I don't understand Reputation.

[Fred]

I can't figure out how it works.

When I log in it says that I have five Rep points.
If I go to my user control panel it says I have sixty-three rep points which were submitted by a total of five people.

If I look at my posts I have one or two rep points.

I couldn't find an explanation of the system in the FAQ. Can anyone shed some light on how this system works?

Fred

 

[poorwboy]

I can't figure out how it works.

When I log in it says that I have five Rep points.
If I go to my user control panel it says I have sixty-three rep points which were submitted by a total of five people.

If I look at my posts I have one or two rep points.

I couldn't find an explanation of the system in the FAQ. Can anyone shed some light on how this system works?

Fred

+1 I would like to know to.

 

[Numpty]

Guys i found this out a week or so ago so i sent a pm to Dennis(admin) and he said he was gunna look in to it.so hopefully there should be an answer soon.

 

[DefyInertia]

I am also completely confused by the rep system...

 

[reiobard]

If i don't understand it i ignore it, looking forward to the explanation though.

 

[Chaosratt]

Heres what I want to know, why do I have negative credit?

 

[Admin]

I can't figure out how it works.

When I log in it says that I have five Rep points.
If I go to my user control panel it says I have sixty-three rep points which were submitted by a total of five people.

If I look at my posts I have one or two rep points.

I couldn't find an explanation of the system in the FAQ. Can anyone shed some light on how this system works?

Fred

Okay I got it figured out

Your User CP shows your total reputation points. And your Login shows your reputation POWER.... more points means higher rep power... Rep power is a ratio that represents good and bad rep points received....

Hope that clears it up a little

 

[Fred]

Thanks boss, that clears things up.
I'd also been wondering why the rep power beside my name in a post would vary all the time. I think I figured that one out. It shows how much rep you've earned in a particular section of the forum. So you can have one rep in The Bar and another in Mechanical. That way people can tell that you're a funny guy but don't know jack about engines.

Fred

 

[DefyInertia]

On the home page it says my Rep POWER is 15 w/ two green squares

In this thread it says my Rep POWER is 9 w/ two green squares

EDIT - Fred's explanation for this is correct?

EDIT2 - My first post in this thread reads 9 while this one reads 15...what gives?

EDIT3 - now this one reads nine too...WTF?

Admin's Rep POWER in this thread reads 10 but he has 11 green squares

My User CP says I have 104 total rep POINTS

I've given lots of rep to other people but I see no record of it

 

[christod1]

Hey ADMIN, so we are all wondering whats up with rep points. You think you can help?

 

[christod1]

On the home page it says my Rep POWER is 15 w/ two green squares

In this thread it says my Rep POWER is 9 w/ two green squares

EDIT - Fred's explanation for this is correct?

EDIT2 - My first post in this thread reads 9 while this one reads 15...what gives?

Admin's Rep POWER in this thread reads 10 but he has 11 green squares

My User CP says I have 104 total rep POINTS

I've given lots of rep to other people but I see no record of it

Kind of the same for me. I have 1 when I post, 2 when at the home page, last week it was 3. I cant figure it out.

 

[DefyInertia]

Wow...in an hour I went from 15 to 71 and my credits jumped 700%....

 

[Chaosratt]

Dunno, but props to admin for fixing my credit problem

 

[Admin]

User Reputation

User Reputation in its simplest form is a ranking of your user's benefit to your forum. Its basis comes from the opinions of all of your forum users that choose take part in it.

Users gain and lose reputation based on how their posts are scored by other forum participants. Users with the ability to affect reputation, will either give or take aways points by approving or disapproving with a post's content.