[Sam]

This is one of those cool features of vb. It allows you to give reputation to fellow users. It's mostly useful for business forums, i.e. in order to let people know that a particular user is trustworthy, etc. But I think it could be fun for just everyday use.

I'm going to activate it now, and you guys can decide if you want to use it or not.

Here's the explanation to how the reputation point system works (FAQ copied from here, with minor tweaks to make it more understandable):

What is reputation?

- On this forum you may see the little green blocks (top right corner of every post), the more of these the user has the better 'reputation' they have. People can give other people reputation in two forms, bad rep and good rep.

How much reputation do I start with?

- You start with 10 rep points, these can go up quickly if people love ya and can go down if people hate you.

How many rep points do you need to go up to another green box? Thanks to sizzler_chetan & ramakrishna p

0 - 99 remains in ----------- 1 blob
On completion of 100 Points - 2 blob
On completion of 200 Points - 3 blobs
On completion of 300 Points - 4 blobs
On completion of 400 Points - 5 blobs
On completion of 500 Points - 6 blobs
On completion of 700 Points - 7 blobs
On completion of 900 Points - 8 blobs
On completion of 1100 Points - 9 blobs
On completion of 1300 Points - 10 blobs

How many rep points do I need to go into the red?

- You can go into the red if you go under 0 rep points, if you do this people might see you as a bad person and might not
trust you however if you have proven yourself in the forum you might find people don't take any notice

Can I find out who said I smells?

- No. If they don't put there name there is not a lot you can do. However if the comment is racist or is just for hate you should not really PM any mods as they will most likey blank you.. If your a good forumer that 1 red really won't matter.

I did not do anything to get this Red, can I get it removed?

- Simple no. The person gave you a red rep as they think you did something wrong, even if you don't think you did. Once again a single red rep won't make you look bad, if your a good forumer most of the other reps you get would be green.

Ok I understand Green & Red but.. GRAY?

- Gray is simple, think green as good, red as bad and gray as something that don't effect you. You get gray for two reasons, A) someone who has not got enough posts reps you and B) someone in the 'general' area reps you. Gray does not effect your rep images and should be taken as a pinch of salt

Where do I find out how many rep points I have?

- Go to your user CP and you shall find the box as shown below that says your rep points in the header to the right, for example in this picture I have 86 points



Can I see all the rep points I ever got and the comments?

- As far as I know, no sorry. At the moment the system allows you to show the last 10 rep points, so check often and you should remember the rep you got. You can always post and ask for this to be rised.

How can I give someone rep?

- If you see a post you like or hate and think the poster deserves some rep click the little scales and then choose if you like or hate the post.

[Mathsorcerer]

I am already getting drunk with the power to ruin other people's lives! *evil laughter*

or maybe I'm just drunk with shiraz

can I sell myself for a good reputation, or would selling myself automatically give me a bad reputation?

[Leah]

Can Mathy and I just keep giving eachother good reputation?

[tobnameless]

I tried to click the scales and got nothin' poo.

[Leah]

Originally Posted by tobnameless

I tried to click the scales and got nothin' poo.

I was able to click your scales.

[Ikin]

Ooh! I just PM'ed you about this!

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Leah

Can Mathy and I just keep giving eachother good reputation?

Yes and no. The FAQ in my first post should answer all your questions. You CAN give Mathy a point, but you will then have to spread it around to 10 other users before you can give him another one.

BTW: I gave everyone with more than 1000 posts 100 rep points to start with, and everyone with 500 or so posts 50 rep points to start. Remember: The more rep power you have, the more power you have. So, for instance, if you have 500 rep points, if you give someone a positive rep, you are giving them 5 rep points instead of 1; and if you give someone a negative rep, you are taking away 5 instead of one. So basically, the more reps you accrue, the more power you have to build up or knock down other users. (I bet Math loves this... )

[Sam]

Originally Posted by tobnameless

I tried to click the scales and got nothin' poo.

Is it still not working for you, tob?

[Mathsorcerer]

Originally Posted by Leah

Can Mathy and I just keep giving eachother good reputation?

That sounds particularly...inviting.

Originally Posted by Leah

I was able to click your (tob's) scales.

You lucky dog--getting your scales clicked. I'm jealous.

Originally Posted by Sam

Remember: The more rep power you have, the more power you have. So, for instance, if you have 500 rep points, if you give someone a positive rep, you are giving them 5 rep points instead of 1; and if you give someone a negative rep, you are taking away 5 instead of one. So basically, the more reps you accrue, the more power you
have to build up or knock down other users. (I bet Math loves this... )

You bet your sweet bippy I love this!

[Ikin]

I've been giving everyone some reputation! <ahem!>