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02-05-2006, 12:47 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment.
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Alright, I checked out Nilps last post and all of a sudden he had me thinking I was about to reply to the "battle of the dorks" post. Nilp, you really have some skill in getting people confused, even outside the WW games.
Now, I'm not sure if this has been actually asked before, but how do you guys (and gals) assign reps? Do you wait for that really insightful or extremely funny piece of writing or are you a little more liberal with the kudos? Personally, I try to rep everything I think good enough... I don't hold back too much with the reps (after all, that's what they are there for... and it makes me happy to get a rep, so why not make others happy as well?) and I specially try to rep people in the RPG forums. I think it's harder to get reps in there and some people *ahem Undome ahem* don't post much elsewhere yet are excelent writers and deserve the aknowledgement. Also, bringing up interesting (even if not completely accurate) ideas in a discussion is rep-worthy. One of the things I like the most over here is that people really have smarts... many know LOTS about Tolkien and Literature in general and the discussions sometimes are far too complex for me to really chip in but even those who are not as scholarly have some brains.
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02-05-2006, 02:50 AM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
Posts: 5,912
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Its a miricle!
It’s amazing!
After my first few posts in Assigned to Mordor, I ended up with none of my 10 latest reps being from Crazy Captions!  The End of the world is nigh!
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02-05-2006, 01:31 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 500
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I just got an unsigned rep from some one regarding posting after the deadline in the ww game(not even the one I'm currently in, it came from the No Man Is An Island one). A few others had posted before and after me and I was supposing there would be a cease posting post. Thanks for the rep anyway who ever it was.
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02-12-2006, 10:19 PM
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Fair and Cold
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: the big onion
Posts: 1,770
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It is so unfair that the rep option does not allow me to pat myself on the back for my slacking off in Gondor and my bickering in Books!
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02-13-2006, 04:20 AM
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Scion of The Faithful
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines]
Posts: 5,312
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Heh.
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 Can someone devise a pat-self-in-the-back rep, which has no points, but almost (but not quite) gives the satisfaction of receiving one with points?
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02-13-2006, 05:48 AM
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Deadnight Chanter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 4,244
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02-13-2006, 07:15 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
Posts: 7,499
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02-15-2006, 10:04 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home
Posts: 421
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YAY! Finally my long climb has given result! Finally I reached the top of Taniquetil! I've been 3 points from it for a week now.
I want to thank Firefoot especially, as she was the one to give me the last rep I needed... And for finding an old post worth repping I also want to thank all the other's that have given me reps after my comeback not long ago. I guess you know who you are...But now I'm going to take back my place one the 2nd page in the rep-list so watch out Just kidding. Thanks a lot people!
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02-15-2006, 11:11 AM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit.
Posts: 1,628
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YAY! Finally I have a bright green square!
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02-15-2006, 12:57 PM
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,449
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Inflation.....
Finally! You only joined in January!!!!
I was lucky in that I joined shortly after the rep system was activated and everyone was awestruck when Fordim (i think was the leader at that point) got a shiny square. I was overwhelmed to get a rep worth 10 whole precious points from Mr Munificent.... and was delighted to be no fool of a took..... *old lady sigh *
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02-15-2006, 01:04 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit.
Posts: 1,628
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I know, I know...but Nogrod only joined in January too, and he has two shiny squares!
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02-15-2006, 02:21 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its.
Posts: 644
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I think it must have something to do with your post-count. and your post-per-day average. You're insane, Jenny. Do you have a life apart from the 'Downs?!
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02-15-2006, 02:55 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit.
Posts: 1,628
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Of course I do...I'm even married (and men are high-maintenance)
The thing is, I have a job that leaves me with a great deal of free time, and I'm also living in a brand-new city 3 states away from my hometown. I don't really have any RL friends in the area yet apart from my husband...therefore lots of time to post on the 'Downs.
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02-15-2006, 03:21 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: A hovel in Florin
Posts: 173
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I would like to thank TGWBS for my new shiny 11th box. I feel so awesome now!
...well, in a pathetic, geeky way. But awesome.
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02-15-2006, 03:43 PM
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Illusionary Holbytla
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 7,547
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Gothmog, you're quite welcome. Congrats.
Amazing what reps will do to a person's mental state - about a month or two ago I hit this huge dry streak and it was terribly depressing... And then you get a whole bunch in a week and it makes you ecstatic. |
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02-15-2006, 09:36 PM
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Psyche of Prince Immortal
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis
Posts: 4,733
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currently at 2730... getting so clsoe to 3000... tahnks to all the people that have repped me so far too, most of them Gurthang
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02-16-2006, 01:45 AM
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Hauntress of the Havens
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: IN it, but not OF it
Posts: 2,538
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02-16-2006, 06:37 AM
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Illusionary Holbytla
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 7,547
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Just curious
Is there a way to see the number of reps that people have been given? It would be interesting to see how that list might differ from the list of rep points, if it does. Because if a person gets most of their reps from the people without as many rep points, their rep isn't going to be as high as someone who might not get as many reps but receives most of them from people higher up on the list.
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02-16-2006, 08:13 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
Posts: 7,499
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If it is more blessed to give than to receive, it would be interesting to have a list of those who give the most reputations. The Barrow-Wight has compiled a list on occasion in the past, but as far as I know, there's no public access to that information normally. Anyway, if we all concentrated more on giving points than receiving them, we would all have an active, not passive, role in the reputation system.
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02-16-2006, 08:16 AM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
Posts: 5,912
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Perhaps there should be a golden rep box for every 100th time you rep someone. I say this as it would be another thing on the 'member's list' page and you could then sort by who is the biggest giver. Just a thought.
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02-16-2006, 09:02 AM
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Shadowed Prince
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Thulcandra
Posts: 2,343
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Hookbill, you're strangely obsessed with golden rep boxes. It can't be doing you any good...
In any case, rep-given boxes would be down to V-Bulletin, not Mr Wight. I'm not sure they offer them. |
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02-16-2006, 09:22 AM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
Posts: 5,912
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It’s the next logical colour. Green- positive Red – Negative Yellow / Gold – Would look cool! I suppose white would also work. Anyway, this is all irrelevant, as you say; it’s not up to Lord Wight. But we can dream… We can dream… 
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I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket... |
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02-16-2006, 10:12 AM
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 5,977
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Reps, darn reps, and Statistics
Perhaps we could ask Barrow Wight to invite HerenIstarion to help him compile a data base to supplement HI's Public Research threads?
We could have a statistical compilation of Number of reps given, Number of reps received, posts with highest reps (both in terms of count and actual times repped), which thread/forum sees the most consistent traffic in terms of number of reps given, which thread/forum each repper prefers in giving out reps, which thread/forum receives the highest rep counts. We could determine patterns in our preferences and tastes. Do old time Downers rep differently from the newer members? Is age a factor in rep history? Do Downers cluster in a few threads or rep across the board? Who would need maths homework to learn statistics? Not us say the little green Downers.
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02-16-2006, 12:56 PM
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Doubting Dwimmerlaik
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Heaven's basement
Posts: 2,466
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Ah, wouldn't that be a grand thing?!? Then, after statistics are compiled and made available, some astute Downer could model the data and predict (using Bayes's theorem and probabilities) the most likely times, threads, text, etc with which to garner rep. Instead of thinking about specific threads/posts or discussing an issue dear to one's heart, the wielder could simply pop in with a post with the highest probability of being repped, then spend the rest of his/her time watching TV.
The power! in such an algorithm. One could perhaps even overtake Lalwendë without learning/discussing/reading a blessed thing ...ah, to dream .(yes, that's the sound of scribbling that you hear.)
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02-16-2006, 02:14 PM
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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 95
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I find this Reputation-thing really fantastic. But I must work at me, that I will get all the shiny boxes you all have here.
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02-16-2006, 07:50 PM
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Sword of Spirit
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oh, I'm around.
Posts: 1,401
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'Top 'Reputation Givers (scroll to #127) That is a list of the 'Top' members by number of reputations (not the points) given and received up to that point. I do hope a new one comes soon. *cough*hint*cough*
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02-16-2006, 07:56 PM
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Illusionary Holbytla
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 7,547
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Ah, thanks for that. It might be nice to see an updated version, though...
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02-17-2006, 12:22 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 500
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Gahhh, I got another unsigned rep for the Outracing the Flames rpg. Please let me know who you are--even pm me if you'd like. I like to thank people for giving rep points! Pleeeeezzze let me know, it's driving me nuts
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02-17-2006, 10:05 AM
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Edge of Faerie
Posts: 7,066
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Thanks, whoever you are, for the anonymous rep for the Assigned to Mordor rpg. Nice to know somebody's reading it besides us players and mods....
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02-17-2006, 11:09 AM
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Twisted Taleswapper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity
Posts: 1,706
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Thanks for all the reps! I'm just 5 under 1000!! Oh and I'd just like to say I am not Strange!!! (ok maybe a little)
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02-17-2006, 12:14 PM
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Shadowed Prince
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Thulcandra
Posts: 2,343
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02-17-2006, 12:41 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Curled up on Melko's lap
Posts: 425
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This is getting mysterious. I also had an anonymous rep for the Outracing the Flames rpg. What's going on?
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02-17-2006, 12:46 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment.
Posts: 1,538
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Thank you, misterious repper!!
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02-17-2006, 01:22 PM
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Riveting Ribbiter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Assigned to Mordor
Posts: 1,767
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02-17-2006, 01:23 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat.....
Posts: 7,779
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Oh, come on, BD'ers!
 The reps are designed to be given to POSTS not posters . . . AND they are designed so that one can choose to be anonymous. Just enjoy the fact that someone thought a particular post of your making was funny/well written/well thought out/& etc . . . and leave it at that . . . |
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02-17-2006, 01:44 PM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
Posts: 5,912
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One should give without expecting to receive in kind, otherwise the giving is selfish... or something like that. I think I'm trying to say the reputation system shouldn't be used as an ego booster for givers... but for receivers... yeah... Just ignore me...
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02-17-2006, 02:21 PM
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Everlasting Whiteness
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams
Posts: 4,533
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Pio, we usually only wish to know in order that we might thank the person for their kindness. Since it's impossible to do so directly we do it through this thread.
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02-17-2006, 02:22 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 500
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Thank you annonymous repper!! Oh yeah almost forgot again. Talking about not signing reps that's what I did yesterday, am I red in the face  . All of the people from the last ww game I repped would have "great game" in the comment box. That was me...I'll finish giving more out from that game today.
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02-17-2006, 02:39 PM
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Energetic Essence
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew
Posts: 3,285
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Oh my! I go to school for six hours, come home and I find about seven new reps!! How flattering!! I thank you everyone for reps for the last game and that 1 rep from Saucy for my 1st deathday (
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02-17-2006, 03:07 PM
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,449
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Too risk stating the blatantly obvious - people may wish to give anonymously. That is their right. Personally, I hate it if people publicise my reps to them here - so much so that if I notice I ask them to edit their post. For me it is a private gift not a public award. While I usually sign my reps this practice would encourage me to rep anonymously anyone I couldn't trust to be discreet. I ALWAYS sign my occasional neg reps.
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