Reputation Comments

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I know it wasn't you, but at the time, I did not know what that Rep was about. We were going back and forth on something, then A Rep comment came up. It was beyond nasty, and of course it wasn't signed. I thought it was you because we were debating. I later learned about the Red Rep thing when a poster complained about it. BTW it was the worse night of my racing life, although you and I were talking about the N/S, then the news came about NY Aug 9th, 2014

Copy TS. Okay, just making sure you didn't think I did that.

[Barbecueboy]

It's funny how such a tiny group of the same people are the ones that complain about the reputation points..........it really tells the story!

Especially after the main guy just recently confirmed that the rep means nothing..........if it means anything at all, it's nothing more than generalized indication of who makes posts that are popular amongst the members and who makes posts that aren't so popular amongst the members.

I am at the racetrack, race shop or racing related events as much as or more than anybody on this site , have interacted with thousands upon thousands of different people at these events , and I have yet to hear anybody complain about the reputation system on 4 m and it driving them away from coming here..........I have only heard that statement come from 3 different people, and funny enough, they all reside on 4m.

I've made some bonehead posts that haven't been too popular and gotten deservedly red rummed for it......the difference is, I've made more posts that are popular than not.

It's really not that hard to do if you do your part!!!!


You can't please everybody all of the time, and there are some( some in this very thread itself) that you will never be able to please.........no matter what, which is a crying shame.

[pink floyd]

It was for the best,

We let BBQ stay because most of the time you can't tell he's a Casey Roberts fan.

Haha

Thanks,
Jeff.

I'm just glad to see bbqboy behaving now!! haha

[Murph]

Folks in this version on vBulletin we cannot disable the reputation stuff. But here is the thing - IT MEANS NOTHING. Nothing whatsoever. Ignore it. People are going to do it just to try and provoke you. Ignore it as I do. Post away. Keep it racing. We will eventually weed out the trolls when they can no longer get their jollies from getting under people's skin.

According to some quick searching in vbulletin 4.2.0 you can turn off the reps and its a very simple thing to do.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...puted-in-4-2-0

[Barbecueboy]

I'm just glad to see bbqboy behaving now!! haha

If I wouldn't have been behaving, they would have banned me by now.......the truth hurts sometimes and there are and has been a lot of TRASH taken out with the ban punishment.
Oh sure, I've been part of the conversations ...........apparently , the mods determined that I've just not been part of the problem.

Just because I like Casey Roberts is not reason enough to say I have been mis behaving.....lol

And all you Casey haters?????
Smoked crow with a little red vinegar sauce, collards, Mac and cheese and jalapeño corn fritters sound ok for y'all?????

[hpmaster]

That's too bad, the rep system can not be changed. It is along with the taunting and bad mouthing, that keeps a lot of potential members off this site. I have met more than one at tracks that just laugh at this site and say, " Why would I put myself in for that kind of abuse".

Here are the things that are so wrong with it.
1 It is anonymous.
2 It is manipulated by groups and multiple user names.
3 You can not give a rep for each individual post. Each one should be judged or none of them.
4 It does not give equal weight, points value, to every member. We are all equal or not.
5 It has driven off more than a couple new members, as they received red charms just because a certain group thought they where a new user name of someone that was banned.
6 It is given just for a difference of opinion. Is this the most opinionated racing forum or not?

I got my red from pointing out bad behavior and I'm proud of it. I'm not the ones that taunted, badmouthed, name called, unless you judge calling someone childish that, or invited anyone to the track for a whooping. Who by the way have a long string of green charms, for the most part or who have been banned.
One question. Is taunting about rep, a reportable offense?

Folks in this version on vBulletin we cannot disable the reputation stuff. But here is the thing - IT MEANS NOTHING. Nothing whatsoever. Ignore it. People are going to do it just to try and provoke you. Ignore it as I do. Post away. Keep it racing. We will eventually weed out the trolls when they can no longer get their jollies from getting under people's skin.

According to some quick searching in vbulletin 4.2.0 you can turn off the reps and its a very simple thing to do.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...puted-in-4-2-0

just a thought.......Maybe the rep system is working the way the owners want it to.

[Clayton_Wetter]

If I wouldn't have been behaving, they would have banned me by now.......the truth hurts sometimes and there are and has been a lot of TRASH taken out with the ban punishment.
Oh sure, I've been part of the conversations ...........apparently , the mods determined that I've just not been part of the problem.

Just because I like Casey Roberts is not reason enough to say I have been mis behaving.....lol

And all you Casey haters?????
Smoked crow with a little red vinegar sauce, collards, Mac and cheese and jalapeño corn fritters sound ok for y'all?????

Sounds like an excellent dish. Hopefully our 4M cook Litey, will be very busy preparing the meals!!!

[pink floyd]

If I wouldn't have been behaving, they would have banned me by now.......the truth hurts sometimes and there are and has been a lot of TRASH taken out with the ban punishment.
Oh sure, I've been part of the conversations ...........apparently , the mods determined that I've just not been part of the problem.

Just because I like Casey Roberts is not reason enough to say I have been mis behaving.....lol

And all you Casey haters?????
Smoked crow with a little red vinegar sauce, collards, Mac and cheese and jalapeño corn fritters sound ok for y'all?????

lol, you're alright in my book.

[Barbecueboy]

just a thought.......Maybe the rep system is working the way the owners want it to.

Or even more likely, the system is just working in general...............maybe the folks with the bad reputation points can start having more positive and truthful things to add to the forum and they won't be so lit up like Rudolph.

I'm on several other vbulletin forums ( one a weapon forum and one a BBQ forum) and the reputation discussion never even comes up at all........

Maybe dirt racers are just a little more sensitive or we have more women on this site than the others , I just don't know.

[Barbecueboy]

Sounds like an excellent dish. Hopefully our 4M cook Litey, will be very busy preparing the meals!!!

Ohhhhhh no you don't............it's gonna be cooked by those same guys at the rocket diner that were wearing me out about how average or below national average that Casey was a couple of days ago.

Funny post though CW.......

[hpmaster]

If I wouldn't have been behaving, they would have banned me by now.......the truth hurts sometimes and there are and has been a lot of TRASH taken out with the ban punishment.
Oh sure, I've been part of the conversations ...........apparently , the mods determined that I've just not been part of the problem.

Just because I like Casey Roberts is not reason enough to say I have been mis behaving.....lol

And all you Casey haters?????
Smoked crow with a little red vinegar sauce, collards, Mac and cheese and jalapeño corn fritters sound ok for y'all?????

BBQBoy maybe the mods just look at you as the fat kid that stutters and has a lisp...they feel sorry for you and let you hang around.

[Barbecueboy]

lol, you're alright in my book.

Ditto that back at you pinky......most everybody on 4 m is alright when it comes right down to it.

Some of us just more alright than others I guess, lol

Btw........they release the Elijah Craig 18 yr back into the market in fall of 2015.
Maybe I can pick up my bottle at the world finals from you or something like that...haha.

[GotDirt1313]

and there's people on here that have convinced themselves that they're not part of the problem, when in actuallity they are worst ones, from what I've seen today from the moderators, I am glad they're putting forth the effort to clean this site up, it needs to be and after a talk with a mod, I know the rep stuff isn't going anywhere and that's fine, I like many others are just on here periodically for info and results because we can't get to the track as much as we used to. Looking fwd to the future of this site because there is actual good info on here sometimes, I try to get along with everyone, but some don't want that.

[Barbecueboy]

BBQBoy maybe the mods just look at you as the fat kid that stutters and has a lisp...they feel sorry for you and let you hang around.

Well, you could actually be on to something there HP...........

Bbbbbbbb ut, you you rrrrrrrrrreally ddddddidnt have to spell it out so ccccccccclearly to everyone.
I'm out a here, publix has valentines cakes buy one get one.........after your post, I need some comfort fffffffffffood.

[GotDirt1313]

and that's what I'm talking about right there, barbecueboy has to go and prove me right with his red rep comments, you accuse others, yet you are the instigator, I didn't say one word about you or to you yet you have to go and run your mouth in a rep comment. Hope you enjoy it, and yeah you can keep on doing it, but like boss said, he will take care of matters... and I will stop here as to a make sure I don't go back on my word to the mod.