Curiosity - what about the Rep Points that just appeared?

[admin]

It has just been activated, and is not yet fully functional. We need a wider point spread to make it more useful so "wanton" use by even visitors won't damage someone's "repuation power".

So, even though I'm tired, I'll try to set it up now.

[Party of one]

Wow, reputation power. Who makes the call on that. Seems like (if I'm getting this right) if you don't agree with MTU we are getting labeled with a bad rep. I can't believe you would or want to label your customers like that. Makes me wonder now if I say something that I believe is true I could be labled with a bad rep. To me this is sending the wrong message. I thought this message board was to help your customers not to put them down. I've always been behind most of what you do but this one take the cake. I believe you can tell the way people talk about your product how they feel. I believe you are opening up a can of worms here. I guess this will make my rep a -1.

[DJYale]

Originally Posted by Party of one

Wow, reputation power. Who makes the call on that. Seems like (if I'm getting this right) if you don't agree with MTU we are getting labeled with a bad rep. I can't believe you would or want to label your customers like that. Makes me wonder now if I say something that I believe is true I could be labled with a bad rep. To me this is sending the wrong message. I thought this message board was to help your customers not to put them down. I've always been behind most of what you do but this one take the cake. I believe you can tell the way people talk about your product how they feel. I believe you are opening up a can of worms here. I guess this will make my rep a -1.

Hey Party, it ain't all that bad, cause it's ALL the users who can vote on Rep Points ... not just MTU ... ... Gives the new people an idea of who they can trust by other users input and who is just blowin' smoke up the anatomy ...

[DJYale]

so "wanton" use by even visitors won't damage someone's "repuation power".

Is it possible to make this registered user only?

[Party of one]

It just seems to me like karaoke contest hurt feelings, not a good thing. I'm here to learn and be informed not to put others down. I can see where this could turn out to be a mess that's all. I'm not the brightest guy and I make honest mistakes. I take what i say to heart. Do we really have that many people blowing smoke I hope not. When I make a mistake I own up to it. I hope we are all pro's here. I feel like I'm back in school and waiting for my report card. I can see where different opinions from other people be payback. Like hey that guy didn't like what I said I won't like what he said. I can see A can of worms opening up. I have had a lot of respect for MTU in the past. I think we are working in a danger zone here that's all.

[DJYale]

I can see where you are comming from ... and I think, after consideration, that it would be agood idea where only MTU personel could add or subtract from a person's rep points....

I'm also giving MTU the benefit of the doubt here as far as not subtracting from a person's rep count just because someone disagrees with them ... but from all I've seen I don't forsee any trouble there ... all I have talk to seem to be fairly level-headed on that count...

[Beavis]

hey admin, how did you get that many rep points that quick ???? I think the fix is in !!!!