Think Before You Give Somebody a Negative Rep

[Greg M]

I never paid much attention to reps on a board, still don't, but I can see where it would become annoying for mods and such to deal with.

[GridironFalcon]

Just a question since I'm new here, how do you neg people?

[HolyDuckett!]

Uh . . . where IS the neg icon?

[papachaz]

(12-09-2010 08:32 PM)GridironFalcon Wrote:  Just a question since I'm new here, how do you neg people?

(12-09-2010 08:58 PM)HolyDuckett! Wrote:  Uh . . . where IS the neg icon?

at the bottom of the post, next to the "find" button, there is an icon with a lil person who has a thought bubble. you click that to plus or minus someone. I've been negged here one time by a taints troll, and I posted a laugh about it, and 3 or 4 came and plussed me...and i appreciate the thought, but as with so many, i really don't care a lot about the rep.

I totally agree with peyton, i'd like to see only the ability to + someone, that way negs couldn't be used to annoy someone just because of being butthurt

[FireDawg85]

(12-09-2010 09:10 PM)chazmataz Wrote:  that way negs couldn't be used to annoy someone just because of being butthurt

For this, you get a +1

[Peyton]

(12-09-2010 11:53 PM)FireDawg85 Wrote:  For this, you get a +1

He gets a +1 for agreeing with my idea?

Man life just isn't fair .

[FireDawg85]

(12-10-2010 01:28 AM)Peyton Wrote:  He gets a +1 for agreeing with my idea?

Man life just isn't fair .

What was I thinkng? +1 for the topic starter too!

[GridironFalcon]

(12-09-2010 09:10 PM)chazmataz Wrote:  at the bottom of the post, next to the "find" button, there is an icon with a lil person who has a thought bubble. you click that to plus or minus someone. I've been negged here one time by a taints troll, and I posted a laugh about it, and 3 or 4 came and plussed me...and i appreciate the thought, but as with so many, i really don't care a lot about the rep.

I totally agree with peyton, i'd like to see only the ability to + someone, that way negs couldn't be used to annoy someone just because of being butthurt

Thanks for telling me bro!

[The Falcon Jedi]

Rep systems on message boards never really work. They're fun for kids who like to keep "score" but otherwise serve no real purpose.

[NZFalcon]

(12-09-2010 04:34 PM)Peyton Wrote:  Ok, want to go over something with folks.

On that other board, negging is anonymous. Here, it's not.

It's very likely that you give somebody a neg here, they are going to slap one back on you. Maybe two...or three.

And then it goes back and forth a and then next thing you know you both hate each other and you both have negative reps.

The admins have had to sort out a number of these neg wars since the sight started, and frankly, it's just silly and feels a little bit like baby sitting.

So.....if I were all of you, I'd only use the neg button if I felt so strongly about something that I was willing to take a hit to my own rep...because that is almost certainly what is going to happen.

And another thing.......I am not going to be the one to try and decide what is a good reason and what isn't a good reason for someone giving a neg......don't send me messages asking me to sort that out.

If the other admins want to wrestle with that.....well you can take up with them. I'm not doing it.

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j/k lol