The Water Is No Longer Fine

I have to say that I feel the rep points system has a major potential for causing dummies to be spat, and no particular advantages. I have given one or two rep points, good and bad, but my heart was not in it, and I am not going to participate further in giving rep points. Surely we are here to volunteer information about woodworking, or to ask for it, not to build up or tear down other people's reputations. If someone posts misleading or false information, that information should be corrected, or at least debated, rather than the person being antagonised by having a raspberry blown at him/her.

The recent trend of flouncing out in high dudgeon seems to me a little self-indulgent, since most of the flouncers are well aware that they have made valuable contributions in the past, and that they are going to receive a chorus of entreaties not to depart. If people are sufficiently p***ed off to want out, why not just leave silently? But I think it would be better to stay and try to sort out whatever is bugging them.

Rocker

Well said, Rocker.

Col

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Originally Posted by Pete J

Stinky - you old pollologist - where are you??

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Sorry my good friend ... I was off on family duties today. It looks as if I have been beaten to the poll .... should I post a poll as to wether I should have been monitoring the board all day for poll opportunities or doing the family thing?

:D

Stinky.

Ok, so 's right we need a decission soooooo I posted a poll on the matter......

This is a serious poll so let us know what YOU want!

Cheers!

After reading Rockers latest post in this thread I had a thought. If you want to build a good reputation then post useful information, encourage someone if you think they need it, have a bit of a joke every now and then and if you are going to contradict someone then try to do it gently. Basically that is how the board worked before (most of the time) and once you follow a few threads you can soon work out reputations without the help of green squares. Like I said at the start, just a thought (maybe more than one). :)

My take is to grow thicker skin if its a worry
for christsake we are adults (I would hope) and shouldnt let such small matters concern us they are there use em or not but dont start the dummy spit :mad:
stay or go guys but quietly please ....voids fill eventually
Pete
(who couldnt care less if he got points or not of any type)

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Originally Posted by fxst

My take is to grow thicker skin if its a worry
for christsake we are adults (I would hope) and shouldnt let such small matters concern us they are there use em or not but dont start the dummy spit :mad:
stay or go guys but quietly please ....voids fill eventually
Pete

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Well said mate.

Maybe I'm just thicker skinned than some, but personally I don't give a bugger if some anonymous person doesn't like what I post. I've been around here, off an on as whim & life & work pressures dictate, for a couple years now. I have a lot of respect for the opinions & abilities of a lot of the people here, which is why I keep coming back. If those I respect stand up and tell me I'm wrong/out of line whatever, I respect that. If those I don't know want to snipe on the sidelines, who cares? It affects me not at all.

Oh to be a moderator and have a full bar. :D

Sorry , it should have read nepotic but my fingers slipped :o

:d

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Originally Posted by Alix

OK, having written software for over 35 years I can believe that no software is perfect.

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You mean like this.....

8 Minutes Ago
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Apprentice (new member)
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1

& already he had 3 green blocks which is over 200 points!!!!

How does that work?

Wow, I look forward to the explanation for that!! :-)

No, maybe I had better keep out of this, I don't want to attract any more bad vibes.

Allan

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& already he had 3 green blocks which is over 200 points!!!!

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Hey Cliff!

Look again!!

There are three members joined in the last 2 hours with NO posts and have 3 green dots....

I think they are apprentice moderators. :D :D :D

OR TRIFFIDS!!!! :eek:

the sky is falling............... :cool:

P

It was my mistake. Have been playing trying to get a fairer system.

I could not understand how someone could remains anonymous because in my reputation points it comes out who posted them. Apparently this is not the case in the rank and file.

So for the time being the rep points have been disabled pending a better look by Neil and myself.

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So for the time being the rep points have been disabled pending a better look by Neil and myself.

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Beauty, now I can tell my story about the cats & the lawnmower without getting any more blueys...