I think this button is good. Not because I personally change my opinions because of it, or because I care about reputation in that way, but because it's a good way to paint trolls red with dislikes or people that simply write to much crap.
Unfortunately, it got one fatal flaw: some people get bad reputation despite the fact that they doesnt deserve it. I am particulary talking about people that are new and have few posts. For instance, I have seen people with just a few post starting a thread, or a reply, with simply a normal, serious and constructive QUESTION and then this person gets thumbs down for simply asking something. Of course, some questions may be stupid, but I think it's important for everyone to realize that not everyone are into games like RO and it's not neccessary wrong to have other opinions about it about RO unless it's taken to the extreme and/or the extent of trolling, and it's not wrong in ANY SENSE to ask QUESTIONS about the game. People that are new to RO simply don't have the same understanding as the people who have played it so much that their clock have stopped working..to many people seems to judge others because they don't have the same knowledge as other people here.
What really is even more weird, is that if a person gets 2-3 thumbs down, I bet many people doesn't even bother to read the post before giving this new member thumbs down even more. Even more weird is that in some threads the amount of dislikes for a post can be quite high while the replies to the post is few. Away to many peole probably don't even bother to read a post with 2-3 disliked. Instead, they give another dislike and leave the thread. If that's the case, a lot of new people will be turned off by this board, and avoid to ask questions and instead keep on walking with less knowledge simply because it's bad to ask and have opinions.
Soo, maybe people that doesn't even make a reply to a post shouldn't be able to give neither a negative or positive response to it either.. because I think away to many people have loads opinions but when it comes to actually presenting a real argument to make their opinions make logical sense, - well, then some people get stuck. Anyone can have an opinion but having a argument is a lot harder.
I am not saying that this 'feature' is something that should be used on the board. I simply wrote all this because that's what I've been thinking about it, and maybe others may share the same view. There is no real need to reply to this post either. Not saying that people shouldn't, but in some cases, like this, I just want people to read it and at least think about i and maybe it can make some people think and ask themself the question:
What is my argument to my opinion? Because sometimes away to many newcomers (and others aswell) get bashed because of a few elitists who believe that their opinion is considered as an argument even if they don't have one.
Unfortunately, it got one fatal flaw: some people get bad reputation despite the fact that they doesnt deserve it. I am particulary talking about people that are new and have few posts. For instance, I have seen people with just a few post starting a thread, or a reply, with simply a normal, serious and constructive QUESTION and then this person gets thumbs down for simply asking something. Of course, some questions may be stupid, but I think it's important for everyone to realize that not everyone are into games like RO and it's not neccessary wrong to have other opinions about it about RO unless it's taken to the extreme and/or the extent of trolling, and it's not wrong in ANY SENSE to ask QUESTIONS about the game. People that are new to RO simply don't have the same understanding as the people who have played it so much that their clock have stopped working..to many people seems to judge others because they don't have the same knowledge as other people here.
What really is even more weird, is that if a person gets 2-3 thumbs down, I bet many people doesn't even bother to read the post before giving this new member thumbs down even more. Even more weird is that in some threads the amount of dislikes for a post can be quite high while the replies to the post is few. Away to many peole probably don't even bother to read a post with 2-3 disliked. Instead, they give another dislike and leave the thread. If that's the case, a lot of new people will be turned off by this board, and avoid to ask questions and instead keep on walking with less knowledge simply because it's bad to ask and have opinions.
Soo, maybe people that doesn't even make a reply to a post shouldn't be able to give neither a negative or positive response to it either.. because I think away to many people have loads opinions but when it comes to actually presenting a real argument to make their opinions make logical sense, - well, then some people get stuck. Anyone can have an opinion but having a argument is a lot harder.
I am not saying that this 'feature' is something that should be used on the board. I simply wrote all this because that's what I've been thinking about it, and maybe others may share the same view. There is no real need to reply to this post either. Not saying that people shouldn't, but in some cases, like this, I just want people to read it and at least think about i and maybe it can make some people think and ask themself the question:
What is my argument to my opinion? Because sometimes away to many newcomers (and others aswell) get bashed because of a few elitists who believe that their opinion is considered as an argument even if they don't have one.
