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08-24-2006, 01:46 PM #1Newbie
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Request
Hello,
could you please add a reputation system please?
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08-24-2006, 02:36 PM #2Dennis Johnson
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While I believe those systems work well for some communities, I don't believe it would work well here.
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08-24-2006, 03:22 PM #3Newbie
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I do because new people will be able to recognize the people who are very helpful etc
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08-24-2006, 03:27 PM #4Retired Moderator
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In the case of WHT, the search features are a much better alternative than reputation. In a community where critical threads are commonplace and biases between members are part of everyday life and moderating responsibilities, reputation would greatly complicate things, and would most likely be very inaccurate.
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08-24-2006, 03:32 PM #5Originally Posted by DanMB
I'd be very concerned about it being abused. That problem can happen on any forum, but especially on one where members offering the same services post. Have you observed how vultures descend on threads bashing a host with condolences, criticisms, and loud signatures? I suspect that that type of member would rate their competition badly whenever they could.
Even on a personal level, some members are quite popular with others, while some other members don't like those members at all. That's personal preference. Why turn it into a rating system?
If it could be used only to show who is helpful, that would be good. Then again, that's easy to figure out on your own in a short time. I remember I did when I was new.
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08-24-2006, 03:38 PM #6Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by writespeak
The SEARCH tool is the best reputation system around!
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