Rep System Update

[SunsetBengal]

(01-06-2016, 12:04 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: No decision has been made to permanently remove neg rep. It's down temporarily until I get some new coding finished. Just the basic rep will be available for the time being.


Right now, the only change taking place is that rep comments will be private, only being visible to the user they were intended for. 

As for any other suggestions, we're always open to input and opinions. That's actually how a lot of these things get discussed by the staff. They are brought up by members first. We try to look at all ideas and feedback and then decide what will work best for the board overall. Sometimes ideas or changes get implemented from that, other times they don't. 

We do try hard to take everything into consideration before making any decisions or changes, and that includes input from the community.

By and large, you and the others do a terrific job managing this site.  No matter how well you tweak the system, there will always be someone who feels like they are on the short end of the stick.  (I'm talking about people that feel adversely affected by neg rep)  Those folks should also remember that the best way to gain positive rep is to make quality posts, and avoid making inflammatory statements for the sake of getting a rise out of folk.  The system really is "Village Justice", in it's purest form.  As we are all part of a fan community here.  Y'all put this board together out of love for the unity of that fan community, to save us all from being "homeless".  Bless you all, and long live The Bengals Board!  (neg rep included)