Reputation to post ratio
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@Huw3481 said:
@thanksaj said:
Yeah, but other than you, I don't think anyone here has the expertise to write that kind of script, not to mention time or desire. It's almost like someone downvoted a post, it wiped out everything up to that point, and started over.
That's a bit uncalled for, AJ. So we're all chopped liver that can't do diddley?
Yeah, really not a dramatic programming task. I think most of the people here could probably do that.
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@Huw3481 said:
@thanksaj said:
Yeah, but other than you, I don't think anyone here has the expertise to write that kind of script, not to mention time or desire. It's almost like someone downvoted a post, it wiped out everything up to that point, and started over.
That's a bit uncalled for, AJ. So we're all chopped liver that can't do diddley?
So you are admitting to doing it?
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@thanksaj said:
So you are admitting to doing it?
Seriously, get over it.
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@thanksaj said:
@Huw3481 said:
@thanksaj said:
Yeah, but other than you, I don't think anyone here has the expertise to write that kind of script, not to mention time or desire. It's almost like someone downvoted a post, it wiped out everything up to that point, and started over.
That's a bit uncalled for, AJ. So we're all chopped liver that can't do diddley?
So you are admitting to doing it?
That is in no way the logical extension of that statement.
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On a serious note, uncouple the reputation thing because up and down voting posts is beneficial.
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@JaredBusch said:
On a serious note, uncouple the reputation thing because up and down voting posts is beneficial.
It is but we don't control the code, sadly. That would be great. It is nice to have a "post reputation", but a person metric is bad.
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@Dashrender said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
You have no idea how much I want to upvote that.
+1 LOL
me too upvote please
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The only one that cared about it was AJ.
Because he had to harp about it so much someone obviously took pains to annoy him about it as much as he was annoying the rest of us.
Go edit the css or something for the profile page to not show the reputation.
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Wait... there was a reputation function on this forum? I thought the up/down vote was just for those posts. Good to know I won't be missing anything.
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@coliver said:
Wait... there was a reputation function on this forum? I thought the up/down vote was just for those posts. Good to know I won't be missing anything.
Yes, it meant nothing and everyone realized that. Or nearly so. But until we can make the points not be applied to people, it just can't be there
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Was this a personal attack or just a glitch?
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@JaredBusch said:
The only one that cared about it was AJ.
Because he had to harp about it so much someone obviously took pains to annoy him about it as much as he was annoying the rest of us.
Go edit the css or something for the profile page to not show the reputation.
No, please, tell us all how much you don't like me. Don't hold back now.
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@thanksaj said:
@JaredBusch said:
The only one that cared about it was AJ.
Because he had to harp about it so much someone obviously took pains to annoy him about it as much as he was annoying the rest of us.
Go edit the css or something for the profile page to not show the reputation.
No, please, tell us all how much you don't like me. Don't hold back now.
AJ, you are just egging people on. Just let it go.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Was this a personal attack or just a glitch?
Personal
It's too bad. I thought reputation was a really nice idea compared to an actual ranking. Rankings reward numbers of posts, where reputation rewards quality of posts.
Has anyone ever been banned from Mangolassi (other than bots)?
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Haven't needed to yet. I know that time will come as we grow, but for now bots are the only ones.
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@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Was this a personal attack or just a glitch?
Personal
It's too bad. I thought reputation was a really nice idea compared to an actual ranking. Rankings reward numbers of posts, where reputation rewards quality of posts.
Has anyone ever been banned from Mangolassi (other than bots)?
Posts at least shows a solid, understood quantity. Reputation is more confusing. It is subjective. You get high rankings for being funny, being technical and, still, for shear volume. So there is actually negative value in it as a metric because it doesn't reflect anything specific so the only way to use it is to infer something to the value that doesn't actually exist. So the metric actually is only misleading, and never useful. Better not to have it.
How upvotes on an individual post or thread, totally different. That has value because both there is no real means of gaming that and because people understand what the value is tied to.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Was this a personal attack or just a glitch?
Personal
It's too bad. I thought reputation was a really nice idea compared to an actual ranking. Rankings reward numbers of posts, where reputation rewards quality of posts.
Has anyone ever been banned from Mangolassi (other than bots)?
Posts at least shows a solid, understood quantity. Reputation is more confusing. It is subjective. You get high rankings for being funny, being technical and, still, for shear volume. So there is actually negative value in it as a metric because it doesn't reflect anything specific so the only way to use it is to infer something to the value that doesn't actually exist. So the metric actually is only misleading, and never useful. Better not to have it.
How upvotes on an individual post or thread, totally different. That has value because both there is no real means of gaming that and because people understand what the value is tied to.
Yeah, I agree. Someone who posts mostly in Water Closet and posts funny, relatable pictures (like @scottalanmiller ) may have dozens or hundreds in reputation. That doesn't mean that when that person posts in a technical area that they are more credible. Reputation for people becomes almost a popularity contest. Reputation for posts shows validity and value to the thread.
