Reputations

[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

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I have just recive rep points that was grey(ish) instedt of green, I guess this means that they are negative! I just don't understant why the post says my rep is even when i havev not gotten any positive rep points.

It would be very nice if when giving negative rep, one would state why. (so that i can take it in to consideration for futur posts)

[Firefoot]

Rune - the blue-greyish boxes are reps that come from people who have fewer than 50 posts and therefore have no weight. The rep, whether of positive or negative intent, did not affect your rep at all. Negative reps come with red boxes.

[Boromir88]

It would be very nice if when giving negative rep, one would state why. (so that i can take it in to consideration for futur posts)~Rune

Rarely does that happen, and it's my biggest pet peeve forum wise. But, what worse then getting a negative rep "unsigned" is getting no explanation at all.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Rune - the blue-greyish boxes are reps that come from people who have fewer than 50 posts and therefore have no weight. The rep, whether of positive or negative intent, did not affect your rep at all. Negative reps come with red boxes.

Ahh that explains the even sign, on the post. Thanks Firefoot

Rarely does that happen, and it's my biggest pet peeve forum wise. But, what worse then getting a negative rep "unsigned" is getting no explanation at all.

Unsigend does not matter that much, but tell me why i got the - rep. Otherwise I cannot sleep at night!

By the way how does you guys use the negative rep points ? (when do you give any)
I have only given some once and that was a mistace !

[Glirdan]

That's a matter of opinion for everyone, except perhaps the mods (ie Esty, B-W, SpM). If you don't like what a person's posted, or you think the post has absoultely nothing to do with the thread, let alone the forum, I would neg rep them. But I haven't come across any that I want to neg rep. Wayne's one scentence posts are hard to resist, but I know that I have to resist the temptation to do so. He is after, technically speaking, a newbie in my eyes. I've gotten a few neg reps, but I take those neg reps as a constructive criticism and try and remeber not to do it again. I don't take neg reps personally. But I do like it when people say what the problem is and it would be nice to sign it. That way I can talk about through PM's with them and see exactly what the problem was if there was no real reason or if I'm confused about the reason. But for the reason why people give neg reps, it's a matter of opinion, except, as I've said, for the mods and Admins.

And what is this!?!? I'm heading for the Straight Road??? Oh me oh my!!! I believe I'm going to faint!!! *Thud* *Splash* What? Oh yes. I'm on the Straight Road!! Thank you friends!! Thank you!!!