I've been curious as to the cultural impact this move might have, based on some recurring themes in the Lounge and Review forums over the past few months,,,
I've heard a number of perspectives:
- members with low post counts who very occasionally contribute having those rare contributions devalued or derided due to "lack of credibility'"
- new members being afraid to post negative or less favorable comments due to "lack of credibility"
- members with very high post counts given automatic "status" or "instant credibility" regardless of the actual tangible value of their post content / merit
- members with low post counts being cyber-bullied or intimidated by members with high post counts
So again, I am curious...how do members of all flavors think the TERB community's online behaviour, demeanor, level of respect towards each other might change if no one could see anyone else's post count but their own?
I've heard a number of perspectives:
- members with low post counts who very occasionally contribute having those rare contributions devalued or derided due to "lack of credibility'"
- new members being afraid to post negative or less favorable comments due to "lack of credibility"
- members with very high post counts given automatic "status" or "instant credibility" regardless of the actual tangible value of their post content / merit
- members with low post counts being cyber-bullied or intimidated by members with high post counts
So again, I am curious...how do members of all flavors think the TERB community's online behaviour, demeanor, level of respect towards each other might change if no one could see anyone else's post count but their own?