Thread: Creation of a rule against offering reputation in Competition and Request subforums

I have seen lately that there are some competitions and requests being opened where the creator states that he/she will give rep to whoever wins/fills the given competition/request.

As far as I can see this is currently not against the rules, and I believe maybe it should be.
As it is not allowed to ask for rep as a prerequisite when giving it out invites, the same should be applied when holding competitions or raising requests.

The logic would be reversed, but I feel that if this practice continues, eventually people will be expecting rep (to a greater degree than what it would be if this rule was in place) when entering a competition or filling a request (viewed from a black-and-white perspectice, but the point is still valid).

I can very much understand why someone would rather fill a request, or enter a competition, where they are "sure" to receive reputation, rather than to choose cases where this is "unsure".

I feel this rule should be introduced, because I feel it makes sense and blends well into the environment produced by the current rules. It would not be hard to enforce, and I am sure that many users, including me, would do their fair share of the work by reporting posts.

I see no problem with openly offering rep in your own request or competition. Just as it's your right to give your invites away in any which way you choose, the same also applies for rep. Rep power is a privilege given to all of us and as long as it's used responsibly I see no problem with offering it to someone who helped you or someone else.

i see no problem with it either unless someone has said something like "i will rep you every day for a week"

but simply promising to do something most people would do anyway is no problem and its just using something thats put in place for people to show their appreciation

P2P_seeder stole the words right out of my mouth :) I agree with P2P_seeder in totality. If you were gonna do it anyway then what's the problem with PROMISING that you will rep somebody?

I agree with you guys in the fact that the rule might not be needed. But in principle isn't promising to give someone rep if they fill your request somewhat comparable if you declare that you want rep when you are giving away an invite to a more or less higher desirable tracker?
And since the later is not allowed, shouldn't the first also not be allowed?
And vica versa, hypothetically, if first would still go on being allowed, shouldn't the later also be allowed?
And even though it is a given that rep probably should be given when you receive an invite to a very desirable tracker, it is still not allowed by the inviter to demand rep when giving the invite, so I don't really see how it would make a difference just because the tables are turned dealing with requests.
I'm not advocating making it allowed to set rep as a prereq to give away invites, I am just saying that the principle is sort of the same, and since the one is not allowed, then the other shouldn't be allowed either. My suggestion still is to disallow offering rep when making requests and competitions, I do not want to make demanding rep when starting GA allowed, I purely wanted to make a point by comparison.

Originally Posted by Duv

I agree with you guys in the fact that the rule might not be needed. But in principle isn't promising to give someone rep if they fill your request somewhat comparable if you declare that you want rep when you are giving away an invite to a more or less higher desirable tracker?
And since the later is not allowed, shouldn't the first also not be allowed?
And vica versa, hypothetically, if first would still go on being allowed, shouldn't the later also be allowed?
And even though it is a given that rep probably should be given when you receive an invite to a very desirable tracker, it is still not allowed by the inviter to demand rep when giving the invite, so I don't really see how it would make a difference just because the tables are turned dealing with requests.
I'm not advocating making it allowed to set rep as a prereq to give away invites, I am just saying that the principle is sort of the same, and since the one is not allowed, then the other shouldn't be allowed either. My suggestion still is to disallow offering rep when making requests and competitions, I do not want to make demanding rep when starting GA allowed, I purely wanted to make a point by comparison.

the difference is one is telling someone else what to do when its their choice who they do/dont give rep to and the other is telling people what you will/are willing to do with your choice to give/not give rep which to me is 2 totally different things