Right now it's way for a person to Bait other users which is a violation of the guideline's.

 

Please explain mil1ion.

 

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The word baiting used to be in there.

Why am I taking this personal ?

Because they are making it personal.

As another Regular user I can hand out Neg rep if I so choose, but I refuse to stoop to that level.

 

No, I agree with you on that, Dennis. I'll give out positive rep, but if I disagree with someone or they make a neagative comment to me, I usually just ignore it. I have never given out negative rep, and I probably never will. -TD

 

Good answer HM.

In the final analysis - its just a nifty thing that makes it even more fun to post.
(Waits to see the bright scarlet square appear next to his post numbers)

I've been a scoundrel before, it wouldn't bother me too much to be one again.
The notoriety is killer!


At any rate, awareness of the system has been boosted by this discussion.


~Wolf

 

I understand now. I was refering to neg rep being screened though. Not everything that was being typed. That would be impossible without alot more moderators. I never payed much attention to rep so I guess I don't understand the real need to keep it. I come here to get help or help others and get a good laugh every now and then. Not for the rep points. Just my $.02

 

What I mean is, instead of posting snide or sarcastic remarks in the message box on the regular forums and get caught, they post it in the rep area to bait a person or to badger them because it isn't in the open for everyone else to read.

 

They are just upset because:

A) you are a better person than all of them (combined!)
B) you are not stooping to their level (and that upsets them more)
C) you have "EARNED" all your rep
D) you are still near the top

They need to grow up and get over this "thing" they have. I know who they are (it is BLATANTLY OBVIOUS) and they need to let it go. Dennis is the BEST thing about FTE since Ken. He has worked EXTREMELY HARD around here and people need to get off his back. Just because he told you not to do something doesn't mean you need to give him negative feedback. Grow up! He was an admin and what he says goes. If you don't like it GO SOMEWHERE else. We would be better off without you! Geez...

-Matt

 

On that note - you know what's really wierd?

Ken Payne himself is about fifteen places down from the top of the list when ordered by reputation. I can think of no reason why someone who has given so much to so many should not have more points...

WE CAN FIX THAT!


~Wolf

 

I know how you feel Dennis. Last year when I was the first person to get 2 green squares someone handed me a negative rep to knock me down. But I got over it and we're still friends.

I wouldn't necessarily call negative rep "baiting" though. If this was the case I really doubt Ken would include that feature in this forum. I think sometimes the use of negative rep is appropriate. Like a while back when I gave Dennis a negative rep for a post he made reprimanding our chapter for a thread about midgets. I believe he commented about how the thread was offensive to the little people. My issue wasn't that we were reprimanded but that Dennis had several pictures in his gallery at the time which were offensive and one was most definitely not within FTE guidelines. So I posted a negative rep. I don't remember the exact words I commented, something about people in glass houses . . .blah blah. But Dennis stepped up and promptly removed the pictures and we've gotten along fine since then. I've also positive repped him on several occasions, once for recommending a fine pub when I was in London, another time for helping us with an issue in our chapter forum. But I think the bottom line was that people in positions of authority are held to a higher standard. If a cop pulls me over for swerving and I smell beer on his breath do I not say anything about it? But I think now that Dennis doesn't have to play the "bad guy" anymore he probably won't experience this any longer. It's going to be nice for him to be a regular Joe for a while, just like the rest of us.

Although it does seem odd that even after you stepped down you still got a negative. What thread was it for Dennis? Can you post a link?

 

If someone can only take good reputation comments and not the bad than (IMHO) an individual is taking reputation points far too seriously. Those who are worried about the occasional bad comment amongst the good, or pad the system, or loose sleep over it and/or worry about people baiting them ---- its all so pointless.

Its time to get some perspective in the matter, let it go and have this topic die. I assume everyone here is mature enough not to let a few words rule how they feel -- if not it will on result in burning bridges.