(02-17-2019, 09:26 PM)mikesez Wrote: He is wrong.  I mean he's right that the truth is in the reputation history, but he's wrong that it vindicates him.
He started this on July 23rd 2018 at 11:11 a.m.
I responded 3 hours later.
The pattern continues on and on.
The only times I have ever gotten irked enough at him to negative rate him, is when I notice that he has just done so to me.  
Call it petty if you want. Reputation is meant indicate that you are respectful and can stay on topic. If you see something and disagree with you have three choices here. One, you can ignore it and move on. Two, you can reply with why you think that person is wrong. Or three, you can put a little flag on that person's reputation that everybody sees and indicate to others that they can't stay on topic and are disrespectful to other posters. Three is obviously the most petty choice possible. Call me petty if you want, but I am not the most petty person on this thread.

That's your assertion as to what the reputation points represent. I don't remember reading in the terms and conditions that negative rep means your commentary should be ignored, or that high rep means you are elite when it comes to staying on topic.

When someone gives you negative rep, you have three choices here.
1) You can be petty and downvote them in response, for no other reason;
2) You can call them out with a response in the thread (or update your sig);
3) You can ignore it an move on.

You'll probably downvote me for this response. I'll survive, somehow.

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