Reputations

[Formendacil]

To add to the concensus, reputation is not about what YOU think about yourself, but about what OTHERS think about you. Consequently, your post-rep should not be what you think is rep-worthy, but what others think is rep-worthy.

[Gurthang]

Yes, people seem to always find something worth repping in a post that you never would have thought of. And then that one you were so sure of.... nothing.

Basically, I've given up on writing posts for reps. It never works out. I just have to put what I really think, or what I find funny (in Mirth), and if it gets repped, well great. If not, then I wasn't aiming for it, so I'm not dissappointed. The whole point of the system isn't really a race for the top(which is pretty much Lalwende's anyway), but rather a way of showing at a glance who is more respected. (Note: that respect could come from humor, too. )

[Gothmog]

Originally Posted by Gurthang

Basically, I've given up on writing posts for reps. It never works out. I just have to put what I really think, or what I find funny (in Mirth), and if it gets repped, well great. If not, then I wasn't aiming for it, so I'm not dissappointed. The whole point of the system isn't really a race for the top(which is pretty much Lalwende's anyway), but rather a way of showing at a glance who is more respected. (Note: that respect could come from humor, too. )

True, true...

But even if you're not writing for reps, you sometimes think you deserve it. Maybe me being a bit selfish


I'm quite tight-fisted when it comes to giving reps. But maybe I shouldn't? Obviously, you only rep something you think is good, but it doesn't have to be excellent. But reps isn't the important thing. If I feel like I'm doing a contribution to the discussion (or a good joke or whatever) I'm happy with that. Then may the others like it or not...

Rep points isn't a contest!

[Mithalwen]

I don't write to get reps...and I do give a lot of rep to things that make me laugh.. I just find it interesting that so often the amount of rep is inversely proportional to the amount of effort. But it is tue we are not always the best judge of our own efforts.....

[Boromir88]

The whole point of the system isn't really a race for the top(which is pretty much Lalwende's anyway)~Gurthang

Not if we combine forces. But yeah, I concur.

I'm quite tight-fisted when it comes to giving reps.~Gothmog

I was like that, but when I repeatedly saw that I "needed to wait before repping this person again" I kind of thought, I'm being too tight and should give more. Now on a few occasions my rep button has overheated. But honestly, it's up to the person whether they want to give more or less out or not. Nothing really anyone can do, or should have the "right" to say..."so and so doesn't give out enough." All that folderol.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Not if we combine forces.

That is doomed to failure too, given the imminent official union of Lalwende and davem which if reflected in a joint downs account would be surely see off most other possible combinations......

[Gothmog]

Boro:

I was like that, but when I repeatedly saw that I "needed to wait before repping this person again" I kind of thought, I'm being too tight and should give more.

So I've noticed. And that leads us to an other problem. When you get the "you must spread some rep..." message, there's a risk you'll think: "OK, must spread rep, must spread rep. Hmm, this seems ok, I'll rep it!". I understand why the rules are like they are. But 20 reps before you can rep the same person again, isn't that too much (is it 20?)? The danger with that limit is simply that one might search for posts to rep and give some "easy" points, just because one want the possibility to rep someone else.

That might explain some of the "unearned" reps we've discussed. Ok, we've decide they're might be deserved but anyway...

Count how many times I used the word "rep" in this post. New record?

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by Gothmog

(is it 20?)?

it is ten