I apologize but I just have to get this off my chest. I'm incredibly TIRED of people rating others down simply due to disagreeing with what their post said. Personally, I couldn't care less what my "site karma" was on these forums...but when I see my, or someone else's, post get rated down due to me expressing my opinion in a non-argumentative way, I feel as though the system is being abused.
It's great for when someone posts an informative, wonderful plethora of information. To rate it up gives others the notification that it is worth the read. But to rate down someone within a thread? Just seems counter-productive. I would only consider rating down someone if what they said was excessively offensive or beligerant. To warn others that whatever is written there is not a good read.
This did not occur on the server forums, it was on the main. Seems a particular person was upset that I felt his verbose argument about linkshells ended in the wrong way. He then proceeded to insult me even though I technically never disagreed with what he had said. I responded, he responded again. Both of my posts were rated down, and his ended up rated up from where it was before.
To "band together" to make people look like their opinions were stupid is just ridiculous, no matter who it happens to. It's the same behavior that makes certain children afraid to raise their hand in class for the remainder of their school experience.
I mainly just needed to get that off my chest, but I'm also wondering if anyone else is tired of the "karma" abuse.
Edit: Spelling O.o
Edited, Tue Dec 7 18:36:56 2004 by Hyla