I see little advantage in this proposal over just showing everyone the node reputations all the time (perhaps unless they elect not to see them via a user setting). Can someone elaborate on the thinking behind making reputations hidden?

Update: Ok, I've read through a lot of the stuff about hiding reputations. The point I see made most is that showing the reputation will influence voters and skew the vote. Fair enough, but the next step is to ask: what are the reputations for?

If only the poster or the few who have voted can see them, what purpose do they serve? Yes, I know, you can sort by reputation, but is that really the only benefit to be gained? Is it all, perhaps, just a big game? I'm extremely interested to hear from any monk who can enunciate a vision of the role of reputation.

On the status quo side, the Monestary works as is, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is all too true.

In reply to Re: Reputation for anonymous monks by ysth
in thread Reputation for anonymous monks by jonnyfolk

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