Fairness in Rep.

[Darkfinn]

Greetings all.

I'll skip the explanatory BS and cut straight to the point. We need some fairness around here when it comes to rep.

New members can't receive neg-rep... but they sure can give it. People come on here to cause trouble, get called out on it by members in good standing, then loose their cool and start tossing out the neg-rep... and the rest of us are left empty-handed because we can't neg-rep them to shut them up.

I therefore propose that anyone who cannot receive neg-rep shouldn't be able to give it either.

In my mind... that is only fair.

[Pojo]

Originally Posted by Darkfinn

I'll skip the explanatory BS and cut straight to the point. We need some fairness around here when it comes to rep.
[...]
In my mind... that is only fair.

Speaking of fairness of rep, I'm wondering how you went up about 10 rep in one day. You from like 73 to 83, you then got neg a neg rep or 2 for something, and then got positive rep (or it deleted) right away. Does that sound fair?

[Darkfinn]

Amazing what happens when Moo decides to delete many of your negative reps. Or are you jealous because I have more than you? :P

[Pojo]

He just decided to delete a bunch of your probably warranted reps, out of the blue?

[Dream]

Here an idea, why not make giving rep a regular/VIP thing? By the time a newbie become a regular, they should know by then the con and pos of giving out rep.

[aj1983]

Well I'll agree newbies shouldnt be able to hand out reps, but only if its easy to change, how big/often of a problem can it be?

I think you are all worrying too much about reps, relax, you all have so many it really doesn't matter too much does it?

And just a note for the future, perhaps insted of calling out the newbie on their stuff in public just use the report post and tell a mod in private. Don't feed the trolls

[Charlie F]

Originally Posted by Pojo

He just decided to delete a bunch of your probably warranted reps, out of the blue?

He appealed the rep. So it was perfectly fair, the unfair part was the unjust neg-rep in the first place.

Originally Posted by Sandman

Here an idea, why not make giving rep a regular/VIP thing? By the time a newbie become a regular, they should know by then the con and pos of giving out rep.

I think this might be a good idea.
Or at least have them unable to neg-rep, as it's hardly essential for them to be able to do that.

Originally Posted by aj1983

And just a note for the future, perhaps insted of calling out the newbie on their stuff in public just use the report post and tell a mod in private. Don't feed the trolls

Exactly.

Ironically it was the person himself reporting other people's posts (people calling him out) that brought this to my attention, so I could do a speedy background check and ban him.

[Darkfinn]

Thank you for that Charlie.

[LuvsGurl]

I am still of the opinion that any neg rep that is given means it should be reproted, so the button should eaither auto report the comment, or be replaced with a Report button that can reviewed and the rep given later.... Use the system we have to resolve problems properly.

Either way I agree newbies are new because they do not know the way things work yet, so have yet have the wisdom to -rep.

[ajsco]

Why can't you just recieve VIP after 750-1000 posts or in exceptional cases (eg. angelabauer).