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Old 03-16-2007, 08:28 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Put it this way...No it wouldn't be a good idea. Because those that make it a habit of creating problems will have one more thing to gripe about if they feel that someone else's warning bar is lower then theirs. It would be added in with their complaints that they are currently using in regards to warnings and punishments. It would end up more a headache for ya'll then ya'll already have in that area.
This is also a very valid point. There is also the possibility that some ne'er do-wells could strive to rack up the points and the banishments...
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:47 PM   #12 (permalink)
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User Reputation in its simplest form is a ranking of your user's benefit to your forum. Its basis comes from the opinions of all of your forum users that choose take part in it.

Users gain and lose reputation based on how their posts are scored by other forum participants. Users with the ability to affect reputation, will either give or take aways points by approving or disapproving with a post's content.

User reputation can be a derisive element of your forum so great care should be taken before a decision is made to enable it.
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:50 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Yeah that looks good
Old 03-16-2007, 09:00 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Yeah that looks good
Why Winston? This isn't yahoo and there are those here that will use it to abuse the other members with by choosing to score other's posts simply by whether or not they dislike a member. Not the post content.

In otherwords, what's shown wouldn't be actual, because of the instances of abuse in the ratings by others themselves. Say...You dont' like Gary personally, so you choose to give his posts a low rating to reflect your dislike...Or Gary himself rates your posts not on it's contents but his personal feelings about you...

Alot of potential there for abuse from both ends of any issue.
Old 03-16-2007, 09:04 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Why Winston? This isn't yahoo and there are those here that will use it to abuse the other members with by choosing to score other's posts simply by whether or not they dislike a member. Not the post content.

In otherwords, what's shown wouldn't be actual, because of the instances of abuse in the ratings by others themselves. Say...You dont' like Gary personally, so you choose to give his posts a low rating to reflect your dislike...Or Gary himself rates your posts not on it's contents but his personal feelings about you...

Alot of potential there for abuse from both ends of any issue.

You are right it is not yahoo these moderaters actually take a active role in the board. Sure people could manipulate a ranking system but the mods can ban those that would.
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It seems like a bad idea. Those things could act like a stigma, and we don't need more of those on this forum. Anybody who's boxed in can say "Oh yeah? Well how can I trust you? You have so-and-so infractions! You act immature!"

That and people will be forced, with their shame out in the open, to complain and argue with the admins even more to keep those points from adding up. It might give you more of a hassle.
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Old 03-16-2007, 09:25 PM   #18 (permalink)
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You are right it is not yahoo these moderaters actually take a active role in the board. Sure people could manipulate a ranking system but the mods can ban those that would.
I think you and AP both bring valid points... Perhaps we should do this democratically, with a poll?
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You are right it is not yahoo these moderaters actually take a active role in the board. Sure people could manipulate a ranking system but the mods can ban those that would.
And just how would they go about proving that someone was abusing it? I mean honestly? A ratings system is for rating another's posts. And any argument that those abusing it in such a manner, actually would be a justified argument. Cause they can use any reason to rate a post low or high, period. Rating is about opinion and if you don't like a person, that is enough of a reason to do it if one so chooses.

No, it's a bad idea regardless of the site having mods or not. Simply because it would raise more headaches then actually being helpful to the site or to the moderators themselves.
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It seems like a bad idea. Those things could act like a stigma, and we don't need more of those on this forum. Anybody who's boxed in can say "Oh yeah? Well how can I trust you? You have so-and-so infractions! You act immature!"

That and people will be forced, with their shame out in the open, to complain and argue with the admins even more to keep those points from adding up. It might give you more of a hassle.
This is also a valid point...
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