AN forum recently removed reputation scores next to members user names.

[SAFETY FIRST]

I see AN forum have recently removed reputation scores next to members user names.

Sad to see as in the past it was easy to identify the Newbies.

Why the change.? 

[Watchit]

I think it's a great idea. Too many like chaser, drivel commenters on here using it as a chatroom.

[transam]

Lots of changes, not for the better.....I can't even loiter now without you lot being told, crazy stuff......🙄

[Ben Zioner]

Why would yo need to  identify the "newbies"? 

[transam]

Just now, Watchit said:

I think it's a great idea. Too many like chaser, drivel commenters on here using it as a chatroom.

What a load from a bloke that rarely posts............

[Ben Zioner]

1 minute ago, transam said:

Lots of changes, not for the better.....I can't even loiter now without you lot being told, crazy stuff......🙄

I am sure you can, just don't log in.

[Watchit]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

What a load from a bloke that rarely posts............

Yawwn. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, transam said:

What a load from a bloke that rarely posts............

Coming from the member with the most posts. 

 

Keep up the great work. 👍

[transam]

1 minute ago, Watchit said:

Yawwn. 

Yes, in your case, daily.................😂

[Ben Zioner]

SAFETY FIRST and Watchit are typing...

[SAFETY FIRST]

6 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why would yo need to  identify the "newbies"? 

Are you a newbie, I don't know anymore, reputations have been removed. 

 

[Watchit]

Looks like we have the 75 year old Billy no-mates, dementia subject looking to troll again. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

Just now, Ben Zioner said:

SAFETY FIRST and Watchit are typing...

Now, this is useless information 

[Ben Zioner]

Just now, SAFETY FIRST said:

Now, this is useless information 

But right now you are not.

[Watchit]

Right, i am off to find a divorcee so i can buy her a house, pay for whatever her family wants and pretend i am clever.

[transam]

1 minute ago, Watchit said:

Looks like we have the 75 year old Billy no-mates, dementia subject looking to troll again. 

Says the young, crowd member, professor lurker.................🤓

[transam]

Just now, Watchit said:

Right, i am off to find a divorcee so i can buy her a house, pay for whatever her family wants and pretend i am clever.

Great stuff, adios.........................

[Ben Zioner]

Bye

[SAFETY FIRST]

7 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Now, this is useless information 

More useless information 

 

[novacova]

22 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I see AN forum have recently removed reputation scores next to members user names.

Sad to see as in the past it was easy to identify the Newbies.

Who cares, why should anyone care? I’d assume if some individuals are on forums to gain some sort of validation or prove themselves, then they probably have social issues to begin with.

[Pouatchee]

11 minutes ago, Watchit said:

Right, i am off to find a divorcee so i can buy her a house, pay for whatever her family wants and pretend i am clever.

dont forget... with 2 or 3 kids a;; from different fathers  

[Pouatchee]

1 minute ago, novacova said:

Who cares, why should anyone care? I’d assume if some individuals are on forums to gain some sort of validation or prove themselves, then they probably have social issues to begin with.

 

i have 3-4 members that come to mind. hint... they like starting useless op's

[SAFETY FIRST]

23 minutes ago, novacova said:

Who cares, why should anyone care? I’d assume if some individuals are on forums to gain some sort of validation or prove themselves, then they probably have social issues to begin with.

Hey Mr 'lives in his own world'.

I care. That's why I posted it. 

 

Narcissist have social issues. 

 

Its a forum, everything is up for discussion 

[metisdead]

Moving to the Forum Support Desk.

[amykat]

57 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

Why would yo need to  identify the "newbies"? 

Said by a guy who has only been around a few months ….

[save the frogs]

reputation scores were pointless.

a confused emoji bumps up your score. 

a laughing emoji bumps up your score, and someone could be laughing AT you, not with you.

reputation scores would only make sense if only thumbs up and thumbs down existed. 

 

[metisdead]

The reason for the lack of reputation scores can be found here:

 

[gamb00ler]

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

SAFETY FIRST and Watchit are typing...

Enter your post in a different web page or a different app.  Then select, copy, paste and hit Submit to minimize the time you're actually typing into the AN reply field.

 

And if you want to anonymously loiter, just browse in a Private window/tab.

[Watchit]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

 

Coming from the member with the most posts. 

 

Keep up the great work. 👍

He's on here a lot because his wife is always busy with her brother🤣

 

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Watchit said:

Looks like we have the 75 year old Billy no-mates, dementia subject looking to troll again. 

 

And this is a perfect example of why the 'reputation feature' is perhaps handy for some.

 

Previously we could look at your comment, see 82 posts next to your name and see that you have zero likes, we can safely assume that all your posts are time wasting trolls. 

Conversely, we could previously look at posts others have made and see from their reputation that the majority of their posts have been valued positively by the forum community in general and thus their response is likely to be more valuable and their experience more reliable. 

 

Not always the case of course, but if we are to generalise, without knowing, it could be assumed that most of your posts were a trolling waste of time and whatever 'reputation' you had reflected that.