Poll
Question: Should we keep the rep points system?
There has been some discussion as to the usefulness of the reputation system, a new feature added to the board at the last update. There's only one way to decide on its fate: A poll. You know how it works.
Now we Canadians are not the only ones faced with a Christmas election campaign. The poll will close on Dec 31st. Make your voice heard :D
Well, here's the post, now where's the poll? :dunno:
*Edit* Ahh, there it is.
As for the "Rep" system..... :yuck:
I don't think I've used it except a couple of times on Bird351, as per his request hehe, besides, we all know who's who around here, so what's the point.
I could take it or leave it. I don't care. If somebody here is living or dying by their rep power, I have one thing to say...
GET A LIFE!!!
it's pretty useless... just about every board that had it has gotten rid of it due to ppl taking it way to seriously and flame wars erupted. =/
Just when I get the lead.... Same thing... shot in the ass... :D
Thats OK we all know who's ahead....
Look at my rep,...............Wonder what my vote was :evilgrin:
Rep power doesn't really mean much to me. I have no idea how I got the rep power I have now... It means about as much as post count. If post count is your e-pen 15, then rep power must be your e-testicles. Lose it, don't need it.
I dont really see that we need it.... but then its not hurting anyone yet
6 of one half dozen of the other...it makes no differance too me weather or not its there...
I don't see the point of the rep system. Everyone here is good in my book so far (and that's more than I can say about some forums I go to)
I dont see why its even a discussion really. We have no issues with or without it, and I rather have people rep w than post w.
I don't even know what it is?
Now why do I find that the perfect buttstuffogy? Brilliant! :D
I'd rather both rep and post counts be gone (or in the case of post counts, no longer publicly visible, lest people think others are "post-whoring" to inflate their count.. Eric and Carmen still have a use for it, so I wonder if there's an option or a script or whatever to eliminate it from view by us, but to keep it visible to any mod/admin) so there's two less excuses to bitch about stupid stuff. Third change I suggested in the thread that started this is to put the Lounge in its own category, so people who mostly object to it can minimize it. However, this is far more consideration than really needs to be given, since (as much as I often hate this reply) if they don't like it, they shouldn't read it.. and should be able to show a little bit of personal willpower in avoiding it. This is a whole lot of talking over something extraordinarily petty.
Keep it so Tom can live his Glory!!!!
oooh i want one of those my real one is to small :flip: and so are my e-ones
I'm with Cougar5.0,
I dont even know what it's about
Toss it......
How do you "use" it?
You use it by clicking on the little scales icon in the upper right corner of every post. It gives you the option of approving or disapproving of a post, and the option to leave a comment. Either way, it's anonymous unless you leave your name in the comment section. (which rarely happens) If you have that person on ignore, it registers as a blank entry, neither approve (green) or disapprove. (red)
Mainly it ends up being a tool for people who want to get a dig in on someone they disagree with.. to get that one extra little jab in that they couldn't get in an argument or whatever.
I've never really cared what my rep was on any board.. but I do take delight (on forums I don't give a about.. which are most of them that aren't this place) in randomly giving out negative responses to people I have nothing against and no argument with, just to see them bitch. They often do. My experiences with it on other forums are why I recommend getting rid of it on here. Most of us are above the head-games, (and I wouldn't screw with this place like that, I like it here too much.. should've been obvious with the donation drive that I don't treat this place like I treat the average forum) and caring about such things.. but if we get more people who aren't, it's just one more excuse for things to get ugly more often. That we have one person bitching about supposed "post-whoring" already (a sort of related and unrelated topic) should be a sign that the more sensitive types are on their way.
Can we replace it with the Age display?
Age isn't necessarily the best indication of maturity and what not. The two most immature people I've ever met were both between 40 and 45 years old at the time. Not saying everyone that age is immature.. but the point is, you can't just go by age alone.
Have there actually been any members taking rep and post count to heart? :bs:
I find it hard to believe anyone in this group would get riled up over board stats.
Well, stuntmannick apparently feels strongly enough about it to have suggested that we eliminate Lounge posts from the post counts. As if anyone here posts in the Lounge just to inflate their post count. Where do people come up with this ?
The only time I ever even look at my post count, is when someone else brings it up.
I kind of like looking at how many posts I have made. Not to shove it in anyone else's face, but just as a measurement of how much time I waste on here. :)
So if you do decide to disable public viewing of post counts, which I don't see a need to do, please make them privately viewable if that is an option.
I think this thread is as pointless at the rep system. lol... not to ruffle any feathers with that comment, but come on, who cares about how many posts we've made or how many rep points we have? We're all here for one reason, to have fun and enjoy our cars.
There's my two cents. lol
DW
Unfortunately, the existence of bitching (in another thread) about things like post count would seem to contradict your statement that we're all just here to have fun and enjoy our cars..
I'm suggesting it be dealt with sooner rather than later.. so more of this doesn't pop up in the future. There are enough things to bitch about (in general) without having to fabricate reasons like so-called "post whoring" and "rep whoring".
I think the best way to deal with it would be for whiners to SUCK IT UP! These issues only matter to the bitchees.
Post counts are listed in the Public Profile. (to read your own, find one of your posts and click on your name) If you were to disable post counts on posts themselves, would you not still have this available for mod/admin use? Seems like a decent compromise.
As for the rep stuff: Seems like quite a few people want it gone, and I'm guessing several of the positive or neutral posts are from people who just don't give a shiznit. (so wouldn't exactly miss it if it went away.. remember, we didn't exactly ask for it or need it in the several months before it was added) The two threads about these issues seem to be running into overtime. Any chance we can wrap this up soon, toss these two threads out, and get back to our regularly-scheduled quasi-reality?
Personally, I don't give a what my rep is, or what your reps are.. (been running through these posts the past couple days just spamming in "Free rep!" with copy and paste for cheap laughs) same with post counts.. but if doing these changes will prevent more of this later on, let's "git 'r done". Please.
You're going to have to ask stuntmannick why post counts were enough of an issue to bitch about now.. especially since I don't think it's been an issue before, since we moved to this forum. (can't speak for the old forum, was only there a couple months before the switchover) In the middle of that conversation is where the rep part came up, and that's why we're here.
If anything annoys me about this whole thing, it's the accusation (and yes, he could be talking about anyone since he didn't name names, but I'll still respond to my part of it) that I/we are only here posting in the Lounge to inflate a meaningless (to us.. not to him, apparently) number. I would hazard a guess that most of us don't give a about our post counts, certainly not enough to go artificially inflating them in any serious manner. (by "serious" I mean excluding the done-in-jest post count changes by the admins)
Frankly, I get the feeling there's some other gripe at work here with the person who started this, and it's just being vented as something useless and trivial like post counts.
If I cared about post count, I'd have gotten mine transfered from the old board.
And I post in the lounge because, *gasp*, I enjoy talking with people on this board, even when I don't have a tech problem.
I thought that was the point..? :p
Apparently we had ulterior motives.:giggle:
I do believe that is the point:
Check your User CP.. :p
EDIT: YAY! 2700 posts! A totally arbitrary number (but a good round "00" number) to celebrate, but since we're supposedly just post-whorin' in the Lounge here, why not celebrate it? YAY!
EDIT #2: (totally off-topic) Are the lights you make normally pr0ne to condensation inside the lenses, or did I screw something up? Also had one of the LEDs die already.
I have never heard of any having condensation in them, but it shouldn't hurt them with the electronics encased in resin. As for the dead LED - if a few more die lemme know - your lights are under warranty even though you won them.
Will do.
Right now they're pretty badly fogged up, and of course the lights themselves don't get warm enough to evaporate it. (I tried, today, just for the hell of it)
And why didn't you ship them with the connectors on the lights themselves? :p (it's not a big deal.. I fixed it with on-hand supplies.. had to hack a couple of them off the main harness and use covered blade connectors instead, though)
we all know who the bums are anyway...
When the worst one we've had is "i'm gay as hell", I don't think we want to be talking about "bums". :p
I hate to bitch about someone bitching about someone else's bitching, but why can't we all just GET OVER IT already? Feel free to bitch about my bitching of your bitching about stuntmannick's bitching :giggle:
I would rather see the counter that adds up all the minutes you've been on the board and tells everyone how long you have been online. They have it over at insanemustangs. Some of those guys have spent months on that board. Now that would be something for us to poke fun at each other with.
Jesus, I've been gone for a few days thinking this was over and there's now pages of discussion! Guess I touched a soft spot :D Anyways, it's not that big of a deal to me anymore (It was that time of the month for me). I got the idea from a different board that has, to me, the ideal lounge. What i realize is it's not the post counts that make lounges what they are, it's the people. It was just an idea.
Nick
Or it could just be that what you said was rather bell ended.. :D
Yea, i ran out of midol. I'll try to not let that happen again.
Nick
I know where you're coming from. I'm on boards where people post-w like mad, another that has no post counter for that reason. This board, though, has no such problem.
This was good for a laugh. Found this comment today.
Uhh, I did go outside. Pulled a valve cover off my truck and cleaned it up for painting. Nice try, though. If you're going to be a dick, have the balls to do it with a name attached. :D But thanks for the laugh, whoever it was.