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Originally Posted by M. Krass
I think we can forgive you because you're new to this website, but we're discussing the reputation system of rating posts that's a part of the forums we use here; not reputation in any social sense.
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What reason is there to "forgive" c-squared_2006? Reputation is, after all, a social thing, not just a bunch of little green boxes. Isn’t the “system” on this website supposed to link back to the usual concept of reputation?
I have noticed that this thread, in particular, is social. As an English major who grew up among engineers, is married to an engineer, and is bringing up a future engineer, I get a little sick of engineer-speak sometimes, and, I confess, read mostly the “social” threads on CD.
I’ve also noticed that much of the discussion in this thread is about the importance of proper English usage, and whether it affects social abilities (and reputation, in either sense).
By the way, I would beware of offending c-squared_2006, who is a scout for Team 1015. I wouldn’t want to jeopardize my team’s reputation with that team, if we should find ourselves in an alliance with them... ;-)