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Originally Posted by SarahB

Certain people are giving positive reputation points to their friends and negative points to people they don't like. This doesn't matter too much when the person doing it is just your average poster, but when it is someone who's been around a while and has posted a lot, then the rating has a much bigger impact. Normally one would think that those kinds of people would be mature enough to restrain themselves, but as many people's reputations show, that’s not the case.

Remember, no matter how “god”-like you think a person is, we’re all still human.

I'm paranoid, so if it's me your talking about, I can tell you all reputations I've given out have been to people who I deem good posters who post well, help lots of people, and have good ideas.

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Originally Posted by SarahB

Certain people are giving positive reputation points to their friends and negative points to people they don't like.

In short, there's nothing wrong with that. I didn't want to get into it here, so I put my comments in a thread that I thought was more appropriate.

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Originally Posted by Clark Gilbert

Does the reputation thing even make much of a difference here? It doesn't effect how much you can post or what you can post (yet?), and most people are smart enough not to judge people by just some little counter. I see it more as a helpful tool for the user, rather than other users because that person will know if things they are posting are liked/not liked by people.

I know it doesn't officially matter yet, but it does have the potential to cause a lot of problems. I really don’t care about my reputation score that much, but I’m sure other people do. Its really not very nice to see that you “have had a little shameless behavior in the past,” especially when you haven’t done anything to deserve it. This gets even worse when you see that the people that gave you the negative reputation have a good reputations because all their friends have been rating them well. It just seems like it will be a huge popularity contest, and I know we’ve all gotten enough of that in high school :rolleyes:.

The reputation system is there to encourage posting useful things and discourage spamming the boards. When people use it for other reasons, it can’t do anything but hurt people’s feelings. That’s not something we need here.

Re: So how is it?

I hate to bring back the past again, but look here: http://forums.chiefdelphi.com/showthread.php?t=15370

Re: So how is it?

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Originally Posted by apk

I hate to bring back the past again, but look here: http://forums.chiefdelphi.com/showthread.php?t=15370

what about it?

Re: So how is it?

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Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

what about it?

OK, slightly ot, but I was thinking about the server change when I posted that.

Re: So how is it?

ahh. ok.

Yeah, I'm hoping next year we won't have to change servers again. Speaking of the new server -- anybody on the west coast experience the "12:47 slow-down" the last few nights? That was our main reason for getting off that other server.

Re: So how is it?

Wow.....

I'm really really really liking this blue/grey/silver style. I know the colors would change but the setup is really nice too..

Re: So how is it?

Some of the finer aspects of the new look bother me, but I am very happy about how the forum is now organized. This method is alot more logical and condusive to putting across alot of information. The most jarring aspect of the new style are the feildsets, so jarring that I am mentioning them in this post. They seriously need to make the border a solid "light" color. Not too worried though, styles can be easily changed.

Re: So how is it?

i havent voted yet because i am going between i hate it and i am still getting used to it ...

i obviously miss the traditional cd colours and white papers and galleries ... but that is all coming soon ... what i do not like about the new format is how the posts are set up .. but that will take some time getting used to .. i just looked in my user cp, and i must say that i absolutely love the way that that section is set up ... :) i miss the portal ... i liked that part for the times that i had limited time to check CD ... i like the new reputation system .. it makes a lot of sense to me ...

okay so maybe i should just vote im still getting used to it ...

but no matter what it looks like or even if it was not user friendly (which it isnt, but im just saying if it was) or if it was in extremely horrible eye-blinding colours (once again not that it is i am just saying if it was) .. i would still use CD and would still be sooooo glad that CD is back up ... thanks brandon!! :) (you cant be thanked enough!!)