Reputations

[Amanaduial the archer]

It varies: if I've made a spate of posts that I'm particularly proud of (usually RPG ones, most of what I post on the rest of the forum constitutes a grand total of about three lines generally...) then I might check it in the next day to see whether I've had any reps for them, especially if someone has PMed me to say they liked a post - hey, sometimes it's most happy-fun-time, sometimes not, that's the way it goes... And sometimes I won't check for a while then suddenly realise that I've acquired an extra box. Which, y'know, always makes a pleasant surprise

TGWBS - you're kinda right, the reps are 'drying up' to an extent, or did seem to be for a while. I get them all of the same crowd really, those who I RPG with, so maybe I have a warped view, but still... Maybe the novelty is wearing off?

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Amanaduial the archer

TGWBS - you're kinda right, the reps are 'drying up' to an extent, or did seem to be for a while. I get them all of the same crowd really, those who I RPG with, so maybe I have a warped view, but still... Maybe the novelty is wearing off?

I did notice that, too. Maybe it's because a dozen Downers have already reached the pinnacle of the system? There's a connection there...somewhere...

[Mithalwen]

Personally I am still giving rep in the same way as I ever did. However I quite appreciate that many might think it pointless to rep me... or maybe I am just slacking!!!

[the guy who be short]

I was astounded to find, in the members list, that I have the 70th highest rep. Cool!

I meant that my personal reps were drying up, but it's interesting to see that others think the same is happening on a larger scale.

[Boromir88]

I can understand what he says. People get a lot of rep, they get cocky. They'll say about anything. One way to stop them is to cut them down. It keeps you honest.

Personally though, I'd be almost afraid to give a negative to someone very high up, as in very valueable in points. Just the thought of never receiving that high rep again is rather discouraging.

Gurthang, there really should be nothing to worry about by giving someone high up there a negative rep. As long as it's deserved (and for me leave the name) because if there's miscommunication, or I deserved a negative rep and there's no name, I can't send a PM to apologize for what I may have said. Trust me, I won't hold a grudge, and allthough the others can have their own thoughts, from what I've seen all of them are kind people who care about the welfare of the downs, not how many points they get.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Boro has a wonderful point. The idea of reps is not necessarily to give us all uninflatable ego-boosts (although thanks to a silly comment I made in Mirth a little while ago, I've got a big grin), but so that we can communicate what we like or dislike about posts. There's no need to be leery about giving neg-reps to top-listers. The only one I ever gave was to someone that I'm quite terrified of. I still left my name, preceded by exactly what bothered me about that person's post. There've been no retributions, I swear.

[Amanaduial the archer]

The only one I ever gave was to someone that I'm quite terrified of. I still left my name, preceded by exactly what bothered me about that person's post. There've been no retributions, I swear.

Arr, a tale t' chill the bones, tae be sure....*drops the pirate accent* But indeed, my lady, you are braver than I.

I really don't like giving negative reps, still. Without saying how much each of my reps is worth (nothing compared to those who sit on High Taniquetil anyway), it's enough so that if I was to get one of that weight, it would seriously buoy me down - I personally hate getting negative reps. Subsequently, if I see something that really bothers me, I generally PM the poster about it asking them for a reason why they posted it/asking them if they would mind editting/explaining etc, in the hopes that they will remove or edit the post - no harm done I'd rather do that than give them a negative rep which is rather more permanent.