Petition: Post count should not increase rep power!

[Nick]

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Posted in General Discussion to deter opinions from post farmers.

[Mugy]

Post count does in some ways show the power if the user, so I voted no.

[RookRanger]

post counts stuipid now
general disscion does not count BUT still holds board rules making it a Upper class CJ
so it then falls on the other areas so becomes a posting war for frist post

[Fatalis]

I don't know if Yes, Post count should increase rep, or Yes, Post count should not increase rep
So I pick the don't care option

[Admiral]

More people trade reputation than post farm.

[Brendan]

Lol "Post count should not increase post count" Poll name fail.

[Chane]

More people trade reputation than post farm.

people postfarm, then have better rep for a trade

[Bunny]

people postfarm, then have better rep for a trade

that's not necessarily true, i don't post farm at all ( i have like 60 posts) and have the same rep power as you.

[Chane]

that's not necessarily true, i don't post farm at all ( i have like 60 posts) and have the same rep power as you.

that's because you almost only post in gen disc/CJ ;)

but every 100 rep and 500 posts gives you 1 rep power

[Bunny]

that's because you almost only post in gen disc/CJ ;)

but every 100 rep and 500 posts gives you 1 rep power

Yeah but youcan get rep power other ways, so what does it matter?

[Brendan]

Yeah but youcan get rep power other ways, so what does it matter?

It would stop post farmers benefiting from post farming.

[Damus_Graves]

Thread Titled: post count shouldnt increase rep power.

poll titled: post count should not increase post count

[Brendan]

Thread Titled: post count shouldnt increase rep power.

poll titled: post count should not increase post count

I ALREADY POINTED THAT OUT DGHIYSACVBRSS

[Archangel]

I ALREADY POINTED THAT OUT DGHIYSACVBRSS

csb

[Chane]

csb

trolls these days are to lazy to say the full sentence

[BorkBot]

Don't care. Rep has been meaningless ever since people started trading it.

[Bruno]

I vote yes.

[creedkingsx]

Turn of post count mattering for every account made after January of 2012.

[Chane]

Turn of post count mattering for every account made after January of 2012.

keeps you nice and safe with your nov 2011 doesn't it :P

if this is implemented I am pissed I didn't go on the forums in nov because I was a really active player at that time

[Damus_Graves]

I doubt that it actually will get done. It just seems so unneeded

[Bruno]

I doubt that it actually will get done. It just seems so unneeded

Definitely not spoken like someone who's rep power comes ENTIRELY from post count.

[Apocist]

keeps you nice and safe with your nov 2011 doesn't it :P

if this is implemented I am pissed I didn't go on the forums in nov because I was a really active player at that time

I don't get it....

[AppleyNO]

Turn of post count mattering for every account made after January of 2012.

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You could just turn off post count for people who are post farming.

I voted no because I am 100 away from 4 rep power >.>

[Bruno]

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You could just turn off post count for people who are post farming.

I voted no because I am 100 away from 4 rep power >.>

I'm 80 from 7, and you don't see me complaining. Case?

[Admiral]

Turn of post count mattering for every account made after January of 2012.

As well as turn off rep for everyone who continuously gave it to the same people over and over. Fair is fair.

[Blazer]

what's rep power?

[Admiral]

what's rep power?

The amount of points you add(everyone) or subtract(Donors and other special usergroups only) to someones reputation.

[Blazer]

The amount of points you add(everyone) or subtract(Donors and other special usergroups only) to someones reputation.

is that what the 10 means?

[Echonian]

The problem with posts giving any kind of power, at all, is that it encourages people to make short and inconsequential posts. Hell, even naturally some people are more likely to post less on average than others in each post, and yet their contribution to the community will remain the same no matter their content per post (as long as they don't make it so obvious that they get in trouble).

Even if every person put a lot of time and thought into each and every post they made, the idea of getting power of any kind from the number of posts you've made rather than from contribution is odd to me. Especially when you can trade Rep and such. The only advantage is encouraging people to post more often, and if the only incentive you have for people to post is an increase in their numbers and/or standing you won't get as many good posts.

[Bruno]

The problem with posts giving any kind of power, at all, is that it encourages people to make short and inconsequential posts. Hell, even naturally some people are more likely to post less on average than others in each post, and yet their contribution to the community will remain the same no matter their content per post (as long as they don't make it so obvious that they get in trouble).

Even if every person put a lot of time and thought into each and every post they made, the idea of getting power of any kind from the number of posts you've made rather than from contribution is odd to me. Especially when you can trade Rep and such. The only advantage is encouraging people to post more often, and if the only incentive you have for people to post is an increase in their numbers and/or standing you won't get as many good posts.

Exactly. People who are defending it so vigorously are just madbros because their entire rep power stems from posts earned through illegitimate sources.

[Echonian]

Well, the one upside of encouraging people to post more often is a very strong upside, people like to see numbers increase (look to the success of World of Warcraft for proof). I disagree with posts granting power on their own, but I do see the reasoning behind it, the main reasoning being that its the way things have been and on its own *shouldn't* matter, as long as mods keep spam posts in check. Which can be a problem at times, not to disparage any of the mods here (I did just get back after all, so I'm not up-to-date on mod efficiency here).