Randi issued a smite for which the reason given was clearly unsupported in the post. I have transferred that smite to her and removed her ability to give reputation in the future.  That smite was against an administrator, but that was not why this action was taken. If you make a smite on an Admin that is justified no penalties will result, and the administrator would most likely get a serious butt chewing from me too... Staff members are held to a higher standard of behavior on the site, and they know it.

Thanks a lot Susan. If you don't want us to use the 'reputation' feature of Your website You should do away with it. Has it done anything positive at all for anybody? You could have sent me an email concerning this but you did not -you put it in the forum posts where lots of folks will think I have done something for which I need to be punished. I do not appreciate this kind of treatment from you or anyone else.
Randi

I'm new to this website...or any other website... so please excuse my ignorance, but exactly what is the purpose of having, or giving, reputations in regards to postings? Do other online websites such as this typically do this?

Hi Atheris, Susan explains the reputation system over in the "site rule and TOS" section. Welcome!

but exactly what is the purpose of having, or giving, reputations in regards to postings

You win valuable prizes.  Just last year I won a pink 'Vette for getting more smites than anyone else that year.  Why, yes, it did come with studded tires.  Why do you ask?

I don't understand why you're getting all up in arms about this. If you look at other threads, you'll find that you aren't being called out. If you're banned or have priveleges taken away, you get posted about.

Quote from: tekla on March 12, 2011, 10:02:11 AM
but exactly what is the purpose of having, or giving, reputations in regards to postings

You win valuable prizes.  Just last year I won a pink 'Vette for getting more smites than anyone else that year.  Why, yes, it did come with studded tires.  Why do you ask?

That explains it, thank you! By the way, how many reputation gold stars are required for a breast augmentation? Is the BA performed by a moderator?

Oh, and I really like your car, WOW!!! What would you need to do in order to fill the tank with gas?  Do I get a smite for asking??? Hope not...I'm really a nice girl!

My smite came from a user that I smited in a conversation I wasn't even involved in.   So I won't be smiting anyone again...smite back sucks.

I respectfully request a spank button.

It would be more helpful - or perhaps helpful period - if you could vote yeah or neh by post, that at least would give people some clue, although I don't know to what.  I'd read all the posts anyway.  I like wrong opinions just as much as correct ones.  I like reading what people say.  And that it had a ton of ups or downs wouldn't matter to me in the least,  I guess in that sense what other people think (about what other people write) ain't that big a deal to me I guess.

The Rep system reminds me of an old saying...

When in Rome... Avoid the Romans    Or something like that... Oh, I know what it was...

If sense was so common... everyone would have it

Quote from: Dana Lane on March 12, 2011, 07:31:44 PM
I respectfully request a spank button.

Goodness
im with you Dana, i would like to see a vote on this,. Im sure many of us would like to be spanked then smited anytime 

i just have 1 reputation point, but i'm glad, because no ones ever applauded one of my posts before.

This whole thing started when I gave someone a smite after I got my feelings hurt because of a post she made in the 'unwanted advice' thread. A couple of days later someone else posted an email about it and thinking about it again, I took it back from her. I was told that thread was meant to be a joke-sorry I missed it. What she said was true but it still hurt. Susan said that was not why the smite was given to me. It also hurt my feelings when I saw this post by Susan.
Right now it feels like nobody cares what I feel. I struggle too and life is not a picnic at my house.
Randi

I'm sorry your having problems Randi, hopefully things will get better.

I stoped giving smites and apluads a few weeks ago.
The system only serves to cause hurt feelings.

The system only serves to cause hurt feelings.

I pretty much thought that was the main reason for it.

Quote from: tekla on March 15, 2011, 07:31:29 PM
The system only serves to cause hurt feelings.

I pretty much thought that was the main reason for it.

maybe, but i think if there was no reputation system, there would be alot more run ins with rule #10.

I'm sure it's hurt more people than it's helped.

I feel that the rep system has been grossly misused to the point that it has become rediculous