Heyo,
Today, we decided to change up the reaction/reputation system a bit to help prevent abuse of the system. Previously, Like reacts contributed +1 to a user’s overall reputation, which while not harmful on its own, did sort of blur the lines between “quality, relevant content worth repping” and “hey this post is cool,” which in turn made it hard to judge what a fair reputation was. The intent behind a reaction system is to allow people to react as naturally as they want to to a piece of content, and we don’t want to stifle that. However, we also want to place importance on the increasing of a user’s reputation, and what it means to the site and the community they’re a part of.
In order to allow people to react to content, with no connection to reputation, we’ve changed the Like reaction to add neither positive nor negative reputation. You can like or dislike to your heart’s content, and neither will affect the other person’s reputation. You should use this as your go-to reaction the overwhelming majority of the time.
The newer “love” reaction is intended to be a reaction, available to any user, that basically says “this piece of content is outstanding, well-written, or gets the point across well,” and as is on its description, is the regular user equivalent of the Winner rating. This reaction should not be given out for your average post, kept mostly to discussion threads. You can use your discretion on usage outside of this, but please keep in mind the intent behind this rating, since we don't want to be sticklers, but we do want to make sure it's used appropriately.
We may still make some changes to this as we tweak it, but hopefully this provides some clarity on proper usage of the reaction and reputation system, as well as the thought behind each one and their purpose. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you!
Today, we decided to change up the reaction/reputation system a bit to help prevent abuse of the system. Previously, Like reacts contributed +1 to a user’s overall reputation, which while not harmful on its own, did sort of blur the lines between “quality, relevant content worth repping” and “hey this post is cool,” which in turn made it hard to judge what a fair reputation was. The intent behind a reaction system is to allow people to react as naturally as they want to to a piece of content, and we don’t want to stifle that. However, we also want to place importance on the increasing of a user’s reputation, and what it means to the site and the community they’re a part of.
In order to allow people to react to content, with no connection to reputation, we’ve changed the Like reaction to add neither positive nor negative reputation. You can like or dislike to your heart’s content, and neither will affect the other person’s reputation. You should use this as your go-to reaction the overwhelming majority of the time.
The newer “love” reaction is intended to be a reaction, available to any user, that basically says “this piece of content is outstanding, well-written, or gets the point across well,” and as is on its description, is the regular user equivalent of the Winner rating. This reaction should not be given out for your average post, kept mostly to discussion threads. You can use your discretion on usage outside of this, but please keep in mind the intent behind this rating, since we don't want to be sticklers, but we do want to make sure it's used appropriately.
We may still make some changes to this as we tweak it, but hopefully this provides some clarity on proper usage of the reaction and reputation system, as well as the thought behind each one and their purpose. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you!
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