Reputations

I have one or two neutral reps, about 5 green ones and one or two negatives. The two negatives reduced me from, what, 15?, to less than -5. The rep scale is crap.

I've got 4 negative reps, 2 positive reps and 9 grey reps and I've still got 18 reputation points. Obviously the system is more complicated that static value points simple adding up. I'm guessing that the higher reputation the giver, the more force behind the point, but I could be wrong.

Perhaps an admin should explain it in more detail.

Yes, that is true, added to the fact that negative reputation is halved, compared to positive reputation.

Whitehorn positive repped me, and my reputation blasted to over 65 points.
Some other people negative repped me, taking -2 points, so you can tell that they were low reputation themselves. Also, another guy just gave me a positive reptuation, whoever it was, thanks.

Well, its easy for you to say this. In fact, its easy for anyone with over 100 rep to say that. They really dont see what's messed up with the system.

Im also wondering about something: its like certain people got rep boosts. My main example is linkmaster23, he has like 6-7 green reps but somehow is at 40. Weaaddar, I'm also curious how you have 130, although you have a ton of greens. (but how could you have 120 greens?)

P.S. 35263526, what does your name represent/stand for?

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Whoa. Thats insane. I need to get on his good side... lol
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Oh here's a crazy idea for getting good rep points. Do good stuff.

Do good stuff? Wasn't that pretty much always the way to get positive reputation? :P

Exactly. There's people complaining that they get bad rep and then I go check it out and see that they deserve the bad rep. And yet they still complain about it. So what I'm saying is, be helpful to other people and you'll get good rep. Common sense really.

Of course, it has always been like that, even before the reputation-system was here, the people who helped much were far more popular on the boards and most people knew that person.

But I am still wondering, what is exactly the use of the reputation system? Since it wasn't as the point system and IMO the reputation system doesn't really tell how 'popular' someone is.

In my opinion, the reputation system is exactly like popularity on this site, except popularity can't be abused. You could flame someone and you'd get banned, but people give out false reputation all the time and get away with it.

I'm not complaing that much though. I have been a victim of reputation abuse, (although I have deserved at least one of my four negative reps for being somewhat hotheaded), but because I've been helping people I'm still at 17 points. The lesson to be learnt is that even if some loser decides to be an asshole, the fact that you're not a loser can easily counter-act that. Period.

Hahaha..a.hha.ahaa. Still moaning?

Different people affect your reputation by differing amounts. Grey usually shows someone who has a weight of 0 points, which does not affect your reputation. An administrator, like myself, has a weight of 15 points. So just because I have 172 reputation points, does not mean I got 172 good reps plus 1 for every bad rep.

Also bear in mind that the reputation system was bugged/messed up for a week or so before, and reputation weights were very high. Mine was 52 at the time. That means I could give out 250 reputation to 1 person over 5 days. Not that I did...

Now you all need to quit moaning. If you care about your reputation, do something useful. If you don't care, then shut up. There is no downside to bad reputation. You only see what people think of your posts, with a few random cases that you should ignore.

If, and only IF reputation is given a purpose, then something will be done about the various highlighted problems. IF low reputation threatens bannng, we'll make damn sure no one abuses the system.

For now, there is no rule, so quit arguing and complaining over nothing. Do something useful for a change.