User Reputation vs. Thanks

[Jerhart]

I really like the new 'thanks' button....but does anyone think it has been having a direct effect on your user reputation? Is it the same thing in a sense?

I dont know...ever since the intoduction of the 'thanks' I feel the rep. points have dropped. Anyone else agree?

[Pandora]

I've noticed that as well, actually. They're both two different things. I guess some people just have to start deciding if it's more acceptable to 'thank' somebody for what they've posted or add it to their good/bad reputation.

[kc261]

i have not received a single rep point since the thanks system was added. I've also not been posting nearly as much because my husband has a broken foot and a few other things in my life have been keeping me extremely busy, so that may not mean much.

I personally think there are advantages and disadvantages to both systems, but overall I liked rep points better and I think it is sad that the thanks system seems to mean the other one is now used less. One thing I find highly annoying about the thanks system is that it means a lot more screen space is taken up with mostly meaningless fluff, and I have to scroll a lot more to read the actual posts. Also, a person can get a ton of "thanks" for just posting "nice snake" over and over, so it has a lot less meaning as far as judging the quality of advice you are likely to find in that person's posts.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Not the first time this subject comes up

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ghlight=button

To me they are 2 different things, while I will give thanks for someone commenting on my pics or someone sharing pictures I would not however give them a rep point for that.

Saying “nice snake” for example is worthy of a thanks but not a rep point but it will still make the person feel good about being thanked.

To me particularly good and helpful posts are worthy of a + rep point.

Those are just to different ways to acknowledge people and their participation.

As for a drop I have not noticed it, people still have the ability to give you a rep point if they think your post is worthy of it.

[blackcrystal22]

I agree that they are two different things, but any reputation I used to be getting has seemed to be replaced with thanks.

I haven't put a ton of reputation in either, because when I see a good post, I tend to thank them when I see a lot of other people thanked them as well and forget about the reputation.
I like both features, but I do think the reputation has been taken away by the thanks.