Locke Cole
08-07-2004, 07:51 AM
I just wanted to explain how the user reputation system works, for those of you wondering. On every post, you will notice an icon that looks like this: http://205.209.144.11/forums/images/buttons/reputation.gif This is the leave reputation icon. If you click on it on one of your own posts, it will show you your reputation totals, however, if you click on it on someone elses, it will ask you to leave feedback about that post.
Now, you shouldn't go around leaving feedback about every post, just those that you strongly like/agree with, or disagree with/feel are wasteful.
Feedback that is written about posts you make are left in your "Options" panel, accessed using the link on the top menu. On the front page of your options panel should display your most recent 20 feedback comments, anonymously. (So don't fear being honest in your feedback, but don't be rude either, because as an admin I -can- see who left it :p). I recommend checking for reputation messages every so often, to see what people think of your posts.
What does reputation do for you? Well, did you ever wonder what that little green icon below your avatar was? It looks like this: http://205.209.144.11/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif
That is your reputation meter. It will increase as you gain reputation. You can gain points by others leaving good comments about you, and lose it in the opposite way. A user's comments only affect your reputation if they have made atleast 25 posts, so new users cannot affect others' reputations. Their comments are left, but that is all.
Each user has a "reputation power". The number of points you give to a user upon leaving feedback is based on your experience with our forums. For example, passing 25 posts for the first time awards you 1 reputation power. This allows you to start adding reputation to others. Other ways to increase your power include things such as.... every 365 days you are a user of these forums, you gain 1 power. Every 1000 postcount you have gives you 1 extra power. Etc. So, using myself as an example on the old forums, I was a member for 4 years, and had a postcount in the 4,000s. So every reputation I would leave would award 9 points, not 1. There are other ways to gain/lose reputation power, but those are for you to discover.
There are restrictions, that stop you from upping the reputation of your forum friends. You may only add reputation to the same user twice, if you have left atleast 5 reputation comments for others first. This stops people from just adding reputation on every post of their friends :p Reputation can be monitored in the admin panel, and if it seems to be being abused for this purpose, the offending user will be led to the same sort of penalties as rank abuse. Loss of all reputation powers, or potential account suspension.
The reputation system can be a lot of fun, and unlike rank, is not just based on how often you post, but how often people feel your posts are of good quality, and contribute to the forums. So next time you see a post you like or agree with, click the button and leave a comment! :)
...End of tutorial.
:p I just wanted to be sure everyone knew of this feature, so we can make full use of it. Its a great system, and allows you to drop anonymous hints to users who are posting badly as well. A quick, private nudge in the right direction could prove much help. Lets use this system wisely, and enjoy having piles of green dots below our names :p
Now, you shouldn't go around leaving feedback about every post, just those that you strongly like/agree with, or disagree with/feel are wasteful.
Feedback that is written about posts you make are left in your "Options" panel, accessed using the link on the top menu. On the front page of your options panel should display your most recent 20 feedback comments, anonymously. (So don't fear being honest in your feedback, but don't be rude either, because as an admin I -can- see who left it :p). I recommend checking for reputation messages every so often, to see what people think of your posts.
What does reputation do for you? Well, did you ever wonder what that little green icon below your avatar was? It looks like this: http://205.209.144.11/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif
That is your reputation meter. It will increase as you gain reputation. You can gain points by others leaving good comments about you, and lose it in the opposite way. A user's comments only affect your reputation if they have made atleast 25 posts, so new users cannot affect others' reputations. Their comments are left, but that is all.
Each user has a "reputation power". The number of points you give to a user upon leaving feedback is based on your experience with our forums. For example, passing 25 posts for the first time awards you 1 reputation power. This allows you to start adding reputation to others. Other ways to increase your power include things such as.... every 365 days you are a user of these forums, you gain 1 power. Every 1000 postcount you have gives you 1 extra power. Etc. So, using myself as an example on the old forums, I was a member for 4 years, and had a postcount in the 4,000s. So every reputation I would leave would award 9 points, not 1. There are other ways to gain/lose reputation power, but those are for you to discover.
There are restrictions, that stop you from upping the reputation of your forum friends. You may only add reputation to the same user twice, if you have left atleast 5 reputation comments for others first. This stops people from just adding reputation on every post of their friends :p Reputation can be monitored in the admin panel, and if it seems to be being abused for this purpose, the offending user will be led to the same sort of penalties as rank abuse. Loss of all reputation powers, or potential account suspension.
The reputation system can be a lot of fun, and unlike rank, is not just based on how often you post, but how often people feel your posts are of good quality, and contribute to the forums. So next time you see a post you like or agree with, click the button and leave a comment! :)
...End of tutorial.
:p I just wanted to be sure everyone knew of this feature, so we can make full use of it. Its a great system, and allows you to drop anonymous hints to users who are posting badly as well. A quick, private nudge in the right direction could prove much help. Lets use this system wisely, and enjoy having piles of green dots below our names :p