Here is a brief summary of our reputation system....

in the blue bar just above each post (where the post time and report SPAM icon is), there is an icon that looks like a scale ... you click on that to add reputation. I believe the little green squares just below that is the actual reputation..

Here is the definition of the reputation scores if you guys want to have fun and i will change them in the admin side:

-999999 User is infamous around these parts
-50 User can only hope to improve
-10 User has a little shameless behaviour in the past
0 User is an unknown quantity at this point
10 User is on a distinguished road
50 User will become famous soon enough
150 User has a spectacular aura about
250 User is a jewel in the rough
350 User is just really nice
450 User is a glorious beacon of light
550 User is a name known to all
650 User is a splendid one to behold
1000 User has much to be proud of
1500 User has a brilliant future
2000 User has a reputation beyond repute


(cut and copied from another post by allcdnboy)

woohoo! kewl little gadget we got going on, hope everyone enjoys the new "grading" system. :D

As recommended by me, I think we should refer to it as the motivation meter, where you reward someone for doing something good today.

Somehow I don't think I'll be getting very good marks with this one:( I *think* I am nice though...:(

Bjork

How do you figure out the person's reputation though? By the number of squares the person has?

Yea, thats a good question....and how do you know when you've recieved any rep.??

Hehe, i gave some good reputation to you, newbride! :)

Bjork

well thank you !! See, and I didn't know..how do you know when and who gave you rep??

i guess you just wont know til you get to the next level and your thingy changes colors. but click on your scale thing and it should tell you how many points you have.

doesn't work for me

Look at your user Control Panel! At the bottom it says how many points you have, but it does not say from whom.

Is anybody actually doing this reputation stuff?

doesn't work for me

thats funny, it works for me. when i click on my scale it tells me how many points i have.

I give out reputation points when someone is really helpful to me! I'm eternally stuck at 11 pts though :(


Bjork

Ah, I know I post to other message boards exactly to this one and it will tell you who it's from and they can even leave a comment.

Yea, I leave some rep. I forget alot though. I can't figure out how to tell who they are from

in my UserCP, it lists off what post received the reputation, the date, from whom, and then any comments ... at the top left of this table, it also shows my reputation.

Then only two people have clicked on the reputation thing for me? I'm doing baaaaaaaaad.

Bjork:(

ooooooh lol i get it now!!! so we click on our own scale bar to find out our reputation :P i spent ages searching for it on the User CP page but then im like..oh the orange thing! hehe cool that sounds fun :)

Under my User CP, I don't see from whom reputation was received, only which threads/posts and any comments that people decided to leave.

hm ok now im confused again...which bits what...oh i give up lol :P

Then only two people have clicked on the reputation thing for me? I'm doing baaaaaaaaad.

Bjork:(


hehe, thats one more than me so your doing good! i think people are forgetting to use it actually. i wouldnt take it personally. :)

Then only two people have clicked on the reputation thing for me? I'm doing baaaaaaaaad.



Here have another one. :cool:

Anybody else want some Rep points? I'm a feeling frisky:cool:

um... i'm confused. WHERE in User CP?!?!

umm.. top left of page where it say's User CP in the blue toolbar above where it say's News- please read!

yes. i know i meant WHERE IN User CP?
AllCdnBoy said u can see how many points one had and the comments that went with it plus which posts... but WHERE in User CP is that info?

Settings & Options?
Private Messages?
Subscribed Threads?
Miscellaneous?

I can't seem to find it anywhere.:confused:

On the main screen in User CP, right under new posts in subscribed threads

ah... thanx. i missed it! it was right under my nose!

OK....it isn't in my CP...am I not signed up correctly or something?

Bep, It might be where your new and dont have a reputation yet.. I know a friend of mine who has been here several months couldn't find hers and come to find out she didn't have any!

LOL! I see! Thanks!

question on the reputation system... it seems to prevent you from giving the same person reputation points (no matter how deserved) one after the other -but I can't quite seem to figure out how many times between reputation points you can give a person reputation points again... (how many times can I use the word reputation in a single post?)

Bascially before i can give person A rep points again - how many people do i have to give them to?

What is the point of the reputation system? Can we opt out of the system?

How do you find out your own 'reputation'? Where is it?

look in your user control panel... if someone has given you reputation it will show up there :D

I have 10 pts, I'm asuming we start out with 10 when we join? I can't imagine anyone giving me points since I seem to be quite invisible. NOT complaining, just saying.......no way have I gotten 10 pts!

Where can I find out what the different color squares mean that come next to the reputation? And what the difference is with points?

Oh I am new so left a couple some points and comments...but I didn't know they could not see my name unless I put it. At least I know how to see my points now if I ever get any! :)

Oh hey I DO have 10 points... wow and I have only been in the forum for an hour. Thanks, somebody!! :) I am still trying to figure out how to see them under User CP... for the life of me I can't find it there LOL.

you might get points for leaving reputation...

i try to get in the habit of leaving my name when i do leave reputation for someone - othewise they don't know who it's from...

Thanks. I have started doing that. But I still can't find out what the different colored lights mean (what color means what) and I can't find them in my User CP even though I have points.

Thanks. I have started doing that. But I still can't find out what the different colored lights mean (what color means what) and I can't find them in my User CP even though I have points.
Do you mean diff colours of the blocks, next to the rep people have given you?

On other forums I have used there has only been three colours -red means you have been given negative rep, green means you've been given positive rep. If you get a grey block it means somebody has tried to give you rep but they themselves dont have any... therefore have no "rep power". If somebody has no rep power they cant have any influence over yours, and their contribution wont do anything to your rep. (So the more reputation people have, the more influence they have over others.)

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks, Sprite. Yes I was referring to the blocks. Hopefully it will make more sense as we go along. :)

I would like to thank people who give me a rep. point...too bad I don't know how to identify them... :(

I would like to thank people who give me a rep. point...too bad I don't know how to identify them... :(

If you go into your user control panel - you'll see any reputation points given -with the comments left by the member -- if there's no name - you can ask a moderator to get the name for you..

I have a bad reputation. :(

On a serious note, this forum is lacking big time in its generosity to give reps.

I have a bad reputation. :(

On a serious note, this forum is lacking big time in its generosity to give reps.

Don't disagree at all with that - in fact you've just reminded me of the email i've been meaning to send

Not sure how this works but I don't see anything. I think I need to work on some "great" posts to get some :)

I mean you have thousands of posts here and you only have one rep bar. That stupid. :rolleyes:

for the record -id on't disagree that steve has a bad reputation :) though... hmmm... oh nevermind..

and orleans on the top of every post you'll see a little set of scales -that is where you can give reputation to someone

Not sure how this works but I don't see anything. I think I need to work on some "great" posts to get some :)

Don't bother. I have written books around here and no reps. Not that length of post has anything to do with quality.

I mean you have thousands of posts here and you only have one rep bar. That stupid. :rolleyes:

but i just talk a lot -- it's not like i say anything worth repping :)

my biggest frustration with it - and what i've asked to be looked at for change is youcan't give consecutive reputations to a person... in fact you have to give it to at least 10 others before you can give it back to the original person... so some people's (see Steve) reputations should be a lot higher because he says reputation inducing things.

Well I just gave you two reps anyway for this thread ;)

Don't bother. I have written books around here and no reps. Not that length of post has anything to do with quality.
See my frustration :) i think it's mor a m atter of people can't give you reps - not that they don't want to

See my frustration :) i think it's mor a m atter of people can't give you reps - not that they don't want to

I don't think that is it. I only have like 4 people who have ever repped me. I have helped countless people. I don't take it as any disrespect.... repping is just not a big thing on this forum, for one reason or another. I think most don't even know it exists.

Most other forums I chat on, and there are quite a few, don't allow consecutive repping, which I find stupid too.

Just a reminder - reputation points are currently anonymous - except to admins and moderators - if you are giving someone props you might want to include the reason why and also who you are so they can see your props were appreciated.

Wow I have been here since July and knew nothing of rep points.How do you leave comments to get points or does it go by you posting in threads?Lol yeah I get confused easily! Anyway thank you sweeties for leaving nice comments for me.:)

the only way to give reputation points is to clickon the little scale at the top of every post that isn't yours... and either approve or disprove the message and it's helpful to say why.

and don't forget to sign so we know who approves or disapproves. :)

i think i've opened it up a bit more so that you can see who left you comments (but you have the option to be anonymous, if you like) ... also, you are not required to give as many reps to others before you can give to the same user again ... feel free to give me rep for doing this for you :D ... if you don't, i'll just artificially inflate it anyway ;)

oh, and to be clear. For every 10 points of rep you have, you have 1 point of rep power. So, if you had 100 rep points, every time you gave someone rep, you'd give them 10 (except mods and above ... we start a bit higher).

Right now, we have 5 people 25 and above with newbride02 leading the way with 33 and a rep power of 7. Woot!

i think i've opened it up a bit more so that you can see who left you comments (but you have the option to be anonymous, if you like) ... also, you are not required to give as many reps to others before you can give to the same user again ... feel free to give me rep for doing this for you :D ... if you don't, i'll just artificially inflate it anyway ;)

oh, and to be clear. For every 10 points of rep you have, you have 1 point of rep power. So, if you had 100 rep points, every time you gave someone rep, you'd give them 10 (except mods and above ... we start a bit higher).

Right now, we have 5 people 25 and above with newbride02 leading the way with 33 and a rep power of 7. Woot!

Very much appreciated! Thanks. :)

i mis-interpreted one of the options: "Can Hide Reputation from Others" ... i thought that meant that when you give someone rep points that you could do it anonymous ... what i think it means is that you can choose to not allow other people to see your own rep.

Right now, we have 5 people 25 and above with newbride02 leading the way with 33 and a rep power of 7. Woot!

Oh wow! What can I say...I'm flattered. I'd like to thank everyone who helped get me here...my mom, my friends on the wlf, and my 6th grade teacher who never gave up on me!! Thank you! Thank you all!! *blows kisses*

:) ... lol. how long you been holding on to that speech?

What can I say?? I"m silly :p

Oh wow! What can I say...I'm flattered. I'd like to thank everyone who helped get me here...my mom, my friends on the wlf, and my 6th grade teacher who never gave up on me!! Thank you! Thank you all!! *blows kisses*

Sounds like we need more people involved in repping. Also it would be nice if you didnt have to spread the rep before re-repping. Some people take a lot of time to write good posts, and its hard to show them appreciation with rep.

the re-rep is a lot less than it was... we can ask for it to be a bit lower

what is re-rep?

giving reputation back to the same person for a different post - prior to the change you had to give it t 20 different people before going back to the same person -now i think it's 5

and reputation can be given for more than just advice given -- it can also be given for support recieved, common sense approach to something, or the like... if the post was of value to you -for whatever reason -that's good enough for reputation

the re-rep is a lot less than it was... we can ask for it to be a bit lower

It should be like 2. Im trying to get the same thing over at WF.

I think 2 is a good number as well.

People are real stingey on this board when it comes to reps, I don't understand why people aren't using it, it's good to get feed back. If I see a post I like I rep it good. Maybe we could start a who's the last person to rep you thread?

Thanks for the rep TomO :)

Yea, we never really got too 'involved' with the system....thats a good idea sponge!

I realize I should know this already...but can you actually "do" anything w/ the points you get?? Or is it for encouragement only?

Your green bar will grow and grow. I think as your rep grows, when you give points out, the receiver will get more than 1 and so on.

So if you have 100 rep points, you may be able to give someone 5 points on one rep. If you have the basic 10, then your rep is probably only worth 1 point.

...thats a good idea sponge!
Thanks, I created the thread in Off Topic.

I'll put it on my to-do list to make it more obvious that rep even exists in the profile bar in each post (and i'll do the same in WF)

Is rep power (eg 8 or 16) related to the green boxes?

Do they come from the same place? I see there are now two sets of scales on each post. Do they add different types of reputation?

I ask because I can see that some people have rep power of 7 and 2 green boxes and another has rep power 7 and 1 green box, or even (as with AllCdnBoy), have rep power 10 and 1 box?

the green boxes are related to yur reputation recieved -which int urn bumps up your rep power - the more rep you get -the higher your rep power (which alsl includes total points)
the scale on the top near the report post function and the scale near the user's avatar are the same button and do the samething.

Thanks for that Maleficent.

Do you know why it's possible for two people to have the same rep power and different numbers of green boxes?

one person received more reputation from others than the other did...


the green bars are all about what you get...

rep power is what you get and post count..

Aaaah! Thank you!

I love mysteries solved! :)

I dont understand the whole reputation thing.

I mean, Ive seen people with a lot less posts than me, but their reputation points are very high.
I know it must have something to do with the quality of the posts, not quantity, BUT I tend to write very long posts..
so maybe that's a hint that I talk too much and write too much so people get bored and dont bother reading. hah. :)

Anyways.. I think Ill go try to make people like me now. :D

haha.

xo

awhh, Blancita's given me reputation points! This pleases me. haha.

Thank you so much.. I dont feel so hated after all! :D

:hug2: *hugs*


xo

imagine that- Jenna has given me rep points as well.

What a wonderful bunch of loving people you are! haha :)

xo!

one person received more reputation from others than the other did...


the green bars are all about what you get...

rep power is what you get and post count..

you mean rep power is the points you give right mal...

that makes absolutely no sense to me, haha.

Although Im happy that mine seems to be gradually increasing. :)


Maybe I should get some sleep, it might make more sense once my brain rests for the night. haha. :D

xo

For example, here's something that confuses me:

tonymcclellan and I both have the same number by our rep power thingy. (43) But for some reason, 3 of my green squares are lightened, and only 2 on his are. What does this mean.. if anything? Once again Ill say this- maybe I should get some sleep before I think about it too much more. haha.

xo

It means you have been given more rep points then I.

not anymore :)

then what does the number mean?

The rep power you have is how many rep points you apply to someone when you rep them. For instance, if you rep me, my reputation points will increase 46 points. If I rep you, you will increase 58 points.

As you accrue reputation points, this affects the green bar. The levels of reputation should be on the first page of this post.

Thanks for that Maleficent.

Do you know why it's possible for two people to have the same rep power and different numbers of green boxes?

one person received more reputation from others than the other did...


the green bars are all about what you get...

rep power is what you get and post count..

I understood mal to mean that the number is affected not only by how much reputation you have been given, but by how many posts you have made. The green bars are affected only by the amount of reputation points you have been given.

If the people who give you reputation points have a high number themselves, then your reputation will go up by a higher amount than if you are repped by someone who has a lower number.

Also some people are quick to give rep and others use it rarely or never.
When I first joined here, people at this board were tending not to use it, and so I didn't rep anyone at all for a long time, even after some people had started using it. For that reason, and for other reasons, I have often read posts that I was most impressed by but did not rep. I see that others who used the system for a while now say they've stopped. I don't think anyone should feel that their rep level indicates that other people do not value their posts.

Ohhhh! I get it now! haha!

Thank you! Sometimes Im so slow. :)

xo

you know what's funny? Ive been on this site since the beginning of last month,
yet, in the past 3 days my rep power has tripled.. plus some ! Haha, love it !
You guys are so awesome. :hug2:

xo

What does it mean when someone gives me rep, but instead of a green dot, i have a grey dot?

What does it mean when someone gives me rep, but instead of a green dot, i have a grey dot?

I think it means they don't have enough "rep power" for it to increase your rep.

But I'm a babbling idiot when it comes to computers and the inner-workings of this site.... so I'm probably wrong, lol.

means they have no rep power


i'm too slow -the babbling but babalicious idiot got it right :D

means they have no rep power

I beat you.

I beat you.

promises promises :D

Haha, you two crack me up- both so eager to come to my aid...

Everyone ends up with the same 'reputation beyond repute' thing. What's the point of this? Steve and mal have a trillion times more than me, but we have the same little saying?

hence the sheer pointlessness of reputation.. it just doesn't matter...

we're all the same...

yea right, it proves i'm like the coolest person evarrrr!!!!!!

see we should just do away with the rep. system, because steve's head is getting too big.

well seeing as how I'm the UNcoolest person ever.. maybe it's getting over 500 that makes a person cool -but I'm thinkin' no..

Rep does not equal cool :) you are what you are and you are the coolest person ever...

Brit - I'd think my head would be bigger. For how smart I am, my brain has to be ginormous, right? So how does my average-sized head fit all that brain in there.

That is what I want to know?

:p

Totally kidding btw.

Mal - Thanks :)

Brit - I'd think my head would be bigger. For how smart I am, my brain has to be ginormous, right? So how does my average-sized head fit all that brain in there.

That is what I want to know?

:p

Totally kidding btw.

Mal - Thanks :)

I often sit and ponder this question late at night.

I often sit and ponder this question late at night.

It's a brain-buster, isn't it?

Don't bust yours- We need it.

by maleficient
Rep does not equal cool :) you are what you are

Thankfully ! If rep equals cool, then Id be the 'uncoolest' person here. Is uncoolest even a word ? haha ! :D

well now your 10 rep more cool! lol

hahah! thank you !

:hug2: !!

What's the deal with Rep? I can't rep anybody...

I really hope it's been disabled but... alas

it's been working fine for some people...

Who are you trying to rep?

I really hope it's been disabled but... alas

it's been working fine for some people...

Who are you trying to rep?

I can't rep anybody - I just tried to rep you and it won't let me.

works for me...

lemme dig into it...

What is the exact error that you are getting?

I can't rep either homegirl.

oooh apparantly I have now have a power that none of ya'll have :D

What is the exact error that you are getting?

Invalid Post specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

oooh apparantly I have now have a power that none of ya'll have :D

We already knew that Mal...

oooh apparantly I have now have a power that none of ya'll have :D

Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

what browser are you using that you're getting this error on?

and what OS?

IE and windows xp.

what browser are you using that you're getting this error on?

and what OS?

Internet Explorer and Windows XP

Internet Explorer and Windows XP


Same here. Please fix--BB needs to spread some love...lol:D

Reputation does not equal love...

Yea, what the heck. I need to receive more love!!!!!! I am insecure!

:p

Reputation does not equal love...

Speak for yourself!

Yea, what the heck. I need to receive more love!!!!!! I am insecure!

:p

:drooling: that would be the throwing up smilie...:drooling:

Reputation does not equal love...

What does it equal then???????????? :beating::beating::confused::confused:

I'm using Firefox and Windows XP and I get the same message.

And I reckon that smilie looks like throwing up too, but there is a note attached to it that says it is "drooling". It must be drooling for something unhealthy and getting confused about what expression it should have on its face.

This is a better drooling smilie:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/stroutman81/Smilies/drool.gif

This is a better barfing smilie:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/stroutman81/Smilies/barf.gif

:rotflmao: Sandshoe Steve. I have saved them both!! :D

Same thing happens to me too, Griff. Reppin out of control! LOL! No mas can give...

Same thing happens to me too, Griff. Reppin out of control! LOL! No mas can give...

Says the girl with a billion rep points! HA! You're too cute, Val. haha

Oh and reputation does not equal love.... it means you just need to buy more chapstick. HA!

-Sheryl

Speak for yourself!


I agree Steve, Rep equals love ! haha. People with less points generally feel less important, and like their best advice isn't worthy of a good reputation. haha. Okay, so maybe Im exaggerating, but it's easier to say rep points don't mean anything when you have 9823475983453 ! haha. You're all a bunch of interesting people. :) I love this place ! haha.

xo!!

Thanks Mal!!!

i believe the admin got it working again this morning... :(

what do you give reps for? how does it help build reputation... sorry if it seems like a stupid question.. . I am new and learning!!! :)

what do you give reps for? how does it help build reputation... sorry if it seems like a stupid question.. . I am new and learning!!! :)



same here! I noticed bars by my name and am trying to look it up! Im still learing.. lol

what do you give reps for? how does it help build reputation... sorry if it seems like a stupid question.. . I am new and learning!!! :)
If someone says something that has value to you.. then you'd give reputation...

Your reputation is built by your post count - and by people giving you reputation - meaning something you said had value to them...

basically you build your reputation by participating inthe community...

same here! I noticed bars by my name and am trying to look it up! Im still learing.. lol

If you click on "User CP" in the blue bar you can see who has given you rep recently and there may be a message from them.

Thanks Margaret i was wondering about reputation too!

:)there's a lot of people here who deserves rep.nice job!

great feature