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I agree. That way I could ask why the guy that left me a . as a neg rep comment didn't like my post.
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Originally Posted by LordXenite
I think rep comments should not be anonymous!
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There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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To sum up what PK once had in his signature: "On the Internet, Anonymity cultivates Animosity".
Originally Posted by Twisted Toon
I agree. That way I could ask why the guy that left me a . as a neg rep comment didn't like my post.
I believe that a Kheldian Gold Standard should be based on SO's, and for anything above that... there's Platinum!
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No, that's a totally inaccurate summation. The correct concise version would be "Anonymity cultivates idiocy".
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That's actually even further from the truth. The correct version would be "Anonymity encourages behavior that would normally be prevented by the basic social contract." When you're no longer bound to be responsible for your own actions (anonymity), you're freed to behave in whatever manner you feel like and, depending on your personal feelings about humans in their natural state, generally means that the person is going to behave as large of a jackass as possible.|
Originally Posted by Westley
No, that's a totally inaccurate summation. The correct concise version would be "Anonymity cultivates idiocy".
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In general, the most simple version is just to use John Gabriel's Greater Internet ****wad Theory.
Um, that's exactly what Xenite was talking about... I used to have that exact comic in my signature for the last month or so....
Paying attention FTL!
On the other hand, anonymous ratings prevent backlash. However, either way you go, somebody loses.
Either you can be slammed by others unfairly (or pretend it was unfair) and there is no way to know whats going on; or else you can get pissed about someone's feedback (legit or not) and then since you know who they are, you can get your friends to slam them back for you.
I think this is why it'd be better to have no rep for individuals, and simply leave thread ratings.
Lewis
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Which was, probably, one of the reasons they did away with the personal star ratings on the other boards. not that I had cultivated any stars back then. I didn't post often enough with enough "passion" to irritate most people...except for the ones that "require" Stamina in their builds and want Stamina made inherant so we cn all suffer the joys of +Recovery...whether we want to or not. |
Originally Posted by UnicyclePeon
On the other hand, anonymous ratings prevent backlash. However, either way you go, somebody loses.
Either you can be slammed by others unfairly (or pretend it was unfair) and there is no way to know whats going on; or else you can get pissed about someone's feedback (legit or not) and then since you know who they are, you can get your friends to slam them back for you. I think this is why it'd be better to have no rep for individuals, and simply leave thread ratings. Lewis |
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
it's still really odd to me how most of the people who list off reasons why one shouldn't care about negative rep all seem to care themselves
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To be honest, I don't care about the Rep meter at all. half the people that have given me Rep (pos or neg) haven't really done so because they think my posts are good (or bad), they just did so because they could.|
Originally Posted by _____
it's still really odd to me how most of the people who list off reasons why one shouldn't care about negative rep all seem to care themselves
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Really, its a popularity contest to most people. I already know I'm not the most popular person around. In fact, I'm pretty well unknown. I don't post enough to be in the <the rest of post has been deemed classified>.
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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I'm actually glad I turned mine off. A little bit ago, I posted a thread, on the Protector Board, looking for a SG to belong to. I get this comment as part of a Negative Rep:
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Now I'm thinking "WTF is this person's problem?" Besides being a total A-hole who doesn't have any reading ability what so ever.| Play on Virtue or Freedom instead for good SG |
It's unwarranted garbage like the above that makes me glad I did turn it off.
Now I feel better...
Thank you for the time...
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Originally Posted by UnicyclePeon
On the other hand, anonymous ratings prevent backlash. However, either way you go, somebody loses.
Either you can be slammed by others unfairly (or pretend it was unfair) and there is no way to know whats going on; or else you can get pissed about someone's feedback (legit or not) and then since you know who they are, you can get your friends to slam them back for you. I think this is why it'd be better to have no rep for individuals, and simply leave thread ratings. Lewis |
So rare it's a god damn superpower now.
Yeah, as already commented, the stars disappeared for the same reason. This whole reputation thing is a giant leap backwards to be honest.
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Originally Posted by Westley
Um, that's exactly what Xenite was talking about... I used to have that exact comic in my signature for the last month or so....
Paying attention FTL! |
No, you had an edited, forum friendly version of that exact comic in your signature.
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Thread ratings are still a flawed system too. We occasionally had people who would go into a server's section and one-star every thread in it. Which would start a thread blaming a different server, which would result in someone one-starring that server's threads, etc.|
Originally Posted by UnicyclePeon
I think this is why it'd be better to have no rep for individuals, and simply leave thread ratings.
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Even the tags have thier flaws, as they have been used for nonsense.
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I have no idea what you're talking about... Tunnel Snakes do in fact rule, I read it in the internet, so it MUST be true!
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Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork
Even the tags have thier flaws, as they have been used for nonsense.
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Westley...er, PK...Um..whoever. Do you make a habit of changing avatars every week? If so, I think I know why I can't get mine to load...
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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I still read your posts in King Julien's voice. Self-important, egotistical and deluded. In a good way, of course. |
Originally Posted by Westley
I have no idea what you're talking about... Tunnel Snakes do in fact rule, I read it in the internet, so it MUST be true!
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They do rule...as much as positive rep affects your everyday lives rules...|
Originally Posted by Westley
I have no idea what you're talking about... Tunnel Snakes do in fact rule, I read it in the internet, so it MUST be true!
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Seriously....can you picture this scenario with your co-workers while on break? "Soo...My rep is up to +7 on the City of Heroes Forums! Rock on!"
Did we ever decide if PK was going to turn his Rep on or off?
There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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Originally Posted by Twisted Toon
Did we ever decide if PK was going to turn his Rep on or off?
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I don't think that will ever be decided. Hell, you should see me trying to order a PIZZA.
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I always order the same thing when I get a pizza. That way I don't have to agonize over the different choices. |
Originally Posted by Westley
I don't think that will ever be decided. Hell, you should see me trying to order a PIZZA.
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There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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...cuz without being able to easily see all the comments in one place anymore... it's just no longer FUN anymore. | I'm Turning My Rep Off |
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Originally Posted by westley
...cuz without being able to easily see all the comments in one place anymore... It's just no longer fun anymore.
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I think rep comments should not be anonymous!
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