Reputation Bar...

[Drake Ramora]

EI,
After all the bitchin and fighting going on over the last few weeks i think it might be an idea to add a way of judging whether a member is helpful or just a troll..
On some forums i visit they have a "reputation bar" under every posters name..

When u read a post made by say "John" and you think it was a helpful, useful or even funny you can add to "John's" rep..
If "John" posts crap or insults someone you can subtract from his rep..
The more rep you have yourself, the more impact your + or - rep will have on "John"

When a member joins he starts off with no rep and depending how he behaves himself he will gain a reputation for being a good boy or for being annoying..

For new members it would be very easy to see from someones rep whether their post is to be taken seriously or not..

Also you can only give a poster + or - rep so many times every month.. Usually once.
This stops posters - rep people they dont like constantly and friends + rep each other to gain a high rep..

One site where this works well is Grass City.. The rep bar is the green bar under posters name..
Ahhh the great gun debate - Grasscity.com Forums

Mods please delete this link if its not allowed..

Drake...