Post: Community Update, (And important poll on REP!)
04-21-2011, 01:32 PM #1
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As me and Luke were assigned Community Admins, I thought it would be appropriate to start a series of "community threads" either posted by myself or Luke, to let you all know of the current situation of what is going on with staff and whats happening with things.


Vb4.
Now you may or may not have heard, but YES vB4 is being worked on and is currently in test stages, im not going to put an expected release date as we all know shitstorms come if the target date is not met. All I will say is expect it soon.


Private Premium.
Only the premiums would of seen my thread in their section about this, but yes, Private Premium is getting a re-vamp. How the revamp will be done isn't finalized yet, but you can expect the revamp to make the section more "private" than last time (higher expectation) and contribute based. Meaning we will look at how you contributed in Private Premium and the rest of the forum before you are allowed entrance.


Now onto Rep.
Rep is broken, it is, soften it up how you want, but in the end you will see its broken. Now there will be a poll attached to this thread. VOTE on the poll, this will be a PERMANENT change on Rep.
The options will be:
1. Leave Rep how it is.
2. Get rid of rep totally (disable it and hid the display).
3. Get rid of rep totally (disable it), but keep the display of rep. (bars/stars)
4. Get rid of -Rep/+rep, but Keep Thanks, Nominations, Groans. (make groans worth 3 -rep).

So that is about all thats happening in "staff world" at the moment, you will see another "community update" thread in about a week. Me and Luke will try to push for 1 thread a week to let you all know. Now sometimes there might not be anything to update you all on, but if thats the case, as soon as something comes expect a Community Update thread.
:2k7:
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04-21-2011, 06:14 PM #137
DEREKTROTTER
You're Goddamn Right
rep should be left as it is

each user should have an option to hide/disable it if they wish to

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04-21-2011, 06:18 PM #138
BSLICER25
Black ops
Originally posted by Bravo View Post
Well disabling it would get rid off people begging for it but it would probably stop some of the people on here from contributing.

I guess it's like most things, good things and bad things.


So you're basically saying people contribute to get good rep? Oh wait, that's today's society.
04-21-2011, 06:18 PM #139
Luciano2572
Are you high?
Originally posted by chris2k7sears View Post
You all said you wanted more communication from Admin to members, so here it is.
As me and Luke were assigned Community Admins, I thought it would be appropriate to start a series of "community threads" either posted by myself or Luke, to let you all know of the current situation of what is going on with staff and whats happening with things.


Vb4.
Now you may or may not have heard, but YES vB4 is being worked on and is currently in test stages, im not going to put an expected release date as we all know shitstorms come if the target date is not met. All I will say is expect it soon.


Private Premium.
Only the premiums would of seen my thread in their section about this, but yes, Private Premium is getting a re-vamp. How the revamp will be done isn't finalized yet, but you can expect the revamp to make the section more "private" than last time (higher expectation) and contribute based. Meaning we will look at how you contributed in Private Premium and the rest of the forum before you are allowed entrance.


Now onto Rep.
Rep is broken, it is, soften it up how you want, but in the end you will see its broken. Now there will be a poll attached to this thread. VOTE on the poll, this will be a PERMANENT change on Rep.
The options will be:
1. Leave Rep how it is.
2. Get rid of rep totally (disable it and hid the display).
3. Get rid of rep totally (disable it), but keep the display of rep. (bars/stars)
4. Get rid of -Rep/+rep, but Keep Thanks, Nominations, Groans. (make groans worth 3 -rep).

So that is about all thats happening in "staff world" at the moment, you will see another "community update" thread in about a week. Me and Luke will try to push for 1 thread a week to let you all know. Now sometimes there might not be anything to update you all on, but if thats the case, as soon as something comes expect a Community Update thread.
:2k7:


i think u should leave rep how it is, but remove -rep and make groans -3 rep because users with tons of rep can remove toooo much rep of one single user
04-21-2011, 06:19 PM #140
Originally posted by DEREKTROTTER View Post
rep should be left as it is

each user should have an option to hide/disable it if they wish to


Agreed. If individual users do not want their reputation displayed, they should have the option to disable it. The only downside I see, is scammers will be able to hide their bad reputation.
04-21-2011, 06:24 PM #141
JakeM
ZOMG HaXz!
Yes the rep system is broken but until there is a real fix it should be left alone. Let people disable rep if they want. Rep needs to stay. It helps keep leeches away and it helps keep certain people out. Private premium etc. should require a certain amount of rep. Rep is real, rep is your reputation. We all have a reputation in real life. This just shows how respectable, trustworthy and how much they contribute or help.

Leave it be, start a thread with suggestions for a fix for rep. When a good solution is found then make a poll offering actual choices. I don't think it should be disabled though. Leave it too each user. They can hide it if they want, they can disable it but people can still groan there post.

For all the butthurt people, its a number get over it and disable it.


/End rant


Also bring on VB4. It looks super good.

Lastly, To buy and sell you should have to have higher requirements and have a individual rep system there. A successful trade is worth +1 a bad trade is -3. Each person has a trade review page where people can review and write down what was wrong and EVERYONE can view who wrote it.
04-21-2011, 06:33 PM #142
ResistTheSun
In Flames Much?
Originally posted by chris2k7sears View Post
You all said you wanted more communication from Admin to members, so here it is.
As me and Luke were assigned Community Admins, I thought it would be appropriate to start a series of "community threads" either posted by myself or Luke, to let you all know of the current situation of what is going on with staff and whats happening with things.


Vb4.
Now you may or may not have heard, but YES vB4 is being worked on and is currently in test stages, im not going to put an expected release date as we all know shitstorms come if the target date is not met. All I will say is expect it soon.


Private Premium.
Only the premiums would of seen my thread in their section about this, but yes, Private Premium is getting a re-vamp. How the revamp will be done isn't finalized yet, but you can expect the revamp to make the section more "private" than last time (higher expectation) and contribute based. Meaning we will look at how you contributed in Private Premium and the rest of the forum before you are allowed entrance.


Now onto Rep.
Rep is broken, it is, soften it up how you want, but in the end you will see its broken. Now there will be a poll attached to this thread. VOTE on the poll, this will be a PERMANENT change on Rep.
The options will be:
1. Leave Rep how it is.
2. Get rid of rep totally (disable it and hid the display).
3. Get rid of rep totally (disable it), but keep the display of rep. (bars/stars)
4. Get rid of -Rep/+rep, but Keep Thanks, Nominations, Groans. (make groans worth 3 -rep).

So that is about all thats happening in "staff world" at the moment, you will see another "community update" thread in about a week. Me and Luke will try to push for 1 thread a week to let you all know. Now sometimes there might not be anything to update you all on, but if thats the case, as soon as something comes expect a Community Update thread.
:2k7:


TBH

I think rep power is the issue not rep
Users can neg rep other users and wipe out there rep , this should not be the case. Same goes for +rep

ALL users should have the same rep power and same neg rep power.
1+ and -1

This would fix alot of issues and put everybody on a level foot.
Understand that nothing like what your thinking of doing but i feel it would fix the problem.
Would also make rep boosting pointless as means no gain other then more rep. Without the power.

For that reason am voting the last one but not sure on the last bit.
04-21-2011, 06:35 PM #143
t0asty
Web Dev / Security
If rep just has to stay then at least get rid of thanks / groans and go back to the original way of adding rep via the scales on the postbit.

I get sick of seeing thousands of usernames underneath a post. And pretty much every thread.
04-21-2011, 06:45 PM #144
Winning
Former Staff
I think people should just get rep reset once reached 50K, so there is NO incentive for rep.
04-21-2011, 06:50 PM #145
Solo
Rookie
Originally posted by Winning View Post
I think people should just get rep reset once reached 50K, so there is NO incentive for rep.


Jealousy, at its finest.

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