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Originally Posted by Demeter  I'm really sorry to pop up just like that (especially since I'm almost never in the anime section, so I can't really say) but I just wondered something, maybe you already answered, if so I'm once again sorry, but why don't you bad rep the spoiling forumers, instead of asking for a bad "thanks" button? I mean won't it be more efficient if the person receives 50 points of bad rep instead of 1 point??  Just curious, sorry >__<;; |
Because I honestly think it would lead to bad repping wars. There is a certain amount of anonymity and "safety" in using a pre-existing function; this way, the person feels scolded by the forum rules itself and not by the individual forumer. The automatic "neg rep / don't spoil" function lets the person know that they've broken a rule, while an actual neg rep from an angry forumer such as myself might only make them annoyed in return, and believe there is some sort of personal vendetta going on.