To encourage the recent forum-quality revolution, we have re-implemented the reputation system! previously removed, with this system you can rate posts. This is supposed to encourage good behaviour, be a good poster and accumulate as much rep points as possible! We might possibly re-implement the rep score-board again. (Removed at the moment because it puts strain on the already extremely busy toribash server)
Thanks, post a lot, make them good posts, and get rep! ;)
I believe Rep should be Removed, because it's really useless!
rep you for the slightest thing, and not +rep you for anything, unless your a mod or admin like rai. I mean, seriously, i got -rep'd for sharing information, i even got -rep'd because ONE person of all the 200 hundered people that read my thread didnt care about what i was saying. I recomend a rep report button, where you can report a rep made to you for the following reasons and such. It just gets really annoying.
I beg to differ. It shows what kind of person you are. It's quite useful when clans are recruiting new people and such. If you're a very nice and helpful user you get positive reputation (+rep) and green bars. If you're a stupid retarded flamer or something, then you get negative reputation (-rep) which means you get red bars.
But, I agree with you at some parts, people shouldn't -rep you for the slightest thing.
It doesn't show what kind of person you are, it's just bull. People mostly rep for just shits 'n giggles and there is proof for that. IMO, rep system is useless.
This is true when those who use it think like you do. If people believe in it's theoretical effects then those effects will take hold. You have already decided that it is a failure without having witnessed it for yourself. Those who have seen it before have far more perspective on the matter.