P.S. What does that mean?
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Is everyone on a distinguished road, or are there varying kinds of roads, avenues or boulevards that we EoFFers may be on?
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P.S. What does that mean?
http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/...om_0ad0079.png
Is everyone on a distinguished road, or are there varying kinds of roads, avenues or boulevards that we EoFFers may be on?
Whats with the new reputation button? Is it a new way to tell EoFFers how much we love each other? Why implement something and then have no site staff on to explain it? I think it's a test to see how we react, like throwing a hamster into a maze full of mice and feeding them pellets instead of cheese. Then including a button that shocks you when you press it...ohhh I'm onto you! Now the only question is what to do.
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It's all part of the zionist conspiracy to turn EoFF into Fool's Gold
Geez you're quick! Anyway, see the announcement for details. :p
EDIT: Merged! Also, I've removed the little green image from the postbit so at the moment it only shows up on profile pages. I might remove it from there, too, I don't know... at the moment it's more so people can approve of other people's posts, rather than actually increasing reputation points or anything similar to that. Not a race for reputation-counts, just an easy way to say something nice.
I wasn't aware the two phenomena were related.
Distinguished road? Dude, you're smurfed. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaridovich
I like the concept of this.
However, I'm still unsure whether it'll work. Guess we'll find out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Momiji
I had the reputation system back on another big forum like this.
It sucks, remove it and forget about this mistake.
I gave Bunny reputation for this post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny
>:|
Deep down, he's glad.
wtf not on 2.0 D:
The icon isn't on some people's posts. scrumpleberry hasn't got one, for instance.
apparently she's usernote banned. The weird status might have something to do with it.
Those usernote bans are becoming might pesky!
I vote for the addition of negative reputation
Obama Out!
Who the bloody smurf gave me a rep?
Remove this immediately. I do not appreciate positive reinforcement.
Rep doesn't seem to be enabled on the Metallic Blue styleset. sadface
also FG disabled reputation last month. Is EoFF becoming FG and vice versa?
edit: in fact I don't see it on any style set.
edit 2: oh it doesn't seem to be showing up on the postbits of any style sets, but it does show up in user profiles. Yet Yars' screenshot shows it on the postbit. What gives?
He took that screenshot while the templates were being edited. People notice things extremely quickly around here. :p
FG was an EoFF ripoff for years, so it's nothing new that it's trying to emulate us (until it becomes common knowledge and they go through another 'we must not be like EoFF' phase). ;) EoFF doesn't emulate FG any more than it emulates any other forum out there. FG just happens to be the one you know. This was inspired by TheAdminZone (since that's where I first noticed it being used to effect) and adjusted to fit EoFF (ie, it's more about knowing you did good than being able to boast about it).
The amount of reputation won't show up because b0b doesn't like it and because well, I mean, whatever. The ability to give someone is down by the warn button.
For the record I haven't really consciously modelled any of FG's recent decisions after EoFF. If anything I'd say we emulated EoFF way more when I first started FG than we do now. With that particular comment I was mostly commenting on the relaxation of rules here, which was something I'd been arguing in favour of for years before it happened.
I can kind of see why putting it on the postbit could turn it into an e-popularity contest but at the same time I don't really see it happening here. Then again this is the same board that completely removed post counts because they felt people were making it into an e-penis measuring contest, so you know, whatever :monster:
He's lying, Aaron. In the Staff Forum we have a thread entitled "List of ideas we can steal from Fool's Gold".
I knew it!
Is this supposed to be a revelation of sorts?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Man
EoFF and FG started trading places, like, a year ago.
That's more or less what I suggested in my first post. The two fora really aren't particularly different from each other apart from the people who post there. And the smurf filter.
Easily abused system, but I think the fact that it doesn't show up will help with that.
I agree. Meat Puppet is infamous around these parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
I'm glad here won't abused! ^^ So I can see how much all of you love me :kaolove:
I plan to only approve the worst posts. However I also need to re-start my hate campaign against Roogle after he broke my heart and closed my thread :(
Edit: My thread has been reopened, Rubah has once again returned my love of Roogle, also while we're at it can we change it from "Rep" to "Rap"?
Easily abused? Why? Just because I'll want to give qwertysaur like a million good rep points? :p
<3Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaridovich
This looks like either really good idea or something thats kinda useless and will fade away. :p I hope it stays :D
I don't think it's either really good or useless. Just something people can do, should they want to. Nothing major by any means. :p
I vote rape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloki
I suspect you're only posting at EoFF to plug FG in every post you make. For shame, Aaron. :( I thought you were abo-- wait, who am I kidding? :D
Mostly I'm just bored. The only reason I even mentioned FG in that post was because no one would get it otherwise. Of course, they still won't get it, but at least now they'll know why they don't get it.
Somewhat predictably, I've had to delete a bunch of "coz they're cool" or "hey let's communicate via reputation" reputation points. But most of the reputation points handed out in the first day or so have been people genuinely approving (or in some cases disapproving) of posts for their content, so I'm happy with how it's gone so far. :)
Of course, most of the joke ones were done by various mods. >=P
I've already found interesting threads just by reading through them in the admin CP. This is paying off, at least for me, for that reason. :D
You can't disapprove a comment if the only choice is "I Approve" Dan. Sounds like a tyranny to me, where every is forced to be nice!
It's like saying "I hate you" with a smile.
I'm now an unknown quantity at this point.
Has anybody gone further than the "Distinguished road" yet?
I'm on "Tinguished Highway" thanks to the qwerty spam. :p
Remove it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny
I like the idea.
So it's like an ass kissing button we can press for each other? Neat! I am going to kiss so much ass! Anyway this might be a silly question and I don't know if it's answered yet (I just kind of skimmed through this thread) but, where can I read my ass kissing messages?
btw I find this thing very silly. I mean, what is it suppose to do? "Look at me people like my posts! This proves it!" Seems very, very silly. And what exactly qualifies a reputable post? =P
This. *Proceeds to press the ass kiss button to kiss your ass*Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
Seems like a good way to show a little appreciation iyam.
Want to show someone you appreciate them? Lick them. Everywhere. Then they'll know of your love.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantzien
DP: Forums staff can hand out negative reputation points.
It's not an ass-kissing button unless you only use it to suck up. I, for one, plan on using it on whoever helps me out with problems and answers questions well, particularly in the gaming/help forums rather than elsewhere. If you so wish it, you can boost the ego of someone who you actually (shock) think is deserving of it. Heaven forbid! :rolleyes:
Of course, if you are able to and they are not against it, then I will not stop anyone licking any other such person at these forums... although with all this "I'm a chocobo who licks people a lot" stuff going on from you, boko, I'm starting to suspect you're just taking notes from my past posts/chat sessions. :shifty:
EDIT: What qualifies as a reputable post: Anything that is genuinely insightful, well-thought out, answers a question well and in a helpful way, a quality new thread... stuff like that. Obviously, not spam or people asking questions or "I want some love" (Sorry Polaris! - but I'm sure you'll get your reputation boosted for helping people in the GD forum :)) etc. Basically if you be sensible about it and aren't using it just for the sake of using it, then you're probably using it right.
I'm checking over all the reps and deleting any joke ones at the moment anyway. 'grats to qwerty on being the first person to get two reps for the same post, and for good reason.
So basically everyone except staff is forced to be nice, I don't really see the difference :monster:
I'm tempted to remove the negative feature from staff as well, actually. :p But I'm trusting them to use it for responsible purposes, which I would not trust a chunk of the regulars to do. It's for the same reason that all through the years this has been acceptable...
...but this was not...Quote:
That was a great post, man.
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That post sucked.
if you require people to specify reasoning and just delete the stuff that doesn't supply valid reasoning, that could theoretically work. Though I wouldn't trust it to if it were anonymous, and I wouldn't trust it not to devolve into negrep wars if it weren't. I don't really think there's a good solution to it other than allowing people who have earned it the ability to negrep, but not anyone else. I do think that should be a larger portion of the user base than staff (or staff + RMs) though, or else the negrep feature should just be removed entirely.
Cause clearly a 'thank you' isn't enough to get the point across. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
It seems my rep figure is already rather negative exDee
Negative reputation users should get put onto the Highway to Hell.
:monster:Quote:
Originally Posted by theundeadhero
Quick question. When on this highway, will the song be playing, or is this like, an actually torturious highway to hell that will make us suffer?Quote:
Originally Posted by theundeadhero
Neither, it has all the joys of life along the way and is paved with good intentions.
What happens when you get there though?
BoB, honestly, your two posts prove that this system is completely useless and unnecessary.
lol situational bias.
It's pretty pointless to have a reputation system, for so many reasons already mentioned. But I'm happy with it as long as I have nothing but negative reps.
Does it count as abuse of the feature if I positive rep Tav to piss him off? I mean, it's not abuse if a positive reinforcement has a negative effect right?
Choices:
Admit to using reverse psychology
- OR -
Get pissed off.
Well, the first option is blatantly false, so I'm going to just jump straight to blind rage.
...:jokey:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
By the way, was that a large, thoughout post, in hopes of gaining reputation? ;)
I have +3 reputation from my Sims thread, and -2 from the Staff Forum thread about reputation.
The system works.
Totally. I got none. :( Three or four people have given me reputation points so far but I've had to delete all but one. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
The point of this system is to encourage people to compliment the better posts of this forum and to allow people who do make valuable posts to feel good about themselves.
Visitor messages, custom titles and swear words - now they are pointless. But that doesn't me fight against them.
Eyes on Aaron Freed.
I just think it's funny that you get to decide what constitutes a good post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBTotally. I got none. :( Three or four people have given me reputation points so far but I've had to delete all but one. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
The point of this system is to encourage people to compliment the better posts of this forum and to allow people who do make valuable posts to feel good about themselves.
Visitor messages, custom titles and swear words - now they are pointless. But that doesn't me fight against them.
Do I? The only things I've deleted are the ones that were clearly just people being dumb or 'testing out the system'. Stuff like "giving positive rep to piss him off" or "this post saying nothing but 'this sux' is the best post EVER" etc. I've left stuff I was unsure on.
I think you just need a hug, Grumpalot. *snuggle*
Who did that? I never followed through with my post saying I wanted to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Himself, probably
Oh BoB, I didn't realize the Soup Nazi was an admin here brah. NO REP FOR YOU!
I just noticed that I got pos-rep'd for a post I made last year.
Awesome.
I didn't use it, either. SS can't negative rep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Manus
It was me. :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Momiji
Either I don't have reputation, or they won't let me see it. :p
I thought I'd have like -10 by now, but meh. >_>
Good to know that someone was paying attention. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FonzIt was me. :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Momiji
No problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by MomijiGood to know that someone was paying attention. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FonzIt was me. :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Momiji
wait what
I'm confused now.
:confused:
:mad2:
Obligated post to promote my reputation.
Oops, I clicked [Lightning Bolt] Warn. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
what's this now?
Goldenboko, please do not spam.
Forums staff no longer have negative reputation ability. :p
This is pretty silly. We all know who we know, and we won't be able to check someone's reputation unless we know them, so the forum member's concept of who's popular on the forum doesn't really change. :o
As I've mentioned, this isn't about popularity, it's about encouraging people to leave nice little notes or whatever. It's not anything earth-shattering, just a nice alternative to warning posts.
We should add a "applaud" button or something to compliment the Warn button, to alert mods/admins to exceptionally good posts which need to be dealt with :p
We should be able to see who gave us these rep points. It will be meaningless to me otherwise.
You can, in the User CP.
It only shows the points, the post and then a blank space for comments, for me at least.
I'm confused. Luckily I really don't give a toss, so I remain happy.
Odd. Shiny, what skin do you use? It should show the following...
Thread (with link to post within thread)
Date
Posted By (with link to profile)
Comment
I'm feeling lazy today so I didn't read through the thread. Where in the CP does it show the rep points and why you've received them?
There's a spot for them, yes, but I have 11 points and one rep? One rep is worth eleven points? The system needs refining. I mean, the thing is really small, I can't see who repped me, I dun know when someone reps me unless I continually check the CP, and it doesn't have it's own section you just need click CP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Just click on User CP, that's where they'd all be, under your subscribed threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying Mullet
As far as I know, the reputation system allows people with administrative (possibly mod/super mod) abilities to see who the reputation was given by. All others can only see the thread, date given, and an optional comment. I tried looking at the User CP in the different skins and they were all the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Everyone was started with ten rep points so you've only received one so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
I cant (or dont know how to) rep people when im using BoB's Simplified Style skin (I have slow internet connection atm)
It's right next to the 'Report Post' text-link at the top-right of the post, on the far right from where the post date is. The link reads "Add to [username]'s Reputation".
EDIT: Will look into getting regular users visibility of who gives reputation points.
Makes sense then. Still can't see who repped.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying MulletEveryone was started with ten rep points so you've only received one so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
Works now, BoB.
Oh, wait. You use postbits beside the post, don't you? :p I'll have a look into that, sorry. I use above the post.
Bunny: Yay, fixed it. On a sidenote, we have too many usergroups.
So... does this "distinguished road" change as you get more points? If so, it should totally be renamed to 'Levels'. That way I can to get my power level over 9000. :)
We should cap it AT 9000.
Or the levels max out at 8999. :p
EDIT: 9000 works too. :smash:
Right now the descriptions are pretty meh, I might change them later. Also the points you need to get to a new level... as we don't give automatic points for things such as being registered for a long time, or allow for some people to have more 'point-giving power' than others, it would take a loooooong time to get to some of the current descriptions. I'll probably use levels in the same way that the UBB did with postcounts - level 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, Immortal.
Yeah, I see nothing there, BoB. I'm using 3.1. Literally, nothing; it's as though it hadn't changed. Does this have to do with me having 9 points, since we can't negative rep anymore?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenbokoJust click on User CP, that's where they'd all be, under your subscribed threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying Mullet
I removed all negative points after we (forums staff) decided that we're not down with that crap.
Candies are better than points.
It still says that I'm an unknown quantity at this point in my profile, and the question of where the viewed points are in the User CP.
If you have no rep points, then it also shows nothing, correct?
I think you'll need to rebuild the user reputations after deleting them for everything to work properly. I recall that editing a user's reputation manually would still leave them with the improper comment value for their rep. So in other words, even if Tav's rep were currently 10, it wouldn't reflect that. Hopefully the next version of vB fixes this.
Oh dear, I'm an unknown quantity. Does this mean I got minus rep'd?
Oh, yeah, I changed the default to 'unkown quantity' because that seemed more accurate for someone who has never had a point given to them. Most people should have that now. I've also decreased the amount to go up levels, but it will still probably take a long time before you go up the 'ranks'.