reputation - new feature (2 Viewers)

[flyin']

But then people would post stupid things in the subject forums and get their friends to rep them anyway. Don't think there is a scam-proof rep system which won't be difficult to implement.

 

[MuSaRuRWa]

maybe till a better system is come up with, only mods should have the rep facility, ie, mods can rep all members based on posts.

 

[flyin']

We've already considered such a situation, and basically that would put too much of a burden on the mods, and it wouldn't be as effective.

 

[Winston]

But then people would post stupid things in the subject forums and get their friends to rep them anyway. Don't think there is a scam-proof rep system which won't be difficult to implement.

But if the thread is deleted, then the reputation points given would not be counted

 

[sunny]

But if the thread is deleted, then the reputation points given would not be counted

Theres nothing stopping one person asking a legit question to make a post so that they can get repped over and over by their friends.

 

[cro_angel]

maybe till a better system is come up with, only mods should have the rep facility, ie, mods can rep all members based on posts.

thats a pretty good idea actually.. cuz then people would be aiming to help out more or stop spamming as much in subject forums..
but many subject forums dont have mods (or active ones) so it might not work out so well

 

[Winston]

Theres nothing stopping one person asking a legit question to make a post so that they can get repped over and over by their friends.

lol well there's always a way to cicrumvent the system... however in other forums, they deploy the reputation system, so that users can have access to download files etc... i don't think the system is really necessary on BOS anyways, with the very fact that people are abusing it, but i'd also argue it's useful in some cases, it will clearly show how much a users posts stands out and how valid the post is, some people just post replies, that are just incorrect, and hence delude some users.

 

[MuSaRuRWa]

thats a pretty good idea actually.. cuz then people would be aiming to help out more or stop spamming as much in subject forums..
but many subject forums dont have mods (or active ones) so it might not work out so well

well, then we GET the mods ... also, maybe ifthey restirct there to be a mod not having to moderate more than 2 forums, it'd make it easier on the mods too

 

[santaslayer]

I've never been a mod before but why would that be a burden on the moderators? They are only repping members if they happen to approach a good/bad post. They won't be going out of their own way to rep someone just to fill in a certain quota?

 

[santaslayer]

We've already considered such a situation, and basically that would put too much of a burden on the mods, and it wouldn't be as effective.

I've never been a mod before but why would that be a burden on the moderators? They are only repping members if they happen to approach a good/bad post. They won't be going out of their own way to rep someone just to fill in a certain quota?

 

[santaslayer]

We've already considered such a situation, and basically that would put too much of a burden on the mods, and it wouldn't be as effective.

I've never been a mod before but why would that be a burden on the moderators? They are only repping members if they happen to approach a good/bad post. They won't be going out of their own way to rep someone just to fill in a certain quota?

 

[sunny]

I've never been a mod before but why would that be a burden on the moderators? They are only repping members if they happen to approach a good/bad post. They won't be going out of their own way to rep someone just to fill in a certain quota?

Its a bit of a burden since it would mean the mods would have to go through every single post posted to see if they are rep worthy. If mods just repped whenever they came across certain posts, people would say its unfair that the mods don't consider all posts posted.

 

[nick1048]

*true @ sunny*

 

[MuSaRuRWa]

but isnt it a mod's duty anyway to go thru all posts in those forums they moderate to make sure that theyre ok?
i mean, sure thats hard in the nonschool, entertainment sections etc, but the no.of posts in the subject, school and uni sections arent that many ...

 

[sunny]

but isnt it a mod's duty anyway to go thru all posts in those forums they moderate to make sure that theyre ok?
i mean, sure thats hard in the nonschool, entertainment sections etc, but the no.of posts in the subject, school and uni sections arent that many ...

Yes thats true. But in most cases, its balantly obvious without having even to read the entire thread (or just read the title!) that things are going wrong. If the mods are repping, it does mean the mods must read every single post posted, even if the mods know the thread is not against the rules or the question asked in the thread has already been answered.

 

[jm1234567890]

As I said, it would also make the repping system baised

 

[iambored]

also some mods will do it more than others and then members will complain the mods for their own subjects don't give out reps

 

[McLake]

I've never been a mod before but why would that be a burden on the moderators? They are only repping members if they happen to approach a good/bad post. They won't be going out of their own way to rep someone just to fill in a certain quota?

I subscribe to every thread in every forum I mod. This means I get around 100+ emails a day. I try and glance at every new post made in these threads, but mostly I am just looking for abuse or spam. If I had to take the time to assign rep points then I would be here 24/7.

 

[McLake]

Its a bit of a burden since it would mean the mods would have to go through every single post posted to see if they are rep worthy. If mods just repped whenever they came across certain posts, people would say its unfair that the mods don't consider all posts posted.

We would also be compelled to backdate reputation, which would mean screening 1000's of old threads for worthy posts.

 

[redruM]

maybe only allowing people to rep if they have certain acknowledgements...

after they have a certain number of posts, they contact the admin/some mods, and get permission to rep. this process might take a while but it is an idea. then after if a member has say 25 rep points, they are give permission to rep as well. so after that initiall bit of work, it will kinda work on its own?

another idea, after someone has reached a certain amount of points, they are given permission to rep. but you cant compare number of posts to spamminess, its inversly related if anything but again, just an idea: