Necrum or closed?
 

This question is about mod's alternative to closing or moving to Necrum a dead thread: how do you choose?

I imagine they flip a coin.

when a thread is moved to Necrum, all the posts you made in that thread will no longer be counted in your post count, so your post count will decrease. i spose its for really spammy/trolly threads to show the members that participated that 'they haven't gained anything.' whereas if its just locked, the post count remains the same.

then again i really cant understand the desire for a high post count. i really cant.

Easy for you to say, Mr. 4-digits.

I agree :p ... I even missed my my 2000 milestone.. I was a hundred or so posts above and I was like "Oh.." ... Yea.. Post count never meant anything to me, and I don't see the big appeal. it just means you're a spammer, or have been here for a very long time.

If anything.. Rep is the new big e-penis thing :)

Rep is stupid. I rue the day you suggested it, Nikki :dodgy:

Yea right... You're obsessed by it. just like everyone else.


My evil masterplan is finally kicking motion!

Of course I'm obsessed with it, and that's why I hate it.
It's turned what used to be a friendly, stress-free environment for OW fans to congregate into an RPG game. Now I'm more concerned about leveling up than posting something meaningful. :dodgy:

Evil plan for what?

She's blowing smoke, she never thought that far ahead. If anything, the conspiracy lies with the mods and how they use rep points as just another means to lord over us and pretend to be superior.

Threads are sent to Necrum if they're so diabolically shite we just want to stuff them some place where they'll rot. Or if it's a game thread where taking part massively ups a user's post count.

Whats the deal with negreps? That's some serious bullshit. There's nothing fun or productive about it, it's just one more way to be a nazi. The idea that demerits can be doled out by anyone and not exclusively by those in charge disgusts me.

If you don't have anything nice to say, then stfu. I've only ever given negrep like... twice? Maybe once actually, and I regret it. What's the good in it? So that person can have a permanent red stain on their record for some fleeting indiscretion that will be forgotten and forgiven in a few days anyway?

BS.

^This.

Reminds me of the whole "like" and "dislike" button bullshit on Facebook. All it will do is just lead to increased web conflict.

Eh.. Sometimes the person really friggin deserves it.. Like when you try to repeat to them a certain thing they should understand, but they still don't do the right thing... Then the only thing you can do is sigh and negrep... Maybe that should make them listen.

People seem to be so worked up over negrep. So it works, right?
I don't think anyone is abusing it... If someone negreps you just because you have a different opinion, I think you should notify the mods, and maybe they can do something about it.
I think there should be rules to protect people from irresponsible negrep. Mods can see everyone's negrep history and comments, so this shouldn't be a problem.

well i would assume its easier for the mods to dole out -rep than giving warnings/infractions out, and its actually less harsh. thing is people are getting obsessed over the reputation system and seem to prefer a warning/infraction than a massive -rep.

and usually you would have to make a decent or meaningful contribution to a thread in order to receive massive +rep, as its usually given by mods/admins. most of the time you only get a few little reps for posting something spammy or offensive, if not -repped anyway.

and for the record: i never -rep members for differences in opinion. different characteristics and opinions are what make people interesting. most of the time its for being offensive.

OT: i was shocked to see my post count drop below 1000 when the Mod Survivor Island 2 thread was Necrummed. it took me a while to work out why it had happened.

Thing is, who deserves it and who doesn't is an entirely subjective issue, and those kind of decisions should not be left up to those of us who aren't in a position of control here. To do so is to assume that all the members here are smart, responsible, and productive and we all know that's not the case. I've been negrepped at least three times because of something petty like conflicting opinions. Giving subjectiveness any form of destructive power is a dumb move. This is partly why I have a love/hate relationship with free speech.
I don't think permanent demerits should be allowed to be distributed over temporary unpleasantness. In my opinion, discrediting the value of someone's input by blemishing their account with negrep over fleeting matters (and they almost always are fleeting) is wrong.

It's the moderators' job to decide who deserves what. I'm swearing off negrep on my part. If there's any friction between me and someone else, I'd rather face it head on and deal with it maturely than do the equivalent of taking a big dump on their account and running away.

And this is why I denounce Objectivism. And I'm swearing off negrep too. I'll use the patch.

If you think you've been wrongly negrepped you can always PM a mod.. They can fix that stuff you know, given that they want to.

I think at some point it becomes obvious when to negrep and when not to.. Like repeatedly spamming or breaking rules.

Besides.. It's not like negrep steals a lot of points anyway. Isn't it like half the rep-power or something?


But as far as I know, VBulletin can turn off negrep completely, so it's only possible to posrep, but meh.. I still think negrep should be available, and have a set of rules to avoid abusing the system.

so in other words, you're suddenly pulling this massive charade against reputation because you got -repped 3 times?

i was -repped 4 times in a row recently, losing 34 points. i'm not going to say i didn't give a shit, because i did, but i have for the most part behaved myself since then by staying on topic and such. its like getting a cuff around the head for being stupid instead of receiving the belt. i don't resent anyone for doing it.

and you say facing it head on is more mature than repping? that's true but you can't really do that without getting done for flaming or spamming a thread up, and you cant make a thread just for that, or a blog because that pisses people off, so people are gonna either choose PM'ing or -repping. i'd rather -rep, to be honest, and leave a comment explaining my actions for doing so.

Meh, I never liked tattling, especially for something so trivial as the rep system.

Actually if it's to keep the system fair and in balance, and to stop people from thinking they can just go on abusing it, I'd say tattling is just fine.

I'm not swearing off negrep because I'm butthurt about being negrepped myself, that's petty. Nor do I resent those who negrepped me for something significant. It's just that I genuinely disagree with the concept of giving just anyone the ability to damage someone else's reputation. Maybe I'm being elitist, but meh.

And of course I'm not going to be bullheaded and make a big "wah!! I got negrepped!" thread/blog, it will be via PM. If someone has an issue, I'd rather hammer it out with them like adults by discussing it than hurl an egg at their head and drive off.

That would only work if mods really crack down, and it's way too much of a chore for them to rake through everyone's rep to monitor this.
Even if there was an intricate repping system in which negrep can only be given under specific circumstances, trusting everyone to be honest is where it would fail. Those who negrep maliciously could simply lie about the conditions of their offense and get away with it. For this kind of system to be foolproof, mods would have to validate any and all negreps given, which would be far too much unnecessary work.

Which is why there is no "dislike" button on Facebook despite popular demand - because they don't want the increased web conflict.

Reputation?! It's just a number. No-one knows that you received negrep other than you.

Well.. I guess nothing beats this.. Case closed :P... Chris go back to your cave.

Respect goes to the higher numbers, regardless of the value of their posts.

In the case of noobs, who start off with zero and then get negrepped to oblivion because we're all a bunch of humorless, noob-hating assholes; they get a nice, big, ugly red spot under their join date as a reminder to them and everyone else just how invaluable and inferior their input is.

And hey, if you don't want to connote it as reputation, perhaps you should use a word other than "rep".

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Did you think I meant from all the bullshit?

I was wondering about that actually. Is it possible to get more than one red dot? Like -100 or something?

what would be the point of having a rep system where -reps can only be given out under a mod's say so? most of the time the -rep will be found 'valid' by opinion, meaning the mods also. the mods would just be deciding which -reps they want to go through and which ones not, using their opinion.

and if it is decided that only mods can -rep, there will be a hell of a lot more members crying over claims of 'unfair -reps'. also, i would guess flaming would rise due to not being able to 'say what they have to say' in a -rep. and if they don't openly flame, PM's would be sent to others arguing over why they were being a dick, and would still leave the involved members irritated with each other if it wasn't settled, maybe displaying it in their posts. wouldn't really matter to me anyway because most of the -rep i receive is from staff.

well a newbie has PM'd me a couple of times and i explained to him what he's doing to irritate people. he's a nice chap as he seems totally different in his PM's. i told him to just be himself, not to try and impress us as he's clearly trying too hard, and he'll be fine. you cant judge a book by its cover, but its hard not to when you cant open the bloody thing.

also i have a very good friend on here who sticks to FC and only has a 100 or so points, and i often ask him for advice and respect his views and opinions. i don't take heed of the rep power. usually, the bigger that gets, the bigger their head gets.

I actually retracted the second quote for that reason, so meh. :p
OMIT IT, YOU BASTARD OR ILL NEGREP YOU!

if you guys continue to discuss trivial shit in such detail

i'm going to negrep you all

for no reason. and i'm going to embed naughty things in the negrep.