Rep points - who gives a toss?

**FzerozeroT** · 10th March 2005, 18:54

The title says it all, who here actually takes rep points seriously? I only give them out if I'm REALLY impressed with someone or as a joke.

**Skunk** · 10th March 2005, 20:00

I am sick to death of reading about 'rep points'. There's even sigs asking for them!

**TonyB** · 10th March 2005, 20:00

Well, it is kinda cool when you get rep points for giving some sage advice or whatever (no wonder I don't have many). But I do wonder if they are part of the reason why there is a whole heap ofnon bike related stuff cropping up here.

**c4.** · 10th March 2005, 20:31

hear,hear. f*ck the forum point scorers

**riffer** · 10th March 2005, 20:33

Amen to that chaps.

Of course, the older I get, the less I give a shit what others think about me.

Maybe therein lies the answer to your question.

**jrandom** · 10th March 2005, 20:39

This is a perfect example of a thread that should not exist, and only harms the forum's signal-to-noise ratio.

**Waylander** · 10th March 2005, 20:43

Originally Posted by jrandom

This is a perfect example of a thread that should not exist, and only harms the forum's signal-to-noise ratio.

Yea figures you wouldn't care about rep points, look how many you have

**jrandom** · 10th March 2005, 20:58

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

Yea figures you wouldn't care about rep points, look how many you have

I didn't get them by whoring for them. Each and every one has come as a pleasant surprise, usually with an insightful, appreciative or otherwise meaningful and enjoyable remark from the repper, and always because of the actual content of a post I made.

That's what it's *supposed* to be about.

**Waylander** · 10th March 2005, 21:06

Originally Posted by jrandom

I didn't get them by whoring for them. Each and every one has come as a pleasant surprise, usually with an insightful, appreciative or otherwise meaningful and enjoyable remark from the repper, and always because of the actual content of a post I made.

That's what it's *supposed* to be about.

Heh, just as in bikes and cages (and everything else) there are some who miss-use and abuse the rep points. And what was that "I didn't get them by whoring for them," suposed to be about aye? I hope you didn't mistake my post as something serious.

**Ramius** · 10th March 2005, 21:49

I am sorry guys, I somehow feel somewhat responsible for starting a thread or three about rep points, in all honesty, I don't care about them, I am not on this site for them, I am here to enjoy the one hobby I have in life, or is it more of a lifestyle, either way, that is bikes. I find what I can talk about in regards to bikes somewhat limited now that I do not have one, but I will pop my nose in whenever I can to say hi, and if I know something I wil say something.

Sorry guys...

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**inlinefour** · 11th March 2005, 00:56

But the way this site has been running lately, I no longer give a toss.

**moko** · 11th March 2005, 04:33

Good idea until the abuse sets in.I rarely give them but if someone`s said somethign insightful or cracked a really good funny then it`s nice to show a bit of appreciation.last one I gave was to a bloke whose post I didn`t even agree with but his view was still relevent and put across properly.I`d scrap neg rep,I`ve had 4 from one source and all but one merely for disagreeing with the guy in a totally non-abusive manner.more work for admin I guess but if possible they should give a couple of days notice then take all rep points from those touting for them,might just be a bit relevent then.

**Zed** · 11th March 2005, 05:24

Originally Posted by moko

...I`d scrap neg rep,I`ve had 4 from one source and all but one merely for disagreeing with the guy in a totally non-abusive manner.

Well I'm the guy who gave those negative rep points to moko and I can honestly say that he deserved each one because of the blatant personal attacks he made against me and the utter disrespect he has for the Bible and those who believe it!

I'm happy with the rep points system as it stands - I had 6 negative reps given to me at once by a senior member in the past so I know how it feels, but it's all fun and games and not to be taken too seriously at the end of the day.

Ps. moko was the individual who nominated me for most of the Flame Warrior awards you see above, and all his nomination comments were negative attacks against me...and he moans about 4 negative reps given to him so unjustly - he is by no means innocent.

**FzerozeroT** · 11th March 2005, 06:27

Jrandom, I'm putting this up because I'm pushing to not have them displayed and want to see If i would have support for that. I see that the non-displaying of post count is coming up now as well in another thread.