Reputation System - what sort?

Time to look at the 'Reputation System' properly.

No 'comment-based' system like we had before available.
Options on this software are:

• The up-Down buttons:

1. Positive Reputation Points Only
2. Negative Reputation Points Only
3. Both Positive & Negative Reputation points.
4. Can see who left rep.
5. Can't see who left rep.

• A 'Like' System

I liked the comment-based system, but there doesn't seem to be an analogous replacement.
It was a good way of leaving little notres to people, though I suppose I've noticed already I'm sending a few more 'thanks' PMs than I did before, so maybe that's a good thing in some way.

Both possible systems are focused on highlighting specific Content more than the User themselves
Though everyone can also be given stars on their profile (felt odd typing that - personal stars a slightly 'girly' system?)

The Up-Down Buttons:
Each click on a post raises it's rating up or down by a single point.
Bottom right of most pages there's a 'Highest Reputation Content' link:
http://ww2talk.com/forums/best-content/
Which displays the best-rated posts - a sort of automatic 'threads people like'.

Likes:
Hit like for posts you... errrm... like.
Generates the same sort of page, but 'Most Liked Content'
(WW2F on this system: http://www.ww2f.com/best-content/)


I think whatever system's chosen - it probably ought to be a clean slate with everyone's current points reset to zero.
Two reasons for this:

• Old rep system was private, except for displaying the overall rating a user had reached. Clicks made with it have been converted to the new system, & If I open up letting people see who left rep, it obliterates that previous privacy. Someone might have quietly repped a 'controversial' post they liked, and now wouldn't want that approval exposed.
• Old system gave you points to give by membership time, post count & rep level. This meant points were built with some people giving 20+ rep points per hit. There would therefore be no level playing field once rep starts working at a simple point a time.

So... A Poll.
What Sort of rep system?

 

I agree with wot he said.

 

Good point - meant to add that to the poll.
I was assuming most people would prefer to see who left rep, but worth double-checking.
Amending Poll.

 

Adam,
Who would be able to see who left a rep - everyone, or just the recipient?

 

following chat elsewhere.
I've set it to 20 +reps per day
And 5 -reps

Shouldn't have been a problem for people to leave reps was at 5 a day - might be another issue causing that.

 

Hit another problem.
Clearing everyone's rep to zero requires a server edit which I can't do - so that'll have to wait if that's the thing to do.
Did think I might clear everyone's rep down to a maximum of 100 - but there's no way to bulk select members by rep, and I'm not doing that manually.

Antsy about just letting everyone see who repped (which I could do now with a few clicks) because of previously stated 'private' concerns.

D, I don't know - think it's a straight on/off - everyone can see everything if I turn it onto visible.
If I can confirm it's just a given member whio can see who left their own points that'd be fine, as you could always see it on the old system.
Will test later.

 

Another little nugget:
If you go to a person's profile and select 'Reputation' on the left, you can get the same sort of 'best repped posts' page as above, but tailored to that particular member.
Quite a nice way of doing it.

 

Isn't it odd how chat about the rep system creates more feedback that some of the WW2 content threads on the forum ?