Reputation Part II

[Jason]

If you could re-architect the way REP works, what would you do?

Items to play with:

• Low rep could prevent functions (starting threads, posting at all or xx times in xx hours, remove PMs, remove ability to rep, etc.)
• High rep could allow features (not sure what they'd be but... that's why I'm asking)
• Like/dislike/thanks could factor into rep
• Rep can adjust or not adjust based on tenure alone
• Rep can reset every so often
• Rep can cap or not cap for an individual
• Rep can cap or not cap in how you share it (e.g. "must spread around")
• Rep can just go away altogether
• Rep can stay the way it is
• etc.

Be sure to not only state how you'd like it to work but also defend how it makes the community more inclusive and ... shall we say ... inviting. I am NOT committing to making any changes but interested in what comes up here.

TIA

 

[Stoked]

I'd do this (assuming we keep rep):

- Negative rep limits posts per hour
- Negative rep prevents creating threads
- Negative rep removes ability to rep others
- Tenure is removed from rep completely
- Likes, Thanks and Dislikes all add, or subtract, a set number of rep points
- No cap
- Must be spread around

But personally I think that rep is redundant with likes and dislikes.

 

[NAOS]

I'd do this (assuming we keep rep):

- Negative rep limits posts per hour
- Negative rep prevents creating threads
- Negative rep removes ability to rep others
- Tenure is removed from rep completely
- Likes, Thanks and Dislikes all add, or subtract, a set number of rep points
- No cap
- Must be spread around

These are all solid ideas, Stoked.

 

[Gameface]

I agree that tenure shouldn't count towards rep.

I agree that being in the negative should prevent a poster from starting threads and limit their posts per hour/day

I think likes and dislikes should add/subtract from rep, but less so than an actual rep.

I think if there is a change it should reset all of our rep and let the fun start. I'd aim for making it happen opening day.

 

[bigb]

Make it usable in the app.
Make it anonymous again.
Those with a negative can't start threads.
No cap.
Limit how many you can give one poster without giving to others (this may already the case) but no limit on how many you can hand out in a day.

 

[♪alt13]

Negative rep should should cause an ignore this user dialog to show up somewhere around their post. A troll post here or there isn't a big deal but a few pages of people feeding the trolls is.

 

[Stoked]

I agree that tenure shouldn't count towards rep.

I agree that being in the negative should prevent a poster from starting threads and limit their posts per hour/day

I think likes and dislikes should add/subtract from rep, but less so than an actual rep.

I think if there is a change it should reset all of our rep and let the fun start. I'd aim for making it happen opening day.

I agree with GF in that if we change this wipe everyone clean and start from scratch.
[MENTION=82]bigb[/MENTION], anonymous works for me.

 

[RJF]

Cherry picking others ideas: anonymous, different point value for like/rep as well as deducting for neg/dislike. Like a 3:1 kind of point value.

 

[RJF]

And maybe a deduction for fracts.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Nothing says easy harassment more than anonymous rep.

Negative rep: no starting threads, sure. Limiting posting otherwise, no. This site is too cliquey to allow the ability to silence unpopular posters. If posts are against rules, up to moderators to do the duty they signed up for.

 

[Siro]

Anyone who has less than 100 RAP shouldn't be allowed to post unless s/he is sponsored by a 100 RAP member. It's just common sense.

 

[colton]

• Rep can cap or not cap for an individual

I'm not sure if you meant Rep or Rep Adjustment Power for this item, but in case the latter--I feel pretty strongly that the Adjustment Power *should* still be capped, especially if you make Rep actually mean something more than it currently does. Otherwise it just throws too much power to the "popular" board users.