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    Rep system needs tweaking

    This is my 46th fencing.net post, meaning I'm still too new to be able to grant reputation (according to the FAQ, you need 50 posts). Yet I've already maxed out my own reputation bar, and only some of it is from the épée thread. It seems wrong to me that it's this easy. I've only been fencing for a little over four months, so it's not like I'm some kind of genius-from-Mars who should naturally be able to shoot up through the ranks. If reputation is going to mean anything, it ought to be harder-earned than this. I think posting once per day for three years should be roughly the median effort required to max out.
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    We have a rep system?
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    We have a system that rewards snarky comments and lets the crickets chirp when useful info is distributed.

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    I don't think the new members know what it is anyways unless they're experienced with forums already.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Craig View Post
    We have a system that rewards snarky comments
    And epeeists.
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inquartata View Post
    And epeeists.
    Oh, quit whining. It's not our fault that we're so much better at snark than you are.
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    Heh. The only thing at which you are better than me is...thinking you're better than me at things.
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!

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    I love our current rep system. If it were logical, or was any actual indicator of...well... anything, it wouldn't be nearly as fun!
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    (I guess i should have romanced it a bit more..."

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    Senior Member Array Pescados666's Avatar
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    I think the scale that the rep is counted on should be increased. Nearly any member with 10+ posts will have max. rep.
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    We have an epee thread?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pescados666 View Post
    I think the scale that the rep is counted on should be increased. Nearly any member with 10+ posts will have max. rep.
    Actually, as of last night, there was only one member with max rep (which I took to mean 10 green dots) with 10 posts, out of over 350 who have it.

    Having said that, if rep was actually worth anything, it maybe would be worth changing the scale, but as it is, why bother?
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    Senior Member Array Pescados666's Avatar
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    Gives us something to do when no one is posting and we're bored. Always fun to be able to have more dots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Craig View Post
    We have a system that rewards snarky comments and lets the crickets chirp when useful info is distributed.

    Craig
    Isn't that true... Let's see, scrolling down my rep page I have rep for

    -Snarky Comment
    -Snarky Comment
    -Sarcastic Comment
    -Dirty Story
    -Sarcastic Comment
    -Sarcastic Comment
    -Despairing Comment
    -Political Argument
    -Reffing Advice
    -Silly Picture
    -Witty Comment
    -Witty Comment
    -Fencing Analysis
    -Snarky Comment
    -Snarky Comment
    -Snarky Comment
    -Snarky Comment
    -Sarcastic Comment
    -Silly Picture
    -Irrelevant Question
    -Angy Comment
    -Dorky Comment
    -Sarcastic Comment
    -Snarky Comment

    Nothin' new there...
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    Oh, fun game...

    -Insulting foilists
    -Snarky comment
    -Weak joke
    -Same weak joke
    -Insulting Inquartata
    -Weak joke
    -Useful comment
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
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    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP
    -Same snarky thread OP

    So one useful comment. And the rep was from someone with < 50 posts, so not worth any reputation points.

    The thread, on the other hand, was worth quite a few points.

    -B
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    - Griping about the rep system
    - Taunting sabreurs
    - Sacreligious joke
    - Taunting sabreurs
    - College advice
    - Horrible geeky pun
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    Looking at mine...

    most are either because of my advice/ comments (no one is more surprised than I),
    secondly my humour,
    and thirdly friends just dropping me some rep & a hello.

    Admittedly the vast majority of my rep came from either the epee thread (back when we repped often, that has stopped/slowed down), friends, and my humour.
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    Of my last 5, 2 were for Jokes, need I say more and 2 for cleavage.
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    This is a great game. A+ thread.

    -Fun fork facts
    -Safety
    -Obama love
    -Snarky comment
    -Obama love
    -Obama love
    -Hostile comment
    -Stubbornness
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky comment
    -Posting results
    -Bizarre story
    -Internet etiquette
    -Snarky comment
    -Snarky comment
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    -Link to video
    -Obama love
    -Helpful comment
    -Hostile comment
    -Hostile comment
    -Snarky comment
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inquartata View Post
    Heh. The only thing at which you are better than me is...thinking you're better than me at things.

    This is a perfect example of why the rep system needs to be tweaked. If any post desrves rep, it's this one!
    Last edited by Rockstar44; 11-21-2008 at 02:41 AM. Reason: spelling
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    Quote Originally Posted by erooMynohtnA View Post
    This is a great game.
    I agree. Here's mine.

    - bestiality joke
    - smart-arsed comment
    - alcoholism joke
    - bondage joke
    - same bondage joke
    - ripping Neinteen
    - Random old song
    - Same piss take of the Ninny
    - semi-helpful grumpy comment
    - perverted comment
    - alcoholism comment
    - useful post
    - eeper rep
    - eeper rep
    - Ripping the Ninny
    - Dissing Starbucks
    - advice
    - advice
    - alcoholism comment
    - ripping OP in thread
    - serious post
    - ripping Ninny again
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