Reputation and Reputation power

Kate · 13-06-2004, 06:02

"gives denial a big hug* aghm... we are going a bit offtopic.

Please, don't be sad. Anyway, let's just stay on topic, don't want Igor to be mad at us for breaking the rules.

denial · 13-06-2004, 06:25

okay ....*nods nods* .. *sniff sniff*

haku · 14-06-2004, 18:51

I have a question.

In the User CP we can see who gave us rep points and at the beginning of each line there is a little "stone", but what are the meanings of the different colors?
I've guessed that the stone is green when someone is giving you points, but what does it mean when it's grey? And what color is it when someone is decreasing your points?

Thanks

Kate · 14-06-2004, 23:13

haku, when the stone is gray, it means that someone has given or take away non of your points. That is the person who was increasing/decreasing your reputation has a power of giving/taking away 0 points.

Hope you understand, it was hard to explain. My English's a bit rusty in the morning.

haku · 15-06-2004, 19:29

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Originally Posted by katbeidar

Hope you understand, it was hard to explain.

No problem, it was perfectly clear.

Thanks.

teeny · 17-06-2004, 13:08

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Originally Posted by katbeidar

That is the person who was increasing/decreasing your reputation has a power of giving/taking away 0 points.

Makes me wonder about one thing.. what members has the "power" of giving no points, and do they know this before they start playing?
Are some members worth more than other members?

haku · 17-06-2004, 15:37

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Originally Posted by teeny

what members has the "power" of giving no points

Members who just registered or/and have 0 posts can't give or take points to another member. I've had two people like that since the beginning of the system, but i'm still glad they told me they liked my post.

The longer you've been on the forum and the higher your post count is, the more points you can give or take to another member.

Since you've been here since january 2003 and have over 3k posts, you are actually one of the most powerful members.

rosh · 17-06-2004, 15:52

thanks for the explanation haku !

was wondering why points werent incrementing by a logical number ... now i know

madeldoe · 17-06-2004, 17:22

aww..well thats too bad for me and my measly 800 posts

teeny · 17-06-2004, 17:55

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Originally Posted by haku

Since you've been here since january 2003 and have over 3k posts, you are actually one of the most powerful members.

So I have the power but don't use it?

ms. nataku, wish I could give you my power, cos I have no intention of using it anyway

Thank you for the explanation, haku

Kate · 17-06-2004, 20:10

Your powerer increases like so:

+1 point for every 1000 posts

+1 point for every year on the forum

+1 point for every 100 reputation points

teeny · 17-06-2004, 20:24

and power starts at 0 or 1?
So lets say ms. nataku for example, she will have to post 200 posts or wait 2 months before having any power? Or does she just have a little right now?

And a posting nonsense member like me, I have 3 points for doing just that? and 1 more for doing it for more than one year?

I donnu.. the system don't really seem newbie friendly at all. It'll devide the members into two groups I think. Not that we weren't partly two groups already, but now we hand out points to eachother because of it.

Thank you for the explanation though, kate

It's nice to know more about the rules at least

Kate · 17-06-2004, 20:54

teeny, power starts at 0. So, Nataku will have to either wait or post...

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And a posting nonsense member like me, I have 3 points for doing just that? and 1 more for doing it for more than one year?

Yep.

haku · 17-06-2004, 20:55

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Originally Posted by katbeidar

power starts at 0. So, Nataku will have to either wait or post...

Or get points from other members for her contributions since you get 1 more point with each 100 given by others.

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Originally Posted by teeny

And a posting nonsense member like me, I have 3 points for doing just that? and 1 more for doing it for more than one year?

That's precisely why this system is interesting.

Take Miss Nataku for example, she makes lovely wallpapers. Other members are going to give her points for creating those wallpapers, even if she has less than a thousand posts and less than a year of membership, she could end up having more power than someone who has been there for over a year and has thousands of posts.

This system is actually fairer than any other system, because even a recent member with a few hundred posts that a lot of people have liked can end up with more power than an old member who has made thousands of uninteresting posts.

teeny · 17-06-2004, 21:04

but a LOT of members will have to like ones posts and be willing to give them 1/10 of the days love and respect. And then after having all that love presented to one person they will get 1 point.. 1 point.
Not saying that it should be more points. I'm just saying that fairness seems to be up for discussion. Why is it more fair that I have 4 points and ms nataku has no points because she choose her posts with wisdom?

madeldoe · 17-06-2004, 21:10

lol so wait..no wim very confuzzled..lol *sowwie* so im not able to give as much points to others based on my number of posts and join date? or have i completely misinterpreted what has been said above?

teeny · 17-06-2004, 21:14

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Originally Posted by nataku

lol so wait..no wim very confuzzled..lol *sowwie* so im not able to give as much points to others based on my number of posts and join date? or have i completely misinterpreted what has been said above?

seems like it. Though you have got one thing wrong.. you're not able to give out any points at all it seems..

haku · 17-06-2004, 21:20

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Originally Posted by teeny

I'm just saying that fairness seems to be up for discussion. Why is it more fair that I have 4 points and ms nataku has no points because she choose her posts with wisdom?

It seems unfair now only because the system has been working for a week or so, but look in the members list, some members with less than a thousand posts already have good amounts of points and that's only after *one* week.
In a few months, there will be members will low post counts who will have more points than people with high post counts, that's why i'm saying that this system is fairer than any other.
But of course it's going to take a few months for things to be put in place, not everything can happen in a week.

madeldoe · 17-06-2004, 21:28

really? LOL aw well thats not fair.. *pouts* but i want to be able to express my appreciation of other peoples "posts" as well as anyone who has over 1,000 posts..hmmm

teeny · 17-06-2004, 21:30

yeah but it'll still be the few top posting members that have the power for a long long time. And meanwhile some members will have to fight for their lifes if they want some of the "power". I mean if they actually want the power to begin with.
We are kind of being rewarded for posting in the threads at the general forum at the moment. I don't know if any other members feels like they deserve to be rewarded for posting in there, but I sure don't.
But I think it's more or less just a few that feels this way. Or some don't care either way.

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really? LOL aw well thats not fair.. *pouts* but i want to be able to express my appreciation of other peoples "posts" as well as anyone who has over 1,000 posts..hmmm

Exactly. But as it is you can only give out 0 points. Sure it'll still be good to have, and should be the idea of the system I guess.. but in enters power points

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