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I'm wondering...when is it appropriate to give a negative rep if you are not suppossed to give one just because you disagree with the poster's opinion. It seems like there would never be a good reason to give a negative rep. So...they should all be positive!
I'm wondering...when is it appropriate to give a negative rep if you are not suppossed to give one just because you disagree with the poster's opinion. It seems like there would never be a good reason to give a negative rep. So...they should all be positive!
Can anyone give me an appropriate example?
Good question, and I'd like an example as well.
What I'm finding out and from the advice of another member... if the person is a habitual poster that just likes to flame... I find the ignore feature quite useful too. It's kind of rude...but so are some comments... and it does the trick.
???There isn't much of a description of what is "allowed". If a person can post something that is totally misleading and others are not aware that it is misleading, who makes the call then?
Last edited by citybythebay; 06-19-2007 at 12:45 AM..
Reason: I'm sticking with the ignore feature
Regarding your posts above you are complete idiots for not knowing what is written in terms of service. I can't believe your not smart enough to read the TOS!
Okay, the example above shows that I am speaking directly to you. I am calling you an idiot, thus my post becomes a personal attack. That is grounds for a negative rep point and report the post to a mod as the poster would also receive an infraction from us.
Example 2: (not worthy of a neg rep point)
While I understand your viewpoint I completely disagree with the thought and believe that all Christians are wrong in their belief in the need for salvation.
Okay, in this post I'm speaking to the thought rather than the person. It's okay to disagree with a thought respectfully, however it's not okay to speak disrespectfully to another member on the forum.
We are all here to discuss and learn from one another. Some of the comments I read absolutely floor me. Would you (general) speak to your family and friends in this manner? Don't think you'd have many if you did. It is about respecting one another here. We do have the anonymity with the internet, but if you stay around long enough you will forge friendships here and begin to really become a real person to many other posters, rather than words on a screen.
Please pm me or other mods for any help. We're here to serve!
Thank you, that really does clear it up! I get it now! I haven't been here that long so I haven't seen any real heated debates that have exhibited personal attacks like that, but now I know what to do if I do "see" one.
Regarding your posts above you are complete idiots for not knowing what is written in terms of service. I can't believe your not smart enough to read the TOS!
Okay, the example above shows that I am speaking directly to you. I am calling you an idiot, thus my post becomes a personal attack. That is grounds for a negative rep point and report the post to a mod as the poster would also receive an infraction from us.
Example 2: (not worthy of a neg rep point)
While I understand your viewpoint I completely disagree with the thought and believe that all Christians are wrong in their belief in the need for salvation.
Okay, in this post I'm speaking to the thought rather than the person. It's okay to disagree with a thought respectfully, however it's not okay to speak disrespectfully to another member on the forum.
We are all here to discuss and learn from one another. Some of the comments I read absolutely floor me. Would you (general) speak to your family and friends in this manner? Don't think you'd have many if you did. It is about respecting one another here. We do have the anonymity with the internet, but if you stay around long enough you will forge friendships here and begin to really become a real person to many other posters, rather than words on a screen.
Please pm me or other mods for any help. We're here to serve!
Hello Hoosier_guy,
My concern is when things are taken totally out of context.
Take for instance the words ignorant and uneducated.
I used both in a thread and it was not directed towards any one person.
But rather as a group as in "people" or society as a whole.
How is that line drawn here? I thought this was a bb where people can express their opinion? I don't feel as though members need to put a disclaimer after a post that others may not agree with. Am I wrong?
I have very strong opinions especially when it comes to the animal rescue group I work day and night for.
I might also add that I do not shove any of my opinions down anyones throat. I try to avoid people that are... well....ignorant to learning. There is no other way to put it.
And I do believe that if people... (not referring to any specific person) understood just what a person does that volunteers their time to an animal rescue group as well as educate others on the positives they would think twice before they jump to conclusions with misleading information.
You say that if any member has a question to ask a mod...no disrespect but I think that should go both ways, no?...If a mod has a concern maybe they should communicate that with the member they have an issue with....in other words get both sides of the story...validation goes a long way in my book...and I'm speaking of the member that does not have a pattern of so called "personal attacks" such as myself.......just a thought.
It would be ideal, I guess. The problem is that moderators often have a few hundred posts to read and dozens to remove. If they were required to ask every time they need to moderate, there wouldn't be much time left for moderating. To my knowledge, though, a lot of us do use PM to communicate and I'm sure some problems are being solved that way.
As to drawing the line... I don't believe it's even possible to categorize everything. A lot depends precisely on the context. If the overall tone of the post is harsh, there are no arguments or opinions to support such claims, it is more likely to get deleted than a more neutral post, containing the words you mention, and some background story.
The person just wrote me and said that my views were way off. Huh??? So, expressing my own personal truth in a way that doesn't even attack anyone is way off and worthy of a negative point???
The person just wrote me and said that my views were way off. Huh??? So, expressing my own personal truth in a way that doesn't even attack anyone is way off and worthy of a negative point???
What the heck?!
In cases like this pm markablue as she is the keeper of the rep system. She can make the bad rep go away as long as it's for a valid reason. I got one today too for a similiar reason as yours. People don't understand that if they abuse the rep system it can turn around and bite them. I've heard where people can lose their points if they abuse the system.
The person just wrote me and said that my views were way off. Huh??? So, expressing my own personal truth in a way that doesn't even attack anyone is way off and worthy of a negative point???
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if the person is a habitual poster that just likes to flame... I find the ignore feature quite useful too. It's kind of rude...but so are some comments... and it does the trick.
