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deanmv
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I think the rep isn't "noticeable" and used enough as it should be. I didn't even really know it was there until the new forum came in (which I suppose is an improvement already) but there is no hint as to what the +/- buttons do and overall I think it would be better if these were used more around the forum. Just my 2¢
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If you hover over the buttons they show what they do.
In general I don't really care about reputations and find the rep to much noticable.
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like the tabbed browsing, gonna take some getting used to but it seems a lot better!
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Regarding reputation, it seems to me that the only use of it is perhaps in helping new users decide whether any suggestions given to them by another poster are trustworthy or not, and in addition gives a measure of kudos for those that help others out.
Thus, my preferences are:
1. Delete all negative rep (and possibly just reset all rep to zero) and disallow anything other than positive rep and only a single user rep per user OR:
2. Remove it altogether.
We'd be interested in hearing what others think.
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BigNoid
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Option 1 is a good idea, but better in the form of a thanks button.
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We can "easily" make the +/- button an "Add Thanks" button I should think.
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DDDamian
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Positive feedback (whether by +1's, thanks, likes, etc) encourages users to be helpful and polite, and highlites users who go out of their way to help others, so some form of feedback is good for the community in general. It's the negatives that need looking at as they can be out of spite at times. There's always the "Report" button to handle offensive posts.
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If I have been able to help feel free to add to my reputation +/- below - thanks!
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deanmv
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A thanks button would be great I agree with all that has been said so far really. If it ain't broke then don't fix it if you don't want to. Just something I had noticed That doesn't really seems to be used how it should or much at all really.
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BigNoid
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The reason i suggested thanks button is that it stands out and it's clear what it's for. The +/- is too hard to find imo. Wether the button says thanks or like I don't care, just as long as it's recognizable.
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Kinda OT but still
We could expect similar situation with rating of addons that's planned.
I vote for positive only.