Existing Alternatives Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Reputation points are signalled both to the post and poster, as far as i'm aware. And a posters low score will automatically hide their posts from view The points are not a reflection of the truth value of the poster. Having one post severely down-voted does not mean that the poster is generally wrong or altogether non-virtuous. As far as the posts being hidden, well… at least they are not being deleted or blocked. Ultimately, this is the way the board is set up – it's not perfect, nor will it ever be. From what I can tell, enormous amounts of the board's resources go to ensure capacity and stability of the system. These types of improvements possibly (and understandably) take a lower priority. At the same time, it looks like the feedback has been received and, hopefully, will be taken into consideration during the next upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhk Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 This thread gives me plenty of evidence that reputation works well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsayers Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Well it can also be used as an ideological weapon, as seen here. Prior to this occurring, I had received a PM from a 3rd party saying my interaction with Cornellius was "very empathetic and understanding, but being honest in your feelings of puzzlement." I had already said all that I could on the subject. Cornellius claimed to wish to disengage, but then re-engaged for the purpose of harming me in order to coerce me into doing what he wanted, which I already was by letting it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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