Missing the rep thing or glad it's gone?

[Uncle C]

It was a kids thing put on here to amuse them in the school holidays.

 

[vegster]

I miss being able to give someone positive rep as a thank you for making me laugh.

I concur

 

[cannedheat]

Never bothered with mine, could not give a f*** what people posted about me.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Glad it's gone. Just dominated things too much on here and meant people were abused and negged for just giving their opinion on something rather than something that actually warranted a negative response too. It no doubt put a lot of people off posting some of their real opinions on something, for fear of being negged and abused.

And as others have said if people need the comfort of green blobs then they need to get out more

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Let it go Giraffe, let it go.

 

[Albumen]

It was never going to work anonymously. Like buying a new mac without the 4 quad processor inside. Ah well.

 

[Seaber]

I've seen it done on other forums, with a thumbs up/down, like on Facebook, which lets you see who has liked or disliked something, and you'd leave a comment by simply replying.

 

[Max Paper]

I liked it, much humour and it really did point out the idiots!

 

[Seagull Steve]

It didn't bother me in the slightest until someone left a message insulting my daughter.

Then it really pissed me off and I still would like to know who left it.

For this reason it was a bad idea, and whoever did that should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Shooting Star]

By the end I intensely disliked it as people were negative repping opinions, which is the whole point of having a forum. I would have positive repped a couple of people this week but all I have to do instead is to quote the post and tell the person I agree with them, which takes more time and is thus more meaningful anyway.

 

[Max Paper]

I think the answer could be to just have a positive rep button and ditch the negative option

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I think the answer could be to just have a positive rep button and ditch the negative option

I think the rep system was designed to make people think twice before posting shite such as fabricated transfer rumours - just a like button would not be sufficient in achieving this.

 

[looney]

I think this is a fair point although can just lead to tit tat type repping. My own view is that you should be able to give positive and negative rep anonymously but withOUT comment. This at least takes away the potential for anonymous abuse. Again, not sure this can be done.

Is there any evidence for tit fot tat?

 

[Biscuit]

I think it makes people a lot more careful about what they say which leads to everyone being a little bit note respectful and tolerant. I'd bring it back but make good reps anon and bad reps given a name. I think that would be best case.

 

[looney]

I think it makes people a lot more careful about what they say which leads to everyone being a little bit note respectful and tolerant. I'd bring it back but make good reps anon and bad reps given a name. I think that would be best case.

I didn't notice any improvement in behaviour, quite the opposite. The anon repping offered everyone a free punch so some where bound to take advantage of it.

You have a good idea about the repping, but i positive repped people and called them twats etc(I did sign mine.)

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

It also stops stupid threads of people giving out rep for the sake of it and people crying out to be negged so they can look 'cool'

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Is there any evidence for tit fot tat?

No evidence of tit for tat now it's all been deleted!

 

[Screaming J]

err, how about a poll option for "didn't notice it was there in the first place" !

 

[Return of the Rev]

err, how about a poll option for "didn't notice it was there in the first place" !

thats me what was it?

 

[Giraffe]

I think it makes people a lot more careful about what they say which leads to everyone being a little bit note respectful and tolerant. I'd bring it back but make good reps anon and bad reps given a name. I think that would be best case.

This is how I felt but I can see the downside. I do think negative without the comment function would work better.