Member reputation status, Implement it! Options

[saintsaens]

Add a member reputation system so everyone can just negative rep a person instead of bashing. It'd relieve a lot of your problems too. Less bashing, less to moderate. It's a load off your shoulders.

Plus, it's an outlet for the people who are annoyed at said member.

[saintsaens]

Admittedly, it probably wouldn't work. But I believe a member reputation system can help bring back some quality to CB because it encourages people to post better quality posts so then they can show off their e-penis.

[superstitious]

Admittedly, it probably wouldn't work. But I believe a member reputation system can help bring back some quality to CB because it encourages people to post better quality posts so then they can show off their e-penis.

What about showing off e-vaginas?

If people were honest and didn't show blatent bandwagon bias, a reputation system could be interesting. I'm not sure how a rep system will change the overall dynamic in posting quality, but trying something new couldn't hurt, right?

Part of me wants to say that the typical poster here wouldn't use a reputation system for anything other than supporting individuals in their circle of friends, people who seem "popular" based not on how they post, but how time they spend together in CBC, that sort of thing. I have nothing against CBC regulars (you guys know that :)), I'm just thinking that it would probably perpetuate in-circle bias.

That or as a bashing/alienating mechanism.

Again though, any type of experimentation to improve the overall posting quality here is fine by me. If it turns out to be horrible, remove the system.