Changes to the reputation system.

Not really, because only Clash of Clans has reputation widely available. Other games do not. So, it does tend to be more focused on Clash.

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Originally Posted by Jwp721

lol. Only had one negative vote ever but every time I saw the notification I had a new vote I would lose my breath for a second or two....

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Exactly the same feeling for me.
I once received 3 points and seeing it I got serious thinking that my which post went wrong? But they all were positive rep.

I say keep both positive and negative reputation votes but remove the ability to leave a comment. As others have said, positive rep doesn't really work without negative. I'd also like to see the reputation vote as anonymous to avoid the situation where toxic PM's are sent in response to down votes.

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Originally Posted by Tomville

I think you would now see from the various responses over the past hours that it wasn’t such a good idea, as it read as an unsubstantiated broad vague accusation of improper behaviour with many possible and identifiable targets, all of whom might quite rightly take that amiss as close to being impugned or called into question just on the basis of their rep points tally.


No, I would not, suffice to say it was a green rep manipulation circle who were caught and disciplined, showing that the mods have a track record of being on top of such problems. Discussing it in detail would be too close to discussing moderator actions, and pointlessly revisiting a past that the forum has moved on from. If you want to read about it there’s an old thread you can look for in Forum Talk where the rep reset of the guilty parties was discussed afterwards.


I think everyone agrees it can be manipulated, and in fact that’s why the moderators made a specific forum rule against doing so. You might have missed my point. I was drawing a distinction between the idea of manipulated rep (falsely high through some deliberate repeated systematic abuse, collaboration or collusion) and the kind of “odd” or “shallow” rep most active forum people get occasionally (the sort that leaves you thinking “well thanks, glad you liked that, but tbh it seemed pretty ordinary to me”).

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i think you're making too much of this. you're saying that blatant manipulation has happened and has been dealt with. i'm saying that passive manipulation probably happens and could be missed.

why is that such an improbable idea?

I disagreewith this. Nuff said. Neg rep is a thing to make people post morw worthwhile posts. And now all peoplw get is hard punishments. No feedback.

Poor decision IMO. Diisagree strongly

Just going back to a question I asked earlier, are these new accounts leaving neg rep alt accounts? As I said earlier, I find it difficult to believe that hundred upon hundreds of individuals would sign up just to leave a toxic neg rep.

Hopefully a mod can answer this one.

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Originally Posted by Chippo

I say keep both positive and negative reputation votes but remove the ability to leave a comment. As others have said, positive rep doesn't really work without negative. I'd also like to see the reputation vote as anonymous to avoid the situation where toxic PM's are sent in response to down votes.

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i have also experienced this. i stopped giving any reputation, positivie or negative, mainly because of it. a reputation system where some users are fearful of using it isnt really an effective tool. i was effectively bullied into not using the rep system at all by giving a negative rep to the wrong toxic person. days prior to receiving the toxic pm from the offended forum user i had actually received a pm from a forum user im assuming is one of their friends, essentially warning me not to mess with their friend.

edit: yes, i know this sounds ridiculous ;)

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Originally Posted by ClasherYukon

i have also experienced this. i stopped giving any reputation, positivie or negative, mainly because of it. a reputation system where some users are fearful of using it isnt really an effective tool. i was effectively bullied into not using the rep system at all by giving a negative rep to the wrong toxic person. days prior to receiving the toxic pm from the offended forum user i had actually received a pm from a forum user im assuming is one of their friends, essentially warning me not to mess with their friend.

edit: yes, i know this sounds ridiculous ;)

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NAah, i get that

I have an opposite story lol.

I occasionally confront people when i get a stuoid neg rep. Im polite withit, and dont try offending people. I often get shouted at or be on the wrong side ofthings lol

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Originally Posted by ClasherYukon

i have also experienced this. i stopped giving any reputation, positivie or negative, mainly because of it. a reputation system where some users are fearful of using it isnt really an effective tool. i was effectively bullied into not using the rep system at all by giving a negative rep to the wrong toxic person. days prior to receiving the toxic pm from the offended forum user i had actually received a pm from a forum user im assuming is one of their friends, essentially warning me not to mess with their friend.

edit: yes, i know this sounds ridiculous ;)

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I know you can’t go into specifics of who and when this occurred, but did you report this to the mod squad?

I’ve had a couple of similar situations where people have PMd me asking me to remove my post. I like to carry on that conversation in the same vain as the post that annoyed them. If someone gets offended by obvious humour, I tell a worse joke. Although I think I may just be missing the part of the brain that deals with social compliance.

Oh, and I’ve always told them to report my post if they don’t like it. On two occasions they have, and on two occasions the mod squad clearly agrees with me as the post stayed and I got no frowny orange inbox action.

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Originally Posted by ClasherYukon

i have also experienced this. i stopped giving any reputation, positivie or negative, mainly because of it. a reputation system where some users are fearful of using it isnt really an effective tool. i was effectively bullied into not using the rep system at all by giving a negative rep to the wrong toxic person. days prior to receiving the toxic pm from the offended forum user i had actually received a pm from a forum user im assuming is one of their friends, essentially warning me not to mess with their friend.

edit: yes, i know this sounds ridiculous ;)

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I just ignore the PM's but that's me and not everyone is as thick skinned. So it's not from a personal perspective that I'd like to see anonymous rep but because I think it would help to stem the toxic and bullying elements that sadly infect this (and all) forum.