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Old 01-27-2009, 10:33 AM   #1
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Interesting subject.

How about repping someone in the middle of a heated discussion to soften him/her up in order to "win" the argument or to smooth things over? Ever done that?

As for the subject of reputation points, I'd like to say I don't care, but that'd be a lie. It is always nice getting some green and if I have an active posting period without any, it is something I notice. Certainly doesn't get me down, but I notice it.

Then again I don't hand out too many either. For some time I wasn't even aware of the repping system. Also, I tend to take many posters for granted who always deliver quality stuff. In a way they raise the bar too high for themselves and it's hard to say one particular post is especially great, so you end up repping none of them. Until you get a rep yourself from that person and somewhat guiltily responds by giving one back for any old post.

Lommy is probably right. Spread the love.

Then again, as a trained economist I know that the value of all things depend on the availability.
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Old 01-27-2009, 11:13 AM   #2
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Then again, as a trained economist I know that the value of all things depend on the availability.
The value of a statement of love exists in its sincerity rather than in its frequency. Love does not depreciate.
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:02 PM   #3
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The value of a statement of love exists in its sincerity rather than in its frequency. Love does not depreciate.
Spoken like a true Romantic.
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Old 01-27-2009, 01:29 PM   #4
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Spoken like a true Romantic.
A cynic would say that the love is never as strong as when it walks out the doors.
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Old 01-27-2009, 01:48 PM   #5
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I am guilty of this and admit if freely. There have been threads where we have vote off's and I've sold my vote in order to further my own cause. There have been some fiendish schemes on those threads...bluffs, deceit, double crosses etc...

I don't start many of my own threads and I realize that most of mine are fairly lame anyway so why kick a dead horse?

In a former era (meaning when I was more active and prior to the rep reset) I was quite the rep hound and hoped that in giving rep I would receive rep......I have since changed and no longer do so...at least that's what I tell myself. But be it known that when I give rep it is sincere. I won't rep something I don't like.
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Old 01-27-2009, 02:20 PM   #6
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Well, firstly, here's my take on the rep system:

I think it is meant for newer people to see who is and who is not a quality poster here on the forums. Because after a while you anyway form your own opinion and decide who is for you a quality poster and who is not. Also, with red reps you can see who you should maybe stay away from.

With everyone spreading rep around nothing will really change, the distibution will probably be similar, say with many people here repping some of the current top rep members for their continous great posting and fewer people repping people who don't do that much or great stuff according to the general opinion.

Meaning that by spreading love, Lommy, the only thing I expect to change is that you will have six green dots and I will have two. It will all just proportionatly go up, I see no reason for anything else.

So in the end, the quality poster recognitions will remain the same in here, the differences between posters as well, only the reasons for repping will no longer be as "serious" and some will no longer wait for something special so as to rep.

Anyway, since repping people is not and cannot ever be standardized you cannot really say that the rep levels represent the general opinion here on the BD, but just an approximate.


So as to sum up all this:

1. By spreading more love overall nothing will really change.

2. New members will always see by the reps who is a good poster and who is not.

3. Members who "fight" for rep and take pleasure from surpassing someone in rep levels have in my opinion misunderstood the point of it all. It's not about being better methinks.

4. Even if people still so to speak "fight" for rep, it won't change anything about the system, because bad posters won't receive anything no matter how much they rep in return.
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Old 01-27-2009, 03:28 PM   #7
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A cynic would say that the love is never as strong as when it walks out the doors.
Not that I've ever been accused of being a cynic....
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:04 PM   #8
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Old 01-28-2009, 01:50 PM   #9
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The value of a statement of love exists in its sincerity rather than in its frequency. Love does not depreciate.
Gil-Galad that went something like that. I believe it was: "Love does not blow up and get killed."

I guess I've been guilty of repping people in hopes of them repping me back, but I've always been an oddball in life so reputation doesn't matter that much to me. Though I can see why Lommy has so many rep points! "He who sows will also reap."
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:33 PM   #10
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I tend to take many posters for granted who always deliver quality stuff. In a way they raise the bar too high for themselves and it's hard to say one particular post is especially great, so you end up repping none of them. Until you get a rep yourself from that person and somewhat guiltily responds by giving one back for any old post.
I must say I recognise myself from that picture as well! Although I've noticed that I seem to try and avoid giving the impression it is because of that and so will rep that person back some time later after s/he has posted something that I consider worth repping...

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Lommy is probably right. Spread the love.
Then again, as a trained economist I know that the value of all things depend on the availability.
It depends on whether one wishes to see love as a commodity. Which I wouldn't encourage.
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The value of a statement of love exists in its sincerity rather than in its frequency.
But then again, I'm not sure how should we define love in this context in the first place - I mean if we still continue speaking mainly about repping others on the 'Downs...
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Old 02-25-2009, 03:43 PM   #11
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...trained economist...
Is that one of them oxymorons?
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Old 03-10-2009, 06:45 AM   #12
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Try getting a sproglet, you'll soon forget about getting reps I was top all that time and now I have not the foggiest where I am! In any case, I've been obsessing and geeking out over other stuff than Tolkien lately *the horror!* so I've not ruddy well earned any!!!

As to posting on threads to keep them going, well I don't do that except to add to my own if I think of something interesting to add - I don't mind talking to myself, I'm half mad anyway, but I have found myself posting on some of davem's threads when there's not a lot else being posted on them simply because we have discussed them at home and so you post up your thoughts. Also sometimes I post on them just to argue with him
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