# Reputation Spec: Proposal and Critique **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [June 5, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reputation-spec-proposal-and-critique/29696 "2015-06-05T17:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reputation-spec-proposal-and-critique/29696/9 "2015-09-06T13:30:30Z")
> [@What is the reason to not use reputation points?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-to-not-use-reputation-points/32961/3): > > Can’t we just continue that discussion here? Can you elaborate please? Based on the anecdotal evidence of having participated in many such communities, I think reputation systems have a high tendency to create an involuntary “I’m better than you”-effect, similar in nature to the “IT’S OVER 9000!-post count”. Think the /r/thebutton experiment - a self-formed class society of “Greys” and “Reds” - without the “we’ll all laugh about this afterwards” roleplay factor. It’s borderline creepy somet… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reputation-spec-proposal-and-critique/29696)._