Rep - Anonymous Poll

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tommye said:
But oh so true lol
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I 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;

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;

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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.
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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...
 
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GrandOldTeam said:
I 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...
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You're such a 'kin tease lol
 
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