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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 10:50 am
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Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
One area where I think reputation comments - signed or anonymous - is helpful to me is providing feedback on what I am saying. If I get a bunch of negatives on a thread I commented to, I see it as a hint that what I said might not be correct. If I get a bunch of positives, then I see it as a hint that people found it of value.

And if someone has a serious issue to what I said, doing it in a reputation comment might cut down on the flame fronts.
I agree with this, except it shouldn't be anonymous. Accountability should be automatic, just like posting to a thread. You post it, your user name should be on it. Period. If the comments are to have any meaning, we *MUST* all be allowed to consider the source of said comments.
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