Reputations

[Firefoot]

Well, I was perusing this thread a bit and I found some gems:

Fordim Hedgethistle has now reached "---has the fame of Frodo". Hmm...wonder if there could be any higher?

Does that mean there could be up to ten little green boxes?!

On a less humorous note:

I like giving positive rep, it feels good. It makes me feel happy inside.

Maybe we should all feel a little bit more like this.

[VanimaEdhel]

Now that I've been back for a few days, I've found that, unless I see this thread, giving someone a reputation upgrade (or downgrade) hardly ever crosses my mind. If they make a good post, I say in the thread, "Great post!" and if it's really spectacular, I'll send them a private message to continue the discussion. If it isn't such a great post, I've found that I just kind of ignore it and move on.

I think part of it is that I don't want to give an anonymous rep, but at the same time, I'm rather shy at the thought of giving a comment along with it. I never have anything witty to say, and I don't want to send a message just saying, "You are a splendiferous poster, I so much enjoy you", because, well, a message without a bit of sarcasm just isn't me. And so often, I don't know the person well enough to know how they'll take a little sarcasm.

Originally Posted by Amanaduial the Archer

The rep system can, it seem, be rather problematic when certain sun-lulled or sleepy Downers try to add to a reputation...and send off the wrong type of rep.

Aman, do we have to put a little special Aman Restriction System on your computer where it measures you fatigue and determines the best course of action? Or it could always flash a little message before actually sending it saying, "Are you sure you want to send a negative rep? That's a negative right? Just double check!"

Actually, an "Are You Sure?" message before you actually send it would be nice, now that I think about it.