Administrators Popular Post Alex Posted December 7, 2019 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Hello, This is just a heads up that I have disabled "downvotes" and negative reputation on the forum. It may take some time to reset all users with negative reputation to the new minimum (zero) so if you're reading this and that hasn't been completed yet, please bear with me for some time. It's been suggested many times that we revise / eliminate the reputation system, and I've finally decided to act. "Downvotes" are really just the laziest way to voice disagreement with someone, and contribute to the negativity and toxicity that is plaguing the game currently. If you disagree with someone's post, you'll be forced to type a response explaining why. Single word posts like "no," "this sucks," etc. are still spam and will still earn you warning points as they always have per the Forum Rules. Also, I've enabled the "Thanks" react to posts as well. Feel free to try it out on this post here 7 42 10 11 Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ripper Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 tries to downvote Alex's post... cannot 1 2 29 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odin Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Now we can voice our discontent in the Moderation forum with a thanks. Thanks! 1 8 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted December 7, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted December 7, 2019 An addendum to the announcement: I imagined it would be easy to find a list of all users with negative reputation and set them all to 0 rep, but I haven't been able to do so yet. It may be a few days before all users with negative reputation are reset to 0. In the meantime, if you have negative reputation and would like it reset to 0, please send a private message to myself or @Chief Wiggum. Thank you. 2 Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post durmij Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Could you make it so Haha reacts are neutral instead of positive then? I feel like the desired effect could have been reached by just making a rep of 0 be the floor instead of removing downvotes. 1 14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI4ROuPyuY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUEHv8GHcE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zei-Sakura Alsainn Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 TFW you think making people effort post will reduce toxicity instead of increasing it as you've now increased the stake they've put into it thereby creating a stronger drive to resist the "enemy". Don't think Alex realized that sometimes a downvote is the nicest way for someone to respond. I'm a giant !@#$ myself, and I ain't the only one around, a downvote is often nicer than what I'd actually say.  Also literally what durmij said. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shiho Nishizumi Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 I've got a feeling that "Thanks" will take a sarcastic undertone fairly soon. 14 3 8 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaspoon Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I'm revving up the popcorn machines, this is gonna be a wild ride. Thanks Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zei-Sakura Alsainn Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Just now, Shiho Nishizumi said: I've got a feeling that "Thanks" will take a sarcastic undertone fairly soon. Way ahead of you! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaspoon Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Go forth, my friends, for it is time - time to enter a new era. AÂ brave new world of shitposting is upon us! Praise be Alex! Long live the PnW Forums! Edited December 7, 2019 by Teaspoon 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kalev60 Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Alex just gave rise to new social construct of thanks meaning down vote, remove that, then heart will be the new down vote people agree about, remove that then upvote will become the new down vote and so on. I don´t see how removing the laziest form of criticism and way of people to vent their anger at things will improve anything, if anything it will create more toxic in length forum posts, some of which while not very constructive in their criticism of any given situation might just lobby more people to their cause of just being angry at stupidity... Edited December 7, 2019 by kalev60 4 5  Charlie Chaplin  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Horsecock Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Took you long enough, but finally the only good thing that the forum still had going for it has been eradicated. 2 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalev60 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) "Bans and warning points" are really just the laziest way to voice disagreement with someone, and contribute to the negativity and toxicity that is plaguing the game currently especially on P&W discord where people receiving em doesn´t even get a reason why at times While i can understand Alex´s desire to make forums and discord more pleasant for all involved, removing problematic people or expression of human emotions like simple act of downvoting to reflect someone´s anger or disagreement to any given stimuli, I do not think removing down votes will not result in more pleasant exp, if anything it means more oppression, less speech and adds to the "toxicity" that is anonymous human interaction online. If Alex´s goal was to slowly kill his forum and discord and drive Orbis community to their own small parts of discord, furthering playerbase´s growing disdain for the game and it´s owner, then all I can say is Thanks Alex!     Edited December 7, 2019 by kalev60 2 3  Charlie Chaplin  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prefonteen Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thanks. 14 2  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayayay Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Adding downvotes was an awful change and it's better for the health of the forums that they are gone again. However, I can no longer flex my low downvotes given compared to all the other people who handed them out like candy. 1 3 1 Orbis Wars  |  CSI: UPN  |  B I G O O F   |  PW Expert Has Nerve To Tell You How To Run Your Own Goddamn Alliance | Occupy Wall Street | Sheepy Sings TheNG - My favorite part is when Steve suggests DEIC might have done something remotely successful, then gets massively shit on for proposing such a stupid idea. On 1/4/2016 at 6:37 PM, Sheepy said: This was !@#$ing gold. 10/10 possibly my favorite post on these forums yet. Sheepy said: I'm retarded, you win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Micchan Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Bad game update incoming, he doesn't want to be downvoted 1 1 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiho Nishizumi Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 23 minutes ago, kalev60 said: "Bans and warning points" are really just the laziest way to voice disagreement with someone, and contribute to the negativity and toxicity that is plaguing the game currently especially on P&W discord where people receiving em doesn´t even get a reason why at times While i can understand Alex´s desire to make forums and discord more pleasant for all involved, removing problematic people or expression of human emotions like simple act of downvoting to reflect someone´s anger or disagreement to any given stimuli, I do not think removing down votes will not result in more pleasant exp, if anything it means more oppression, less speech and adds to the "toxicity" that is anonymous human interaction online. If Alex´s goal was to slowly kill his forum and discord and drive Orbis community to their own small parts of discord, furthering playerbase´s growing disdain for the game and it´s owner, then all I can say is Thanks Alex!     1 1  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darth Ataxia Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 6 2 House Stark Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sri Lanka 001 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 But I like downvotes T-T, since when we become so sensitive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinesomeMC Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Use me as a downvote 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Winter Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, MinesomeMC said: Use me as a downvote So now u have to comment on every post saying "downvote" and upvotes to your comment will count as downvotes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namukara Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 idk about you Alex but I'm not sure that the toxicity was caused by downvotes...I think it's caused by the people actively trying to kill the game. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arawra Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Simple solution, retract an upvote everytime you want to downvote 1 1 Look up to the sky above~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Winter Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Just now, namukara said: idk about you Alex but I'm not sure that the toxicity was caused by downvotes...I think it's caused by Goons, and NPO trying to kill the game. Revised it a little bit : ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackRackham429 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, Darth Ataxia said: ima be using that 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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