So when does this go live?  The abusiveness and name-calling is getting outrageous.

Quoting gardibolt:

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So when does this go live?  The abusiveness and name-calling is getting outrageous.

Things seem quite civil to me the past week.

Ken,

As a possible extra suggestion for this, is a comment required when placing a negative against someone, in that way at least when a complaint is made you can see why what the thought was behind the decision
This comment would nt be visible to anyone except yourselves and the person that gave the negative mark

Cheers

Quoting EnryWiki:

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How about different kinds of scores for different aspects?
I mean, you could give a bad rating to someone's bad attitude (let's call them "Nasty" points),  but a positive rating to his/her helpful/clever/interesting posts (let's call them "Helpful" points), and have two separate scores, not compensating each other.

Sounds like a good idea, but if that should come you can possibly kiss version 4.0 goodbye

Quoting EnryWiki:

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Just a thought of mine aiming to waste some more of Ken's time.   
   

How about different kinds of scores for different aspects?
I mean, you could give a bad rating to someone's bad attitude (let's call them "Nasty" points),  but a positive rating to his/her helpful/clever/interesting posts (let's call them "Helpful" points), and have two separate scores, not compensating each other.

I think it would be better to keep it simple for now.

Stuart

Anything that makes the online facet of this community more...pleasant, can hardly be considered the wrong direction.  Just my opinion.

Midnit:

More pleasant according to whom?  We all bring different personalities, expereinces, expertise and so on. We are reduced Online to a Society Online where the standards of behavior are determined by the two sets of people, those with a personal agenda against any give user, and those that simply wish to try and control the behavior of otheres according to THEIR sytandards. How pathetic, that Ken's develoment has to interrupted to apeal to those of both these camps that are simp;ly unwilling to act like adults and  want to desperately impose their will on SOMEONE or SOMETHING. Fascinating to me that the one's most vocal behind this are the same one's who want to twist the Rules every chance they get.

Here's my prediction, having seen such attempts in the past, this will become a game for some that will be used to magnify their piling on and to minimize debate and discussion of those they don't agree withj.. This wastried with the Ignore" system adn all many users have demonstrated through that system how childish and totally uninterested they are indiscussion deabate. Unfortunately, Ken is poandering to these users, first through the PM ignore, then the Forum and now this. We ARE headed in the wrong direction and down a VERY slippery slope.

I am embarassed for the entire Communityy

Skip

Quoting Nadja:

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Quoting skipnet50:

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More pleasant according to whom?

People who enjoy a civil atmosphere, presumably.

Well I think it's great; I have no doubt that any negative effects will be far outweighed by the positive. Either way, no matter what opposition there is, the whole idea has become nothing short of necessary due to certain trends in the forum.

I daresay Ken's announcement of a "reputation system" already produced some calming down effects, even before actually starting off.