Reputation SPAM - till when?

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by abuzant, Aug 3, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hello,

    I am willing to ask people in charge to try to implement some way to prevent reputation system spamming. In other words, force users to at least sign their reputation.

    In my case, i just go to my userCP and find a red one for example.. Thats ok. But it would heve been much much better to know that i got that from userX because of abc and not just that i got it and thats it. If that was a green, maybe i can say thinks someway..

    Just getting reds and greens without knowing who did it, and for what.. will make that a nice way to kill a user's rep in a nice untrackable way.

    What do you think of this all?

    PS> I know some groups here on forums that work to raise each other's green rep all the time. I was offered to join but refused, are those actions allowed anyway?

    Good luck, Ruslan
     
    abuzant, Aug 3, 2006 IP
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  2. subseo

    subseo Guest

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    #2
    You assign too much value to that reputation thing.
    Better forget about it and you will be happier ;-)
    I just don't care about it.

    The problem is not in the system, but in the fact that people assign too much value to it.
     
    subseo, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  3. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

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    #3
    since the "cost of red rep is -1", i doubt there is red rep spamming. There must be some kind of reasons that a user give you red.

    I am more concern greens rep spamming

    I think most ppl doesn't care about have one or two green box, as long as it is green.

    However, when you box is red, your new customer will think twice before doing business with you
     
    ahkip, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  4. yfs1

    yfs1 User Title Not Found

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    #4
    Actually, you should report that to a Mod (To answer your question, those actions aren't allowed)
     
    yfs1, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  5. abuzant

    abuzant Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Ok thanks everybody..
    I was just curious to know what you think about it. I agree that i ned to care less about it but it just hurts to see yourself getting those reds (or some grays, hehe) and not nowing why.

    yfs1:
    Maybe i will report them, let me just find a good situation to do that. Now as they are ot harming me, let them play as they want. One day they will get caught.

    Thanks again, i'm off-topic.
    Ruslan
     
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  6. yfs1

    yfs1 User Title Not Found

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    #6
    Well, you can't both complain AND not report them. Mods/Admins have to know whats going on if they are going to do something about it

    Just forward the PM to a Mod

    You don't have to publicly say you are doing it
     
    yfs1, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  7. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #7
    I can see if users signed their red rep a "got you last red war" erupting.
     
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  8. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #8
    How would seeing who gave you rep make it better for you? Other than you being able to retaliate and give them red rep back?
     
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  9. SumitBahl

    SumitBahl Reign of Chaos

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    #9
    Since the implementation of Cost thing in reputation, rep abuse has been controlled to some extent.

    Drop in the number of YARTs proves that Cost thing works.
     
    SumitBahl, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  10. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

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  11. maldives

    maldives Prominent Member

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    Those actions are not allowed. You should report it to the mods here. :)
     
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  12. The Webmaster

    The Webmaster IdeasOfOne

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    #12
    You Gotta be kidding me..
    What do you mean they are not harming me?? if you know that someone is playing with board rules and you dont report them to authorities, actually you are harming the board. If everyone thinks in your way, they will never get caught.

    Report them at once...

    Besides rather than complaining or begging for green, I was asking people to red me...
     
    The Webmaster, Aug 3, 2006 IP