Suggestion Why do we even have rep anymore?

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Okay, let me first state that I'm all for having rep. In fact, I love the hell out of it, which is probably why I abuse it like everyone else, but seriously why do we even have it anymore? We have the thanks and like buttons now, and people rather use that than rep. Well, most of the time anyways. I can't remember the last time I even got a rep increase/decrease. Sure, I can look at it in my User CP, but that's not my point.

I just don't get why we even have it anymore. I personally can't even remember the last time I used the rep button. It must have been months ago, or whenever we got that big update to 4.0. Yes, I blame the update for making rep nonexistent. It doesn't even have purpose anymore. It wouldn't make much difference if rep was reset because people wouldn't even use it, so I don't think that's the problem.The fact of the matter is that Rep has no purpose on the site anymore, and in my honest opinion, it should be removed or just shut off until something can bring its existence back to life.
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I agree with you, I get quite a few likes a week on here, but I only had 1 rep in the last few months, tbh I only get repped now if either A, my post is stupidly good 'which is never' or B, I get rep because of my current signature :gasp:
 
I agree with you, I get quite a few likes a week on here, but I only had 1 rep in the last few months, tbh I only get repped now if either A, my post is stupidly good 'which is never' or B, I get rep because of my current signature
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That's exactly my point. Rep has no purpose in this new update.

The way I look at it, is that either the thanks/like features have to go or rep does. They can't both co-exist, and actually think to have purpose with the other taking up the spots the other had.
 
I like it, the messages (whether good or bad) are usually fun to get. it's not hurting anything by being here so why does anyone care? :lew:
 
Cali dear, I think you misunderstood what my point was.

I wasn't saying that the rep system is bad, and that I hate it. It's actually the exact opposite. I love the rep system, and yeah, the comments are a delight to read, but with the thank/like features, what purpose does it serve aside from taking up space? I can't think of one.

So, please don't misunderstand me by saying that it has no purpose by assuming that I don't like the rep system. I just don't think it serves any purpose or anything of the like in the current version of FFF.
 
... okay? 0_o

It's purpose is because some people like seeing a comment from their pals (or hater's even). Thanking and liking a post doesn't allow that to happen where as the rep system does.
 
I think taking it out would require more work than it taking up space. That's just my guess. It's used a lot less and less, true, but to be honest, I'd still hate to see it go. xD It's just the weird or funny little messages that make it ... preferably stay-able.
 
I've been here for a year and I have never gotten more than 2 Rep points... Is there something wrong with me? I feel left out when SO many people have gotten billions of rep points. Even people who haven't even been on here for a year have more rep than me :lew:

Rep should be taken down JUST to make me feel better about being unpopular :P
 
This topic has been on debate since BEFORE I was a mod :lew:

In my opinion, the reason we do is:

1) It's not that we have any problems with it UNTIL we get people who want to start neg-repping wars for silly reasons like not liking another member or they think it's something cool to do since they like seeing people go in the red because they see themselves as "powerful" since they already have such a large amount of rep themselves :damon:

2) While likes and thanks with the new system are nice, you can leave comments with rep that way you can always remember those awesome posts people think you've made, or more likely just the laughs you'd had with the other members :jess:

3)...and while I do think some people have genuinely earned their rep because they help out the forum and the other members, I don't really care if people see it as a popularity contest or not. It's just a stupid number attached to your name and if you place your worth on the forum on a number and not your contributions then I can't really help you there :(

So if it isn't broke, don't fix it :mokken:

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it's nice to get a pos rep for something you've written along with a little note from the person for why they liked/disliked whatever you wrote. You don't get that with the like and thanks button...I think it's pretty obvious

maybe you've not got a pos rep in months because you've not actually been around for months...well I haven't seen you around anyway... or maybe you're just not writing anything worth a pos or neg rep...either way there's no reason for it not to be there.
 
like cali said its about the message. You can like a post. But you can rep someone and tell them why you like it. The number doesnt mean naff all its about the comment.
 
I'm not saying that I don't like it, I love it 'my first rep... CAP GALORE!!!!!!' :wacky: but with the like and thanks button, I just don't see it get used, I use to get rep all the time and I loved reading the comments, but I only got 1 since the like/thanks system came in 'love you greeny :inlove:' it not that it bad, it just there not much point/it not being used thanks to the thank/like system
 
or maybe there's no point in the 'likes/thanks' because we have rep?
Either way, having them both there isn't causing any harm so there's really no issue at all hahaha
 
Stevie said:
I'm not saying that I don't like it, I love it 'my first rep... CAP GALORE!!!!!!' :wacky: but with the like and thanks button, I just don't see it get used, I use to get rep all the time and I loved reading the comments, but I only got 1 since the like/thanks system came in 'love you greeny :inlove:' it not that it bad, it just there not much point/it not being used thanks to the thank/like system
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Agree'd. If I got a rep for every thanks/like I got, I would have more than 2 rep :lew: Maybe thanks/likes should count toward reputation from now on?

EDIT: I SWEAR TO GOD IT WAS AT 2 WHEN I POSTED THIS! :rage: Now my argument is invalid!
 
H0MO$3XUAL said:

Agree'd. If I got a rep for every thanks/like I got, I would have more than 2 rep :lew: Maybe thanks/likes should count toward reputation from now on?
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Agreed, If I added all my likes/thanks, my rep would be through the roof by now :rofl:
 
it's nice to get a pos rep for something you've written along with a little note from the person for why they liked/disliked whatever you wrote. You don't get that with the like and thanks button...I think it's pretty obvious

maybe you've not got a pos rep in months because you've not actually been around for months...well I haven't seen you around anyway... or maybe you're just not writing anything worth a pos or neg rep...either way there's no reason for it not to be there.
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Lol Toni, me not being around has nothing to do with my points brought up in this thread. I could care less whether or not I get good or bad rep. To be honest, I mostly don't give a damn about rep, but I care just enough to bring up it's nonexistence and minimal purpose it brings to the table. Quite frankly, the rep system either has to be reset or just gone entirely to bring some legitimacy back to the forum. And I have to totally disagree with you saying there's no reason for it not to be here because I have stated plenty of reasons — valid reasons at that — that explain that we are better off without rep.

As for the thanks/like being gone and rep staying, I have to say, once again, not the point. My whole point is that it's making rep, and again I will sound like a broken record, nonexistent.
 
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