Kidpen Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I've seen people talk about down votes occasionally, but they don't seem possible as far as I can tell. Is this an old feature, or am I just missing something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gancho Libre Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 You only get the downvote option if you upvote them first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidpen Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Then what is the point of the negative ranks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gancho Libre Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I guess if you accidentally upvote someone, you can take it back I dunno. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 43 minutes ago, Kidpen said: They don't seem possible as far as I can tell. Is this an old feature, You are correct. Back in the olden days, when this forum was younger, (sometime before February) there were down votes. People would use this for getting rid of opposing positions on theories and the such. People who liked shalladin would downvote any who liked Shalladolin. It got to be a mess, and the mods removed the feature. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Yah, downvotes used to be a feature of the boards and the negative reputation ranks exist as a holdover from that time. The feature was recently removed so we will never again see Hoed, Lamespren or the dreaded Zucchini. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Forgetful Archivist Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Not to mention Rotting Chasmfiend Carcass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 There still are a couple of those people on here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiri-Chiri Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) It has its charm to be Rotting Chasmfiend Carcass, sounds cool, a bit smelly but cool!! I can't understand the fight between Kalolin Shadolin or whatever.... The greatness of Brandond Sanderson's books is its epicness, not their romantic relationships. (I'm trying to get "Rotting Chasmfiend Carcass") Edited April 12, 2018 by Chiri-Chiri 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mestiv Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, Chiri-Chiri said: (I'm trying to get "Rotting Chasmfiend Carcass") You'd need like -9000 negative rep IIRC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiri-Chiri Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Mestiv said: You'd need like -9000 negative rep IIRC. Bright side, I won't lure vultures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegatorgirl00 Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Chiri-Chiri said: I'm trying to get "Rotting Chasmfiend Carcass") 4 hours ago, Mestiv said: You'd need like -9000 negative rep IIRC. I think you'd probably get banned long before reaching that point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Mestiv said: You'd need like -9000 negative rep IIRC. Pretty sure Rubix just set it to negative whatever I was at the time, not sure if it's still anywhere back end. I do still have a screencap though 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaymyth Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 55 minutes ago, Voidus said: Pretty sure Rubix just set it to negative whatever I was at the time, not sure if it's still anywhere back end. I do still have a screencap though Yep. The only reason we know about that rank at all is because of Rubix trolling you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrann Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 On 12-4-2018 at 5:53 PM, Voidus said: Pretty sure Rubix just set it to negative whatever I was at the time, not sure if it's still anywhere back end. I do still have a screencap though I'm mostly curious why you - now bearing God Beyond - had a negative rank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 18 hours ago, Leyrann said: I'm mostly curious why you - now bearing God Beyond - had a negative rank. I may have expressed my curiousity and Rubix may have responded by inverting my rep so I was at -9000 instead of 9000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little wilson Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 4/16/2018 at 10:40 PM, Voidus said: I may have expressed my curiousity and Rubix may have responded by inverting my rep so I was at -9000 instead of 9000 I'm pretty sure I watched him do that. I believe it was around that same time he made someone The Dragon Reborn, and I think I might have a screenshot of that one lying around somewhere. Troll!Rubix has much fun on the backend with rep when he's feeling like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 0:32 AM, MacThorstenson said: You are correct. Back in the olden days, when this forum was younger, (sometime before February) there were down votes. People would use this for getting rid of opposing positions on theories and the such. People who liked shalladin would downvote any who liked Shalladolin. It got to be a mess, and the mods removed the feature. I have never seen anyone do that. I've only seen downvotes used for rude, offensive posts. If some people started to use it as an impromptu flame war, I can see why they were suppressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 3 hours ago, king of nowhere said: I have never seen anyone do that. I've only seen downvotes used for rude, offensive posts. If some people started to use it as an impromptu flame war, I can see why they were suppressed. It was a minority of people doing it but unfortunately even if it's just a minority it can affect a lot of other people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 I hope it never becomes one. Seems too easily abused. Like if a person gets downvoted enough, their post gets hidden. I have seen forums do that and it always just leads to trolling behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Yeah people being rude with downvotes is why they got removed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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