Spelling and grammar usage are at an all-time low on these forums. To pressure people into looking at their keyboards when typing, there is now a spelling and grammar rating systems in place.
You can now warn up to 5 members a day who use atrocious spelling and grammar (do not warn people for making a few mistakes here and there, like, "You missed a comma there, so HA!"). You can also give positive ratings to users who always type eloquently. When giving users a negative reputation, be sure to say what they can improve on, and cite the post you saw the poor usage. This system is not meant for "well, in general, you suck at grammar in your posts." You MUST cite a single post when giving a single warning.
The system is not meant for ANYTHING ELSE, including SPAM. Just spelling, grammar, sentences, whatever. This is meant to both force people to double-check their posts before posting and teach people what they can improve on.
Every month or so, the reputations will be reset, so if you are indeed improving your writing, those negative reputations will not hinder you. Unless English is not your first language, having a very low spelling and grammar ranking could result in a temporary ban.
People who abuse this system, even just once, will receive a three-day ban. A second time it'll be two weeks. Any more and it'll be a permaban. We are totally serious and will enforce these punishments, which means a 30% warning, the highest out of all the warning types. To report someone who has given you an unfair ranking,post in this thread. report the offender in any post of his, but specify that it is a rep abuse.
Announcement thing:
NN: Basically, we're trying to say that if you have any "please rate my grammar", "here's a positive, please rate my grammar" or "rate my grammar and I'll rate yours" anywhere, you are liable for a 30% warning under Reputation System Abuse. I will go ahead to remove any of these that I see.
You can now warn up to 5 members a day who use atrocious spelling and grammar (do not warn people for making a few mistakes here and there, like, "You missed a comma there, so HA!"). You can also give positive ratings to users who always type eloquently. When giving users a negative reputation, be sure to say what they can improve on, and cite the post you saw the poor usage. This system is not meant for "well, in general, you suck at grammar in your posts." You MUST cite a single post when giving a single warning.
The system is not meant for ANYTHING ELSE, including SPAM. Just spelling, grammar, sentences, whatever. This is meant to both force people to double-check their posts before posting and teach people what they can improve on.
Every month or so, the reputations will be reset, so if you are indeed improving your writing, those negative reputations will not hinder you. Unless English is not your first language, having a very low spelling and grammar ranking could result in a temporary ban.
People who abuse this system, even just once, will receive a three-day ban. A second time it'll be two weeks. Any more and it'll be a permaban. We are totally serious and will enforce these punishments, which means a 30% warning, the highest out of all the warning types. To report someone who has given you an unfair ranking,
Announcement thing:
Holy Star said:
NN: Basically, we're trying to say that if you have any "please rate my grammar", "here's a positive, please rate my grammar" or "rate my grammar and I'll rate yours" anywhere, you are liable for a 30% warning under Reputation System Abuse. I will go ahead to remove any of these that I see.
