Reputation Levels Now Activated

[Jim]

Reckon should say thank you to the little birdie who gave the wife and myself reputation recently. ;-)

Jim.

 

[batgirl]

Is there such thing as giving out too much of this reputation? Evie gives out quite a lot, not recklessly I believe, but often says thank you to people using that method. Wife and I included.

Sorry, I initially was annoyed by this and posted too soon. Then I felt what I said wasn't quite respectful or nice to you Uncle and I didn't have enough time to edit properly. Anyways, it's true, I do give out a lot of reputation, but I'm definitely not doing it to increase anyone's levels, even if I could do that, it's kind of dumb... I mean who cares how many green squares a person has? I do really like using the system though, sometimes I don't feel like posting but I've really appreciated something a person has said, so I tell them through the rep system. I know what you mean Lisa, it makes my day when I get a comment too. It's a like a compliment really. That's one of the reasons I started giving it out so often, because it makes me feel good and I would like others to feel good too.

 

[anthony]

There is no such thing as abusing the system, because I have set it so that nobody can do that. What your doing Evie and Kathy, is correctly using the system, being if you read something and it means something to you, then you don't have to reply, you can simply give that person reputation and/or both. If you try and give one person reputation too many times, the system will give you are message as Kathy described, and others, depending on what it picks up, though its all automatic, simply set on principles I have adjusted the system to calculate in order to keep the system fair and unbiased at all times.

Your welcome Jim...

 

[Lisa]

Yep... thanks Kathy - I am figuring out who is giving me nice reps :) ;-) Thank you, you know who you are!

 

[anthony]

Something that has been a topic of concern with some members is viewing neutral reputation within their profile. What I discovered is this; when a new member especially comes into the forum, they have no reputation giving power until such time as they actively participate, are given reputation, etc etc... which means they have a zero figure to pass. This zero figure comes up in the members profile as neutral. The only reputation that can be given, is positive or negative. Only moderators and above have the ability to give negative reputation, however; if a member has no positive points, then neutral is passed instead.

 

[Portabella]

I know I am quite stingy when it comes to givng reputation. But....I must be totally moved before I will even think of it. I think I should lighten up a bit, I just forget to use it most times. I think most on this forum family know how I feel about you all. (time to hold hands and sing KUMBIYah).....

 

[batgirl]

Thanks Anthony, I'm glad you and my aunt cleared that up for me. Sorry for jumping to conclusions and overreacting like I did, as you've often said to me, I really have to stop thinking for other people.

 

[batgirl]

I have a question... now that I have 4 green squares, when I give someone reputation, I am giving them more points than I would if I had fewer squares, right? So does that mean I should be more selective in giving out rep? I've been pretty free with it up until now, but I don't want it to appear like I'm trying to inflate anyone's rep. I actually give out to lots of different people, but the last couple of times I did so, I noticed the 2 people I gave rep to got an extra square after I gave them rep! Anyways just wondering, thanks.

 

[anthony]

Evie, yes you do have more to give out, but its not maybe as much as you think. An extra square only gives you one (1) more point, because it means you got another 100 points, ie. everybody gets one square initially, and when you have 100 points, the second would appear.

 

[batgirl]

Okay well thanks I will just continue to give out as much as I feel like for now then.

 

[anthony]

Your welcome. Points accumulate over many factors, and likely if you give out and peoples blocks change, chances are they are just nearing the fallover amount, and you have enough to push them over for their next block. Trust me Evie, you can't do anything wrong with the system... give as much as you want. Even as your reputation continues to grow, the system reflects this in those who reside with a lot of points, where hundred affect a user up to say, 500 points (6 blocks), then the system begins jumping in several hundred amounts to get 1 block, then thousand amounts, etc. It is a linear system if you like.