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Leaving reputation

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by The Great Snook, Mar 29, 2008.

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Do you leave your name when you give rep

  1. Yes

    18 vote(s)
    56.3%

  2. No

    14 vote(s)
    43.8%
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  1. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) 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!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I think it's mostly a problem for people who don't use reputation much... I know it can be annoying when you only want to rep a post once a month and it just happens to be the post of the same person you repped last month... I just don't see a way around it short of remembering to use the rep feature more often, and maybe not only for really exceptional posts. "Just" good or funny or in some way positive posts deserve rep once in a while too. There's no real downside to giving someone who generally makes good posts some "extra" rep every now and then.

    Of course, if the majority was hitting the "rep cap" too often, I'd consider lowering the spread to 3 people, but I think that as far as preventing abuse goes, that'd be as low a limit as we could set for it to still be effective.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 15, 2009
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  2. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Would having a timer of sorts help (if it's not difficult to implement), for example not being able to rep the same person again for the next week (or two, or whatever) or until some more rep is spread around?
     
    Ziad, Jul 15, 2009
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  3. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) 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!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Well, the reputation system is quite complex, so changing any part of it isn't very easy as it might have unintended consequences in some other area, but the timer sounds like a very usable workaround to this problem. I'll see what we can do.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 15, 2009
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  4. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Isn't this place amazing? :D

    You ask a question, then suggest something completely random, and next thing you know it becomes a feature that might be implemented.

    Tal I'd rep you for the post but guess what? You're apparently one of the 4 people I'm not allowed to rep...
     
    Ziad, Jul 15, 2009
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  5. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) 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!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Figures. :shake:
     
    Taluntain, Jul 15, 2009
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  6. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    All of us are a little addicted to this new little ratrace.
     
    Merlanni, Jul 15, 2009
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  7. LKD Gems: 31/31
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    Not to put too fine a point on it, but there's really no point in repping Tal, given that he can set his rep to wherever the heck he wants it! Tal, you should reset yours to 1,000,000, just to remind everyone who's boss ;)
     
    LKD, Jul 21, 2009
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  8. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    He could, but since he hasn't yet I'm assuming he doesn't want to. Being the High Lord and Master of the place (and having the Pi- I mean Red Dragon avatar) must be enough for his ego :p
     
    Ziad, Jul 21, 2009
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  9. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Not red. He has a breath attack that compels you to sign up if you cannot dodge it. Alas the financial crisis penalty weighs heavy.

    A red breath attack compels very little I expect.

    Perhaps we can get him into the manual.
     
    Merlanni, Jul 21, 2009
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