Just an announcement: I miss reps.

[wagnfun]

I miss the ability to send a quick private hug or note saying I agree. I know I can send private messages, but the reps were easier.

 

Thats all, return to your life now.... :glare:

[3lilreds in NC]

Me too. Reps were fun.

[Plucky]

You can still pm them and drop a nice note. It's a little more work but worth it.

[JFSinIL]

Me, too - it was a cheap thrill to be able to gain more and more tiny green squares!

[pqr]

I enjoyed the feedback, both positive and negative.

 

I would say bring them back, if only for the above reason.

[RoughCollie]

I miss reps a whole lot, too. I keep wanting to rep someone and there is no way to do it. I don't want to post on a wall I don't understand or send a PM every time I think someone has made an especially wonderful post or needs some encouragement.

 

And I liked checking my reps. I was nearly to another square. Wah!Wah!Wah! Now my kids don't have anything to make fun of me for -- I'm sure they'll think of something, though it won't be as much fun for me.

 

For me, pitiful as this sounds, rep made things exciting.

[pqr]

Dear Moderator,

 

What would it take to bring them back???

[percytruffle]

I miss them too. I was already feeling a bit disconnected because of going back to work, then this hit. Having "friends" is a fun new twist, but I find the boards much more impersonal without the rep system. I never know if what I have to contribute is really of value to anyone or if anyone agrees or disagrees with my pov without the rep feedback. It was much easier to feel a deeper connection to people and now it is gone. There was just something magical about that extra bit of connection. It just isn't the same. I'm afraid I feel less draw to come here now. It seems like such a silly little difference, and yet, it really added something special. Perhaps others don't miss it at all. I know a lot of unnecessary negative rep was thrown around at times. I just didn't happen to be the recipient of any of it, so it was always a good thing for me.

 

I feel much less a part of the group now. :crying:

[C_l_e_0..Q_c]

I miss rep too even though I never got a lot of them.

But make the green squares much harder to get, please?

[Mom to Aly]

I miss reps a whole lot, too. I keep wanting to rep someone and there is no way to do it. I don't want to post on a wall I don't understand or send a PM every time I think someone has made an especially wonderful post or needs some encouragement.

 

And I liked checking my reps. I was nearly to another square. Wah!Wah!Wah! Now my kids don't have anything to make fun of me for -- I'm sure they'll think of something, though it won't be as much fun for me.

 

For me, pitiful as this sounds, rep made things exciting.

 

I couldn't have said it better--especially the "Wah! Wah! Wah!" part! :D

[sagira]

Miss them too. Bring them back, please. BTW, where's the iTrader section? :confused:

[HRAAB]

I miss them, too. I loved giving out positive reps. I don't completely understand the new system, I revolt at learning new things, it seems more complicated and less private. Yeah, I miss the reps and those little green boxes.

 

Janet

[DB in NJ]

I miss the ability to send a quick private hug or note saying I agree. I know I can send private messages, but the reps were easier.

 

Thats all, return to your life now.... :glare:

 

:iagree: As a matter of fact, I tried to rep you for this post! :lol:

 

Old habits, ya know. ;)

[kzdaisy]

:iagree:

[pqr]

I do not know how to do it but, provided the moderator is not opposed, perhaps someone could put up one of those ubiquitous polls to see what the general opinion is.

Edited September 28, 2008 by pqr

[keptwoman]

I miss the ability to send a quick private hug or note saying I agree. I know I can send private messages, but the reps were easier.

 

Thats all, return to your life now.... :glare:

I miss it too.

[BusyMum]

*weeps*

 

I loved reps. I am a total newbie so it gave me such a thrill to check each day and occasionally find some kind person had given me a rep and left me a kind message. It made me feel so welcome posting in a new forum. :(

[Danestress]

I have to say I felt really stupid when I checked my reps upon logging in. It definitely put me in touch with that part of myself that wants approval - even from total strangers on the internet. Plus, everytime I posted a question, then spent a lot of time repping all who answered, or else I felt really guilty for not having done so.

 

I don't know. It didn't create a healthy community, in my humble opinion.

[riada]

I liked the reps that were sincere. Not simply the ones that were for the sake of getting rep points and green squares. But the ones that people left to genuinely say they liked/disliked what you said, those were good.

 

Although I miss them I can completely understand why they chose to eliminate them. With all that the moderators/owners do I think it's the least we can do is respect their decisions. That's my two cents worth. :001_smile:

[Angela in TN]

Of course I disappear for a week (to frequent my disney information boards) and there is no more rep? I am so out of the loop (and a little bummed since I just made it to 2 rep squares).

[Jean in Newcastle]

I use the visitor messages the way I used to use reps. I like the fact that everyone can see that I sent the message and what I said, because I want to only send positive reps and I want others to know how I feel about the cool things that people said. (I realize that you have to click on the person's profile though to see those messages).

[Nestof3]

Me too. It was all fun in my book, but then again, I'm a pretty secure kind of person -- meaning I didn't see it as a popularity thing. (Well, secure about those sorts of things. I do get a little insecure about the aging, extra flab, yada yada stuff). (wink)