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Doglover24-7
01-22-2007, 05:06 PM
Hi everyone,
i was just wondering how do you get more reputation points because i really want more points but don't know how to get them Does anyone know or ould help me find out.:)
skunkstripe
01-22-2007, 05:47 PM
You get points when someone thinks that you have posted something that was very helpful. It is kind of like someone thanking you or patting you on the back.
Doberman's
01-22-2007, 05:59 PM
This is an explaintion of rep points:
http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=162
http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=2027
Please familarize yourself with this and also with the forum rules and terms of service here :
http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=3135
Doglover24-7
01-22-2007, 10:12 PM
Thanx for the replys and the help.:cool:
Nemo Girl
04-11-2007, 04:53 PM
Hi,
I Am full of dumb questions so please bare with me! Can you read your Rep:confused: Like can u see what others have said, I don't get the full meaning of it.:p
Thanks,
Andrea
Sabledog
04-11-2007, 04:56 PM
go to user cp its under there lol
PomeranianCrazy
04-11-2007, 04:56 PM
Hi,
I Am full of dumb questions so please bare with me! Can you read your Rep:confused: Like can u see what others have said, I don't get the full meaning of it.:p
Thanks,
Andrea
Check this thread out, it will explain all!
http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=162
GreyhoundGirl
04-11-2007, 04:57 PM
Hi,
I Am full of dumb questions so please bare with me! Can you read your Rep:confused: Like can u see what others have said, I don't get the full meaning of it.:p
Thanks,
Andrea
If you want to see others comments when they give you rep, go to your user CP and it will say what they've said in the middle of the page. It wont show anything there for you because you don't have any. ;) you start with ten.
Nemo Girl
04-11-2007, 05:00 PM
:confused: Okay I understand the concept , but not how to read what has been written:p I told you all I am full of dumbness.......:D
Andrea
GreyhoundGirl
04-11-2007, 05:02 PM
If you want to see others comments when they give you rep, go to your user CP and it will say what they've said in the middle of the page. It wont show anything there for you because you don't have any. ;) you start with ten.
You won't have anything written. Once some one gives you some rep you'll be able to go to your user CP and see what's been written about you. :)
PomeranianCrazy
04-11-2007, 05:03 PM
You start out with 10 Rep Points, but no one has left you a Rep point/comment yet.
Nemo Girl
04-11-2007, 05:07 PM
You won't have anything written. Once some one gives you some rep you'll be able to go to your user CP and see what's been written about you. :)
:drunken: My lord I think I have got it:D Thanks I appreciate your help!!
Andrea
Wow! Hey I didn't know that either! Cool
Taeric
04-11-2007, 09:50 PM
The start value of 10 dates back to the era when members could give other members negative reps. I imagine that will get rolled back to 0 so that the number shown equals the number of reps earned since that 10 really doesn't have any value.
Nemo Girl
04-12-2007, 06:25 AM
:o I don't want to give anyone negative comments:o I'm all about the positive:D ..I don't want to start off on the wrong foot, I just got here. I want people to get to know me before they hate me:D just kidding.
Andrea:drunken:
applesmom
04-25-2007, 03:03 AM
If you give rep points be sure to add your username. The first few I gave out I didn't know that the username of the sender doesn't show up automatically. I only discovered it when I got a few reps of my own with no name on them.:o
Doberman's
04-25-2007, 07:12 AM
You can add your name if you like but you can also stay anonymus. :) It's the users choice although IMO it is nice to know whom is giving you the rep point :D
MyDogShelby
04-25-2007, 08:45 AM
Yes I have a few where the username wasn't given, and I wish they had because sometimes I like to send a "thank you" PM to that person. Thank you to all who have given me rep points because of my good advice :) I appreciate it :)
Taeric
04-25-2007, 09:12 AM
Yes I have a few where the username wasn't given, and I wish they had because sometimes I like to send a "thank you" PM to that person. Thank you to all who have given me rep points because of my good advice :) I appreciate it :)
Actually, "you're welcome" is a more appropriate response as the rep is more or less equivalent to a "thank you". :thumb:
MyDogShelby
04-25-2007, 09:18 AM
Actually, "you're welcome" is a more appropriate response as the rep is more or less equivalent to a "thank you". :thumb:
lol...yes that is true :D
cassiesmom
04-26-2007, 07:52 PM
Taeric (and everyone), when I click on the blue REP+ button - when does the rep get added? When I sign in the next time, will the person's rep have increased by one? Thank you -- Elyse
skunkstripe
04-26-2007, 07:57 PM
It gets added immediately. You may not see the change yourself unless you refresh your screen.
borzoimom
04-26-2007, 08:39 PM
I usually almost always put my user name so they know who thought what.. And would appreciate the same. Then I know who i may have helped or who thought my post was good- whether the poster or not..
GreyhoundGirl
04-27-2007, 04:29 PM
I'm dying of curiosity... Who gave me this? Who gave me that? LOL!
xcolbi
04-27-2007, 04:30 PM
Same here, who gave me all these rep points? :confused:
I'd like to see rep go public.
So everyone could see WHY you got your rep.
GreyhoundGirl
04-27-2007, 04:57 PM
I'd like to see rep go public.
So everyone could see WHY you got your rep.
Then I'm sure many people wouldn't sign their names....
Then I'm sure many people wouldn't sign their names....
What's yer point?
If someone new gets advice from one of our members and the new person thinks it's good advice based on our members rep... I think that new person should be able to see WHY that member has thier rep.
See my point?
skunkstripe
04-27-2007, 05:28 PM
I don't think that a newbie will be inclined to think that advice is better if it comes from someone with higher Rep. In most cases they need some time to adjust to the system and don't even realize what the Rep level means.
And cream usually rises to the top all over the world, so the system is a good way of differentiating people who post a LOT from people who post a lot of GOOD STUFF. Not that those two things are mutually exclusive. :D
applesmom
04-27-2007, 05:31 PM
My vote (if i had a vote) would be to keep it just as it is. The first few reps I gave I didn't think to sign it. Now I know better!;)
Sooo.... the rep system is there for the more seasoned members?
But the seasoned members already know who's good dispite thier low rep... ?
Well anyway...
skunkstripe
04-27-2007, 05:41 PM
Sooo.... the rep system is there for the more seasoned members?
But the seasoned members already know who's good dispite thier low rep... ?
:confused: Where are you getting that?
applesmom
04-27-2007, 05:50 PM
Sooo.... the rep system is there for the more seasoned members?
But the seasoned members already know who's good dispite thier low rep... ?
Well anyway...
By seasoned members do you mean; long time members, those with more experience or as defined by age? ;)
I duuno. I can tell who knows thier stuff and who doesn't regardless of their rep.
I imagine other experienced dog handlers/trainers can too.
If the new member isn't likely to base his/her opinion of the advice he gets based on the advisors rep... and the seasoned member already KNOWS who's good and who isn't...
then... what's it for?
By seasoned members do you mean; long time members, those with more experience or as defined by age? ;)
lol.
yes.
applesmom
04-27-2007, 05:56 PM
lol.
yes.
I thought so!:D
lassie
04-28-2007, 05:35 AM
I'd like to see rep go public.
So everyone could see WHY you got your rep.
I AGREE
;) ;) ;)
borzoimom
04-28-2007, 09:02 AM
I would like to know what part of my post helped. Sometimes- questions can have a multi level situation- like house training- can also be a point in health ( ie does the dog have a urinary tract infection, or worms) or even a age and expectance on when the dog really can be trained.. etc.. Since we arent there to see the missing pieces of a " puzzle", it would be nice to know what area helped the most with the situation. Not all questions are cut and dried, and experience tells me what else to possibly consider.
I love knowing I have helped someone.. People helped me when I first started, and do now even. I think life is a learning process.
I like the system the way it is. It helps if it is signed. And helps me in my writing, then it even helps in how I presented something...
applesmom
04-28-2007, 01:15 PM
Interesting subject! It's enlightening to see how others view the rep points and the value (or not) they put on them.
My views of them seem to be a little different than most. When I note the number of rep points someone has, (especially when they've started a new topic) I also take into consideration the number of posts they've posted to get them and how long they've been a member.
Grabbing exaggerated figures out of the air; 10,000 posts and 25 rep points in two years would indicate (to me) that most likely that poster is more into the entertainment and personal aspects of the board and less into the educational, helpful advice and more controversial topics.
Since the later is more my cup of tea, and my computer time is often limited, I find this to be a help in choosing which topics to take the time to read and which to skip over.
borzoimom
04-28-2007, 01:24 PM
Applesmom- you can only give one rep point on a topic- no matter how long the converstation continues, or how many times your reply or answer questions. .. YOu could have posted like 20 times as the conversation continues, but someone can only give you one rep.
Alot of threads get highly involved as it progresses. I may answer several times, until the poster feels it was answered. Especially on subjects like " feeding raw" or looking for a breeder etc.. Or if others raise more on the subject you wish to expand on.. The number of posts is usually just a active person, and the reps, you could have put 5 or what good responses, but once a rep is given you cant give another one on that one topic..
applesmom
04-28-2007, 01:35 PM
Applesmom- you can only give one rep point on a topic- no matter how long the converstation continues, or how many times your reply or answer questions. .. YOu could have posted like 20 times as the conversation continues, but someone can only give you one rep.
Alot of threads get highly involved as it progresses. I may answer several times, until the poster feels it was answered. Especially on subjects like " feeding raw" or looking for a breeder etc.. Or if others raise more on the subject you wish to expand on.. The number of posts is usually just a active person, and the reps, you could have put 5 or what good responses, but once a rep is given you cant give another one on that one topic..
No that isn't true! I just checked and I have been given more than one rep by the same person in a lengthy topic. They were on different posts, but still within the same topic.
borzoimom
04-28-2007, 01:38 PM
No that isn't true! I just checked and I have been given more than one rep by the same person in a lengthy topic. They were on different posts, but still within the same topic.
Wow- I cant.. We had two recent posters that added more to their topic that I thought was equally as good- and it wouldnt let me.. " you have already posted a rep to this topic")
applesmom
04-28-2007, 01:44 PM
Wow- I cant.. We had two recent posters that added more to their topic that I thought was equally as good- and it wouldnt let me.. " you have already posted a rep to this topic")
That might bear checking into. Either we should all be able to do it or none of us should be able to do it. I've been allowed to give additional rep points under the same circumstances you described.
Taeric
04-28-2007, 10:56 PM
Everyone really needs to carefully read through the Reputation Defined sticky in this forum. I've been seeing a lot of very distrubing things with the way reps are being given. They should be given to people solely for the reasons outlined in that thread. Anything beyond that can and will result in infractions being handed out. Reps are only meaningful if they are earned; inflated rep totals serve no positive purpose on the site, and I would hope that recipients of "fake" reps would be upset that their rep totals do not accurately reflect the help that they have generously given their fellow members. One example of a rep that does not belong is "adding to XXX's rep just because :)" (recipient's name removed). "Just because" is NOT ever an acceptable reason to give a rep, and it greatly diminishes the value of all of the very well deserved reps that have been earned.
KatzNK9
04-28-2007, 11:06 PM
Could a rep point have disappeared due to a post that had been deleted for some reason? Or, posted by a member who had been banned or something like that? I wouldn't just assume there is a flaw in the system.
Doberman's
04-29-2007, 12:12 AM
I think enough has been said on this thread.
Discussing rep in the open forum is not allowed and this thread has gone beyond that. As Taeric has pointed out already everyone needs to read, understand how and when rep should be given out and abide by that if not infractions wil be handed out.
Please read the rules here : http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=162