Croga
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L.S.,
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I've stopped publishing my works altogether. The simple reason for this is the overload of "I disapprove" reputation I have gotten ever since I've published my work. At the same time there was not a single negative post about my work. This has led me to the conclusion that my efforts aren't wanted.
I can only imagine more people are in the same situation. And if not now then any new developer will come to that same situation. The end result can only be that development of community based stuff will slow down and/or grind to a halt.
The only reason I wanted to publish my work is so that others can benefit from it. The only benchmark I have for the quality of my work is the "like" and "Rep" features of this forum. They are very necessary in confirming to me that my work is good.
What I would suggest is that the "I disapprove" option in the reputation is removed altogether. It doesn't serve any purpose. Anyone that would use the option *should* post what's wrong with the post instead. Allowing people to voice their disapproval without stating a reason will only alienate developers, like me, from the community and doesn't add anything useful at all.
I'm beyond saving. I simply refuse to help a community that tells me "You suck" about 10 times as often as it tells me "You're okay" and doesn't even give me a reason as to why they think I suck. From now on I will keep my work to myself. But maybe the future developers can still be saved.
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I've stopped publishing my works altogether. The simple reason for this is the overload of "I disapprove" reputation I have gotten ever since I've published my work. At the same time there was not a single negative post about my work. This has led me to the conclusion that my efforts aren't wanted.
I can only imagine more people are in the same situation. And if not now then any new developer will come to that same situation. The end result can only be that development of community based stuff will slow down and/or grind to a halt.
The only reason I wanted to publish my work is so that others can benefit from it. The only benchmark I have for the quality of my work is the "like" and "Rep" features of this forum. They are very necessary in confirming to me that my work is good.
What I would suggest is that the "I disapprove" option in the reputation is removed altogether. It doesn't serve any purpose. Anyone that would use the option *should* post what's wrong with the post instead. Allowing people to voice their disapproval without stating a reason will only alienate developers, like me, from the community and doesn't add anything useful at all.
I'm beyond saving. I simply refuse to help a community that tells me "You suck" about 10 times as often as it tells me "You're okay" and doesn't even give me a reason as to why they think I suck. From now on I will keep my work to myself. But maybe the future developers can still be saved.
