Why you shouldn't care what others think + what I think should be done to the rate system on this site · 8:03pm Oct 4th, 2020
Not a lot of things can or do bother me anymore.
For starters, I realised early on in my younger years that it is absolutely pointless getting worked up or worried over the little things, I.E, when you get picked on, called names or when you get singled / left out of a group. Unless it's very personally inflicted, it doesn't bother me. It shouldn't bother anybody, really.
As for myself, I've heard it all before. It becomes old very quick after years of hearing the same one-liners the other person feels clever for saying. It's better to internally think, ''wow, what a muppet'' and move along. Let them feel smart. My dad used to always say to me, ''the best thing about people like that is that they eventually cross the wrong person and get punched in the face'', and it's always true. It would be fun to watch karma take place, too.
On another note, It still bothers me somewhat about the ratings system on this site, the way it operates. A lot of authors will agree with me on this. My argument: if a user dislikes, they should be asked for a reason why, so the author knows what they didn't like / what they did wrong / how to improve. Doing this would separate the trolls from genuine dislikes with constructive criticism. It's clear there are some people out there who simply do it for the sake of it, and it is pretty annoying for many people. Especially when it seems targeted specifically at any one author.
I really wish this was / will be implemented into the site at some future date, as an extra measure to cut back the trolling and haters. It's bothersome for a few reasons, what I listed above, and I'm sure the majority would agree.
Agreed. As an old saying puts it; "care not for what others think of you, for they shall think it anyway."
Agreed. I even thought about implement some sort of reputation system, based on such comments (when they get upvoted, the user gains reputation, and loses when downvoted) plus a list of standard answers to pick from like 'I just didn't like it!' if someone is lazy (with no reputation changes). Then a person with a very good reputation could 'buy' a temporary boost to the story's 'heat' rating at the cost of his reputation points and the cost would be high enough so that people wouldn't be able to constantly boost their friends to feature box.
This is just a brought idea, but something like that would encourage people to give more constructive feedback. Plus, anyone could easily spot if he's dealing with a person with a very low reputation, spotting trolls would be much easier.
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Yes, exactly! There should be a drop box, just to single out a genuine and specific reason. Like this:
It shouldn't be like, ''oh, look, another story about child abuse / domestic abuse, looks ripe for a downvote simply because I think it's overdone!'' The ''I just didn't like it!'' wouldn't be valid, as there is no specific reason properly clarifying why they 'didn't like it'. If you've got the nerve to dislike a story, at least have the common decency to speak up and tell me directly what the problem is. Otherwise, it's safe to assume you're a massive troll. (I made this blog partially because I believe there is somebody stalking me who's been around a while disliking all I put out. I'm sure of it, at least. That's what I'm trying to put an end to for everyone.)
About a reputation system, I'm not even sure how exactly that would work if it became a thing. Unless you're talking about user credibility for actions with the intent of proving that they're more believable as a source of feedback than a person with low rep?
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Haters are everyone. They're the sad ones, in my opinion. Need to get a life, fast.
In real life, I can't help but laugh in my head at them sometimes for the crap they spit out, either about me or to / about somebody else. It's very low, if you ask me.
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My mate Discord the Narrator has had a downvote problem. He believes that if somebody dislikes a story and downvotes it, they should at least state why.
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This is exactly what I'm talking about! It's a major problem here, but it always going unjustified! There should be a rule against it, and I've already specified said reasoning in other comments on this post. It needs to stop. It causes a lot of damage, to the author's work and to them personally in terms of self-confidence and motivation. It NEEDS to be dealt with and quick.
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With ya, mate. Petition?
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We need enough to get Knighty to take notice!
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Let's go.
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In theory, it could work, but the dropbox would need to have options for all common scenarios. A year or so ago, when I set myself a goal to read at least a chapter from a few news stories per day, I wanted to write such a thing for myself to quickly generate constructive comments. Unfortunately, other things kicked in, and the project never got off the ground...
However, I wouldn't get your hopes up something like this will ever get implemented. Most people will tell you that readers don't owe you any explanation and that ANY feedback is a privilege.
Could be, unfortunately, you wouldn't be the first to have a secret 'admirer' here
Partially, yes. People with a good rep would be more trusted than those with a low or negative rep, but it could be more than that. It's a rough idea based partially on the system they have on:
https://stackoverflow.com/
Basically, a user starting there has to spend some points to ask a question. If the question gets answers and/or upvotes, the user is rewarded with points to ask another question. If the question was stupid and got downvoted to hell, the user loses additional points. If the user keeps asking poor (or poorly phrased) questions, the rep will soon drop below 0, and he will be banned for trolling. On the other hand, users who help others are rewarded with more points.
Additionally, suppose the question is without an answer for a while. In that case, the user can mark it as 'with bounty' saying (as far as I know, I never used it): 'If you answer that question, I'll give you 500 points of my reputation!'
In the case of Fimfiction, I was thinking something like:
As I said, it's a very rough idea and would need to be polished A LOT. However, it would allow a bit more flexibility than we have now. You would also immediately know whether you're talking to a troll or not (bad or good reputation).
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Your reputation system is literally just Reddit but with a couple additional things.
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Perhaps (I don't use Reddit that much to notice) - but it's probably similar to many other reputation systems out there - just adjusted a bit towards how FimFiction works
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