Mysterious Green Squares....

[klitzy]

So what are those green squares next to our usernames?

Edit:I see that it is "reputation" but anyone want to elaborate on this? What it means?

[tokenuser]

So what are those green squares next to our usernames?

Edit:I see that it is "reputation" but anyone want to elaborate on this? What it means?Click the "R" - add to the reputation points of other members, or see your own rep points. Click it and see for yourself what it is all about.

Not a huge fan myself, but it was turned on this morning. It might stay, it might go. We'll see.

BTW - You can also subtract reputation as well if someone is really being as ass.

[klitzy]

Click the "R" - add to the reputation points of other members, or see your own rep points. Click it and see for yourself what it is all about.

Not a huge fan myself, but it was turned on this morning. It might stay, it might go. We'll see.

BTW - You can also subtract reputation as well if someone is really being as ass.

Got it....Found it. Its to the left of the "report" button. Hooray.

[casework]

Reputation really doesn't seem to work at all on message boards. It's just a popularity contest - popular users will constantly get +Repped by people just because they like them, not necessarily because they're adding to the discussion. People tend to only -Rep when in an argument/debate with someone and they disagree with what they say.

Sometimes it can be a decent gauge of troublesome members... the points will add up quickly against someone who is disruptive, but by the time a staff member notices someones reputation decreasing that much, chances are they've already seen plenty of posts from that person or received complaints about them.

And along with all that, regulars and "good" posters tend to just forget about it. It's not like it really makes any difference, but if I see a great post by Klitzy or someone, my first thought isn't going to be adding to their reputation.

[klitzy]

Reputation really doesn't seem to work at all on message boards. It's just a popularity contest - popular users will constantly get +Repped by people just because they like them, not necessarily because they're adding to the discussion.

Just because no one likes yoouuuuuuu......

Kidding my friend...Kidding

[casework]

Just because no one likes yoouuuuuuu......

Kidding my friend...Kidding

Joking aside, it really is the truth about reputation. On a message board I used to frequent, the first user to reach the highest level of reputation was shown to be someone who was banned on another message board for spamming and being a troublemaker. But he came to the new boards, everybody liked him being he was so "witty" and "funny" and every post of his he would get +rep just for posting.

Meanwhile, I was customer support on the forums and would literally spend hours working with users fixing their problems, and only had around 150 rep points(starting from 15 points).

[ryudo]

I disapprove.

[klitzy]

I disapprove.

Of what?

.......

[shanehensley]

Click the "R" - add to the reputation points of other members, or see your own rep points. Click it and see for yourself what it is all about.

Not a huge fan myself, but it was turned on this morning. It might stay, it might go. We'll see.

BTW - You can also subtract reputation as well if someone is really being as ass.

Yes, I added this earlier this morning. It's a feature that a lot of the mods, and members alike, have been requesting for a long time. I figured we could try it, and see how it works out for a while. :)

Next on my list...fixing quick reply, and some of the other options. :)

[samureye]

What I'd like is to rate threads, so the good threads have been indicated for people to join.

[samureye]

Quick Reply works, nice.

[shanehensley]

What I'd like is to rate threads, so the good threads have been indicated for people to join.

You should already be able to do this. You don't see a "Rate Thread" menu at the top of each topic, next to the "thread options" and "search thread" menus? :confused:

[samureye]

If you could, come on AIM or MSN please, Shane, and yes, I see it now.

[klitzy]

Great job Shane man....Thanks dude.

[ryudo]

Of what?

.......

haha of the rep thing..click on it and asks if you approve or disapprove.

[shanehensley]

If you could, come on AIM or MSN please, Shane, and yes, I see it now.
Just a sec...I'll have to re-download it since I recently reformatted my laptop, and haven't reinstalled that yet.

[ariastar]

Click the "R" - add to the reputation points of other members, or see your own rep points. Click it and see for yourself what it is all about.

Not a huge fan myself, but it was turned on this morning. It might stay, it might go. We'll see.

BTW - You can also subtract reputation as well if someone is really being as ass.

Um, who thought this is a good idea? It opens the board up to being a popularoty contest or a way for jerks to be jerks in a new way. I favor this being something reserved for the mods to do.

[shanehensley]

Um, who thought this is a good idea? It opens the board up to being a popularoty contest or a way for jerks to be jerks in a new way. I favor this being something reserved for the mods to do.
It would be hard to abuse, because there are restrictions on how often a user can be "rated", how many times you can rate in a given time period, how many posts a user must have before the ratings count, and restrictions on how long you must wait before rating the same people again.

[klitzy]

So I see my points number and the whole deal. I have been left some rep and when I am left good rep a green dot shows up and it have a comment like +nice comment but then others are black dots but they also have like +nice comment, or funny man or something. So both are positive comments but why is one green and the other black?

[tokenuser]

You can leave a comment on a post, and not give it +/- rep.

[casework]

So I see my points number and the whole deal. I have been left some rep and when I am left good rep a green dot shows up and it have a comment like +nice comment but then others are black dots but they also have like +nice comment, or funny man or something. So both are positive comments but why is one green and the other black?

It's most likely rep given to you from someone who doesn't meet the requirements to give out reputation points. It still shows that someone gave you +rep, but you didn't actually gain points from it.

[masherscf]

You can't spam someone's reputation, so it's only going to be effected if someone is an ass ALL the time.

[shanehensley]

It's most likely rep given to you from someone who doesn't meet the requirements to give out reputation points. It still shows that someone gave you +rep, but you didn't actually gain points from it
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Exactly. :)

Anyone can leave rep, but if someone leaves you rep who doesn't meet the requirements, like a certain post count, or any of the other minimum requirements, you'll still receive the comment, but his/her rating doesn't hurt you, or help you. It's a neutral rating.

[klitzy]

Exactly. :)

Anyone can leave rep, but if someone leaves you rep who doesn't meet the requirements, like a certain post count, or any of the other minimum requirements, you'll still receive the comment, but his/her rating doesn't hurt you, or help you. It's a neutral rating.

Ah Okay...Thanks alot

[jjallday]

It's a neat feature in theory, but I've never been part of a vbulletin community where it didn't descend into madness over rep points. Heed my words, you'll see!

Back end karma by mods FTW!

[masherscf]

Is it so hard not be an ass? It amazes me how many chaff over the prospect of exercising a little self-control. In any case, It seems to be that a single user is not going to be able to spoil the rep of another user easily.

[casework]

Is it so hard not be an ass? It amazes me how many chaff over the prospect of exercising a little self-control. In any case, It seems to be that a single user is not going to be able to spoil the rep of another user easily.

The people speaking out against the reputation are not (I'm assuming) doing so because they're afraid of people giving them negative rep. I personally am not for it because it's rarely used properly period and it becomes a popularity contest where people give + and - rep simply to people they like and dislike, not due to the content of their post(s).

[klitzy]

The people speaking out against the reputation are not (I'm assuming) doing so because they're afraid of people giving them negative rep. I personally am not for it because it's rarely used properly period and it becomes a popularity contest where people give + and - rep simply to people they like and dislike, not due to the content of their post(s).

What Casework is trying to say is.....

No one likes him but he is overly confident and knows that he has the most sensible and intelligent posts. On the other hand, Klitzy posts out of his ass yet still has the highest rep on the board

*Klitzy realizes by just saying that....Tens of thousands of negative reps are flying his way*

Its okay Casework...I like you

+Rep given to Casework for pity

[klitzy]

So how come no one actually uses the rep system? Come on people...Lets see those little green squares add up to peoples names. Jeez.

[magunwarrior]

I know for reallzies it's free...and I'll be your best friend (maybe not, bring money.)

[ericjosepi]

Why did you necropost an almost 2 month old thread?

[ariastar]

They all say "so-and-so- is on a distinguished road," at least that I've seen. Why?

[magunwarrior]

It's because no one actually gives each other rep.

[ariastar]

It's because no one actually gives each other rep.

So it's just a waste of feature they should kill.

[magunwarrior]

Eh it really has no point at all to begin with...but yeah if people don't use it then whats the point?

[ryudo]

...be nice to get rid of useless features and get perm edit back....

[klitzy]

So it's just a waste of feature they should kill.

Kind of like post count...

[ariastar]

...be nice to get rid of useless features and get perm edit back....

Absolutely agree.

[ariastar]

Kind of like post count...

What other way would there be to tell the n00bs from the elites? :)

[ericjosepi]

What other way would there be to tell the n00bs from the elites? :)

What? Elitists? Where? I must join my people!

[magunwarrior]

Post count is an essential part of a message board.

[ariastar]

Post count is an essential part of a message board.

That it is, but the rep points aren't. And I think they're just pretty much ignored.

[ariastar]

What? Elitists? Where? I must join my people!

The Elites are those with over 1,000 posts. :)

[magunwarrior]

Yeah, we're that cool.