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Offline Smedley Butler

Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes
« on: June 10, 2018, 07:32:41 PM »
I was inspired by what Pax Vobis wrote in the Sean Johson thread:

On social media everyone wants to be liked.

The reputation function is being abused by people here and is the biggest drawback of CI.

I propose:


Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes for individual posts.

Then it means you only disagree with what a user wrote there. It does not become a "rating" following the user around, making it look like they are "unliked" as a person.

Thoughts?
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Offline Matthew

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Re: Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2018, 09:46:18 PM »
Says the person with a 1:4 upvote/downvote ratio.
::)

This suggestion, if implemented, wouldn't help you out AT ALL, I know...this is purely for the good of CathInfo I'm sure.
:jester:
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Offline Matthew

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Re: Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2018, 09:50:08 PM »
Seriously though, I don't know what gave you the idea that CathInfo is a democracy. Did Sean Johnson's recent impertinent topics give you the inspiration? 

CathInfo doesn't have a board or a team of mods, or any kind of popular representation. It's a good old fashioned dictatorship or monarchy.

:cowboy: <--- I live in Texas though, so in lieu of a regular king's crown...
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Offline Matto

Re: Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2018, 10:10:36 PM »
The way it is set up the system makes it seem like the older members are more popular than the newer ones. Like I have a score of +2859 -86. I apparently accuмulated a high reputation score before the system changed and afterwards I was downvoted a few times. But it makes it seem like I am ridiculously popular. New members were not given the time to accuмulate such a high reputation so there scores will be more like +100 -50. I never worried about the rating system on Cathinfo though.
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Offline Incredulous

Re: Remove "reputation" but keep up/down votes
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2018, 10:16:38 PM »
Smedley,

Do not despair.

FYI, For $39.95, CI has a reputation score restoration program.

You fill out a brief application and after review, your popularity ratio is upwardly adjusted.

For $89.95, your reputation is totally cleansed and you become a super-hero member.

Uh.. I feel a thumbs-down coming even though this is a joke :jester:
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