This -rep honestly made me laugh. Code: [IMG]http://www.forgehub.com/forum/images/oldschool/reputation/reputation_neg.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://www.forgehub.com/forum/general-chat/18322-reputation-clarification-post232272.html#post232272"][SIZE=2]Reputation Clarification[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=2]07-03-2008 [COLOR=#333333]10:23 PM[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] No pity for you if it clearly states in the rules to stop posting these. kthxbai [/SIZE] If you are talking about this, then you can hardly consider that a rule. It is a request from the Event Staff to please not whine about it. Whoever gave me this -rep, will probably not post they did, but I want to see who -rep'd me for this. Also, if I am wrong, please post the link to the rule that says not to do this.
Now this is getting hilarious. People are giving me -rep because: *this thread *i -rep'd them *to ask a question (wtf?) *they are illiterate people *they are rude and insulting people Just look at the -rep's, and you'll see what I mean.
Actually, this might be interesting. I wonder if we can get someone to 2 red boxes. A nice way you could have approached this subject would be if you didn't go around emblazoning, WAAAH I GOT NEG REPED in the first post with a list of neg reps. If you had pointed out some other flaws that weren't already stated and found not problematic, then I would have probably paid more attention. Also, if you don't care about the rep, ignore it. I have a bunch of guys on my fl here that have red boxes, and who cares? It's not a measure of how you post, it's just how others view you. You just happen to have a red box. So? Given the chance that I saw you post very well, I would have very easily +repped you to counteract the redness. If I see any contradiction between the rep box and the majority of the user's new posts, I'll probably help him out a bit.
You said that it's all the +rep people that are complaining about your thinking. I suppose that includes me. I want to point out: I got -rep'd for telling somebody HOW to embed a screenshot, I jsut typed the instructions, no rude comments or anything. So I know that the rep system has flaws, but you know what? A lot of the -rep for no reason is balanced out by +rep for no good reason. Also, you knew you would get -rep for posting this thread. So why did you post it? To have more of a reason to complain? Just avoid topics like this, everyone hates them. I made one once, got -3 rep, but it's all better now, so as long as you're not an idiot, you're rep should be alright. _________ Kinda Off-Topic: Most people are positive or neutral rep on FH, you can't use "Only +rep people are against me" as an argument.
The post at the top never had me whining, complaining, or bitching about the rep system. And Nemi, I never had any complaining up there, all the text before the Code: is original, except for the [COLOR=red][B]R[COLOR=lime]e[/COLOR][COLOR=red]p[/COLOR][COLOR=lime]u[/COLOR][COLOR=red]t[/COLOR][COLOR=lime]a[/COLOR][COLOR=red]t[/COLOR][COLOR=lime]i[/COLOR][COLOR=red]o[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=lime][B]n [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=black](+rep and -rep).[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Although I do appreciate you telling me what you'd do, I'd recommend not over exaggerating peoples' posts.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]For the last time: I made a suggestion for the reputation system, and anyone that says I am complaining, can stop complaining.[/COLOR] [/COLOR]
To a point, I agree. The rep system is more of a popularity contest than anything. However, it does show how others view the user based on recent activity, and thus, it works well. For an example, the prime reason why your rep box is red would probably be because people see this as a whiney, complaining thread. Whereas people like Titmar have a green rep because people find him funny. As for how you portray your post, it's still by definition complaining. You might not purport it that way, but it still bugs people.
Look, you were square til you had that last sentance... Complaining about the rep system is this entire thread. In essence, whether or not you specifically say "zomg, I got a neg rep, mods remove it pl0x" it doesn't matter, threads like this dictate complaining about the system, which is in a lot of peoples minds, not "screwed up" As many people have said before, it works out pretty good, the system, there were some comments I'd like to quote: And from This thread I would like to quote:
I agree with you Nemi, I truely do. But sometimes people have different views, and for mine, it is a reasonable one. Although others will not agree (some will), this is normal. And Tex, this whole rep system is based on maturity. You have to admit, mature people give reasonable +rep and -rep. Where immature people, will get angry and give -rep. As they will also give it because they're opinions are different. I've seen some -rep points that are given for no reason, and some just to joke about.