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The rating system is obviously incredibly flawed
As I understand it, the rating system gives more "voting power" to people who consistently receive "upvotes" on this site, and much less to new users, regardless of the substance of their posts. Thought of in this sense, it becomes obviously ridiculous, an... posted 2mo ago with 16 replies received

The rating system is received

If the admin refuses to change this, I'll likely never use this site again with the exception of reading every thread that @xenophon and @phaedrus posted in. There's a noticeable decline in quality already from two years ago to now. 2mo ago received

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deleted since while I like being honest, my impression of this site has faded enough that I don't trust the userbase to rationally vote anymore, and so I don't want to distract the message with my anecdotal experiences which prompted this thread.... 2mo ago received

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case in point: checked thread one last time and found one random guy with 1.1 voting score downvoted everyone in the thread without replying, clearly using it as a "disagree" button. Does the site owner seriously not see a problem with this sort of behavio... 2mo ago received

case in point: check received

You should be able to consider the problems I have raised with the system, which has much higher aspirations than hobby forums, without reducing it to moral/intellectual failings of the messenger.... 2mo ago received

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Frankly, I was indeed using this site as a testing ground for some controversial ideas, for people to criticize and kick around and add onto. I would have been fine with any kind of reaction, as long as I got actual substantive feedback, because it's so lo... 2mo ago received

Frankly, I was indee received

Really, it's just Reddit with extra steps, quite literally... 2mo ago received

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overall most forums are more determined by the quality of the userbase and moderation than the system itself, but I spoke out on this "karma" system in particular because it is actively detrimental to discussion.... 2mo ago received

overall most forums received