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Kyle Lopez19 said:So where did that Bell go??
I feel like this forum has gone downhill ever since they started handing out penalties for trivial stuff like spam, trolling, flame wars, or off-topic posts...
It’s fine to call someone out if they cross a line, but constantly slapping people with red cards feels like punishing a toddler for being annoying. People just stop wanting to write anything here because the system is so clumsy and usually ends up being unfair.
Just look at how they handle things over on the Reddit forums.
They actually have "awards" for good, high-quality posts voted on by the community, which helps build your reputation. The goal there is to encourage quality through positive reinforcement, whereas here, the focus seems more on punishment than on rewarding anyone for actually contributing something worthwhile.
Reddit is niche. You can't compare a general interest forum like this one to specialized communities. If we tried that here on political threads, it would just turn into a war over ratings.😢
