Get rid of the point system on the site

[Jay520]

Immortal said:

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.

Exactly, some people may enjoy certain actions, but that's not what's important. What's important is if those actions cause more benefit to the site or harm to the site. And many people would argue that points add more harm to the site. Considering so few people actually enjoy points, I'd say its worth upsetting the small group of people in order to please the larger group by cracking down on spam.

And some people do hate it. The OP for example.

You are right that It would cause some harm to the site. But I was under the assumption that most people either didn't care about points, or hated them altogether. I wasn't expecting someone to actually admit to enjoying them. It actually seems like you're the only one who does care. The people who hate them currently outnumber the people who enjoy them. So removing them would make more people happy than upset, therefore benefiting the site.

. I'm curious, why do you enjoy points?