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Originally Posted by Kris Verdeyen
Is it now inappropriate for a fun, lighthearted post in the Rumor mill? Furthermore, is whining about reputation (this post) dingworthy? Will I get marked down because in this post it's obvious that I haven't read the manual or done a CD search on reputation? What's the story? Or the link, or any happy thoughts?
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Thats the problem with the reputation system... people who take three seconds to gloss over an issue and get a wrong impression or who
don't get the fact that people here on ChiefDelphi actually joke around still have the ability to lower your reputation. Thing is, over all, I think the system works itself out - the people who do the above
usually do not have high reputation themselves, and so, their votes have little impact. If your post is truely worthy, I think the more reputable people will realize that and give you what is appropriate, thus overshadowing the former.
Yeah, you're going to dispute some of the reputation votes - for example, I have recieved a negative reputation vote for a
post that was doing no more than stating my opinion in a thread that was asking for people's opinions. Yes, the post was contraversial, and I still think the person's justification for the negative vote had no foundation, but guess what? I got more positive votes for that post than the negative vote. Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to bring back a long-gone thread or start up a long-gone fued - I'm just trying to show that over the long run, especially with the votes of the people with the cooler heads and more rational thinking weighing more, the system does work. There always are going to be people that misinterpret your post or not understand your post is meant to be humorous or sarcastic, and you're going to disagree with the justifications they give for negative rep. However, I think that overall, the system was designed well and eventually you get what you earned.