User Reputation...

Talking Poker · #1 01-01-06, 04:16 PM

Today starts a new year, so I thought this would be a good time to add a new feature to TP.com: User Reputation.

I'm honestly not exactly sure how it works, but in theory, after a while, you will be able to tell what other people think of certain posters based on a little green bar in the header of each of their posts.

There are rules and limits and different users have different power (based on time being a member, post count, their own reputation, etc, etc), but basically, all you have to do is click on the little scale looking thing at the top of a person's posts. You won't want to use this for EVERY post you read (I think you can only do 10 per day), but if a post is exceptionally good, you should click on it and say that you "Approve" of it. If it's exceptionally bad or annoying, you should click and say that you "Disapprove" of it. It's that simple.

In time, the results might be useful.

If anyone has an experience with this elsewhere or any suggestions (I can tweak all sorts of things, including the stupid default titles for each level), speak up.

If this turns out to be stupid, I'll turn it back off, but let's give it a whirl for January and see if we think it might end up being useful.

Hawt · #2 01-01-06, 06:48 PM

Reputation is used on another message board I frequent. It is pretty useful, especially when you're new to the forums because you can tell who is full of shit and who isn't. I think it would be extremely useful for this forum since it is centered around getting advice about your game. If someone responds to one of your posts but has negative reputation (red) then someone like TP with a bunch of posts and a lot of positive reputation (green) you know what advice is probably the advice you should be listening too. It is also good for your posts. I know at the other forum I posted on, It really taught me a lot. There is nothing like making a post and getting a couple berating comments (the users on the other forum are BRUTAL) and a negative reputation to get your head on straight and have you make sure that your posts really add something positive to the forum.

Talking Poker · #3 01-01-06, 06:56 PM

I approved of this post

Hawt · #4 01-01-06, 07:31 PM

Awesome, starting off the New Year strong. Took about a week and a half off from playing poker, and bought (with a giftcard!)/read Low Limit Hold 'Em by Lee Jones. I digested that, patched some (of many) leaks. and played a little today. And now to top it all off I am on a "distinguished road". Whoo.

Nikita · #5 01-02-06, 12:24 AM

I kinda like the reputation idea. For the exact reasons Hawt mentioned in his first post.

One piece of feedback for you. Is it possible to get some sorta running tally of how "red" or how "green" someone is? Sure I'm green right now (hopefully, this doesn't change

), but is it for one post? Ten? I think you get the idea. That way, like in Hawt's example, when soliciting feedback, the more green someone is, the better their advice is likely to be. As well, the more red someone is, the more likely they are to be someone just looking for free money (or just a regular jerk, but I'm thinking the first reason will get the red flag more often

)

EDIT: Well apparently it sorta does this already. I didn't realize hovering over the box would pull up a comment like "on the distinguished road". Do they change at the same levels as the titles under our names?

Talking Poker · #6 01-02-06, 01:07 AM

I left them all set to their predefined levels, whichis are pretty lame, if you ask me. I'm thinking of changing them to just say what number the person has exceeded instead of those cutesy little phrases.

As for the amount of green or red, I believe more bars will appear over time. Right now, we're all stuck on one bar because we just started the whole rating system. If everyone can remember to add feedback from time to time (especially over the first few days), we should be on the right track soon...