will you guys stop fretting about the reputation system its not even fully working yet!! there is still more work to be done before we even decide if we are going to keep it.
I haven't posted much in the way of stuff that could be construed as false or inaccurate but it appears someone/people aren't happy with me!! whatever will I do?!
no Scott it doesnt mean people arent happy with you, no one has given you bad reputation as my earlier posts mentions there are some glitches with the system at the moment.
Surely it would be better to start people on zero, as then they would be an unknown quantity - as indeed they are. And then getting say one point would put them on a distinguished road. Seems silly to give people who've never posted a good reputation
the reason it starts on +5 is so that it takes 5 consecutive people to be unhappy with what you have posted before you hit negative figures.
if everyone started on 0 it would only take the opinion of one person to give you a negative reading
reputation systems can be very useful, how many people here use e-bay? dont you find it useful to see how many other people were happy with the seller in the past?
remember that the system is not fully running, this is a trial, there are further modifications to be made or it may be scraped entirely.
it is by this process of trying different ideas and systems that BCUK continually improves its service, all we ask is that you bear with us whilst we do it