nic_23 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 hey I was wondering if would be a good idea to add a reputation feature because there are a lot of useful posts that are helpful and a lot of good members on here that contribute and put themselves out to help others and it would be good if there was some sort of reputation system so you have the ability to credit them and then it shows up on there profile by there avatar or something along those lines. It would also be good because you could then "rep down" people who start conflicts, act immature and who post non-helpful content. I don't know whether or not this has been suggested before but I thought I would put it forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcis_speed6 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 That would be another reason to create another account, just so you can add some reputation to the original account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic_23 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 That would be another reason to create another account, just so you can add some reputation to the original account. would there be any way to give the reputation ability to a member that has maybe a certain amount of posts or has been here for so long? say a member who has at least 2 or 300 posts or has been here for at least 1 year? i have seen it work on hacker forums which is a large forum and you have the ability to rep a certain post. but the feature is only given to you if you pay to have a higher membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Something like this is probably being worked out for V2. I don't see this being implemented into the current software though. A lot of thought needs to be given to features like these that have the potential to be abused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. John Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I am sure Impact has his own life. He can't come back online, edit his post just because he wants to add this rule: Don't abuse the Reputation System and blah..blah... I joined one forums with this feature and that forum gave up soon. Same will happen here. Everyone will come running to this Section and post that "Remove the Reputation System", etc. Many people put this in their respect like: (Only an example) Most Respected = GTA3-Freak2001 (100%) [Here, the respect is shown in numbers]Most Disrespected = Slamman (80%) [Here, the disrespect is shown in numbers] Don't get offended Slam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokrie Dela Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Something like this is probably being worked out for V2. I don't see this being implemented into the current software though. A lot of thought needs to be given to features like these that have the potential to be abused. any idea when "V2" will be upon us? The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Click here to view my Poetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcis_speed6 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Something like this is probably being worked out for V2. I don't see this being implemented into the current software though. A lot of thought needs to be given to features like these that have the potential to be abused. any idea when "V2" will be upon us? Somewhere around 2019, still needs some polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Something like this is probably being worked out for V2. I don't see this being implemented into the current software though. A lot of thought needs to be given to features like these that have the potential to be abused. any idea when "V2" will be upon us? Somewhere around 2019, still needs some polishing. You got the 1 and the 9 mixed up. Estimated release isn't until 2091. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. John Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Estimated release isn't until 2091. You are joking, right? Maybe around 2014 or something. Anyways, let's stop this OT or we will get shot by Mods. As for the OP. I already said Respect List is enough. We don't need more bandwitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Estimated release isn't until 2091. You are joking, right? No, I'm totally serious. Tank has been periodically showing staff screenshot of his progress on V2. Last one was 2 months ago and the program he was using to compile the code showed the estimated completion date as 2091. I would show you the screenshot, but it's forbidden to show things from the staff forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. John Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Will you all make any announcement relating to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Announcements regarding V2 will be made when the time is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic_23 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 so is it a good idea or a crap idea and will it be taken further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilnerLUFC Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I like the idea of this, and have always said the same when similiar topics have arisen over the years. The only problem with this feature is how open to abuse it is, or how many members will be caught asking people to vote for their topics and whatnot...karma-whoring, if you like. The idea is a good one though if it was to be used correctly, and we could even see a medal being awarded to a member when they reach a certain amount of reputation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 An option to just "like" or "dislike" a post would be cool, added to that you could include options like "informative" or other stuff that could add to an inbuilt "reputation" feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarface910 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 An option to just "like" or "dislike" a post would be cool, added to that you could include options like "informative" or other stuff that could add to an inbuilt "reputation" feature. Concur. Sometimes a simple like on a post would suffice rather than a quote with a thumbs up. Credibility system if you will, kinda like youtube. also lol @ryan seems like he made a rockstar reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilnerLUFC Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 An option to just "like" or "dislike" a post would be cool, added to that you could include options like "informative" or other stuff that could add to an inbuilt "reputation" feature. See, i'm in 2 minds about this feature becoming implemented on the forums. One side of me is screaming that it will just be abused, and will result in members trying to get as many 'likes' for their posts as possible, such as asking gang members to go and hit like on a certain post, or what have you. Then the other side is saying that something like this coul be a welcome eature amongst the forums, and would encourage people to try and help other members as much as possible. The 'link' to like a post could be put next to the 'report post' link, and we'd be sent to a page with a form to fill out as to why we like the post, such as that it was informative or helped the OP out, etc...The fact that you'd have to fill a form out to like a post would discourage a lot of the abuse the feature could see, as the staff would see the reasons. This could lead to a new medal being brought in on the forum. Say a member gets a certain amount of 'liked' posts, then this user will receive a medal. Have a bronze, silver, gold and platinum medal as the amount of likes rises. I see a lot of members on here who help people out, but due to it maybe not being a massive contribution to the forums, just maybe helping someone out a number of times, this member goes unnoticed. Yes, it would result in award-whoring, but it would be for the right reasons. As said though, I don't see it being implemented in the current software we have, but it would be good to see this forum have it added later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA36362355 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Check out the rep system at weed-forums. Yup, a bit over done but seems working fine. It shows the names of members who liked a post or gave rep points along with a reason typed by the giver. Came here while searching about V2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 An option to just "like" or "dislike" a post would be cool, added to that you could include options like "informative" or other stuff that could add to an inbuilt "reputation" feature. See, i'm in 2 minds about this feature becoming implemented on the forums. One side of me is screaming that it will just be abused, and will result in members trying to get as many 'likes' for their posts as possible, such as asking gang members to go and hit like on a certain post, or what have you. Then the other side is saying that something like this coul be a welcome eature amongst the forums, and would encourage people to try and help other members as much as possible. The 'link' to like a post could be put next to the 'report post' link, and we'd be sent to a page with a form to fill out as to why we like the post, such as that it was informative or helped the OP out, etc...The fact that you'd have to fill a form out to like a post would discourage a lot of the abuse the feature could see, as the staff would see the reasons. This could lead to a new medal being brought in on the forum. Say a member gets a certain amount of 'liked' posts, then this user will receive a medal. Have a bronze, silver, gold and platinum medal as the amount of likes rises. I see a lot of members on here who help people out, but due to it maybe not being a massive contribution to the forums, just maybe helping someone out a number of times, this member goes unnoticed. Yes, it would result in award-whoring, but it would be for the right reasons. As said though, I don't see it being implemented in the current software we have, but it would be good to see this forum have it added later. Don't you realise that is just giving staff way more work than they need? They'll be bombarded with 10,000,000 requests per day to have to sit and read through just for some pointless reputation system? We already know people who are 'respected' around here as you will either respect them yourselves, and so would others. Yeah, you like a member, let's give staff 1,000+ hours of work just to tell everybody else that you like this member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 A reputation system will be part of our new forum software. No ETA, but we're actively working on it. Please do not PM staff regarding support issues - use The GTA Network Support Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainland Marauder Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm all for it as long as there's not the option to vote down someone's reputation. It's not that I have a problem with the principle of allowing people to flag garbage as garbage, but in practice you get people who don't like each other doing it to antagonize and people get butthurt and it becomes a hassle from a moderation standpoint. Things don't go so wrong with just being able to give a thumbs-up to good posts. People tend to dig that sort of thing and if it encourages better quality posts, then all the better. We'll inevitably have reputation whores just like their karma/commendation predecessors, but you take the bad with the good. "You tell me exactly what you want, and I'll explain to you very carefully why it cannot be." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGanteks Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I don't think reputation would be a needed feature. I saw some forums have a +/- system where people can vote for each post + or -, or some like a post system, or "thanks" button in posts. It doesn't get abused often, but all of those forums are smaller ones, while this has thousands of members, and as MM said, there will be many people wanting to abuse it to make those who they hate look bad, etcetra. I'm personally not for this feature, but i'm just saying my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm all for it as long as there's not the option to vote down someone's reputation. It's not that I have a problem with the principle of allowing people to flag garbage as garbage, but in practice you get people who don't like each other doing it to antagonize and people get butthurt and it becomes a hassle from a moderation standpoint. Things don't go so wrong with just being able to give a thumbs-up to good posts. People tend to dig that sort of thing and if it encourages better quality posts, then all the better. We'll inevitably have reputation whores just like their karma/commendation predecessors, but you take the bad with the good. But then you forget the 'friends' of some members who might just upvote posts so the member looks cool around the forums and what not, a reputation system has worked bad, in my opinion I think it should be left as it is, without one. GTANet | Red Dead Network | black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives the beginning is moments ago, the end is moments away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic_23 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 A reputation system will be part of our new forum software. No ETA, but we're actively working on it. well this is a good sign, i am sure you guys will do a great job of it like always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA36362355 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 To avoid circle jerking, the names of members can be listed in the person's profile so that everyone can see who gave the rep points and there can be a small area (like the medal details pop up) in which the member would have mentioned the reason why he gave positive or negative points. Also there can be a per day/per week limit for a member for distributing rep points. This will make the points valuable and not easy to part with. Auto rep points can be earned with each passing months for being active. Bonus points for a year, perhaps. Rep points can also be combined with current medal system. Basically I'm describing the weed-forums' rep system but they give too much priority to post counts which can only suit small forums and not this one. Thanks for the confirmation, tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainland Marauder Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 There's another forum I'm familiar with that has one where you cannot give another reputation point/vote to a person after the first one, until you have done the same with a set number of other users. I think 20. So at least the circle has to be a little bit bigger, so to speak, than the same group of four or five people. People will vote up the people they like, that's natural. "You tell me exactly what you want, and I'll explain to you very carefully why it cannot be." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 To avoid circle jerking, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 That's a good idea to be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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