Should Mental Pants reset everyone's rep points?

**jrandom** · 3rd April 2008, 07:21

Originally Posted by terbang

Or those that have been here for a while and still behave like twats.

I am ashamed.

**Quasievil** · 3rd April 2008, 07:22

I see the rep hunters lining up at the starting blocks to get there little green blings back, already Im sure thinking of pointless crap to post worded in ways to get the most rep in the fastest way possible
I predict a surge in dum posts a coming !

**Grub** · 3rd April 2008, 07:26

Originally Posted by huck farley

When a new member joins. Some of the old hands discredit, abuse, ridicule harass, and generally beat up on the new guy.

No they don't. Such abuse has to be earned - and most often it is

**huck farley** · 3rd April 2008, 07:39

Originally Posted by jrandom

Nonsense!

That only happens to guys who join and immediately start behaving like twats.

I wonder how many of your posts have put folk down and shit on them. I say at a guess aaaaa probably 80% take them of your rep and what have you got fuk all green bling.

Look the rep system is a load of bollocks. I am a member of a few forums and a lurker on many more. Not one of all that I lurk, and belong to, run this stupid system of rep green blocks. How fucking childish!!
Get rid of it once and for all I say. Whilst we have the chance. "DO IT NOW"

**Quasievil** · 3rd April 2008, 07:59

Originally Posted by huck farley

I wonder how many of your posts have put folk down and shit on them. I say at a guess aaaaa probably 80% take them of your rep and what have you got fuk all green bling.

Look the rep system is a load of bollocks. I am a member of a few forums and a lurker on many more. Not one of all that I lurk, and belong to, run this stupid system of rep green blocks. How fucking childish!!
Get rid of it once and for all I say. Whilst we have the chance. "DO IT NOW"

YEAH , Bling awarded !!

**Joni** · 3rd April 2008, 08:03

Originally Posted by Quasievil

I see the rep hunters lining up at the starting blocks to get there little green blings back, already Im sure thinking of pointless crap to post worded in ways to get the most rep in the fastest way possible
I predict a surge in dum posts a coming !

I agree x2....

1)An invite for the rep whores to talk more crap so they can win the next "race".
2)Get rid of the rep system - but I have been saying that for years, however Spank and now MT seem to get a kick out of the shit it causes.... dunno, go figure...

**Wheeliemonsta** · 3rd April 2008, 08:10

Gidday,
Do what needs to be done I say...

Why not institute some type of Y.O.B (Years On Board) rating to allow those who feel the need to be recognised there due recognition...

Just my five cents worth...

Cheers

**terbang** · 3rd April 2008, 08:15

Originally Posted by Wheeliemonsta

Gidday,
Do what needs to be done I say...

Why not institute some type of Y.O.B (Years On Board) rating to allow those who feel the need to be recognised there due recognition...

Just my five cents worth...

Cheers

But when people become YOBs they throw them into the sin bin..!

**vifferman** · 3rd April 2008, 08:20

Originally Posted by jrandom

The Rarefied Strata inhabited by the Ancient Worthies is all but inaccessible to new forum users.

Firstly, I disagree. If you look at the Members List, sorted by reputation, there are relative nooblies who have a substantial number of reps (courtesy of posting rude or silly things that appeal to other nooblies), while other fossils/dinosewers/senior members are relatively low down the list. So the "reputation" points are really either "popularity" or "infamy" points, depending on how they're used. Either way, they have little to do with the worthiness of posts or the member who posted them.
Secondly, I don't really care (point one was just a logic thing, and rebuttal to your comment). I don't care enough to vote. It's nice to be able to comment on (praise or rubbish) someone's post without having to PM them or publicly post in the thread, but the rep points themselves are meaningless.

**James Deuce** · 3rd April 2008, 08:22

Originally Posted by vifferman

Firstly, I disagree. If you look at the Members List, sorted by reputation, there are relative nooblies who have a substantial number of reps (courtesy of posting rude or silly things that appeal to other nooblies), while other fossils/dinosewers/senior members are relatively low down the list.

Ain't that the truth. You can slave for hours on something, writing and rewriting and you don't even get a post in response. Give someone some shit, deserved or otherwise, and the rep comes flooding in.

**vifferman** · 3rd April 2008, 08:24

Originally Posted by jrandom

The Rarefied Strata inhabited by the Ancient Worthies is all but inaccessible to new forum users.

Firstly, I disagree. If you look at the Members List, sorted by reputation, there are relative nooblies who have a substantial number of reps (courtesy of posting rude or silly things that appeal to other nooblies), while other fossils/dinosewers/senior members are relatively low down the list. So the "reputation" points are really either "popularity" or "infamy" points, depending on how they're used. Either way, they have little to do with the worthiness of posts or the member who posted them.
Secondly, I don't really care (point one was just a logic thing, and rebuttal to your comment). I don't care enough to vote. It's nice to be able to anonymously comment on someone's post without having to PM them or publicly post in the thread, but the rep points themselves are meaningless. Except as an indication of what kinds of posts appeal to the average KBer.

**jrandom** · 3rd April 2008, 08:31

Originally Posted by Jim2

Ain't that the truth. You can slave for hours on something, writing and rewriting and you don't even get a post in response.

Often, I think, people feel humbled by such an effort, and unworthy to add to it.

**ManDownUnder** · 3rd April 2008, 08:35

Originally Posted by Joni

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2)Get rid of the rep system - but I have been saying that for years, however Spank and now MT seem to get a kick out of the shit it causes.... dunno, go figure...

Yup - I have no problem with ditching it. Feedback on posts is useful though

**Joni** · 3rd April 2008, 08:38

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Yup - I have no problem with ditching it. Feedback on posts is useful though

Post the feedback - this is a forum after all.... or pm the person.... why wank on with the rep?

I suppose people will always be divided on this.... the ones who see value in rep, and the ones that dont.

**Mental Trousers** · 3rd April 2008, 08:44

Originally Posted by inlinefour

... and does not portray the feelings of KBers. Oh and big friggin deal deal that KB is not a democracy ...

Unless a significant proportion of the regular viewers (1200+ of them) voted in this poll it is in no way representative at all. So at least 600 people (half of the daily regular number) need to vote before I'd even consider taking the result seriously. But that won't happen because so few people actually give a rats arse about rep.

I was always going to reset the poll to it's correct state (and have now done so) after a few hours. It's always very interesting and educational to see who comes out and gets highly offended and about what.

Originally Posted by inlinefour

... This is JR's poll and thread, not here just to provide you with amusement ...

I believe Mr J Random started this thread and poll as a wind up and is sitting in front of his computer having a hell of a laugh. What he didn't expect was that I'd pick it up and run with it by pushing it onto the news page and get as many people as possible in on it. His responses in this thread would tend to back up that it is in fact a piss take.