Bring negative rep back

[HotD]

Too bad there isn't a reputation algorithm that would only provide a sliding percentage of the receiving user's current rep, to a maximum of (for instance) 5%, with percentages determined by the user's rep; as well as a capped gain or loss within a 24 hour period, as currently done with giving out rep.

 

[stephen87]

For that, I should negative rep you and send you back to the no badge age. But I won't.

Consider yourself spared, just this once.

 

[Cameramonkey]

as a long time forum/BBS user (and I mean long time in general internet use, not here) I dont see a problem with negative rep... as long as it can only be doled out one hit at a time or only by level headed, seasoned, experienced users. If a user gets a mag full of neg reps a day and he has the ability to empty said mag of rep all at once on a person to ruin them for a long time thats bad news.

Just like ebay, I dont see a problem with being able to ping a user ONCE (without the ability to seek out each and every one of that user's comments and give them a -1 repeatedly and vindictively until you are out of them)

Then again I admittedly dont know the whole story as to why it was removed, forum software limitations/abuses, etc. so I'll just leave my with that understanding... take it FWIW.

 

[JetGirl]

I know what the rest of you are thinking.
"So many monkeys... so little time..."

 

[Scutter01]

as a long time forum/BBS user (and I mean long time in general internet use, not here) I dont see a problem with negative rep... as long as it can only be doled out one hit at a time or only by level headed, seasoned, experienced users.

vBulletin doesn't have that sort of granular control over who can give out rep. It's (generally) an all-or-nothing proposal. Neg rep was removed because many members were taking it upon themselves to punish new members with crushing negative rep for minor technical errors or social faux pas particular to INGO's culture. This ended up driving many of them away. In the end, it was decided that the benefits of being able to add neg rep to a comment came nowhere near to the damage it was causing.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

vBulletin doesn't have that sort of granular control over who can give out rep. It's (generally) an all-or-nothing proposal. Neg rep was removed because many members were taking it upon themselves to punish new members with crushing negative rep for minor technical errors or social faux pas particular to INGO's culture. This ended up driving many of them away. In the end, it was decided that the benefits of being able to add neg rep to a comment came nowhere near to the damage it was causing.

So how is positive repping a member with 3 posts to the max any less of an abuse? If the rep system is such a joke, why even have one?

 

[Scutter01]

So how is positive repping a member with 3 posts to the max any less of an abuse? If the rep system is such a joke, why even have one?

That's not my call to make. I advocated getting rid of it entirely. I've had my rep turned off for two years. The question was "Why don't we set up rep with a bunch of crazy rules and conditions?", which I answered.

 

[HotD]

So how is positive repping a member with 3 posts to the max any less of an abuse? If the rep system is such a joke, why even have one?

3 posts? I was maxed at my very first, introductory post.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

3 posts? I was maxed at my very first, introductory post.

I was referring to another member that I happened to see, but you have proven my point.

 

[Brandon]

I was referring to another member that I happened to see, but you have proven my point.

I had to see what I could do, 3 gold 2 silver to someone with only one green bar.

 

[N8RV]

Too bad there isn't a reputation algorithm ...

I'm pretty sure that Al Gore ain't got no rhythm.

 

[PhantomJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAQXg0IdfI

had to be done

 

[longbarrel]

Yeah, but I don't have a union to hide behind.

Why not?

 

[HotD]

I had to see what I could do, 3 gold 2 silver to someone with only one green bar.

I can give out 3 silver, one red, and 7 bars to someone with only one green bar.

Shouldn't there be an official INGO thread to brag about this?