There is a similar thread in OMNI, but I suppose that this is the best forum
for the subject.


The anonymous nature of this feature can be a blessing, or a curse, for an
individual, depending on how they take it, and what they make of it.

As far as the more important perspective - - how it affects the overall FT
community and forums, including OMNI - - how will this play out for all of us?
This remains to be seen...


We have already seen a number of individuals 'dinged' for no apparent reason,
other than someone has decided that they are an adversary, and wish to bring
them down. And we have even seen at least one individual (who admitted it)
who tries to correct these wrongdoings...

So we have 'good' guys and 'bad' guys starting to battle it out in the 'reputation
game'. As I mentioned in the other thread, this is starting to seem like "Survivor",
and we don't need more 'reality' games like this - - we need more communication
and discussion between dissimilar viewpoints.

If there is a higher purpose for OMNI, this is where it can help bring around
something positive, or act as medium for change - - but not as a battleground
for individuals with personal grudges with other individuals, and their ideas...

And for the main body of FlyerTalk, I don't see how ANY spillover from the
OMNI grudges will help the purpose of helping other fellow travellers.


But perhaps there is a silver lining. It is possible, I assume, that the folks
who run the board, and make the FT decisions, CAN view the 'anonymous'
comments, and see who made them, just as they can view any FT member's
activity. This is already apparently done to assess any individual's attitude
and behavior, when it becomes necessary. An irresponsible and out of control
member who abuses the 'reputation' framework can be caught - - just like a
common criminal who thought that they could 'get away with something', just
because they thought no-one could - - or would - - see them.


I received one comment, which I will share - - since it was anonymous - -

it said: "ignore posts with which you disagree".


Hmmm....

Not only was I **not** disagreeing with any post or poster (just adding a
further comment, extending the thread of thought), but the person who
'dinged' me was the one who apparently disagreed with a post (my post,
or the fact that I posted). Why couldn't THEY ignore a post? So much
for logic and reason. I suppose that the anonymous commenter wishes that
everyone with an opposing viewpoint just 'shut up', as this would be more
convenient for them. If we all did as they suggested, there would be no
dissenting opinion in FT at all. Sounds pretty dictatorial to me...

I believe this illustrates the lack of logic used by some 'early adopters' of
this 'dinging game'. I certainly hope that this thread (and this forum) does
not become a dumping ground for every complaint from OMNI and / or for
every unfair 'reputation' comment. But if someone has a good example that
shows the problems (or promise) of this system, perhaps some of us will
tolerate more examples.


I wonder if it is possible to mandate the use of PM for the comments, or
perhaps allow replies to the anonymous commenter, but I suspect the best
course might be to disable 'reputation' and the comments altogether...
.