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Restrict voting to Hardware Hangout, Internet, Network & Security, etc. You know, the good sub-forums.

That would probably be better than what we had. I really don't think the rep points that I received from RWI should suggest that I am any better at diagnosing a router. The same goes for the polarized battles in Gamers Hangout.

We might still have issues with Mac vs PC topics though.

In some cases - brentaal, tiagosilva29 - it accounted for the majority of the member's reputation points.

so do these guys really matter much that the rep system got disabled for the whole forum? How about disabling repping members who have a warning, until their warning is back to 0%?

but how much does this account for total rep points? I've never visited IRC & my posts are mostly troll free, yet I used to have 185 points.

Yeah. I had like over 100 and most of those were from valued contributions in my opinion. Supporting members with their hardware or software issues, just giving good sound advice that others agreed was good and thus agreed instead of quoting what I had said and putting "+1" I don't really think the small amount of 'flash-mob reputation givers' are enough to warrant the systems deactivation.

Neobond has mentioned they will come up with a better system but the only thing I can imagine is only allowing staff members to +1 or something along those lines. But hey I'll wait and see.

If you guys intend to implement your own system perhaps take a look at the Reddit source code as they have algorithms built in to their voting system to weed out abuse.

Hey, I skimmed through this and other threads but didn't see any answer... my rep on the posts have completely disappeared! I can't +1 or see other's rep on the posts... is that normal?

Our attempt to right the sinking ship seems to have been unappreciated. Now the rep system has been disabled since there was no point in continuing the status quo. It wasn't working towards our goals of a more helpful more friendly community.

Maybe its different because I have been a member here for so long. But I don't see a point in a rep system. I don't need one to tell me who makes quality posts. I already know if its a quality post by seeing who posted it. I already know most of the members here who make quality posts, and the others who I ignore.

I don't think you can fix it. Because any rep system you put in place people will complain that it will be abused. The only thing I can think of is if you make the person add a comment to the rep, stating why the person was rep'd. Then these comments are checked by mods/staff.

It might be a lot of work, but thats the only thing that I can see working, maybe someone else will have a better idea.

Either way, doesn't matter to me, because I just ignored the rep points, and prolly will continue to do so, once they are reinstated.

In some cases - brentaal, tiagosilva29 - it accounted for the majority of the member's reputation points.

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I am unrestricted for less than a month and you're saying that I took part on the monopoly of points? I'm not that good in sex.

Is it just me or the forum reloads much faster with the rep system disabled?

It isn't just you. It seems to be browsing better. Less crashes in IE too (I'm at work). Kudos to the admins for this move!

I think the main issue here is we have different views of what we want the 'rep' system to achieve.

Staff imagine it being used as a system by which members can see which other members contribute well to the community, and add value with what they post.

However, members have been using the rep system to indicate that they agree with an opinion that another member has expressed, which while it may be similar, is not quite the same as the goal that staff had intended with the system.

We are currently looking at designing a new system, where reputation points would mainly be handed out to members automatically for certain things. A few ideas off the top of my head, that may or may not be included in the system: maintaining a 0 warn level whilst being active on the board, providing the 'solution' to a 'problem' posted by a member (akin to Experts Exchange) and so on. We have many more ideas, but I don't want to list a whole load of things that may not end up included in the final product.

We are currently looking at designing a new system, where reputation points would mainly be handed out to members automatically for certain things. A few ideas off the top of my head, that may or may not be included in the system: maintaining a 0 warn level whilst being active on the board, providing the 'solution' to a 'problem' posted by a member (akin to Experts Exchange) and so on. We have many more ideas, but I don't want to list a whole load of things that may not end up included in the final product.

I like these ideas very much.

providing the 'solution' to a 'problem' posted by a member (akin to Experts Exchange) and so on. We have many more ideas, but I don't want to list a whole load of things that may not end up included in the final product.

Oh, I like this part a whole lot! Once a problem has been resolved, the thread is marked resolved and the solution provider gets a point! :cool:

yeah but still...if I went on to name everyone who I don't like on the forums in here it wouldn't be right...just my 2 cents

It's not about me not liking the members in question. It's more about calling out the main trolls because their behaviour disgusts me.

Just my 0.02 ?.

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