Originally Posted by PresRDC
I do not think that people should be allowed to leave negative reputation without acknowledging who they are. People who do this are spineless jellyfish in my book and a disgrace to themselves and this community. Grow a pair and reveal yourself.
As of Monday, it will no longer be possible. In the beginning, I don't think any of us even thought of signing our dings or blings. It was seen more like the secret ballot. Lately, that has begun to change.
And no, I don't consider it being spineless. I have often taken very controversial positions publicly and it has never bothered me that I might be alienating some people.
Originally Posted by PresRDC
Nor should anyone "ding" you based upon your position on a given issue. If dinging is going to happen, it should be based on how you say it, not what you say.
I am a journalist by profession. Wouldn't this give me, and others who write for a living, an unfair advantage? I certainly don't contend that my work in any way validates my opinions -- it only gives me a certain facility with words.
Originally Posted by PresRDC
Yes, I was dinged for the first time yesterday in an OMNI thread regarding driving in the left lane. Seems a really silly thing to be "dinged" over.
I agree. It does seem silly. Of course, if the person who dinged you agrees with what you wrote above, perhaps you were dinged not for what you said but how you said it. (A grammatical error? Misuse of a particular words?)
Originally Posted by PresRDC
Also, what do the green boxes mean under our names and info? How does one get more (or less) green boxes than others? I assume this is tied into reputation somehow, correct?
Each person starts with one box and, as far as I understand, gets an additional box for each 100 points of reputation he has. I don't know if there is a limit on boxes, but I certainly hope there is or in a year or so this board will be nothing but boxes.