Rep Explained

[Eric]

I will explain what rep is, for those that don't know what it is.

Rep is basically the same thing as what Thanks was on the old forum.

You give rep by pushing this button http://www.gamers-forum.com/images/buttons/reputation.gif or http://www.gamers-forum.com/images/dark_vb/buttons/reputation.gif In the Dark GF themes.

You do not have to give a reason for the rep, that is just an optional field.

So there you have it, rep explained. So if you find someones response helpful, or someone helps you etc., you can leave them +rep. If you think someone has done something wrong, you can also give them -rep, just like you could do with Thanks on the old forum.

Hope this helped :)

- Slacker

[LiNuX]

I would like to add some things as well :)

http://www.gamers-forum.com/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif is what describes your reputation. The more you have, just means the more you are known throughout the forum. When it goes red, you are in trouble.

If you want to check your last rep received, you can click on usercp and on the bottom, you should be able to see the last 5 given to you. You will know if I have given you rep because I always end with ~LiNuX.

Second thing I want to add is, you cannot give the same person reputation (positive or negative) twice in a row. You must spread your reputation gift to at least 5 other members before you can give to the same user. This will avoid cheating and giving too much neg rep to people that dont like others.

Your Default rep is 10 - means one little blob. When you give rep to others, it is usually between 1-10. The more the person has received rep for that one post, the next rep received will be worth a little more. When an admin gives or takes away rep, it affects 35 points.

Every 100 days that you are registered on this forum, you will gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. For every 200 posts you have, you will gain another rep altering power. And for every 500 rep points you recieve, you will gain an extra rep altering power.

You must have a minimum of 5 Posts to alter other's reps and at least 5 rep points to alter. Note that this is half of what you start with.

You can practice by giving me and slacker some rep for these great tips :).

Enjoy the forum!

[Eric]

Also, here is a image that shows the recent rep you have recieved. Simply go to usercp, and it will show up on the mainpage of the usercp

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/779/untitleduk5.png

[LiNuX]

ok some changes have been made to how you can alter other's powers - post above have been edited but i'll state here the changes

intead of getting 1 extra rep altering power every 30 days you are on this forum, you will get one every 100 days. I know its a long time but people have been here longer :). Administrators can alter your rep by 35 now.

Also instead of every 50 rep points you get, you get 1 rep altering powers, you'll have to wait for 200 rep points for 1 rep altering powers.

And last change - instead of every 100 posts for one rep altering powers, its 200 posts.

[wifi]

wow pretty cool, i guess the THANKS system is out lol, i left i agree reps to both of you :-P

[diablo]

hm..thats pretty cool :-) i wonder if i can do something to get some reputation lol

[Blackbird]

Good to knew about it. :)

[conman1000]

How many points do you need to move up a bar?

[Blackbird]

I don't know but I got 24 reputation points. :P

[LiNuX]

How many points do you need to move up a bar?

you need 100 to get an extra bar, it goes up at every 100th rep points - its something i can't change


I don't know but I got 24 reputation points. :P

:D just open up more useful threads and help others, you will see your rep grow really fast

[Blackbird]

Well, everyone forget about the reputation thinks. 27 now :D

[Ghost]

How many people on here have 2 blocks or more?

[LiNuX]

How many people on here have 2 blocks or more?

so far its 9 - not many people are aware of this yet, sadly - not many are familiar with the rep system in vb :( so we just tried to explain as much as we could

go to Gamers List >> then click Reputation and it'll sort with that

[Blackbird]

LinuX is cheating :D

[LiNuX]

LinuX is cheating :D

lol, well i'd have 4 right now if i wasnt :-P but mine is just an example and i think it looks pretty :D

[Blackbird]

Hey LinuX give me reputation of all my posts. :)

[Scott]

lol, well i'd have 4 right now if i wasnt :-P but mine is just an example and i think it looks pretty :D

When you put your mouse over it it says you have much to be proud of ;-)

[LiNuX]

When you put your mouse over it it says you have much to be proud of ;-)

yea it changes for every 50 rep points you get :D

[Scott]

yea it changes for every 50 rep points you get :D

It says I'll be famous soon enough..... I thought I was already famous on here? lol

[conman1000]

It says I'll be famous soon enough..... I thought I was already famous on here? lol

Hah hah, I have, "conman1000 has a spectacular aura about". :yes::yes: :twitcy:

[Blackbird]

Well, can everyone give me reputation to I have 2 :)

[conman1000]

Well, can everyone give me reputation to I have 2 :)

Ally uo have to do, is wait and be helpful, I was and I got 2 rep bars with 50 posts. You can see I have slowed down since then. ;-)

[Blackbird]

Well, I'm have 66 reputation points so I'm soon there. :D

[conman1000]

I have somthing to add on....
I was just messing around and I thought, I wonder if I can give myself some rep :D. So I went and clicked on the rep bar in one of my posts... and you can see how much rep points you have and how many Reps you got for one post.

[LiNuX]

I have somthing to add on....
I was just messing around and I thought, I wonder if I can give myself some rep :D. So I went and clicked on the rep bar in one of my posts... and you can see how much rep points you have and how many Reps you got for one post.

yeah thats to prevent cheating lol :D and the amount of rep you give depends on your rep power so if i give you rep ur points go above 40 each time :D

[wifi]

I have somthing to add on....
I was just messing around and I thought, I wonder if I can give myself some rep :D. So I went and clicked on the rep bar in one of my posts... and you can see how much rep points you have and how many Reps you got for one post.

i figured that out a long time ago when i tried to give myself rep and get close to linux's lol :-P

[Veriaset]

I'm sorry is there something I missed where is this button?

[LiNuX]

I'm sorry is there something I missed where is this button?

the button in the dark GF themes are different - the button is: http://www.gamers-forum.com/images/dark_vb/buttons/reputation.gif

It was just changed for the theme, i guess i should edit the first post :)

[Veriaset]

the button in the dark GF themes are different - the button is: http://www.gamers-forum.com/images/dark_vb/buttons/reputation.gif

It was just changed for the theme, i guess i should edit the first post :)

Ahhh Thanks I was wondering.

[Gamerguy]

This is good for people that are new to all forums. :)

[jango]

thank god I found this post .. it was starting to baffle me :)

[Diligence109]

thank god I found this post .. it was starting to baffle me :)

Thank goodness you bumped this post, this was enlightening.

[jango]

hehe .. I also had no idea there were other themes too, whci hsomeone mentioned a few pages back .. also nice! :P

[Th3-devils-princess]

how do i find out who gave me rep????? :)

[Charlotte]

how do i find out who gave me rep????? :)

There is no way you know that. Someone who giving out rep to you whether + or - will stay invisible.

[jango]

Not quite true Ixel.

You can ask a mod if you want to know who gave you positive rep - they can tell you. These days most people add their names to positive rep so the person getting it knows where it's come from.

However, mods don't tend to tell you who gave you negative rep if the person giving the rep chose to remain anonymous. Call it 'drama avoidance'.

[Th3-devils-princess]

oh okay its just someone gave me rep and i would like to know who so i can thank them :)
would you be able to help please?? :)

[jango]

oh okay its just someone gave me rep and i would like to know who so i can thank them :)
would you be able to help please?? :)

Certainly .. the last positive rep you got was ..


07:28, 15th Oct 2010 - Angry Birds Rulez!

.. from CroDruid.

Next time request this in a pm or whisper on irc please .. just so people don't start getting 'too' focused on rep :)

[Th3-devils-princess]

thank you for your help Mr Bone Jangles :) :) :) much appriecated :) :)

[LiNuX]

I don't have a problem mods viewing reputation comments but please don't post them publicly (both comment and the name of person who received/sent the rep). You can do it privately if you'd like. - This is only for mods since they have the power to view everything. Once again, discussing it privately isn't an issue.

[Evan]

its a bit confusing isn't it? maybe just a green plus like you have for posts

[Aniki]

However, mods don't tend to tell you who gave you negative rep if the person giving the rep chose to remain anonymous. Call it 'drama avoidance'.

So... if I want to find out who gave me -rep with a comment 'Sigh...' whithout me doing anything 'bad', I can't ask a mod who it was? =|

[LiNuX]

So... if I want to find out who gave me -rep with a comment 'Sigh...' whithout me doing anything 'bad', I can't ask a mod who it was? =|

You can. They aren't likely to answer you though. As jango pointed out, it's to avoid drama (both public and personal). But we watch the stuff to make sure there aren't any abuses.

But don't think too much of the rep - one negative out of many positive means nothing.

[Diligence109]

But don't think too much of the rep - one negative out of many positive means nothing.

Amen to that... I've got plenty of negative rep buried underneath my 5 green bars

[Linx_is_me]

Amen to that... I've got plenty of negative rep buried underneath my 5 green bars

AMEN to his AMEN , I got tons of bad rep . It is amazing I have green . But if you change your attitude towards a situation then you can get farther on gameforums . I am proof of that .
Sorry for spelling errors , The browser I am useing does not pick up on them .

[EpsilonX]

I think i've only ever gotten one negative rep, which was a few days ago for absolutely nothing.

[insert_cliche_here]

I have a question about rep. Is there any way I can see the rep that I have given other people?

[LiNuX]

I have a question about rep. Is there any way I can see the rep that I have given other people?

Nope. Only mods can see that from the mod panel.

[insert_cliche_here]

Nope. Only mods can see that from the mod panel.

Gargh. Thanks :)