Reputation

[esophagus]

General question of no real use or consequence, but I'm curious. What is the use of a user reputation? Do other people see it? Or is it just so Mods know who to keep an eye on? Perhaps, something I haven't thought of?

[ericjosepi]

We had this chat a while back. No one is actually quite sure... I think I have close to 20 points. We do know that Elites and Mods rep points mean more than average users though.

EDIT: Just looked, I have 29...

[esophagus]

I now have 13. I know I had negative for a while, because the only one I had was a bad reputation Crumbles gave me for some completely idiotic reason.

Edit: In an unrelated note, these three posts are the highest concentration of posts made in GD today. Wow has it been slow.

[ariastar]

I have 22, but a lot along the lines of, "Fuck u". I don't know that there's any point to it.

[ryudo]

I am pure evil.
I have 54.

Honestly I don't know the point and don't care just seems like some useless thing.

[skyz]

Honestly I don't know the point and don't care just seems like some useless thing.

i have a 'Haha' an 'how ignorant' and a 'seriously, just die already'

i NEVER give rep

i once belonged to a forum where you could see every one's rep and i had the most rep points and then everybody hated me (the same people who gave me the rep) and then one of the mods went on a mission to negative rep me (like 10 times a day)

some people do not realize that attention whether 'positive' or 'negative' is still attention

it seems to be a backhanded way to deal with some people's frustrations and i am against it in principle and practice

a forum by definition is public if you have something to say do so in the open

[ryudo]

i have a 'hahaha' an 'how ignorant' and a 'just die already'

i NEVER give rep

i once belonged to a forum where you could see every one's rep and i had the most rep then everybody hated me (the same people who gave me the rep) and then one of the mods went on a mission to negative rep me (like 10 times a day)

some people do not realize that attention whether 'positive' or 'negative' is still attention

it seems to be a backhanded way to deal with some people's frustrations and i am against it in principle and practice

a forum by definition is public if you have something to say do so in the open

Sounds like a forum similar that I used to visit with a karma system.
I just left and being person against hello here I am and goodbye topics to attract more attention I just left.*shrug*

[skyz]

Sounds like a forum similar that I used to visit with a karma system.
I just left and being person against hello here I am and goodbye topics to attract more attention I just left.*shrug*

i not only left i had the administrator delete my entire account i was not going down in internet history as being part of that type of environment

they had added an XXX and flaming section so i had 'good cause'

the forum later failed and no longer exists but i learned a valuable lesson which is some people just love to be nasty

[damnedeyez]

I'm assuming everyone starts with 1, since I got knocked down one last year (didn't like the a Systm teaser) and am sitting at 0.

But hey, I rather like being an unknown quantity. It amuses me.

[esophagus]

Like most others I am "on a distinguished road".

Any mods care to share some light? Or do you guys not know what they do, either?

[xibalba]

i have a 'hahaha' an 'how ignorant' and a 'just die already'

i NEVER give rep

i once belonged to a forum where you could see every one's rep and i had the most rep points and then everybody hated me (the same people who gave me the rep) and then one of the mods went on a mission to negative rep me (like 10 times a day)

some people do not realize that attention whether 'positive' or 'negative' is still attention

it seems to be a backhanded way to deal with some people's frustrations and i am against it in principle and practice

a forum by definition is public if you have something to say do so in the open

I gave you positive rep for something I don't remember what it was for though. :D

Most people with the highest rep got it from testing it on each other to see how many points it went up. So I guess most people ignore the rep system unless to give neg rep over being pissed. I would have a higher rep if certain rep counted as positive not neutral for making fun of Paris Hilton when she went jail, I think it may have to do with if ya have 0 post or something.

[comhcinc]

for some weird reason my rep isn't that bad. with that said these are the comments from my last five rep points:
irrelevant

rude jerk

Why are you still here mr. negative? Go outside and be happy.

You make no sense.

never has anything constructive to say

[skyz]

I gave you positive rep for something I don't remember what it was for though. :D

making fun of Paris Hilton when she went jail

thx :)

it's not fair ! paris hilton going to jail that still makes me lol :D

[xibalba]

was that hahaha comment a positive? if so that might be it I usually do that when someone says something about someone else who is a jerk and it makes me laugh.

[skyz]

was that hahaha comment a positive?

yes

it was for this link

how many people does it take to change a light bulb (http://www.cyberslayer.co.uk/jokes/joke0265.html)

in this thread

rabid's household how to question (http://http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13075)

[xibalba]

I don't remember who I have given postive rep to usually only people I like and/or they make me laugh. Good chance it was me hah.

[md2389]

I actually find the whole "rep" system amusing. Like it really means anything when you get a -1. I honestly don't care what anyone thinks of me. I say whats on my mind because I honestly believe it to be true. I'm not shy about sharing my views, or being non-PC. Hell, if anything, I got out of my way to be non-PC. I'm not here to spray rainbows up anyone's ass. I post to share my honest view on something.

I just checked, and the only -1 I've ever gotten was from comhcinc over the WD NAS thread.

[comhcinc]

i always make sure i sign any rep i get.

[xibalba]

i always make sure i sign any rep i get.

I was probably the first person to give you a positive rep hah because When I did you had the worst rep here. :D

[scoobydiesel]

dunno what all the fuss is an stuff...but i just gave some folks some stuff yes o_O

[ryudo]

dunno what all the fuss is an stuff...but i just gave some folks some stuff yes o_O

You're a cool guy but that Jaguars Avatar makes it tough to resist not giving bad rep







nah j/k even if I am a Titans fan:p

[scoobydiesel]

Ha titans are not my enemy....We share a common goal...to take down the colts!


an watch out for them texans o_O

man the AFC South is going to be even crazier this season...

anyways i just found out if i click my little R i find out what my score is... So is 9 bad? lol

[kronos6948]

What is this "reputation" stuff you guys speak of?

I never even heard of it being on a message board....

[rabidbadger]

just gave you rep for not knowing about rep. ;)

[rabidbadger]

Top ten rep right now...

magunwarrior

masherscf

Ryudo

tokenuser

chuckles

rabidbadger

Casework

ericjosepi

phatlip12

xibalba

[esophagus]

Okay, folks. It's time we see how long it takes you to get me to the top of the rep list. Who's in?

[rabidbadger]

Message
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to esophagus again.

[xibalba]

People can postive rep me all they want go for it.

[rabidbadger]

xibby, I been getting that spread it message for you for months. How long til I can give it again?

Any Mods know?

[xibalba]

Hmmm I got a Meow rep but it didn't give me any points. :(

[esophagus]

Damn... Guess it will be a while before I top the charts. :rolleyes:

[xibalba]

If ya (I approve) rep me (leave username) I'll return the favor if I hadn't already. Goes for everyone reading this. :D

[damnedeyez]

Well, someone gave me 6 points...I'm still unknown, but now I'm green...just like everyone else.


I think I preferred the 0...I liked having a different colour dot.

[radzack]

I don't even know where you can check those rep points? Never heard of it before this?

[xibalba]

I don't even know where you can check those rep points? Never heard of it before this?

Click User CP and it should be on the first page.

[esophagus]

Xibalba, I think that one got me like seven points.

[xibalba]

The points seem to be random or something maybe has to do with post count (maybe member rank?). I got 4 from one and 7 from another.

[rabidbadger]

that is weird. this needs to be explained. Chuckles? got any insight?

[esophagus]

I have the thirteenth highest reputation. Come on guys. We can at least break top ten!

[rabidbadger]

wish I could help. but Magun is the WINNER!

[damnedeyez]

ok, that last one was 8 points.


...help, I'm being Reputed!

[scoobydiesel]

Hmmm I got a Meow rep but it didn't give me any points. :(

haha that was from me i had no idea what i was doing o_O;
sorry... xP

[xibalba]

Maybe the big gap in post doesn't award points or something. If that is right I can rep people with alot lower posts than my post count but they can't return the favor do to the gap. I just repped ya did count?

[scoobydiesel]

I got a "woo" and my rep is now 19 so im guessing it worked, so thanks xD gunna see if i can rep you again..more than just a meow...Maybe xD


Edit:
it tells me i have to spread rep around before i can rep you again x. o_O; sorry

[xibalba]

I have got alot of none point reps I never knew why I never got the points. I now believe I do If you have below so many post you can't rep people above so many post.

Since I have 2500+ more post than you I won't get points. So I will only get points from people with around the same number or more. So can a member of the crew such as Chuckles or Shane confirm this?

[esophagus]

Really if they could confirm anything about how and why this system works. It was the original intent of this thread.

[samureye]

I never check reputation. I know users through interaction and reading threads, but I'll use it in the future when considering users for banning. So from now on I'll try to check reputations - and my rep is 13 points.

[samureye]

Scratch that, I can't see your reputation. Ah well.

But mods can leave infractions on your accounts, a feature I think we should use (we don't) but that may be because we really are active members, so have a good idea of people, generally.

[phatlip12]

I never check reputation. I know users through interaction and reading threads, but I'll use it in the future when considering users for banning. So from now on I'll try to check reputations - and my rep is 13 points.

You should MAYBE check your reputation now. ;)

:D

[kowgod]

I never give infractions or negative rep, but I do hand out positive rep where it is really warranted. Usually to people who bring something seriously insightful to a post, or go out of their way to help a new person to the forums.

But, yeah, in the end, it's probably all meaningless...

[samureye]

Hah.
I got rep, I got rep! YAYYYY!

[xibalba]

I'll give ya rep if ya give me a rep first. :D

[esophagus]

So basically what I'm understanding is that it's fairly useless?

I had never given/recieved (other than one angry crumbles rep) rep before this, and just noticed it on my User CP a while ago. Thought it might be of some use to someone.

Odd. I'll be sure not to care when I give or recieve it from now on.

Edit: Meant angry rep from crumbles (is that his name? the angry regular who got banned?). Not chuckles.

[samureye]

Yes, Crumbles is on a permaban. It's more of a way for you to know what people think of you, it seems.

[radzack]

there's nothing about it in my user control panel...

[samureye]

Go check now.

[skyz]

Yes, Crumbles is on a permaban.

is that something like permafrost ?

[samureye]

Sort of, but colder.

[autodas]

Why did comc get unbanned? it was so much better without him(?)

[samureye]

He was banned for a few days only.

[ryudo]

I was enjoying the peace..ah well.

I just Hope blue is not near the Redzone.:p

[esophagus]

Why did comc get unbanned? it was so much better without him(?)Ha! Pssst. He can hear you.

He's a good due. I think a three day ban was probably good for him, though. Get him to relax a bit.

[scoobydiesel]

everyone can use a break here an there...maybe a slightly forced one can help alot xD

I'd like a break from work -_-

[comhcinc]

Ha! Pssst. He can hear you.

He's a good due. I think a three day ban was probably good for him, though. Get him to relax a bit.

you only said that cause i gave you some rep ;)

[tokeafatj]

Scratch that, I can't see your reputation. Ah well.

But mods can leave infractions on your accounts, a feature I think we should use (we don't) but that may be because we really are active members, so have a good idea of people, generally. I hope i do not get negative Reputation for not posting.A wise man that has nothing to say.But needs not to open his mouth to prove it!

[ericjosepi]

A wise man that has nothing to say.But needs not to open his mouth to prove it!

Is that why you spammed my McCain thread?

[skyz]

A wise man that has nothing to say.But needs not to open his mouth to prove it!

i think you are alluding to a classic adage here but you have it severely mangled

a wise man would have much of worth to say though it might easily fall on ears unable to comprehend

a fool has little to say worth saying or hearing and would therefore be wise not to speak in order not to prove he is a fool

[tokeafatj]

Is that why you spammed my McCain thread?
Just told the truth on you thread sorry.No harm done!Greed will kills us all period!

[tokeafatj]

i think you are alluding to a classic adage here but you have it severely mangled

a wise man would have much of worth to say though it might easily fall on ears unable to comprehend

a fool has little to say worth saying or hearing and would therefore be wise not to speak in order not to prove he is a fool"FOOL"thank you for the compliment!Mangled who says you!lol

[skyz]

"FOOL"thank you for the compliment!

if the shoe fits....

[ericjosepi]

"FOOL"thank you for the compliment!Mangled who says you!lol

Ok... 2 things

a. 2 spaces after the end of every sentence. It makes your writing more readable.
b. Give a little heads-up/background before you start spouting off about Rothschild in my thread and then accusing me of giving up my liberty while simultaneously plugging Ron Paul.

We good?

[samureye]

Two? When did that become a standard english rule? Or is it?

[ericjosepi]

Two? When did that become a standard english rule? Or is it?

I've heard it as such since I started typing essays in 9th grade. Not to mention my English 100 teacher last year hammered everyone on it, so I'm pretty sure it's a standard rule.

[damnedeyez]

Two? When did that become a standard english rule? Or is it?

It's how I was always taught. Two spaces between sentences. Mind, it was more typing than english.

[tokeafatj]

Ok... 2 things

a. 2 spaces after the end of every sentence. It makes your writing more readable.
b. Give a little heads-up/background before you start spouting off about Rothschild in my thread and then accusing me of giving up my liberty while simultaneously plugging Ron Paul.

We good? When and where did i ACCUSE YOU of giving up YOUR LIBERTY? Three SPACES FOR YOU Quit being a TROLL and trying to start TROUBLE ! ! !

[xibalba]

I'm assuming everyone starts with 1, since I got knocked down one last year (didn't like the a Systm teaser) and am sitting at 0.

But hey, I rather like being an unknown quantity. It amuses me.

I believe everyone starts with 10 points

[ericjosepi]

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[skyz]

content removed

ignore option :cool:

[ericjosepi]

ignore option :cool:

THANK YOU! OH EM GEE!!! THANK YOU! I forgot this forum has an ignore function!!!

[magunwarrior]

I have the most...fear me.

[ericjosepi]

ignore option :cool:

Official hero cookie of the day goes to SKYZ!!!
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t206/ericjosepi/superman_cookie.jpg

Thank you for pwning so hard!

[ariastar]

I have 22, but a lot along the lines of, "Fuck u". I don't know that there's any point to it.

Wow, 22 on the 2nd, 40 now. And another "fuck u." :)

[esophagus]

I have 43, all positive. Crumbles negative one disappeared. Ha.

In a fun twist to all positive reputation, I have an "Offensive Language Warning". It's not a real one, just mods testing the feature, so it gave me 0 points, but I think it's funny.

[tokenuser]

I've heard it as such since I started typing essays in 9th grade. Not to mention my English 100 teacher last year hammered everyone on it, so I'm pretty sure it's a standard rule.Not a standard rule, just a hangover from type writers.

Double spaces (referred to as "french spacing") is considered old fashioned, and in an online environment is largely irrelevant, as browsers render multiple spaces (except &NBSP; tags) as a single space. [ <=See? That was ten spaces betweeen period and left square bracket.]

For printed text, it can help legibility for monospaced characters, but does little except *ahem* take up space *cough* (no pun intended, OK just a little) with proportional fonts.

Tell your teacher that they should be adhering to the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines if they are going to get persnickitty over spacing in sentences.

[ericjosepi]

Tell your teacher that they should be adhering to the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines if they are going to get persnickitty over spacing in sentences.

I'd love to but the University came up with their own style sheet. Most of which I'm pretty sure was lifted from MLA, Chicago, and to a small degree IEEE.

[skyz]

I have 43, all positive. Crumbles negative one disappeared. Ha.



so that was it :p

both my negs disappeared it must have been crumbles

now i have a gray box suggesting i read :D

which is really quite funny since i read quite a bit

and serious literature at that

like balzac

it takes a day or less for me to read a book

i used to be able to read three a day when i was living at home with no responsibilities

so what causes a gray box ?

[patch]

I find it really funny that most everyone at some point said rep doesn't matter and yet this thread is 9 pages long. Lol.

[rabidbadger]

only 3 pages long for me. change your prefs :) but it is 87 posts long. oh, and giving you rep for your post. haha.

[patch]

only 3 pages long for me. change your prefs :) but it is 87 posts long. oh, and giving you rep for your post. haha.

87 posts for something that doesn't matter. :p

Oh yeah? Well I'm giving you +rep! So take that! Lol.

[magunwarrior]

I have 65...all positive...

[xibalba]

87 posts for something that doesn't matter. :p

Oh yeah? Well I'm giving you +rep! So take that! Lol.

I repped ya

[heyseuss]

s
so what causes a gray box ?

Growing old and not shaving ?

[patch]

Growing old and not shaving ?

WOW! I so did not see that coming...

[patch]

I repped ya

Oh yeah, well I repped you back. Oh yeah, I did. Whacha gonna do about it?


(Why am I helping keeping this thread alive? Lol.)

[renehasp]

Where can I check my reputation?

[heyseuss]

Where can I check my reputation?

ON the bottom of the page on your user control panel page . .

. .. which you would have known by reading this thread.

[esophagus]

so what causes a gray box ?What actually causes it is negative rep. :rolleyes:

[xibalba]

Isn't neg a red box? and grey are ones that don't add points or take them away neutral or something.

[esophagus]

Isn't neg a red box? and grey are ones that don't add points or take them away neutral or something.Perhaps. I thought it was just green and gray. Didn't know neutral was an option. You're probably right though.

[xibalba]

I have got gray squares but the messages are usualy positive and people agreeing with me. So I dunno it is a confusing system.

[damnedeyez]

I'm assuming it's related to points given/taken...and, as mentioned earlier in this thread, 0 points for whatever reason:

http://mware.ca/~eyez/images/reputation.png

[patch]

Whats with the color scheme? It hurts my head.

[damnedeyez]

Whats with the color scheme? It hurts my head.

It's easier on my eyes.

[esophagus]

It's easier on my eyes.Theb you need to get them looked at.

[patch]

Theb you need to get them looked at.

I'm giving you negative rep for saying "Theb". Cause I don't know what that means...

[esophagus]

I'm giving you negative rep for saying "Theb". Cause I don't know what that means...
I'm giving you negative rep for saying theb. I meant then. You, you don't even know what you mean.:rolleyes:

[patch]

I'm giving you negative rep for saying theb. I meant then. You, you don't even know what you mean.:rolleyes:

Well theb you man! :mad: :p

[skyz]

I find it really funny that most everyone at some point said rep doesn't matter and yet this thread is 9 pages long. Lol.

rep doesn't matter but people's observations and judgements are of interest to us

anything that is about ourselves is interesting to us

human nature

we find ourselves fascinating and in a way we should because we are each and every one of us amazing :cool:

[patch]

rep doesn't matter but people's observations and judgements are of interest to us

anything that is about ourselves is interesting to us

human nature

we find ourselves fascinating and in a way we should because we are each and every one of us amazing :cool:

You're so fascinating. :eek: +rep to you! Lol.

[esophagus]

You're so fascinating. :eek: +rep to you! Lol.
You are not. - Rep to you. :cool:

[xibalba]

You're so fascinating. :eek: +rep to you! Lol.

She is the most fascinating person here. :cool:

[patch]

You are not. - Rep to you.

:( I know. I'm boring.

She is the most fascinating person here.

With this group of hooligans, I think thats pretty safe to say. :p

Seriously tho, skyz is awesome. :)

[murphy1d]

Arrrgggh!!

I keep going back to my User CP page and looking all over for ANYTHING that says Rep, and I got nothing.

Either you have to get at least one good or bad rep point to get started, a setting is missing on my page, or I haven't posted enough to get a rep.

I am purposefully omitting the "you're an idiot" option.

[kronos6948]

Aha!!!

I get it now!

For those of you who were just as clueless as I was, look at each member's posts. You'll see a little "R" in a box next to the "Report" box. If you click on it, you can give "reputation" (positive or negative) to the person who's "R" you clicked on.

If you have reputation, you'll see it in your user CP. If not, then you won't see it at all. (Murphy1d, check your user CP now. There should be reputation there.)

I'm going back through this thread and giving rep to the deserving....;)

[patch]

Aha!!!

I get it now!

For those of you who were just as clueless as I was, look at each member's posts. You'll see a little "R" in a box next to the "Report" box. If you click on it, you can give "reputation" (positive or negative) to the person who's "R" you clicked on.

If you have reputation, you'll see it in your user CP. If not, then you won't see it at all. (Murphy1d, check your user CP now. There should be reputation there.)

I'm going back through this thread and giving rep to the deserving....;)

You get +rep for figuring it out.

[murphy1d]

Aha!!!

I get it now!

For those of you who were just as clueless as I was, look at each member's posts. You'll see a little "R" in a box next to the "Report" box. If you click on it, you can give "reputation" (positive or negative) to the person who's "R" you clicked on.

If you have reputation, you'll see it in your user CP. If not, then you won't see it at all. (Murphy1d, check your user CP now. There should be reputation there.)

I'm going back through this thread and giving rep to the deserving....;)
You Rox!

[skyz]

You are not. - Rep to you. :cool:

patch is very observant ;)

[patch]

patch is very observant ;)

Especially that time I was looking through your window and was watching yo... I mean... Yeah... Thanks...

[techliveadmin]

Ok, I just read this entire thread and now my brain hurts. All I have is 7.....that sucks. Show me some love everyone rep me up!.....pretty plz and i'll return the favor! :)

[rabidbadger]

done, and gladdly so.

[damnedeyez]

...I miss being a grey dot.

[techliveadmin]

Thnx badger, I just +rep you! Only wish I could do it more than once to ya. I'll keep trying to :)

[ariastar]

Can I have some love, I mean, rep? I just got hit with a wave of sad. Bad week. Little things like this validate me when I'm down and blue. Oh, the monthly downside to being a girl. But you know what's sweet? Cody giving me his hand and telling me to squeeze it if I'm hurting too much. That's just hella sweet.

[patch]

Can I have some love, I mean, rep? I just got hit with a wave of sad. Bad week. Little things like this validate me when I'm down and blue. Oh, the monthly downside to being a girl. But you know what's sweet? Cody giving me his hand and telling me to squeeze it if I'm hurting too much. That's just hella sweet.

You've had a bad week? Wanna trade lives for a bit? Lol.

+rep to you.

EDIT: Pfft! It won't let me give anymore rep to you right now. :(

[ariastar]

You've had a bad week? Wanna trade lives for a bit? Lol.

+rep to you.

EDIT: Pfft! It won't let me give anymore rep to you right now. :(

Actually the ONLY reason I wouldn't is because I have Cody. Were it not for him, I'd trade in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

[patch]

Actually the ONLY reason I wouldn't is because I have Cody. Were it not for him, I'd trade in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

Well meet me at Comic-Con and we'll talk it over. You can take Cody with you. :p

[ariastar]

Well meet me at Comic-Con and we'll talk it over. You can take Cody with you. :p

Oh god, I'd love to go to Comic-Con. There's the ever-present problem of money though.

[patch]

Oh god, I'd love to go to Comic-Con. There's the ever-present problem of money though.

Well save up for it! I'd love ta meet you and Cody there. Hopefully I'll be able to go, even if I'm not able to, I'm sure my friend will force me to let her pay my way there. Lol.