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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5943060" data-attributes="member: 10479"><p>The value of the XP system is that those who wish to praise a post do so on the record.&nbsp; When I see a post has been given some XP, I can see if it is getting praise from a range of folks with a variety of general views and playstyles or if it is being praised by a handful of likeminded individuals (there are a couple of groups of folks who tend to pat one another on the back with regular frequency).&nbsp; The thread rating system allows for folks to anonymously target threads with which they disagree whether those reasons are rational or not, supported by fact or evidence or not, and can even be motivated by the very reasons that would get a post amounting to the same thing a warning from moderators (perhaps even a thread ban).&nbsp; In the best case scenarios it let's folks promote a thread without actually adding anything to the discussion through their rating and in the worst case scenario it allows folks to target threads by giving bad ratings when their only motivation could be seen as thread-crapping or edition-warring.&nbsp; In short, the thread rating systems has few &quot;pros&quot; and many &quot;cons.&quot;</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 5943060, member: 10479"] The value of the XP system is that those who wish to praise a post do so on the record. When I see a post has been given some XP, I can see if it is getting praise from a range of folks with a variety of general views and playstyles or if it is being praised by a handful of likeminded individuals (there are a couple of groups of folks who tend to pat one another on the back with regular frequency). The thread rating system allows for folks to anonymously target threads with which they disagree whether those reasons are rational or not, supported by fact or evidence or not, and can even be motivated by the very reasons that would get a post amounting to the same thing a warning from moderators (perhaps even a thread ban). In the best case scenarios it let's folks promote a thread without actually adding anything to the discussion through their rating and in the worst case scenario it allows folks to target threads by giving bad ratings when their only motivation could be seen as thread-crapping or edition-warring. In short, the thread rating systems has few "pros" and many "cons." [/QUOTE]

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