These karma points

Mrmat

Mrmat

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Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
 
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dangerousdave

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don't worry, they're fairly meaningless. i've had points taken off me before and i have no idea why. they're not being used in the newer forum anyways, which admin will happily tell you when it is
 
halfmanhalfbrisket

halfmanhalfbrisket

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There are many threads regarding this which all echo dangerousdave's points - they don't mean much and will be gone in the upgrade

http://www.staffordforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=8244
http://www.staffordforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=8560
http://www.staffordforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=9134


(But have a point on me ;) )
 
henryscat

henryscat

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Mrmat said:
Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
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Yes, they are devisive and the sooner they go the better.
 
shoes

shoes

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Mrmat said:
Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
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If you start contributing positively to the forums and getting involved rather than pissing and moaning about the inconsequential stafford points system, which, as pointed out above, has been covered in many threads and literally amount to **** all then you may find your karma improving.
 
gdavies

gdavies

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shoes said:
Mrmat said:
Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
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If you start contributing positively to the forums and getting involved rather than pissing and moaning about the inconsequential stafford points system, which, as pointed out above, has been covered in many threads and literally amount to **** all then you may find your karma improving.
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Agreed be a shame to see them fully go though, it seems to stand in good stead when you do a good dead
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
I can't see a problem with getting likes, just not dislikes? This allows people to show appreciation for something, without the ability to vote someone down for voicing their opinion.
 
Trapnest

Trapnest

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I got voted down and not a clue why. :< Feel a little more like a part of the community and a little less of a n00b with a couple of points though!
 
gdavies

gdavies

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tek-monkey said:
I can't see a problem with getting likes, just not dislikes? This allows people to show appreciation for something, without the ability to vote someone down for voicing their opinion.
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again i agree, if someone helps out then why not at least have a thanks button, xda developers has used that for a while and as a developer it shows your worth
 
citricsquid

citricsquid

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We only allow positive voting on a forum I administrate, negative voting creates a (surprise surprise) negative environment. Although as this forum is specific to a physical area it doesn't share a lot of the online community problems caused by anonymity, it's still generally a bad idea to allow for negative voting, see: Facebook.
 
Mrmat

Mrmat

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shoes said:
Mrmat said:
Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
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If you start contributing positively to the forums and getting involved rather than pissing and moaning about the inconsequential stafford points system, which, as pointed out above, has been covered in many threads and literally amount to **** all then you may find your karma improving.
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I have posted about a few things actually, it's like the dark ages here, tow the party line and your ok but dare to question it and your made to look unpopular.
 
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WildwoodPaul

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Colin Grigson said:
Feck! Did I just skill shoes??!!!
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Don't worry I just karma'd him.

I agree with the OP. I once rang up the council to find out about some traffic measures as a number of folks had mentioned on the forum, thinking I had done a good deed. When I posted the information I then lost points!

You can say as much as you like "they are only points" etc etc, however the sooner they are gone the better.

Be good to have a "thanks" system but we don't need the negatives.

<prepares to see his points plummet, they were on 11 when I wrote this :)>
 
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andy w

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Mrmat said:
shoes said:
Mrmat said:
Most boards don't use these now, they create cliques and they discourage a range of opinions. I have disagreed with someone and had points taken off me.
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If you start contributing positively to the forums and getting involved rather than pissing and moaning about the inconsequential stafford points system, which, as pointed out above, has been covered in many threads and literally amount to **** all then you may find your karma improving.
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I have posted about a few things actually, it's like the dark ages here, tow the party line and your ok but dare to question it and your made to look unpopular.
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Yes sometimes you feel there is a concensus view held on here but it goes without saying if you put your head out of the trench expect someone to shoot at it.
I hold the view that we can disagree with each other without falling out with each other.
 
Miss Red

Miss Red

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It really dont bother me one jot lol - dont think ive ever got above 3ish point since joining but there again my life dont revolve around points . I dont think its down to saying good or bad......its just what side of the bed they got out on that particular day! If you check around the members some people join, post a couple of random things (nothing bad and not moaning) and wham they end up with -2 or -3 points.

Strange ........but true haha
 
Glam

Glam

Mad Cat Woman
Colin Grigson said:
Feck! Did I just skill shoes??!!!
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Don't forget tho - Shoes and Henryscat have both been on -30 before now,and have crawled their ways back up the scale.
 
My Name is URL

My Name is URL

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Do people really take it that seriously?!?!

If it wasn't for the constant threads about them then I wouldn't ever remember they are there...
 
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