Thread: Are reputation points worth it ?

Jeez Louise, theyr'e just a bit of fun, call 'em rep points or popularity points who cares?
Wait till the novelty factor wears off, it will come down to the same old posters will post. The lurkers will lurk, the administartors will administrate, someone will chuck a wobbly, and we will find something else to occupy us.
There is constantly a thread, or some such which creates a bit of havoc, triton vs others, handtools vs powertools, banana benders vs cockroaches vs mexicans.
Lets face we're all a bunch of kids, having fun, it is in our nature to get stirred up over something trivial, this is just the flavour of the month.

G'day.

A forum is a forum.... if you've got something to say, spit it out or shut up.

I reckon that if you think some one else's opinion (post) is good or bad, it's fair enough to say so but do it in the forum where the subject of your rep/rap was posted & be prepared to explain your reasons for a negative response.

There is some merit in the 'management style' of only handing out reward points.
IE: You can give out a greenie but not a bluey.
That way, if you want to disagree with someone, you have to post it, you can't sneak around the back & bite their bum without them knowing who it was.

When I was in the Defence Force, about 20 years ago, there was no merit system, just a demerit system. Before you all jump up & say "but what about the promotion system," that's what I'm talking about. You had to do a certain amount of time & pass an exam to get a promotion. If you had a clean slate, IE no demerit points, you got promoted on time. The demerit points were handed out for mistakes. The drongos soon worked out that if you hid & never did anything, you couldn't make a mistake so you didn't get any demerit points. They let the brighter, smarter, faster, keener, troops do all the work so that if something went wrong, the troop that did the work copped the blame. Guess who got promoted faster? Sure there was the odd bright/smart/fast/keen one that didn't make any mistakes but guess what sort of a "Team" it built? It's hard to soar like an eagle when you work with turkeys.

Can we cut the blueys & just keep the greenies & see what happens?
That way, if someone thinks a post is on the mark, a greenie is like saying "Yeah, what he said" & if they disagree they shut up & don't vote or they have to post a response to the post that they disagree with & if others want to side with the disagreeer (I just found a new use for triple-e) they can give them a greenie instead.

After all, there is always going to be a difference of opinion on some things & very often neither opinions are wrong, that’s why we can have the Blues verses the Maroons, the Liberal party verses the Labour party, Holden verses Ford, how flamin’ dull would it be otherwise? All you have to do is cheer, vote for or buy the one you reckon is right & if you disagree strongly enough, put it in writing. Don’t sit in the crowd & spit or paint graffiti on their signs or throw bl00dy great rocks on the racetrack ‘cos it’s not productive, constructive criticism.

No loosers, just winners, then we won't have any sore loosers.

Arhhh, that feels better, think I’ll have a beer now, what’ll it be? XXXX, Tooheys, or VB?

PS. I messed about with the promotion system, I wouldn't apply to sit for the promotion exam. When it can 'time' to promote me, they couldn't 'cos I hadn't done the exam. They had to make me "Acting" the next rank up. I'd get the pay rise but they didn't take the higher rank's DFRDB deductions so I actually got paid more in the hand than the higher ranking 'drongos'.

What else but a nice cold can of VB

Ps Cliff I will give you a green vote if u admit that VB is BEST

Originally Posted by Thommo

Ps Cliff I will give you a green vote if u admit that VB is BEST

Can you tell me if you've ever tried a Tooheys Old Black Ale?
If you have, what did you think?
I've had 6 tonight, I'm still trying to make up my mind...
I better have another one, just to be sure to be sure to be sure to be sure...

Bug'a, I guess I don't get the greenie, you're not a cat lover too are you?

Jeez, I dunno. You go away for 3 days and all hell breaks loose. Sturdee's lurking, Cliff's turned to the grog and my reputation is not just in tatters: it's gone!!

It reminds me a bit of a book I read when I was young that made a lot of sense to me at the time and rings true today. It's called "The Star-bellied Sneeches" by Doctor Seuss. Very wise man that Dr. Seuss.

I think far too much energy is being devoted to politics and we need to get back to the shed.

BTW I'm going to have to invent a new persona tomorrow. This 'chicken' thing has gone on for too long

Originally Posted by silentC

BTW I'm going to have to invent a new persona tomorrow. This 'chicken' thing has gone on for too long

Do you like green eggs & ham?

I'm with Cliff on the Toohey's Old Black Ale...good drop we even get it in W.A. which must take a few camel trains to get here. (but by then what the hell its matured by then)
And Cliff I'll match you greenie for Greenie for every one sunk ...or should'nt that be a greenie for a blackie sunk.

Bottoms up!
Cheers

[QUOTE=John Saxton]
And Cliff I'll match you greenie for Greenie for every one sunk ...or should'nt that be a greenie for a blackie sunk.
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Rep points are off, I've got a couple of green stubbie holders, does that count?

OH NO!!! Not the chook.

snffle sniffle, the first time I get a reputation of which I do not need to be entirely ashamed, and it is ripped off me like a flimsy nightie on a wedding night.

What a load of bull about bugger-all! Who in their right mind gives a Tinkers what some dwarf hiding behind a keyboard in Upper Tashkent thinks of ya?? If that worries you AT ALL then you need a good sized spring clamp atttached to your cluster and then twisted mightily in an anti-clockwise direction!

Originally Posted by Christopha

If that worries you AT ALL then you need a good sized spring clamp atttached to your cluster and then twisted mightily in an anti-clockwise direction!

After which treatment your cluster will definitely be a bit lacklustre. Which means you're going to need some . . . (All together now!) . .

Ah Stoppers, thou hast spoke after such a prolonged interlude,methinks this Marg River red in thy midst behoves a jousting of much joyous nature.
tis but a pity thine eye's will not cast or feast upon it but fear not ...for tis my pleasure to regale thee with not the holy Grange but mere portions of said Southwest libationous nectar.alas not too soon but in a tyme wherefore the goodly Neil and fair maiden Pauline may also partake.

Mere thoughts in time will give way to the willing.

Cheers

My feelings/questions are:

I believe this forum is absolutely dedicated to helping all participants, keenly interested in matters, wood.

Does this system benefit someone (including the group overall) other than the individuals awarding/receiving them?

Is exploration of a member's historical participation (i.e.view all posts) all that's required for someone to determine the value of another's contribution? Do dots actually supplement that or offer useful data?

Anonymous and unexplained negatives are useless, unless their aim is to denigrate.

Behavioural issues/ disagreements can be dealt with in each thread by those affected by them or in private between the parties like any self-regulatory system. If that fails to produce a positive outcome, a moderator can be asked to assist.

Like most people here, I'm a pretty positive person and seek opportunities to help out and in turn, receive valuable insights and help. Anything that runs the risk of negatively affecting that is a no-no. I frankly enjoyed receiving a reply that expressed displeasure at my posting - it enabled me to clarify what I wrote and again realise that writing, as good as it is, is only a one-way piece of communication, and a hard medium to be subtle in - and I need all the help I can get in that area! Engagement in discussion and debate helps me grow in skill and as a person.

Arbitrary awarding of rep points ..... denies the exchange of viewpoint these forums exist for – and if it is all “just a bit of fun” which has been argued, the only way that many people who may have been offended by them could know, is through this exchange, not by anonymous, unexplained dots.

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