lord voldemort wrote:so then the 500 games of douche baggery doesnt count at all...
its like a drivers license...
in australia you get 12 demerit points before you lose it.
What your saying is that i being 21 could lose 10 of them...being the hoon driver that i am...I suddenly have a change of heart and now i should get those back?
Hey, I dislike a douchebag just like you. However, here in California, the points on your license expire after 3 years and are premanently removed after 5 years. Everyone deserves a second chance.
If a player makes a change of heart or a change of ability or a change of "fairness" I think the player should benefit from their newfound greatness, positivity or level-headedness.
More importantly, a player who gets one or more unfair ratings from players who (for whatever reason gave a low rating when it was undeserved) can have solace in knowing that the unfair rating will eventually get wiped away with time or with new ratings received.
For me, when I look to join a game, I look at that average rating next to a player's name. If it is low, I don't join. Those players may miss out on games. I don't have time to look at all of their ratings to see if they only have 50 ratings and 10 of them came low and undeserved.
On the other hand, if a player was being a saint and playing really well, then decided to go apesh*t as a new way of living, that shoudl be reflected in their *current* modus operandi found in their rating.