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MoveAlong
April 3rd, 2008, 08:08 PM
The admins used to have disabled rep power and I was wondering if any other member could request that.

Your Rep Power would be 0, your Rep Points wouldn't matter (so on the member's list when you sort from greatest rep, you would be on the bottom of the list), you couldn't affect anyone's rep power, and they couldn't effect yours. It's like it doesn't exist for you. But when it's activated again it goes back to how it was.

I was wondering if admins would make exceptions for that. Maybe we could have it to where anyone can request having this done through PM.
Mzor203
April 3rd, 2008, 08:17 PM
I'm curious as to why someone would want to do this? Maybe there's an obvious answer that I'm missing, but just wondering.
MoveAlong
April 3rd, 2008, 08:22 PM
Why did Francis do it? Why did the admins do it?

I would want it gone so I don't have to think about it or worry about it or pay attention to it.
Disabling it wouldn't really affect anything. Except you couldn't modify my Rep. Big deal

Here's a question for you: why not do it?
Kiros
April 3rd, 2008, 09:59 PM
I'm not entirely sure if we should be doing it with requests, as that could become a massive duty to keep up with. I believe Francis and Josh did it because we were beta testing it, and by the time we agreed to keep it, I'm sure they forgot about it.
Triple7
April 3rd, 2008, 11:00 PM
By the time VT started using it, I was in the middle of being gone. (...I think. That's the only thing that makes sense. :P)
Antares
April 3rd, 2008, 11:05 PM
Well I know that its a fact that its possible for individual members to turn it off. Its just up to the admins if they will.
iJack
April 4th, 2008, 02:10 PM
By the time VT started using it, I was in the middle of being gone. (...I think. That's the only thing that makes sense. :P)

:confused::eek:what?
Triple7
April 4th, 2008, 02:27 PM
Reputation started being widely used after I left VT. That's the only explanation that would make sense.
Serenity
April 4th, 2008, 02:29 PM
Quite true. In the past like 6 months there's been a huge spike in rep usage. Note all the threads in TWPR that are suddenly occurring constantly that people are getting so irritated with :rolleyes:
iJack
April 4th, 2008, 02:46 PM
Reputation started being widely used after I left VT. That's the only explanation that would make sense.

thats better, thanks and sorry
MoveAlong
April 4th, 2008, 07:21 PM
I'm not entirely sure if we should be doing it with requests, as that could become a massive duty to keep up with.

why would it be a massive duty to keep up with? Would that many people not want a chance have a lot of rep?

Val: what are you trying to say to me? Who were you talking to?
Serenity
April 4th, 2008, 07:23 PM
I was responding to Francis's post above mine.
MoveAlong
April 14th, 2008, 10:37 PM
why would it be a massive duty to keep up with? Would that many people not want a chance have a lot of rep?

Bump...
Are you saying no?
redcar
April 15th, 2008, 05:57 AM
It's easier the way it is. I don't see any reason why is should be disabled for some members.
MoveAlong
April 16th, 2008, 09:49 PM
How is it easier?

I'll give up this argument but I am curious as to why it's easier.

what is my reason why it should be disabled? we wouldn't have to deal with it.
Techno Monster
April 16th, 2008, 09:52 PM
Well... if they disabled it wouldn't matter right??? Does rep even do anything???
Serenity
April 16th, 2008, 10:39 PM
How is it easier?

Reason: they do not want to deal with it.

...you don't really have to 'deal with' rep at all. You can give it or not, receive it or not. That's pretty much it.
MoveAlong
April 16th, 2008, 10:47 PM
...you don't really have to 'deal with' rep at all. You can give it or not, receive it or not. That's pretty much it.

I was not answering my own question. Those two sentences are two different tangents.
So, deal with: you don't have to look at it or think about it or anything. It's like it's disabled. It's like PMs. And PMs are more vital, so why can't we have rep disableable too?

And I challange how it is easier. I don't see how it's easier...
redcar
April 17th, 2008, 05:27 AM
To disable reps for people would mean an administrator would have to go into the users profile and disable it individually. Now if we offered that option what we would have is constant PM's asking to disable it then put it back on and then disable it again. This is too much hassle for what it is worth.

If you don't like the reputation system or to use the system then its just simple don't use it. That sounds harsh but it is the reality of it.
Techno Monster
April 17th, 2008, 07:20 AM
What is rep for anyways???
redcar
April 17th, 2008, 08:59 AM
Here is a guide to reputation; http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7622
Techno Monster
April 17th, 2008, 09:14 AM
OH!! thanks.
NTSJoker
April 18th, 2008, 07:28 AM
I've generally found that forums are better off without rep for everyone. It's mostly pointless and people tend to abuse it a lot more than use it for it's real purpose. Use the person's post as a merit of them, not the green bars.
Hyper
April 18th, 2008, 09:48 AM
I've generally found that forums are better off without rep for everyone. It's mostly pointless and people tend to abuse it a lot more than use it for it's real purpose. Use the person's post as a merit of them, not the green bars.

Well abuse of nearly anything can happen anywhere.. And the severity of abuse varies in communities.. I don't think there is much potential for that in VT..

Though yes ''Use the person's post as a merit of them, not the green bars.'' I agree with that 100%