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Originally Posted by Molten
First off, I'm tired of the GP comments. If I say it or do it, I obviously believe it to be GP.
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I'll take your word for it, but I don't believe it to be true for everyone. I've even seen occasions on the forum where someone apologizes in advance for forcing everyone to read an ungracious post, so there are definitely people who intentionally do something "un-GP".
I occasionally find myself pondering the distinction between the "proper" action and the graciously professional action. When the person you're interacting with will not respond to anything short of a conceptual whack on the head with a club, you either mute the GP or you abandon trying to reach that person. Sometimes a club to the head is the right thing.
Back on the "red dot" topic, I choose to employ the reputation system as a *reputation* system. If someone shows consistent or exceptional knowledge of a topic, I'll toss him some green. If someone authoritatively declares to be true something which is not, I'll probably hand him some red. I reward rational and critical thought. I occasionally (though rarely) penalize stubborn illogic or willful ignorance.