Thanks for pointing out the bad link. It should work now.Hi,
I cant find the thread. Where is it?
For you consideration:
In another thread we were talking about the usefulness of rep system. It was suggested that it be split rep into social and technical.
Technical rep point would be awarded for technical merit and social for everything else.
Rep in "Members Lounge" and other non technical areas would only affect peoples social rep.
Once a member gets a lot of rep points anybody he gives rep to gets a lot of points. I would like the option of giving fewer points.
I like having the rep system--it's very useful in determining whether a response to a thread comes from a credible source or not. I think it's important to have that basis on which to make decisions. However, I completely agree with you, 3v0, in that members with higher rep should be able to choose the number of rep points. IMHO I don't think anyone (whether they have full rep or not) should be able to give more than three bars at one time to any given member. I've +1'd newbies before for a good post, and it gave them 4-5 bars, just from one click. I don't think this is an effective way of choosing reputation.
I have also seen total idiots here (I'm not trying to be rude, but simply trying to make a point) who don't know a single thing about electronics. However, they state their opinions as fact in such a confident manner that it makes other newbies think he knows what he's talking about. He's created a group of "followers" who constantly boost his rep, when he certainly doesn't deserve it. He's still as ignorant and useless as when he started. I'm sure most of you know who I'm talking about specifically, but I have seen it happen with a few different members.
I think newbies should only be able to give 1 bar maximum at any given time, people with good reputation up to 2, and people with excellent reputation up to 3. I think it would be a much more effective way of showing one's reliability.
P.S. I also don't mean to be hypocritical. If someone feels I have not earned the rep I have, please remove it. I strive to be reliable, but I do not wish to mislead anyone.
Hello,
You say you didnt miss my point but you used that same point in your argument, when i already acknowledged that.
So by your standard we should remove the number of posts too because that has no bearing on the technical merits. Someone could come in here and post 100 posts that dont say much at all and get that much added to their number of posts count.
The number of posts is interesting, and so would be some other simple statistics. Statistics are always appreciated in some way or another.
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