Some evidence for my 'this new rep system is flawed' theory

[Kev]

Bilbo is talking a lot of sense. The new system is about here and now and if you dont keep up then you are left behind and forgotton. The CC system was about putting in the grind and working your way into recognition amongst your fellow posters. Wacko is a legend here and was untouchable when it came to putting in the work and in return had an awesome CC rating. It is a reflection of dedication, respect and hard work. Unfortunately unless he gets back here quickly he will be subsumed by people who really dont deserve a rating anywhere near his level. That is unfair.

With a new system things do change and old ideas will be left on the way side, but I have a fondness for the old system and liked it. If others dont care for it then I suppose you've got to move with the tide. But still.

Cheers Miles you explained it really well there buddy.

What I think a lot of these newer posters dont realise is that under the old system you and I had a similar reputation. In the past 6 weeks or so we have had this board however I have posted a lot whereas you have not.

I now have a reputation over double your own and that's just clearly unfair. 6 weeks isnt a fair reflection of the 3 years or more we have both been here.

Adam GB also had a great rep before and now has less than a 1000 rep!

What did he do to deserve to be dumped so low in the rankings, he's also one of our longest serving and well liked members.

I just wish the ones who were attacking me could see that I'm trying to argue fairness for all the long time popular posters like yourself and Adam who earned their reps the hard way, one point at a time

Im geared towards the old system, but ultimately come on here to make a few bad predictions and have a word or two with the English speaking world. My lack of power punch isnt gonna get me down too much. Thats just me though. It is unfair that contributions made over a long time are only really reflected in post counts now. Anyone can post a lot, but there is no indication regarding the quality of those posts or the respect given by others at those points in time. A case of in with the new and out with the old there.

Sacrifices have been made to try and modernise the site. Sacrifices that include my hard won CC's and the SC's too!! I liked how things had evolved before but I supppose its impossible to go back and recalculate everything. Maybe we could ammend the current system somewhat, but if the general concensus is that people dont care too much then I suppose there is little to do but keep on posting.

Nah I'm sure if enough people understand what I'm saying they will want to either change back or at least make changes to this system.

At the end of the day if we are going to have a reputation system at all we should make sure its a fair one that rewards everybody for the contribution they make to the site.

A lot of people wont care at all but its still nice for for everyones contribution to be fairly acknowledged.

Your rep is now half of what it once was, many others have suffered much worse.