Skjold

I have a simple question for you; Why is it rep is being represented as "whos the best on the forums."

Now, this might sound strange but think about it - how come none other forum with the same like system doesnt run into this problem?

Word choice. A simple word can change the way we look at things.

A simple word is what decides whether we see it as a pointless number representing how much people's posts are enjoyed or which is generally just "better" at the forum.

With everyone being able to view eachothers "reputation" mineimator forums gets competitive to get to the top and get the most likes.

And thats just what it is - reputation. Not points showing who has the best content. Just a mere number describing their actual reputation on this site; how known they are.

Now, Earlier i talked about word choice. Now reddit did a very interesting thing. They have the exact same like system exept - they changed the "reputation" to "karma."

But making this change, It made users realize that this was just a number and nothing to race about; That it was merely a number displaying their "karma." Nothing else to it.

So by changing one single word - one single describtion, they made the community much more welcome.

This has been my analysis of the reputation system.

Take care, Goodbye.