NEGATIVE REP

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(10-23-2015, 12:43 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I have no issue with negative rep.

However, your obvious goal creates a great reason why the mods may have to remove it.
I am not sure the intent of adding negative reps is to increase more "BUTTHURT" as you stated.

One suggestion I have would be in extreme cases, the mods having the ability to remove it they see iy is being used for the wrong reasons.

I love the board and I think Bengalholic and the mods have created a fair board to post comments and threads now, but I applaud them for always looking for ways to get better.

I would hope members would not purposely use the negative reps to make their jobs harder and think long and hard how they are or if they are going to use it.

The purpose of the rep function is to show agreement or the lack thereof.  When someone makes a great post, I rep them positively for it.  When someone makes an idiotic post, I'll rep them red.

The butthurt part is just amusement though.  It's like an added feature of the board.  When I've given out negative rep, I've gotten it back from that person (usually with a douchebaggy and butthurt comment), without exception.  People don't do this with green rep.  There is no need to reciprocate the rep, people just see it, pat themselves on the back for a good post, and move on.  People flip their lids over negative rep though. It's just amusing....especially when people claim to not care about their "imaginary internet points".  

Usually, when I get retaliatory red rep, I'll hit them back with 5 reds or so.  People usually don't do it back because they see that I mean business.

So...I will give it out as I see fit, and enjoy the ensuing meltdowns.