Thu Apr 14, 2016 4:26 am

I don't see how a negative 7 would be considered as abusing the reputation points system.



Myself, I've rated single comments with positive 10s several times in the past.



Moreover, I would have rated positive 20s in the past but hadn't yet earned enough rating power to do so (until recently).



If I've been rating single comments with double digit positives then I don't understand why a double digit negative would be considered abuse.



If you disagree please explain why. Thanks

The reputation system does need some improving.

I gave a negative rating because i did not agree with the comments made by that member. It is not a trust system and i think "reputation" is not what the rating system we have should be called.



Alternatively what we need is a sort of "up" and "down" vote option where a member could either agree or disagree with the post in question and then comment in their own post as to why they have a different opinion.



I rated the post negative because i didn't agree that we need strong regulations with bitcoin, my rating actually has nothing to do with the reputation of the user but is the only option available besides posting comments.



I see how this could effect users due to the system we have in place being called "Reputation" and will look into changing this.



I don't see the negative ratings given as abusing the reputation points system.

Guys, just because you disagree with someone's opinion doesn't mean you should be abusing the reputation points system. -20 points or -7 points for a single comment shouldn't be warranted because you disagree with them, unless it was some sort of extremely inflammatory post or spam.

It should also be noted that before you or Fremont posted comments here on this thread that I also rated the following positive points here on this thread for the above comments by:



Roverver - 10 positive



Bitkilo - 10 positive



Bitkilo - 5 positive



A total of 25 positives (and two of those were 10 each for single comments)



And then when Fremont posted his first comment I rated it with a 5 positive.



So how is the negative 20 considered abuse? It should also be noted that before you or Fremont posted comments here on this thread that I also rated the following positive points here on this thread for the above comments by:A total of 25 positives (and two of those were 10 each for single comments)And then whenposted his first comment I rated it with aSo how is the negative 20 considered abuse?

Personally, I disagree. I think the reputation system may need an overhaul / some tweaking; that many reputation points in both a positive or a negative fashion unfortunately leaves the system open to abuse by people who may wish to scam newer users by creating shill accounts, building their post count and issuing reputation points out to make their accounts look highly credible. They could then much more easily scam new users during trades etc. as the newer user will see someone with a high reputation count and consider them automatically trustworthy. Similarly, a user with a high post count could decimate the reputation of other users by issuing large numbers of negative reputation points. A discussion has been started among the moderators and I guess we'll see what direction that takes us, if any?You're right in that it's not a trust system but I think the majority of users will view it as such. "Reputation" is perhaps not the best name for it, and an upvote / downvote system may indeed be an improvement.I don't think there's a real issue with the fact that negative ratings are being given out, I think it's more that it was somewhat shocking to some of us to see one poster get -27 "reputation" points after posting his/her opinion. That doesn't stifle discussion, of course, but it gives the outward appearance of doing so in that people may feel they'll get excessive negative reputation points simply for stating their opinion which may lead to them self-censoring themselves if they feel their post will hurt their 'rep'. I don't know about anybody else but that's not the kind of atmosphere I like to experience on any forum, much less one that's Bitcoin centric.I think it's more-so the fact that negative reputation points stand out a lot more than positive reputation points on forums like this. As users, I don't think any of us really notice an excess of positive points once we go past a certain level but I think if our accounts were to have negative points - even just a few - we'd definitely notice it and be mindful of it.Definitely something that needs looking at though I reckon!Fremont