Reputations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 10-14-2005, 06:14 AM

I don't write to get reps...and I do give a lot of rep to things that make me laugh.. I just find it interesting that so often the amount of rep is inversely proportional to the amount of effort. But it is tue we are not always the best judge of our own efforts.....

Boromir88 · 10-14-2005, 10:04 AM

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The whole point of the system isn't really a race for the top(which is pretty much Lalwende's anyway)~Gurthang

Not if we combine forces.

But yeah, I concur.

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I'm quite tight-fisted when it comes to giving reps.~Gothmog

I was like that, but when I repeatedly saw that I "needed to wait before repping this person again" I kind of thought, I'm being too tight and should give more. Now on a few occasions my rep button has overheated. But honestly, it's up to the person whether they want to give more or less out or not. Nothing really anyone can do, or should have the "right" to say..."so and so doesn't give out enough." All that folderol.

Mithalwen · 10-14-2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

Not if we combine forces.

That is doomed to failure too, given the imminent official union of Lalwende and davem which if reflected in a joint downs account would be surely see off most other possible combinations......

Gothmog · 10-14-2005, 10:21 AM

Boro:

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I was like that, but when I repeatedly saw that I "needed to wait before repping this person again" I kind of thought, I'm being too tight and should give more.

So I've noticed. And that leads us to an other problem. When you get the "you must spread some rep..." message, there's a risk you'll think: "OK, must spread rep, must spread rep. Hmm, this seems ok, I'll rep it!". I understand why the rules are like they are. But 20 reps before you can rep the same person again, isn't that too much (is it 20?)? The danger with that limit is simply that one might search for posts to rep and give some "easy" points, just because one want the possibility to rep someone else.

That might explain some of the "unearned" reps we've discussed. Ok, we've decide they're might be deserved but anyway...

Count how many times I used the word "rep" in this post. New record?

HerenIstarion · 10-14-2005, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gothmog

(is it 20?)?

it is ten

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-14-2005, 07:00 PM

I have just recive rep points that was grey(ish) instedt of green, I guess this means that they are negative! I just don't understant why the post says my rep is even when i havev not gotten any positive rep points.

It would be very nice if when giving negative rep, one would state why. (so that i can take it in to consideration for futur posts)

Firefoot · 10-14-2005, 07:02 PM

Rune - the blue-greyish boxes are reps that come from people who have fewer than 50 posts and therefore have no weight. The rep, whether of positive or negative intent, did not affect your rep at all. Negative reps come with red boxes.

Boromir88 · 10-14-2005, 09:32 PM

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It would be very nice if when giving negative rep, one would state why. (so that i can take it in to consideration for futur posts)~Rune

Rarely does that happen, and it's my biggest pet peeve forum wise. But, what worse then getting a negative rep "unsigned" is getting no explanation at all.

10-14-2005, 06:14 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I don't write to get reps...and I do give a lot of rep to things that make me laugh.. I just find it interesting that so often the amount of rep is inversely proportional to the amount of effort. But it is tue we are not always the best judge of our own efforts..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-14-2005, 07:02 PM	#7
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Rune - the blue-greyish boxes are reps that come from people who have fewer than 50 posts and therefore have no weight. The rep, whether of positive or negative intent, did not affect your rep at all. Negative reps come with red boxes.