Just need to pretend there's a democratic process on Grand Old Team dot com so vote, vote, vote.
Mods, we've not decided. Right?
Mods, we've not decided. Right?
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No mate. We can ask Danny to make sure you are given a rep crown so everyone will always knowI hope you are not going to worry about it like death.
I wasn't joking btw. Voted to bin it, just for popcorn reasons really. Now I suddenly belong to the winners. Feels nice, unexpected maybe, but still nice to be in a group of winners.That poll, was it first to 100?
Tbf it could've been a 200 vote win and it wouldn't matter
Danny wants it gone so it was always going, he just pretended to give a shizz
But oh so true lol
Rep - we've had a rep system at numerous spells since 2007.
The latest version has been enabled since 23rd April and there's been 4,766 reps left.
When we enabled it, we did so with a view to assessing before moderators making a call on whether it stays.
So, should it?
I'm of the view is can increase engagement through allowing users to make a comment/engagement they otherwise wouldn't. Sometimes there's a comment that doesn't feel worthy of a reply - a random snapshot below;
The flipside is - it can cause angst.
That said, I'm of the view that we shouldn't moderate to a path of least resistance - a few recent reports cause annoyance but that shouldn't dictate our approach. How many *really* abuse the rep system? We could simply revoke their access to rep.
Angst will always exist, whether on an open forum, through reps - its the nature of forums.
We'll always have people crying they are being picked on.
Anyway... poll to decide
So...
Rep - keep as is.
Rep - continue trial with changes.
Rep - bin it.
You're such a 'kin tease lolI take it as a compliment people think we'd need to rig a poll - like it matters.
Although to be fair, I was (I think) the only mod who wanted rep - which is why I brought it back for the third time. I dont go buying stuff and spending hours arsing about to set it up without wanting it to work.
I'm flogging a dead horse though. Rep isn't default software, the software company behind the forum dont think it's needed. Rep is a commercial plug in we buy/config and it's a bit of a time bandit. Whenever I update the forum for compliance, I'm having to patch rep so it's got to be something the community wants.
This is the post I shared with moderators a short while back;
Mods voted for continue trial with changes, but given the time/cost and the appetite for it on the forum is pretty 50/50 - I'm making a call it's not worth it. Middle finger reaction beats moody rep comment anyway.
Removal of rep might mean theres now a place for profile posts to come back though...