The questions asked on SOPW cover a wide range of subjects and much of it is pretty obscure to me. I often follow threads which I don't really understand simply because of a general interest or I see that it has sparked a healthy discussion between more knowledgable monks than I.

In these circumstances I quite like to see the reputation of the various nodes simply as a guide to how other monks view the subject/node in hand. However the only way to view this is to cast a vote myself which, of course, skews the reputation. I would rather simply look at the reputation of the node and then move on.

As the site stands there are (I think) three radio buttons available - downvote, upvote and novote - and I don't think that there would be any appetite for adding another (definitelynovote) but I had a thought recently of a way which would allow me to view the current reputation of a node, and would probably be straightforward to implement. The thought concerned the up/downvoting of AM nodes. Whilst other monks can vote and see the reputation on an AM node, the poster will never see the esteem (or lack of it) in which their post is held. Personally I don't vote on AM nodes for this reason - it seems a bit of a wasted vote.

My idea, therefore, is to reverse the current system so that if a monk logs in anonymously then the reputation of each node is visible, as though the monk had voted. He/she would not have voting rights - this is just a question of presentation. In this way when the monk goes to a node he/she will be able to see the reputation that they have achieved for that node. This might even encourage them to register to start voting themselves. As a logged in member if I came across a node for which I wanted to see the reputation I could open that node in a new window, simply change the .com for .org or vice versa and all would be revealed in an instant

I lay this idea at the feet of my fellow monks, for friendly discussion before moving on to weightier matters...

In reply to Reputation for anonymous monks by jonnyfolk

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