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Tit-for-tat reputation

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by NOG (No Other Gods), Jun 11, 2010.

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Is 'retribution' reputation justifiable?

  1. Yes

    3 vote(s)
    9.1%

  2. No

    21 vote(s)
    63.6%

  3. Depends on the situation

    9 vote(s)
    27.3%
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  1. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    Ah but you're an angel Nakia :D certainly compared to the rest of us! :lol:
     
    Silvery, Sep 7, 2010
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  2. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I got a grey reputation once -- a zero ... I never did figure out if the poster liked what I said or was pissed at me.
     
    T2Bruno, Sep 7, 2010
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  3. Death Rabbit

    Death Rabbit Straight, no chaser Adored Veteran Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    It was probably a neg rep. Neg rep registers a deduction as half your current rep score, rounded off. So a positive-rep from a person with 2 rep points would boost you 2 points, that same person's neg-rep would deduct 1 point. The poster in question was likely new (with a rep score of 1) and since the system can't deduct you half a point, it rounded down and registered as a 0 (which is gray).
     
    Death Rabbit, Sep 7, 2010
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  4. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    DR.

    That was me.

    Had to be done.

    Bosh.
     
    Barmy Army, Sep 7, 2010
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  5. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Nah, I think the poster had a zero rep -- could have been either.
     
    T2Bruno, Sep 8, 2010
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  6. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    I got that the other day and looked in the FAQ. Turned out to be neutral.
     
    Silvery, Sep 8, 2010
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  7. Triactus

    Triactus United we stand, divided we fall Veteran

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    What is a neutral rep? "I feel indifferent to your post"? I guess not, or I would have them in earnest by now... :)
     
    Triactus, Sep 8, 2010
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  8. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    I've had one or two of those. It's a rep hit from a user with a rep power of zero.
     
    Montresor, Sep 8, 2010
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  9. mordea Banned

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    I haven't read through the whole thread, but I'll just say that I've never felt the need to negative rep anyone, even when I thought that they were being a tool. Negative repping is rather passive aggressive, just a cheap way to strike back against someone when you either don't have the courage to take them on in public, or the self-control to just shut up. When I get a negative rep which is signed, I usually bring it up in public. If it's anonymous, I just ignore it. I've got better things to do than trouble myself with such nonsense.

    I do give positive reps for good posts, though.

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    I'm going to have to try harder, it seems!
     
    mordea, Nov 6, 2010
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  10. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    :lol: YOU think other people are tools? :lol:
     
    Silvery, Nov 6, 2010
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