profiles again now

[harro1 256]

Ratings seem to be gone now.

[villayouth 37]

Ratings seem to be gone now.

 

hover over a bms name or look in profile

[MM 6,562]

I notice it is only viewable on profiles again now

Very observant.

Ratings seem to be gone now.

 

They aren't gone. They are still in the profile as you hover the mouse over a user id. They'll be back.

[villayouth 37]

Very observant.

 

 

They aren't gone. They are still in the profile as you hover the mouse over a user id. They'll be back.

 

why did it disappear?

 

any chance of reducing my warning level being new year and all :lol:

[MM 6,562]

why did it disappear?

 

any chance of reducing my warning level being new year and all :lol:

 

Here, I'll put it back.

[MM 6,562]

Despite what you say, people will inevitably rate the poster not the post. Witness how Villa's and Gabor's ratings have soared in the last week. Someone mentioned that this was the reason Addicts stopped using it.

 

The most amazing comeback is someone you didn't mention, who has gone from deep negative to positive, mostly at the hands of a single, unscrupulous person who has chosen to defeat the purpose of the feature, disrespecting the board and its membership.

 

Yeah, it can be manipulated, but it can be detected as well.

[villayouth 37]

The most amazing comeback is someone you didn't mention, who has gone from deep negative to positive, mostly at the hands of a single, unscrupulous person who has chosen to defeat the purpose of the feature, disrespecting the board and its membership.

 

Yeah, it can be manipulated, but it can be detected as well.

I presume your on about joe cuntkicker so who is tickling his bollox

[MM 6,562]

I presume your on about joe cuntkicker so who is tickling his bollox

 

You've got your own ball licker, so don't complain.

[villayouth 37]

You've got your own ball licker, so don't complain.

 

Yes I noticed yesterday wonder who it is

[Gawd Elpus 798]

You've got your own ball licker, so don't complain.

 

I think that just about sums it up.

 

It does not have to have anything to do with the quality of posts, it is more to do with whether someone likes the other person or not and also whether they agree with that person's post of not. Reputation for what ?? I mentioned before, that many forums do not used this accessory for those very reasons. Like so many things, it is open to abuse. ie lets say, that a number of members club together and decided to give one particular member - points each day. That is 3 x (could be five members) 5. That would show up as 100 red - in the rep of that member in just a week.

 

Just as, if a number of members were to use their positive vote, it would be nearer 250 positive votes for reputation. I think its a load of bollox myself and does not encourage posters to be honest, but to be liked So, I think it is all a bit meaningless. I expect a few negatives for this post for being truthful. Is that a good or bad thing on the forum ??

 

Jo0ekicker is an example. Only a few days ago he was in the red. Now this guy makes a big contribution to the forum, and yes, not everyone agrees with him, but his posts are often logical and well written. He has just gone up 20 point in the last couple of days, since this was pointed out. Coincidence or not ??

Edited December 31, 2011 by Gawd Elpus

[MM 6,562]

I think that just about sums it up.

 

It does not have to have anything to do with the quality of posts, it is more to do with whether someone likes the other person or not and also whether they agree with that person's post of not. Reputation for what ?? I mentioned before, that many forums do not used this accessory for those very reasons. Like so many things, it is open to abuse. ie lets say, that a number of members club together and decided to give one particular member - points each day. That is 3 x (could be five members) 5. That would show up as 100 red - in the rep of that member in just a week.

 

Just as, if a number of members were to use their positive vote, it would be nearer 250 positive votes for reputation. I think its a load of bollox myself and does not encourage posters to be honest, but to be liked So, I think it is all a bit meaningless. I expect a few negatives for this post for being truthful. Is that a good or bad thing on the forum ??

 

You must have spent a considerable amount of time trying to short-circuit the system. If you don't like the system, why did you spend so much time using it?

[Bazle 1,503]

I think that just about sums it up.

 

It does not have to have anything to do with the quality of posts, it is more to do with whether someone likes the other person or not and also whether they agree with that person's post of not. Reputation for what ?? I mentioned before, that many forums do not used this accessory for those very reasons. Like so many things, it is open to abuse. ie lets say, that a number of members club together and decided to give one particular member - points each day. That is 3 x (could be five members) 5. That would show up as 100 red - in the rep of that member in just a week.

 

Just as, if a number of members were to use their positive vote, it would be nearer 250 positive votes for reputation. I think its a load of bollox myself and does not encourage posters to be honest, but to be liked So, I think it is all a bit meaningless. I expect a few negatives for this post for being truthful. Is that a good or bad thing on the forum ??

 

Jo0ekicker is an example. Only a few days ago he was in the red. Now this guy makes a big contribution to the forum, and yes, not everyone agrees with him, but his posts are often logical and well written. He has just gone up 20 point in the last couple of days, since this was pointed out. Coincidence or not ??

 

My views exactly.

[villayouth 37]

Having another ID could also boost your own rep up too, another member here must have done that as no one likes that Ratcuntfuckmaster

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Having another ID could also boost your own rep up too, another member here must have done that as no one likes that Ratcuntfuckmaster

 

I think it's fair to assume that Joe couldn't give a toss about his "reputation".

[villayouth 37]

I think it's fair to assume that Joe couldn't give a toss about his "reputation".

 

Neither could I . I wasn't referring to joe BTW

Edited December 31, 2011 by villayouth

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Neither could I . I wasn't referring to joe BTW

 

Sorry. There's more than one ratcuntfuckmaster?