Since the issue of the system itself have been discussed many times in the past
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Rbz wrote...
What exactly is the "proper" use of a minus rep?
I believe the general consensus is that -repping simply because you disagree with the persons opinion or statement wasn't the intended function when Jacob created the system.
For me, my definition of "proper" use of rep would be
+rep those who contribute to the community, either material like manga, doujins, images, people who are funny (without being mean or spiteful), intelligent users who put up strong arguments even for positions you personally oppose.
-rep those who are disruptive,immature, hateful or general dime-a-dozen trolls. Also people who insult or harass other users without provocation.
Under those definitions the constant -rep Ramsus gets would be uncalled for as he doesn't fit someone who'd be -repped by my definition.
The ideal use of rep, but people doesn't care about it.
ImperialX wrote...
I don't see any room at all for a counter-argument. SakuraHana uses the exact same idea and things are working perfectly well with no rep drama. Nihonomaru simply kills all your reps when you rep something that isn't a contribution. FAKKU needs to do the same.
THE ECONOMY wrote...
I think the oft-proposed THANK YOU!!! button, enabled only in Requests, Uploads and Nosebleed might supplant reputation if people absolutely need a replacement for it.
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Why? -Rep has never stopped anyone from being a dumb-ass or ignoring the rules, because it yields no actual consequences.
Good points on why the current rep system doesn't really work.
I'm still suggesting that we
just remove the Negative Rep. That way uploaders who "cares" would still want to upload, and there won't be anymore -rep drama (all dramas stems from -Rep).