Add to reputation ?

OK guys ! Now the question is : do we need this rep system ? Maybe not (that's my answer). If someone is insolent or injurious, i think Error will delete his registration, right ?
If someone help the others, he will be thanked (by those who have courtesy !), right again ? If someone posts off-topic, it must be simple to tell him and possibly deleting the message after, and that's right ! We aren't at school, it's not a career plan, it's only a forum with/for passionate persons ! And i'll do my best to keep that !

overall I agree with XX-C... we aren't at school and its no career plan...neither does the current rep-system seem to work well as positives aren't given as much as negatives and often people don't see to be interested in saying thanks or giving a rep-judgment. Also I think that those who contribute positively to the site are not in it to get "rewards" in the form of a reputation system. A very active member like XX-C(and many others, just using a good example here) isn't here for that but because he likes doing it without being graded, rewarded or punished

On the other hand I understand it might be a lot of work for just 2 people to keep a site that grows clean and manageable and some sort of system might work...

It will be easy to filter out the abusive members and they wont have a long life on the site.
The problem with the current rep-system is that basically every pos or neg given should be checked whether it wasn't for no reason or just to support or ruin someones rep on the site.

As this is a fan-site there will probably always be 2 kinds of users...those who primarily ask and those who mainly answer..

As finding a fair "feedback" system will be hard and might be even harder to implement(I have no knowledge about the programming part so I am just guessing here) it might be better to not use one untill there is one thats very functional...

just my 2 cents

lol. i never knew my little post would generate such controversial replies.

i know from experience that most people are quick to assign blame to others but think more than twice before giving praise. given this, i had an idea that the reputation status would more or less be skewed to the negative side.

this is why i suggested that members should be able to read the comments or posts of negative points. sort of like in ebay, if a seller is given negative feedback, then everyone else can read the details and judge for themselves if the feedback is justifiable or not.

in any case, as you've all pointed out, it's not THAT important but then again, there might be some people who would judge members at "face value" (i.e. looking at reputation only) so having a red dot is not a good thing, in that case.

my two cents as well. :D

I dont think the rep system need to be taken away , some users didnt know it was there is the first place , including me . And i think its quite neat , Banning someone would be to the extreme . But a bad rep for off topic seems fair.

Reputation is good. It gives good capacity to "inspire" people to post more useful content and more resourceful content. :D

Originally Posted by Blackstar

Reputation is good. It gives good capacity to "inspire" people to post more useful content and more resourceful content. :D

Not when you give negative feedback randomly to posts that don't deserve it.

The reputation system can give new users a quick gauge of usefulness of posts, serve as incentive to create higher quality posts and can also give me guidelines to who to promote to Valued Member status.

@iversonjack - Your last post is one which I would consider giving neg to. Stating universal truths isn't really making any point. Anything is bad when it is given to people not deserving it, no?

Originally Posted by iversonjack

Not when you give negative feedback randomly to posts that don't deserve it.

When people make incorrect statements, it automatically warrants them a negative. :P

Edit: Maybe i should use another word instead of "people" XD

Originally Posted by xx-c

Well, if we admit the rep system's importance (i'm not still convinced !), the problem is many persons ignore that it exists, or if they don't they never use it (for certainly many reasons). The second point is we can't add reputation several times for the same person (to prevent abuses?). And the third point : Error, can you modify an add-reputation post if/when it's not justified ?

Good points
I don't think a rep-system is needed but it IS nice(as in just fun) if it works correctly and isn't abused.
Take the Ebay feedback system for example...we all know it CAN give a good indication of that seller but there are tons of ways to cheat it and is often used just to give "retaliation feedback" or random nonsense feedback

Thats why i don't agree with those who say Iversonjacks comment "Not when you give negative feedback randomly to posts that don't deserve it." doesn't hit the mark as I think what he did was point out the fact that - as I stated above regarding ebay- any system like that can be abused...

I've had my fair share of deleted posts (let's just say I'd be on more than 400 by now) So I think the rep system is awsome, as it tells you to hold back when neccessary

If you guys click on your USER CP how many points does it say you have????
My one only says 3 points but ive had about
10 + Rep

Although i did get a warning

N/A 04-29-2007 12:37 PMExpired 1Worthless postErr0r

I dont quite understand the system , Does errors warning count as -10 or somthing ???

Reputation Points

• A reputation point is how "worthy" a member's giving or subtracting of reputation is.
  
• For every XX registered days, the member gains 1 reputation power.
  
• For every XXX posts, the member gains 1 reputation power.
  
• To make their reputation hits count, a member must have made at least 10 posts and have a reputation of 10 or more.
  
• A new member stats with 10 reputation.
  
• Continously adding reputation to the same member does not work.

Example: A new member joins and posts something useful. A senior member with a reputation power of 3 sees it and adds reputation. The new member now has 13 reputation points.

So im only @ 3 reputation points because your admin so you have a reputation power of like 10??? so i get -10???

Whats the reputation power of a valued member and a admin and senior aswell as normal member???

As an example ive been registerd for 3 months = 90 days and ive made 211 posts and have a reputation of 3 >

Admin, moderators and valued members follow the same reputation system as regular users.

I think you're mixing reputation power with the actual reputation that you have.

I thought you were saying if you rewarded me id get more points than if a normal member rewarded me because your highyer

I care not for reputation.

What's a valued member?

a VALUED member, practically someone who is good in the forums, or did someone to earn the position

Lol. Looky, I'm a valued member.

laxx, go make an avatar and attach a signature... makes the forum look better.

Nickle as well, make a signature.

I nominate Jack's avatar for meizume.com ombudsperson.