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[longliner45]

danish probably an error on your part ,,,double check , jeff aint like that,

[DanishBagger]

No, no, I'm thinking there might be a bug somewhere.

[longliner45]

at this point ,a bug might not be a bad thing for me

[DanishBagger]

Ah, I know what it is. Somehow it is posting both in this thread and in the code of cunduct thread when I post. Swell..

Definately a bug.

[longliner45]

yes you are correct

[longliner45]

does this mean I have 4 points or 16

[DanishBagger]

Jeff, not on topic, but it's relevant to these two threads.

First I posted and got a double (in both threads). I only get mails from the code of conduct-thread, and every time I post, it looks like I'm posting in both.

Now, longliner posted in the reputation thread, yet he shows up for me in both threads (and mine are gone from the conduct-one

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by DanishBagger

And, in the future, what will happen if someone goes to zero? For how long can they stay there before they're booted? How many weeks/how many posts after that?

It depends on what they say and do. If someone complains about someone that has a reputation of -50, I don't think it would be out of place for me to boot them.

And, catering the mediocre - the most popular - how will that not exclude someone who might actually give a lot to a forum, while not be the most popular. The truth is seldomly taken well, you know.

Again, you can't please everyone. My hope is only to keep the forums a productive and interesting place for the great majority to visit.

And, when someone joins this place, they will be in the same shyte position, what if they aren't popular instantly? That way they will go below zero in no time.

If someone joins and recieves all negative feedback and members do not value any of their posts enough to give them positive feedback, why would you would recommend that they should still be encouraged rather than discouraged from continuing on that path or banned if they are not encouraged to change the nature of their posts?

[Wellydeckhand]

Ok.................. Thanks longliner, dispute in a way where your rep point get deduct is not macho at all. You are now from a well respect person turn bad because the discussion about me. Thanks but I feel bad.

Yes....................Vega, no problem, when you stand out to explained the bad rep I feel better and treat it as alearning session. Thanks

But I have a confession on my behalf. I have made an comparision and experiment of myself on the attitude and behavior of the certain forum member in dealing with me and a fake Mayfly. Mayfly is another name for wellydeckhand that take opinion and sujestion from the forum. I wanted to know if Mayfly with his loud post would have bad rep like me. Conclusion Mayfly did not get bad rep but an increase of 5 good rep. because his Location: River Cove sound like America or Europe,? Mayfly sound like a fisherman? a westerner?

Well, I use the location: Indonesia and my real name Welly Sumanteri because I am proud to be an Indonesian and I am not a bad person on my own account, I am not a pirate that lurk in the forum for prey, I even post my company profil in the folder. What else do u need to show you that i am normal?

I dont mind if the forum think I should resign form the internet as a form of excommunication of a certain race. We Indonesian are already left behind and now the cut off from the forum member and technology viewing would mean we do not deserve it anyway.( As some of the forum member mentioned we Asian not Developing countries but THIRD WORLD COUNTRY).

Thanks for people that have support me but got bad rep because of me.

Welly Sumanteri

Indonesia

P.S. Mayfly is myself.............

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by DanishBagger

Hmm, posts have been deleted.

Edit: And I now get the deleted posts as mails, haha

I have moved two pages of posts from the "Forum Rules" thread to the "Forum Reputation" thread since they were on the reputation system... I think you were just viewing the other thread as I was moving posts over to this thread.

[DanishBagger]

Originally Posted by Jeff

It depends on what they say and do. If someone complains about someone that has a reputation of -50, I don't think it would be out of place for me to boot them.

Aren't you just back to moderating the usual way - booting at your discretion as it should be (without the system)?

Again, you can't please everyone. My hope is only to keep the forums a productive and interesting place for the great majority to visit.

Well, of course it should be interesting for the majority. But there's a leap to go to only the most popular people. Things can quickly become so exclusive that it might bore the majority.

If someone joins and recieves all negative feedback and members do not value any of their posts enough to give them positive feedback, why would you would recommend that they should still be encouraged rather than discouraged from continuing on that path or banned if they are not encouraged to change the nature of their posts?

I'm not saying they should "be encouraged" - I'm saying that if they do not win that popularity contest, i.e. getiing MORE postive points than the negative ones, then they might get booted. People have been known (not here - yet) to really dislike "newbies" - "Who are they to come and disturb our little oasis?".

[DanishBagger]

Originally Posted by Jeff

I have moved two pages of posts from the "Forum Rules" thread to the "Forum Reputation" thread since they were on the reputation system... I think you were just viewing the other thread as I was moving posts over to this thread.

Ah, man - I was getting downright confused there for a minute

[Jeff]

Aren't you just back to moderating the usual way - booting at your discretion as it should be (without the system)?

The old way I had to remember every post that a given member had made over 4 years time to know how much tolerance to give them. This gives me a quick indication of how the community at large feels about the member so I have a basis to judge a given post. It also allows all the other forum members to give their fellow or new forum members an indication of how their posts are being received, relieving some of the burden from me being the only one to send warnings to forum members that are out of line. Hopefully a few comments will be enough to redirect some members.

[SheetWise]

It's obvious after reading this thread that the "reputation" rating is meaningless. Look at it -- do any of you sertiously believe you are providing the reader with information that will help them judge the poster (professionally or personally)? This entire thread sound like a kindergarden playground -- "Sally stole my sucker!" -- "You hit me first!" -- "Uh uh!" -- "Did so" -- "Johnny peed his pants!" ...

Besides, you all need need spelling lessons. Really, you do. Uh huh. Well, you started it ...

[DanishBagger]

Originally Posted by Wellydeckhand

Ok.................. Thanks longliner, dispute in a way where your rep point get deduct is not macho at all. You are now from a well respect person turn bad because the discussion about me. Thanks but I feel bad.

Yes....................Vega, no problem, when you stand out to explained the bad rep I feel better and treat it as alearning session. Thanks

But I have a confession on my behalf. I have made an comparision and experiment of myself on the attitude and behavior of the certain forum member in dealing with me and a fake Mayfly. Mayfly is another name for wellydeckhand that take opinion and sujestion from the forum. I wanted to know if Mayfly with his loud post would have bad rep like me. Conclusion Mayfly did not get bad rep but an increase of 5 good rep. because his Location: River Cove sound like America or Europe,? Mayfly sound like a fisherman? a westerner?

Well, I use the location: Indonesia and my real name Welly Sumanteri because I am proud to be an Indonesian and I am not a bad person on my own account, I am not a pirate that lurk in the forum for prey, I even post my company profil in the folder. What else do u need to show you that i am normal?

I dont mind if the forum think I should resign form the internet as a form of excommunication of a certain race. We Indonesian are already left behind and now the cut off from the forum member and technology viewing would mean we do not deserve it anyway.( As some of the forum member mentioned we Asian not Developing countries but THIRD WORLD COUNTRY).

Thanks for people that have support me but got bad rep because of me.

Welly Sumanteri

Indonesia

P.S. Mayfly is myself.............

Good post, Welly.

It _is_ indeed worrying that "mayfly" gets point, whereas "welly" has points deducted.