So what do people think of the Rep Meter?
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Posted on: 2009-07-31 16:41 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I'll take you one step further ShadowNate.
Cows eat plants. Cow Flatulance contains methane which is contributing to global warming. By eating cows you are saving the enviroment.  Vegetarians eat plants. Plants produce oxygen. Vegetarians are destroying the enviroment.  Save the planet. Kill a vegetarian.  |
Cows eat vegetables.
Cows are made of vegetables.
Eating a cow is eating vegetables.
Besides, if God wanted us to be vegetarians, then why did He make animals out of meat?
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Well, humans are made of meat too |
Originally Posted by Barata
Or....
Cows eat vegetables. Cows are made of vegetables. Eating a cow is eating vegetables. Besides, if God wanted us to be vegetarians, then why did He make animals out of meat? |
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It works the same way as ratings.|
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
I keep getting the weirdest neg comments.
What the hell is "Silly Walks" supposed to convey? (Wasn't even on the thread where some player is asking about getting the ability to make our characters walk instead of always running.) Then there's "Loon," "Bad Videos are Bad," and "NEG NEG NEG". Even more bizarre is that the bulk of my negative rep comes from posts that are not exactly confrontational or controversial. Maybe there's actually a bounty thing here in the rep system that works like Siren's Call does... some random individual with a positive rep higher than X (or negative rep lower than X) has his/her name come up, and you have to pick a random post and either ding them if they're positive, or boost them if they're negative. Whichever side wins enough rep mods takes control of the forums for 5 minutes or something. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Say something you played has 5 stars. You think it's only worth 4. Instead of voting 4 because you think that's what it's worth, you vote a 1 to bring down the total average in an attempt to make it a 4.
You have a lot of points. People don't think you're worth that many, so they downvote you on principle.
tl;dr version: Jerks.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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I was ambivalent about the rep meter until last night. I went into my character profile to change something and saw that I got comments on some of my posts. I didn't know it did that. I saw that someone had used the fact that it was anonymous to toss some insults at me regarding a post I made.
Interestingly, my post was in no way related to whatever it was he was talking about. I had posted some examples of things we take for granted that a new user wouldn't know about (I was talking about the learning curve of the game). Things like the different kinds of defense (typed, positional), combining enhancements, etc. I then got anonymously lambasted and was told that everything I said was faulty opinion (um.... it was all in-game examples, hardly opinion), to keep out of the threads until I stopped farming AE, and to actually take part in the game instead of being an "AE Noob". 
As a five-year vet, I somehow don't think that I'm an AE Noob, especially since I dislike farming and almost never go into the AE building.
So I'm not sure how I feel about the rep meter. I like getting constructive criticism regarding my posts, but I dislike that jerks can use it to anonymously trash you.
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The only problem with defeating the Tsoo is that an hour later, you want to defeat them again!
"Life is just better boosted!" -- LadyMage
"I'm a big believer in Personal Force Field on a blaster. ... It's your happy place." -- Fulmens
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But humans are tough and chewy. Er..... at least, I'd imagine them to be that way. |
Originally Posted by Golden_Girl_EU
Well, humans are made of meat too
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Arc ID#30821, A Clean Break
The only problem with defeating the Tsoo is that an hour later, you want to defeat them again!
"Life is just better boosted!" -- LadyMage
"I'm a big believer in Personal Force Field on a blaster. ... It's your happy place." -- Fulmens
How do you give a rep value of zero though? What does it all mean? I just noticed I had a grey box in my User CP and no comment either. I thought you could only add or subtract.
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I think my favorite thing so far is seeing how many people interpret disagreeing with a bad or stupid idea as a "personal attack".
It's also interesting that I keep gathering green blocks in spite of my polarizing nature. I have more fans than detractors. Before the rep meter and its comments I'd have guessed the situation was reversed.
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No, we're not... well, most of us aren't. Unless you work out or lead a very active life style you're soft and sweet to the taste. Much like chicken. Not that I would know...
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Originally Posted by Barata
But humans are tough and chewy. Er..... at least, I'd imagine them to be that way.
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I tested this: my wife's forum account is unused & has a low post count. She's got zero rep. I had her rep me and I got a grey. |
Originally Posted by BlueRabbit
How do you give a rep value of zero though? What does it all mean? I just noticed I had a grey box in my User CP and no comment either. I thought you could only add or subtract.
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So it might be rep from a low-activity, no-rep user.
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Considering how much alcohol is derived from wheat, and my well deserved reputation as an incorrigible lush, I'd have to give Norman Borlaug like +100 rep for ensuring that my source of alcohol was not snatched up in humanitarian efforts to feed third world countries suffering from famine.|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Paris Hilton - Made a sex tape +1 rep
Norman Borlaug - Grew lots of wheat. -1 rep How many billions of trillions of wheat plants were brutally murdered in order to feed those humans? Bread is murder. Eat a cow. Save the wheat. |
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I think my favorite thing so far is seeing how many people interpret disagreeing with a bad or stupid idea as a "personal attack".
It's also interesting that I keep gathering green blocks in spite of my polarizing nature. I have more fans than detractors. Before the rep meter and its comments I'd have guessed the situation was reversed. |
When someone leaves a comment like: "... you idiot... please stop posting", that is not a "disagreement", that is a personal attack.
Also, perhaps your detractors have simply put you on ignore, or are just not bothering with the system at all.
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yes i love how personal attacks are acceptable on rep...
shhh dont use bad words on the forums thats a no no! but its ok to attack someone via rep...nice job!
i have a -8 so far and didnt even realixe it until i saw the personal attacks..funny thing is you know who it is..so its kinda funny
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I think my favorite thing so far is seeing how many people interpret disagreeing with a bad or stupid idea as a "personal attack".
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So tell me then, I got a rep comment that simply says "rascist". Is that a personal attack or a disagreement with a bad idea?
Now I laughed at the comment as I don't get offended by anonymous snipes.
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I love the rep comments. I have laughed so hard at the "negative" feedback I've gotten. And, for the record, it's my mom's house, but it's MY basement!|
Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I think my favorite thing so far is seeing how many people interpret disagreeing with a bad or stupid idea as a "personal attack".
It's also interesting that I keep gathering green blocks in spite of my polarizing nature. I have more fans than detractors. Before the rep meter and its comments I'd have guessed the situation was reversed. |
--NT
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!
If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville
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Originally Posted by Impish_Kat
When someone leaves a comment like: "... you idiot... please stop posting", that is not a "disagreement", that is a personal attack.
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Fortunately, I don't traffic in such nonsense.
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Also, perhaps your detractors have simply put you on ignore, or are just not bothering with the system at all.
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Perish the thought!
And Alt-o-holic doesn't count- he's got everyone on ignore. =P
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Originally Posted by NuclearToast
I love the rep comments. I have laughed so hard at the "negative" feedback I've gotten. And, for the record, it's my mom's house, but it's MY basement!
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And yes, the negative comments are always very entertaining, if for nothing else than the "WTH?" factor.
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The rep comments are being moderated. If you have some that break the forum rules, report them. They may look anonymous to you, but they aren't to the mods.
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Originally Posted by Coldmed
yes i love how personal attacks are acceptable on rep...
shhh dont use bad words on the forums thats a no no! but its ok to attack someone via rep...nice job! i have a -8 so far and didnt even realixe it until i saw the personal attacks..funny thing is you know who it is..so its kinda funny |
Seems like I just got negative rep for making a "Rude comment". To my mystery detractor I say this; may you dine on flatulence!
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+rep for creativity.
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Originally Posted by Blood_Spectre
Seems like I just got negative rep for making a "Rude comment". To my mystery detractor I say this; may you dine on flatulence!
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And just what IS its "actual purpose"?|
Originally Posted by LtZerge
Also agreed. It quickly just becomes meaningless for its 'actual purpose'.
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I hated Highschool.
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Originally Posted by RobertoLyon
And just what IS its "actual purpose"?
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Does it have an "actual purpose"?
What is that purpose please?
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