Why doesn't infraction lead to decreased Rep power?

[Gameface]

What a sore little bitch. Who give a **** but you ya idiot?

I think it was the single scummiest thing I am aware of anyone using this site for. Rep was anonymous so you would go around neg repping people and signing other people's names to your negative comments. That's just sleazy. It shows us what your real character is. The kind of person you are when you don't think anyone is looking.

I think you were one of the main reasons rep became open because you were causing problems and you were doing it maliciously.

Your post above is typical of you. Personal attacks and insults.

 

[Dr. Jones]

This may be the best comment in the thread. Now you are a vocal few so I'm wondering if the majority just doesn't care or think its fine. Sounds like a poll...


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I think most think things are fine/don't really care. I've never been in the situation of being in a rep war, but I doubt someone gets irritated by losing rep as much as they hate it that someone else is getting some kind of weird enjoyment out of it. I suspect it's just wanting to choke them or something, but can't.

I really think all of this is no biggie.

 

[Fishsticks]

I think it was the single scummiest thing I am aware of anyone using this site for. Rep was anonymous so you would go around neg repping people and signing other people's names to your negative comments. That's just sleazy. It shows us what your real character is. The kind of person you are when you don't think anyone is looking.

I think you were one of the main reasons rep became open because you were causing problems and you were doing it maliciously.

Your post above is typical of you. Personal attacks and insults.

Says the guy who insults. Grow up..get a life.. do something for the love of god.

 

[Archie Moses]

OP - cry harder.

 

[franklin]

Who's going to fess up to being rep Dale? That was an entertaining neg rep act.

Also, who was it that was signing my handle to neg reps? You created some problems with me and other posters that I didn't find out about for a year or more. Pretty entertaining stuff so you should fess up and take credit.

 

[The Midnight]

LOL.. all the guys who are saying "we don't care about neg reps" have like rep power of +15 or more..

I guess I'm trying to raise this issue for those new posters who've just joined & it can really break their spirit sometimes getting neg rep -20 from a bully who had multiple infractions but still had their Rep Power intact.

But who cares about new posters anyway...

 

[Dr. Jones]

LOL.. all the guys who are saying "we don't care about neg reps" have like rep power of +15 or more..

I guess I'm trying to raise this issue for those new posters who've just joined & it can really break their spirit sometimes getting neg rep -20 from a bully who had multiple infractions but still had their Rep Power intact.

But who cares about new posters anyway...

I do care about new posters. Let's do this...

Tell me which poster has a rep power of 20+ and bullies new posters by neg-repping. Exactly .. I think this thread has run its course.

 

[The Midnight]

I do care about new posters. Let's do this...

Tell me which poster has a rep power of 20+ and bullies new posters by neg-repping. Exactly .. I think this thread has run its course.

Well as mentioned here by other posters as well, Cy used to do it to me and other posters here all the time.

But I've tried to stay clear of him and hadn't had a neg rep from him for a while (he's never pos rep me by the way).

I can't say whether or not he's doing it new posters though.. as you guys are now BFF may be you could ask him for me?

Also that's just 1 guy I had a run-in with, I have no idea who else is out there.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Well as mentioned here by other posters as well, Cy used to do it to me and other posters here all the time.

But I've tried to stay clear of him and hadn't had a neg rep from him for a while (he's never pos rep me by the way).

I can't say whether or not he's doing it new posters though.. as you guys are now BFF may be you could ask him for me?

Also that's just 1 guy I had a run-in with, I have no idea who else is out there.

I'm not being a jerk, just suggesting that Cy, as the only known example of the author of this thread, that hasn't had one by Cy in some time, maybe should have made things a bit more clear. I think it's all overblown.

 

[The Midnight]

I'm not being a jerk, just suggesting that Cy, as the only known example of the author of this thread, that hasn't had one by Cy in some time, maybe should have made things a bit more clear. I think it's all overblown.

Dutch woud be another.

I'm not on here 24/7 and have slowed down my posting in recent years so that's all I know.

 

[Dr. Jones]

You see - Rep power is all they have over all the other posters. One of the things I don't like is members with high Rep count neg-repping new posters just as a bullying tactic. Nobody wants to stand up or say bad things about these guys because they're afraid of getting neg-repped.

What I would do is straight away decrease Rep power by say 5. I'm pretty sure they'll stop what they were doing before and start acting like civilized people.

If the measure is there to keep people's stupid behavior in tact then you have to find the best way of doing it so that these guys don't re-offend.


I just don't get how someone can get a 1 week ban, go have a holiday, come back and bully honest-everyday-posters around just because they still have their 20+ Rep power in tact.

Just my 2 cents.

I think Rep power has its merits. It keeps people honest and not to do stupid things for example. I used to say a lot of stupid things and some posters here have let me know by neg-repping me which have kept in in line ever since. It's just that you start to get people who have high Rep Power acting stupid that's the issue IMO.

Rep is not the issue, it's how we can fully utilize it.

Then reduce their Rep power to 0 and see how they respond.

Rep power is all these guys have over us average posters. Take that away and I bet you, you'll see a change in attitude.

Then please explain to me why I get Neg -10 rep from Dutch everytime I utter the word "Jefferson" in a positive way?

If he doesn't give a **** please explain to me why he does that.

No it's definitely not about posters with high rep. There are plenty of good posters with high rep who doesn't abuse it. All I'm saying is that if you do abuse it (high rep or not), your rep power should take a hit, simply because you have abused it.

Yes Yes Yes, PKM if you wanted an example, you've got one.

When I was a new poster to this place Cy was definitely one of those who would just neg rep you -20 simply for messing with his mood. (I wouldn't be surprised if he'd neg rep me for this post, but who cares). I toughed it out, took it on the chin, because I enjoy 90% of the discussions I have here.

Which other new posters have Cy done this to? We'll never know. Should he be penalized for this sort of behavior? Absolutely. Why he's still walking around with 27+ Rep is beyond me.

To the Mods: not all new posters are going to report this kind of thing. It can come out as whiny and most people just don't wanna bother. (For all my time here I've never reported a neg-rep be it bully in nature or otherwise). So if you can't monitor this, I think it's pretty stupid. If you have a Rep system going, you've got to be able to monitor it. If you can't, then you've got to take it out IMO.

But how would that keep posters with high rep count from abusing their rep power? Doesn't it have to come back to Mods penalizing them eventually? I think it'll just create too much back-talking & mud slinging.

Easiest way is for Mods to look into Neg Repping Records, this should easily catch guys who Neg Rep on a regular basis, and you can then keep an eye on them. I don't think there are that many anyway that are ruining it for most of us.

Well as mentioned here by other posters as well, Cy used to do it to me and other posters here all the time.

But I've tried to stay clear of him and hadn't had a neg rep from him for a while (he's never pos rep me by the way).

I can't say whether or not he's doing it new posters though.. as you guys are now BFF may be you could ask him for me?

Also that's just 1 guy I had a run-in with, I have no idea who else is out there.

Dutch woud be another.

I'm not on here 24/7 and have slowed down my posting in recent years so that's all I know.

I had a few minutes to kill. Just thought I would clarify, precisely, the OP's position. This should clear things up, fine.
Btw, I ain't hatin' .. just entertaining myself.

 

[Zulu]

I had a few minutes to kill. Just thought I would clarify, precisely, the OP's position. This should clear things up, fine.
Btw, I ain't hatin' .. just entertaining myself.

Damn BFFers!!!