Leaving Feedback (reputation) Options

[gt_driFFter]

Please change it so that members can leave feedback without providing a thread url. I sold a member on here a turbo, and there was never a post made about it, it was all done through pm's. It's pretty silly that If I want to sell/buy something on here and receive or give feedback, I have to make a post about it.

EDIT:
While I see the benefit in having a link to a FS thread (let's other members see exactly why that person got the feedback they did), it leaves people who've made a transaction through pm's only, out of luck.

Maybe put a checkbox and say "thread url (if applicable)"?

[Coomer]

I thought this through when I was developing this, and a thread URL is required, and will always be.

I require a thread URL so that people can't just randomly add to other users' reputation, which would render the system completely useless because of abuse that would surely happen at some point.

Also, it's advised that all transactions go through the buying/selling forum anyway, so that both parties are more protected.

[gt_driFFter]

I require a thread URL so that people can't just randomly add to other users' reputation, which would render the system completely useless because of abuse that would surely happen at some point.

I am a member on multiple other boards that do not require a URL, some of which have 10x the amount of users as this site, and their reputation system works just fine. Sure, every once in a while you will have one idiot who decides to act like a child, but those situations are dealt with ease and promptness.

Also, it's advised that all transactions go through the buying/selling forum anyway, so that both parties are more protected.

How exactly am I being protected by posting a For Sale thread? If I get screwed over, is a staff member going to see that I get my money/product? Unless you were granted legal authority, the only thing that you guys can do is ban someone. Or are you saying that If I posted PM's showcasing the whole transaction, and it was obvious I was getting screwed over, that you wouldn't take any action just because a FS thread that would've been useless, wasn't posted?

It's flawed, period. You are being too paranoid about people going crazy and leaving random feedbacks. The very small amount of time it would take to resolve one of those rare occurances, is far less a nuissance than preventing a good portion of 6gc's transactions from going on record.

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Oct 11, 2006 - 1:53 AM