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Originally Posted by SpM
Thanks for the responses, and further thoughts on the approach to adopt when awarding reputation would, I think, be most hepful.
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Repping postitively, I look for a well written "thesis." If they present their case well, they get a rep. If they present their case in an interesting way they get a rep. If the person has a point and people disagree with them yet the person sticks to his point and tries to make the others understand his point of view he gets a positive repping (if the person is just being pig headed I scoff at him) -- now, I'm not saying that this has happened...but if it happened, that's what I'd do. At the end of an RPG I give rep to people who have had good character developement, to those who have noticeably improved, and to those who have stuck through to the bitter end.
Now, for negative repping. Who deserves negative rep in my opinion? Well, people who have been on the boards a while and still act like a "newbie" and by the use of the word "newbie" I mean it in a...well, the other meaning of the word. The "insulting" meaning. The meaning that means incorrect grammar, chat speak, and other barbarous slaying of the English language (if they're from a non-English speaking language I will be duly impressed that they can write English like a native). The "veterans" who act "newbieish" I will rep negatively, and if they continue to do so I will continue to rep negatively. If someone is rude to another member I will rep them negatively. If someone is grievously off topic I will rep them negatively. If someone insults another person or thing they know in real life I will rep them negatively for rude behaviour.
I will immediately admit that I am much more liable to give out bad rep than I am good rep. Why? Because I don't want good rep to become inflated as it were. I like good rep and I want to keep it good rep. I want to squee everytime someone gives me good rep, instead of saying "Pfft, what does it matter? Who cares if I have four squares? Everybody else has over three anyway." (note, I'm not saying this is the case but I'm just trying to make a point.) But that is just my thinking.
Am I saying that we have a bunch of lousy people on the site? No...I am not. We have a lot of people on this site that are really great. If I would have to compare, I'd have to say that I nod to the semi-precious gems, neg-rep the rocks, and pos-rep the rubies and sapphires and diamonds.