Reputations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 01-23-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

Mith:

If you are speaking to me, then....I wish I could stay in Aragorn's court. I never liked Elrond, or any of that elvish stuff, I guess I'll just start writing bad posts to get negative reps.

I was ..... but I think you may be slipping in to character too much here - if not I may have to make you take a twelve step programme "learning to like elves"

..

Oh or do you just want a neg rep .....

Finwe-89 · 01-23-2005, 11:46 AM

Ok good, now I have 37 reputations points! Tnx for the ones who gave me the points

*Crabs a potato*

*Throws, and HITS*

HA! Take that old man!

Mithalwen · 01-23-2005, 12:42 PM

While I am intrigued by the levels titles, and wonder what will happen now that Fordim has five shiny jewels alongside the five plain ones, I have to say I really don't think this is the place for members to broadcast their own rep in terms of actual points. As far as I know that is information that is only available to the member and, to my mind should stay that way. Similarly I would not like to see the thresholds for the various levels made explicit.

I guess it may because I had a certain type of British upbringing but I feel it is as vulgar as bragging about how rich you are..... and by quantifying it in such precise terms it does make it seem very competitive.

The rep system acts as a guide and encouragement. Most people use it positively. Generally it seems to me good posts get rewarded and a lean spell means that a bit more effort is required. I think it is quite clever the way the system is weighted. If I get repped by one of the high-rollers, I am pleased because it is an honour to be recognised by someone who has earned the respect of the community, not because it will get me more points. To turn it in to a points grubbing exercise devalues the whole thing. The thoughtful comment of someone whose rep carries no points is not valueless.

Now I will stop sermonising.....

Sapphire_Flame · 01-25-2005, 12:08 PM

Saphy has a question.

Saphy was wondering if the rep points one gets on a post get nullified or removed if the thread your post is in gets deleted. Saphy has actually been wondering about that for a while.

[Saphy evidently is turning into a Gollum, and thus must refer to herself in third person.]

Saphy must now leave to chase after Takua with a rusty spork.

~ Saphy ~

Mithalwen · 01-25-2005, 01:06 PM

I do know that if you delete a post you keep the rep whether good or bad. I once posted something, received a pm that seem to "blast" it and was shattered enough to delete it almost immediately. However someone else seized that brief window of opportunity to positively rep it... and so I felt a fraud for having got points on something I hadn't been brave enough to keep on the forum. Perhaps we should have an "honesty box" to return points we feel we have got in such circumstances....... On the other hand, I once got neg rep for a post which on second looks was a complete non-sequitur - I think I had replied to the wrong forum in error - and in my shame I deleted it (obviously it didn't spoil the flow of the thread). And the neg rep stayed too.

So I guess once you have got it, you keep it ... but I may be quite wrong....

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-25-2005, 04:30 PM

Abercrombie has another question, what does it mean if you get a gray reputation?
(It's ok Saphy you're not alone.)

Lindolirian · 01-25-2005, 04:40 PM

It means that the person who repped you had under 50 posts or not enough rep points of their own to give. Basically, they meant well, but it didn't really count.

See the Wight's post on specifications on reps for more info if you want. EDIT: See this one also, BW had a mistake in his first one which he corrected here.

Bêthberry · 01-25-2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

I do know that if you delete a post you keep the rep whether good or bad. I once posted something, received a pm that seem to "blast" it and was shattered enough to delete it almost immediately. However someone else seized that brief window of opportunity to positively rep it... and so I felt a fraud for having got points on something I hadn't been brave enough to keep on the forum. Perhaps we should have an "honesty box" to return points we feel we have got in such circumstances....... On the other hand, I once got neg rep for a post which on second looks was a complete non-sequitur - I think I had replied to the wrong forum in error - and in my shame I deleted it (obviously it didn't spoil the flow of the thread). And the neg rep stayed too.

So I guess once you have got it, you keep it ... but I may be quite wrong....

In regards to deleted posts... If you ever change your mind, Mithalwen, you could always contact the moderator of the forum and ask for the post to be reinstatted. With the new software, a deleted post is still visible to a moderate, who can restore it.

Fordim Hedgethistle · 01-25-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bêthberry

With the new software, a deleted post is still visible to a moderate, who can restore it.

Interesting. . .what, then, does a radical see? The post as it might have appeared to someone from a different forum? Does an extremist see it as he or she believes it should appear? Perhaps reactionaries see only the first post of the thread? Do anarchists see only a mess of randomy generated words taken from the post?

01-23-2005, 11:46 AM	#2
Finwe-89 Wight Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In Lotholorien, looking in the mirror that shows that there is still hope for life... Posts: 84	Ok good, now I have 37 reputations points! Tnx for the ones who gave me the points Crabs a potato Throws, and HITS HA! Take that old man! __________________ Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum- ishi krimpatul... Beware: Don't speak this loud when you're alone in the dark... Unless you really want it... But don't say I didn't warn you...

01-23-2005, 12:42 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Being a wet blanket.. While I am intrigued by the levels titles, and wonder what will happen now that Fordim has five shiny jewels alongside the five plain ones, I have to say I really don't think this is the place for members to broadcast their own rep in terms of actual points. As far as I know that is information that is only available to the member and, to my mind should stay that way. Similarly I would not like to see the thresholds for the various levels made explicit. I guess it may because I had a certain type of British upbringing but I feel it is as vulgar as bragging about how rich you are..... and by quantifying it in such precise terms it does make it seem very competitive. The rep system acts as a guide and encouragement. Most people use it positively. Generally it seems to me good posts get rewarded and a lean spell means that a bit more effort is required. I think it is quite clever the way the system is weighted. If I get repped by one of the high-rollers, I am pleased because it is an honour to be recognised by someone who has earned the respect of the community, not because it will get me more points. To turn it in to a points grubbing exercise devalues the whole thing. The thoughtful comment of someone whose rep carries no points is not valueless. Now I will stop sermonising..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-25-2005, 12:08 PM	#4
Sapphire_Flame Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The World That Never Was Posts: 1,232	Saphy has a question. Saphy was wondering if the rep points one gets on a post get nullified or removed if the thread your post is in gets deleted. Saphy has actually been wondering about that for a while. [Saphy evidently is turning into a Gollum, and thus must refer to herself in third person.] Saphy must now leave to chase after Takua with a rusty spork. ~ Saphy ~ __________________ The Hitchhiking Ghost

01-25-2005, 01:06 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I do know that if you delete a post you keep the rep whether good or bad. I once posted something, received a pm that seem to "blast" it and was shattered enough to delete it almost immediately. However someone else seized that brief window of opportunity to positively rep it... and so I felt a fraud for having got points on something I hadn't been brave enough to keep on the forum. Perhaps we should have an "honesty box" to return points we feel we have got in such circumstances....... On the other hand, I once got neg rep for a post which on second looks was a complete non-sequitur - I think I had replied to the wrong forum in error - and in my shame I deleted it (obviously it didn't spoil the flow of the thread). And the neg rep stayed too. So I guess once you have got it, you keep it ... but I may be quite wrong.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-25-2005, 04:40 PM	#7
Lindolirian World's Tallest Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Where the view is long Posts: 2,117	It means that the person who repped you had under 50 posts or not enough rep points of their own to give. Basically, they meant well, but it didn't really count. See the Wight's post on specifications on reps for more info if you want. EDIT: See this one also, BW had a mistake in his first one which he corrected here. __________________ 'They say that the One will himself enter into Arda, and heal Men and all the Marring from the beginning to the end." Last edited by Lindolirian; 01-25-2005 at 04:42 PM. Reason: add link

01-25-2005, 04:30 PM	#6
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Abercrombie has another question, what does it mean if you get a gray reputation? (It's ok Saphy you're not alone.)