quote from Lutherjw
The above two statments completely contradict one another. If you do not care, why do you continue to argue against it?


Why does it contradict what I said?...I dont care if I get negative rep points....I just get feed up with moronic pre-pubescent brats bringing the fact that theyve got more rep points into every argument.

And why havent the people who abuse the rep system had any warning yet? I got a warning for complaining about it a few weeks ago and yet nothings happened to the people who abuse the system.
If you admins dont know who is abusing it just pm me and ill give you a list of names.

Look, the point of this forum is to talk to people over the world about autograph collecting, and to obtain addresses and et al. In a perfect world, everyone would be nice to each other and no members would argue. But since it isn't perfect, there will be misunderstandings and arguments; that's only expected.

But members shouldn't take things too seriously, and get all finicky about their rep points and all. The opposing member probably had a valid reason to give a negative rep point. If you think it was totally undeserved, report it to the mods. Don't give everyone else a bad day.

You probably said something to spark it off, so the best thing would probably be apologising to the concerned member.

PS: if you think I'm being rude, it was unintended.

[quote="themohawkgirl"]I believe that if you choose to be rude, accept the concequences. I dont think you should say anything on the forum that you wouldnt say to someones face.[/quote]

I have NEVER been rude on this board, I only come here to help and I always tell people if their autographs are authentic or not IF THEY ASK.
Yet you gave me negative feedback and you wouldn't even tell me why.
So yeah, that's why I mean by abusing the system.

If you don't like the fact I try to help people around here and tell them the truth you clearly don't need to give negative feedback.

For the record, I don't care about reputation points, I think it's silly and insignificant.
But I don't like it when people abuse the system and are more busy giving negative feedback than starting a discussion on the subject.

can the reputation system be removed from certain accounts if requested?

True. I understand that.

I was mearly saying that the people that complain about it, are the people that say they don't care about it.

Having a higher reputation does not mean that you know more about auto collecting than someone else

[quote="rpbluesman"][quote="Robert"]And if your broaden your mind a little, girls can look like boys, and boys can look like girls.. The point is, that the system is not being used for whats it is supposed to be, it is being used retaliation tactics.[/quote]

What you have to realize is that there aren't that many people that abuse the point system.

And what you also need to realize, is that the people that do abuse it, are dealt with. And the unwarrented points they give are removed.

I have said this before. If a member gets a negative point, and it isn't removed, then it is warrented. Regardless of how that member may feel about it.

I am, in my opinion, quite tired of people bringing stuff like this up. The main point is, that if you don't like the reputation point system, then ignore it and don't use it.

What I don't understand is all the members that say they don't care about the reputation point system are the first ones to complain about it.[/quote]

i agree :D i don't think you should complain about the system just don't use it..but i think what others are saying in this topic is that some members abuse the rep system and think it indicates that they know more about collecting, etc.

[quote="Robert"]And if your broaden your mind a little, girls can look like boys, and boys can look like girls.. The point is, that the system is not being used for whats it is supposed to be, it is being used retaliation tactics.[/quote]

What you have to realize is that there aren't that many people that abuse the point system.

And what you also need to realize, is that the people that do abuse it, are dealt with. And the unwarrented points they give are removed.

I have said this before. If a member gets a negative point, and it isn't removed, then it is warrented. Regardless of how that member may feel about it.

I am, in my opinion, quite tired of people bringing stuff like this up. The main point is, that if you don't like the reputation point system, then ignore it and don't use it.

What I don't understand is all the members that say they don't care about the reputation point system are the first ones to complain about it.

And if your broaden your mind a little, girls can look like boys, and boys can look like girls.. The point is, that the system is not being used for whats it is supposed to be, it is being used retaliation tactics.

[quote="The_Terrible_Toad_King"]The point of the rep system is to make kids happy so they think they are better than and know more about the hobby of collecting autographs than other people.[/quote]

Hi everyone :)

The point of the reputation system is to show who on the forum is helpful, and who tends to cause problems. It helps to see someone's opinion of someone else or even of yourself. If there is something you are doing right, you will continue to do so. If there is something you are doing wrong, you will (hopefully) learn from it and stop doing that thing.

No one on the forum is better than anyone else. We're all here to help other fellow autograph collectors with the hobby.

[quote="The_Terrible_Toad_King"]Myself...I tend not the bother with it. Why should I care if some doofus leave me a negative rep point.
I just think they should get rid of the whole system to stop said doofuses brining the fact theyve got more rep points into everything and mentioning it each time someone disagrees with them.[/quote]

The above two statments completely contradict one another. If you do not care, why do you continue to argue against it? :lol:

I must admit that there a few members who abuse the reputation system, which will result in the undeserved reputation point to be deleted. Please [b]do not[/b] leave a negative reputation point for someone out of hatred or revenge. I'm pretty sure we all understand what warrants a reputation point change of {up} or {down} . :P

Honestly, there is no need to bring this issue up again as I do not see the reputation system changing anytime soon. :|

[quote="whosurdaddy"]I was going to add my 2 cents but Robert_Holik, Robert, Joeay and the Toad King basically has said it all. If you have noticed I have stopped adding my 2 cents in regarding authenticity. I have come to the conclusion that there is only a handful of people on here who actually care and I figure if most on here wants to play follow the leader and send and receive preprints, autopens and secretarials that makes it all the better for the collector who is collecting authentic signatures, their leaving those celebs. alone. Why do you think I don't post my successes on here? I have gone thru all the feedback posted in the feedback forum and quite honestly there is about 75 different celebrity successes that are actually authentic. You also have to realize most of who is on this site is kids 10 yrs old and up who at this time in their life they know it all and if you say anything your automatically being rude and will receive a neg.[/quote]

You have to realize that many people on the site do not care nor did ask for anyone's opinion on the authenticity of an autograph.

Even if someone did ask for an opinion, do not just post "It's secretarial" or "It's an autopen". Please post some sort of evidence to back it up.

Also, please realize that there is the possibility you are wrong. Just because a signature looks slightly different doesn't automatically mean it's a fake.

Posting without the original poster asking for an opinion, not posting evidence, or not welcoming other ideas will most likely result in a {down} reputation point.

Hopefully we can put this issue to rest. :|

Joel 8)

I believe that if you choose to be rude, accept the concequences. I dont think you should say anything on the forum that you wouldnt say to someones face.