| Jay520 said: Same argument could be used by trolls who say trolling should be allowed. Or extreme spammers (and I mean EXTREME spammers) that you might find on other unmoderated sites who post dozens upon dozens of the same thread just to say literally the same shit because they think its clever. Or perverts who post shemale porn. These people could all say "it gives me enjoyment, therefore it improves the site". In fact, I could use that same argument and say it would give me enjoyment if points didn't exist, therefore the lack of points would benefit the site. But that's a weak argument. |
You're making comparisons to other things, but the logic isn't really consistent. The reason trolling shouldn't be allowed is because even though the trolls like it, a significant number of other people are justifiably bothered by it. Same for your other examples.
The points system, on the other hand, doesn't really have anything inherently bad or annoying about it. You claim you dislike it, but very few people actually do. Even in this thread, you only really see is apathy and "it might cause spam". No one hates it in and of itself. On the other hand, I, along with several other people, genuinely enjoy it. To me, this suggests that there is enough value in it for the site to maintain it.
At the very least, this definitely defeats the point you made saying that there is absolutely no harm it can cause to the site.
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