I think certain people have more "point power" based on there own rep points or posts or sumpin.

When can I start giving out points again?

Yes.

On this forum and a few others I frequent, you can't see the person who leaves you rep. However on another forum () you can, I was just wondering if that was an option you had turned off TP.

Hmmm... not sure.

Is it better to be known or anonymous when leaving Rep, I wonder?

Well, I think that if you're leaving postive rep, being known isn't a bad thing. However, if leaving neg. rep, being known could lead to a huge PM (or worse, public) flame war or retribution unless the neg. rep has a comment that is constructive on why it was negative. Even then...

While I admit, it's nice to see who was kind enough to give me rep points, I think that the possible downside outweighs any benefits to seeing who gave you rep.

I agree with Robb except I think it should be mandatory to add a comment. This way we have an idea as to what the neg or positive rep was about or a hint as to who might have given it to us.

I like this idea but i get bad rep points when i ask a question i dont know. Like you guys were talking about Horse and i had no idea what it is so i asked what it was. What was i suppose to do make it into a HUGE paragraph??

Ok...who didn't like my opinion on this? Silly to give me a neg rep; just for giving you all my opinion. Wish you would've at least left a comment as to what you didn't like about it!

Edit: Was finally inching my way up to green light and you took it away from me.:mad:

My guess would be that some people that are leaving negative rep do NOT understand that the rep is attached to a particular post and they were actually giving you neg. for a different post (or they just don't like you :)). There's no way you should receive negative rep for simply agreeing with someone.

I gave one person rep on a post that it wasn't really intended for (although it was positive so it's not too big of a deal there).

I do agree, comments would be nice. I try to leave a comment for each one that I give so the person receiving it knows why I give it. I mean, if I'm taking the few seconds to give rep, what's a few more seconds to comment on it. If a person doesn't leave a comment because they are too busy or don't have time, maybe they shouldn't worry about the reputation anyway.

That said, I don't think forced comments would be a good idea however. As TP (I think it was him) mentioned - if you force them then all you'll get is "adj;askdjf" or whatever. The only option is to appeal to the moral decency of people (hehe - ME talking about morality...go figure) to leave comments.

I doubt that you were given negatie rep for asking a question. I suspect it was because you don't honor bets that you make, and people wanted to make sure your Rep icon would be red to warn other posters...

Just a guess.

lol good one tp. by the way when was the last time farve was on, i think hes shying away. How can i check? or do u have too

lol i like how i made a post saying good things about rook and got a negative rep for that, someone must really dislike her

When adding reputation, I've just been "signing" my name in the comment section. That way, people know it's me giving them their propers!!!!!

How many "points" does it take to reach the next level? I have 36 points but I am still at one bar! How about for negative?

I think the descriptions are really stupid and have been meaning to change them. I think I'll change them to the number range, so people can have an idea of where they are at.

Done.

this rep thing is great man. Interesting to see how thinck some of my posts are and how good. Makes you think more about what you type in a post, and not to type in one words replys (not counting your post above this one:D )

good way of making it more fun. Rook seems to disagree though i reckon....

So much so that she left...

*shrug*

i miss her anyways. she was fun. Good to have a woman around, tidy up after us e.t.c

Might have to refer a couple now

I guess I don't count as a woman? ;)

Of course, I don't clean up after Rob so don't expect me to clean up after anyone here.

I much prefer this to the other way it was. It also lets everyone know how close they are to getting another green bar.

ok, my mistake, apart from Nikita then....

**falls over flat on his face in stupidity**

hmm..wtf ihad like 20somthing rep points earlier oday.. now i got 6 WTF!??

wow.. i got negative rep for saying gl to jdmcnugent because i didnt spell it out to say good luck... being nice sometimes blows.

I didnt give it, so im not sure, but i think its because of the lack of quality of your posts/one liners

It's okay. One time I tried to go negative on your ass and accidentally clicked positive. So, it evens out.:)

Why does the rep point stats only give you the latest 10? I wouldn't mind keeping a record of all of them btw.

That's how I have it set. The default was 5...

whats your rep rook? i think im winning with -10

You have the most posts in this thread, but the least amount of pictures.

Ok...who's the wiseguy that brought my rep points down again by leaving me this comment? *sigh*

I'm not ever going to reach the green light....might as well just give up.

I thought you had a legitimate shot at it until tonight's tirade. Funny thing is, I was instinctively about to leave negative rep for (that very much deserves it), but decided not to, because I know how powerful my clicks are and didn't want to move you too far in the wrong direction. Not 2 minutes after I close that thread, I see this post, with you complaining about having a red light still.

Gee... I wonder why.

Does the number of rep points you receive depend on your post count or on your rep yourself?

No. It depends on the people giving it to you.

Would it not be a good idea to see "Who" is leaving positive and negatives?

Yes, I think it would not be a good idea. .

This is certainly open to discussion though.

If people want to "sign" their rep in the comments field, so be it. But if it's not anonymous, I think it could lead to unnecessary problems, flame wars, etc.

What do you see as the added benefits, Chip?

Good point...
I didn't think I deserved a "Negative" in the post a pic of your pet thread...
so yes.. that would have just escalated into a 'flame' war...

I got one in that thread too... from you, as it turns out. Interesting. Good thing I'm a big enough man to not have to flame back, cause I could put a serious hurting on your rep if I wanted to ;)

Anyway, as I just posted in that thread, "Use your own criteria/logic when giving out + and - Rep... not someone else's."

Good detective work:

Yes, I saw that. Hence my reply to that post in the other thread and then this post here...

Or maybe I'm missing your point... :o

Nah... I missed the point...
I didn't see the post in the other thread....

This is getting complicated... Going to start drawing out a flow chart to help follow along.

Anyways...
Tried to give you a "positive" in this thread... Above the post I said "Good Point" in.
But it wouldn't let me... said something about spreading it around first.

Maybe I'll be "Good" Chip tonight... and post something contributive.

Good Chip? Who is he? Haven't seen him around these parts in AGES! :D

You have to hit up like 10 people before you can give the same person rep again. Maybe I should lower that to 5. No worries man... it will all work out in the end.

Just between you and me.... I find him kinda boring...
"Rabble Rouser Chip is much more fun."

Eh.... to each their own, I guess.

I kinda like "Poker Talking Contributing Chip" more than "Anything from Stirring the Pot to Wreaking Havoc Chip," but maybe that's just me...

Ok guys... here's what I'm wondering: We've had the User Rep system turned on for about 3 and a half weeks now. Is it working? It it adding positive value to the forum, or is it only adding drama?

Clearly some people don't like to get negative rep. I'm sure no one does, of course, but sometimes when people get it, it leads to angry posts, negative rep wars, and that sort of thing.

I'm leaning towards saying that it's working. ESPECIALLY when looking through the SPAM section (and sports bets, etc, etc), people can tell at a glance if someone is trustworthy or not. I know most people only have a single green bar of rep right now, which doesn't differentiate things much, but in time, that should change... If everyone could get into the habit of leaving a handful of rep (good and bad, as the case may be), every day, the system will work itself out, and in a few months, we'll have some significant differences.

As I've said before, I can also tweak the "rules" that say how much Rep giving power people have, and so on, but I think the defaults are pretty good...

Hmmm... maybe I should make a poll for this. Duh. Ok, coming soon. :)

Maybe someone thought your joke sucked? Opinions are like assholes..........