User Reputations

[Apulo]

As you may have noticed, with the upgrade to vBulletin there are a number of green blocks under your name.

This is your user reputation. You gain reputation by hanging around and being an upstanding member of the community.

For every 50 posts you make, you gain 1 point of reputation power.
For every 30 days you are a member of the community, you gain 1 point of reputation power.

You can rate a post by clicking on the scales icon under a poster's name in a thread. From there you can say whether you approve or disapprove of the post and it will bump or drop the user's reputation level accordingly.

Remember, the admins have much more sway over a user's rep than ordinary users do so be fair :)

[All-Night John]

Is there a cap on rep points?

Also, I'm not too thrilled about them having basis in post counts, but so be it.

[Duality]

Only being able to approve of mod/admins is a sham! Down with the authority! I'm shaking the system!

[Apulo]

Only being able to approve of mod/admins is a sham! Down with the authority! I'm shaking the system!

Huh? Wha? Where did you get this silly idea? :)

[headbussa]

I understand the whole reputation point system now, but can you explain to me Apulo, the benefits of being a user with a high reputation?

[Blackwolf]

http://www.bobbyblackwolf.com/images/IDisapprove.JPG

[Arandar]

Heh convienant how your rep is full isn't it? :-)~

Anyway are there even any mods yet? I thought it was just you and Scot as the Admins for now?

BTW, where are the smilies? I wasn't here yesterday and now I come back today and everything is changed! Heh I can't find where the smilies are to add to your post like you could see them before the boards changed. I miss them. Damn now I can't put a sad smilie face on because I can't find them! AHHHHH. Heh.

[EmpyII]

yeah the smiley thing kinda threw me as well Arandar. Just click on the Smileys are on thingy at the very bottom of the page. That opens up a page of all the new smileys available, I'm guessing just cut and paste one you like into your message untill you relearn all the smiley commands :smt080

[Apulo]

http://www.bobbyblackwolf.com/images/IDisapprove.JPG

That rocks! A hidden feature of vBulletin I guess.

Having a higher reputation means more (to me at least) than post counts. It actually proves quality over quantity.

and yes... Admins (me and Scot) have huge reps :)

[Arandar]

Heh well thats no fair if your going to cheat. I mean it does kind of make void your whole reputation means more then post count thing if your just going to give yourself a good reput. You should have to start from scatch like the rest of us! I doubt you'll get a bad one, in part from your being co-owner of the site, but also you seem pretty cool and don't seem to post crap. :D

Just wondering though how many good reports does it take to gain 1 bar? Like say if no mods or admins use the scale thing to write something good about me, how many regular member reports would I need before my bar would go up by one? And is there any limit? Like hypothetically say 3 years from now someone has over 10,000 posts couldn't they have like a couple hundred bars?

BTW, since its 1 bar for every post are those of us who had over 50 before this took place going to get a bar added for each 50, or is it just from when it starts and thats is? I'm just trying to get a feel for everything since I have never really been on a board that used this feature really. Everyone just kind of knew who the good and bad people were at previous boards I have been to.

[Apulo]

Here are the minimum levels and the reputation titles that go with them. Note, each level is one bar of reputation.

User is infamous around these parts -9999
User can only hope to improve -50
User has a little shameless behaviour in the past -10
User is an unknown quantity at this point 0
User is on a distinguished road 10
User will become famous soon enough 50
User has a spectacular aura about 150
User is a jewel in the rough 250
User is just really nice 350
User is a glorious beacon of light 450
User is a name known to all 550
User is a splendid one to behold 650
User has much to be proud of 1000
User has a brilliant future 1500
User has a reputation beyond repute 2000

[Duality]

Does this mean that one bar is between 0 and 10, or over 10?

[Blackwolf]

That rocks! A hidden feature of vBulletin I guess.

Having a higher reputation means more (to me at least) than post counts. It actually proves quality over quantity.

and yes... Admins (me and Scot) have huge reps :)

I don't think you understand, Tony.

We can't disapprove anybody.

Makes it kind of a worthless feature. I just used you as an example, but that's how it looks no matter who I select.

[MusicFan]

Way to go, this new feature is friggin' sweet.

[Duality]

I don't think you understand, Tony.

We can't disapprove anybody.

Makes it kind of a worthless feature. I just used you as an example, but that's how it looks no matter who I select. Its all part of their new Feel-Good Policy. They don't actually want us to call anyone out.

[All-Night John]

Heh, I remember Scot cheated on his ranking at G4, as well.

http://forums.g4techtv.com/tombstone.cfm?ProfileID=15

What's a matter, Scot? Low self-esteem? :-P

[agn]

im still trying to figure it all out. I will be assigning the mods this weekend, i was shooting all week at G4 and wasnt home much.
I think we can all come to an agreement on some of the rating stuff, let's just use this thread to discuss it all.

[Apulo]

I don't think you understand, Tony.

We can't disapprove anybody.

Makes it kind of a worthless feature. I just used you as an example, but that's how it looks no matter who I select.

Well that is interesting, I'll look in to it.

EDIT: Its fixed now... Damn vBulletin and their thousands of configuration options.

[Arandar]

im still trying to figure it all out. I will be assigning the mods this weekend, i was shooting all week at G4 and wasnt home much.
I think we can all come to an agreement on some of the rating stuff, let's just use this thread to discuss it all.

What are you going to be doing for mods? I wouldn't think that we would need a dozen of them with each having one forum. I figured between you and Apulo just a couple of roaming mods would be fine since then they could take care of anything from any forum. I always thought that was kind of a problem at G4. Even though most, if not all, the mods can roam around they all just seem to stick to one or two forums and just ignore some of the others. Or maybe its just the Discussion forum that they ignore? Because before Tedakin I know no one really ever cared about it enough to visit more then once a month, if even that sometimes.

[Duality]

Or maybe its just the Discussion forum that they ignore? Because before Tedakin I know no one really ever cared about it enough to visit more then once a month, if even that sometimes. Quite the opposite, actually. The D and kimnrowdy were originally brought on to work with Laura on modding the G4tv.com forums. Anything they let by was because it was supposed to be let by.

[The Host]

I hope the mods are chosen more carefully here unlike most at the G4 boards.
Because with the exception of a few,most of them were really egotistical or horribly petty when it came to some and let others pretty much get away with anything.
And hopefully it's not just a popularity contest either.
Choose those that are here a lot,are unbiased(or appear that way),and who's reputation is solid.
Having said that,I think 10 or so mods would be more than enough.
I'm hoping some of us that have been deserving of being at least asked are given a chance or at least considered.

[AliasOfWestgate]

Because with the exception of a few,most of them were really egotistical or horribly petty when it came to some and let others pretty much get away with anything.

Must.....resist....comments.

[The Host]

Must.....resist....comments.Now Alias when did you ever resist ?
C'mon have at it :)
Besides it's only my opinion and as we all know everyone has a different one of those.
But I do feel that everything I said was fair and accurate as I saw it.
And I left off names,so that's a good.

[Ziggler]

I have to say i agree with you a little TheHost... some Mods at G4 played favorites but some were really good.. agn probably didn't notice the crappy ones because i'm sure they all suck up to him... so just be careful choosing mods :>

[The Host]

I have to say i agree with you a little The Host... some Mods at G4 played favorites but some were really good.. agn probably didn't notice the crappy ones because i'm sure they all suck up to him... so just be careful choosing mods :>Definitely Ziggler,as I said some of the mods were good and did their job unbiased and really well.
Yeah there was/still is a lot of ass kissing that goes on to the hosts and some of the more prestigious forum members which I will never understand.
I'm really looking forward to seeing who is chosen for these forums.

[Apulo]

I thought I felt my ears burning...

[The Host]

I thought I felt my ears burning...Nah,not you.
Just a friendly debate :)

[AliasOfWestgate]

I thought I felt my ears burning...

c'mon you know i <3 you =P

anywho...nah there are mods over there that I've butt heads with...and they know it. but that's all in the past. I left that cess pool for many reasons...that bein' one of 'em.

And yes normally I don't hold back...I'm trying not to lash out unless I'm *really* pushed lol

EDIT: plus I'm more nasty during hockey and football season =P

[Octocamo]

Come on, I'd make a great mod. ;) I have news mod/mod experience. :D

[Duality]

Uh. You're not supposed to have "mod experience" -- as a news poster, you were never supposed to be allowed to use the mod tools.

[Arandar]

Quite the opposite, actually. The D and kimnrowdy were originally brought on to work with Laura on modding the G4tv.com forums. Anything they let by was because it was supposed to be let by.

Well thats not what it turned out to be. Laura pretty much never goes into the Discussion forum let alone does some type of modding there, she just stays in the production forum. Kimnrowdy was literally just gone for over 6 months. And I do mean literally no one had seen her on the boards at all and most people thought she just gave up and didn't care anymore. Recently she has shown up again but only stays to mod the Production forum which doesn't really need it. To put things in perspective these boards in just 2 weeks already have more posts then the Production forum in 2+ years. And while I like The_D he pretty much goes off somewhere else only visiting the Discussion forum once a month, sometimes not even that much.

Now that only leaves Tedakin. I like him and think hes doing a good job, but I believe he nees help. Hes not on 24/7 and the Discussion forum is the second biggest forum on the entire G4TechTV boards, yet for the most part no one cares. Persoanlly I feel Tedakin should do a little more, not in terms of locking stuff since hes good at that but "throwing his weight around" so to speak. He is a mod so if he tells someone not to do something then it will have more meaning and they will pretty much have to listen. Maybe he was told not to do that though, I don't know. I was also told by an Admin that something was being done about all this and I just had to have "patience". Well that was well over a month ago and guess how many things were done or changed since then? 0.

[arefx]

i think its a good feature, but hopefully we wont get too many people giving everyone a bad rep. for the hell of it.

[Duality]

Arandar, bear in mind that things have changed drastically for the mod team in the last six months. When we added more mods, some of us were given other responsibilities as Senior Moderators. Furthermore, The D is now an administrator working for G4TechTV. So while I said that the two of them were originally picked to mod G4tv.com, they've both been given other responsibilities since then.

But I'll certainly admit that we need more mods. We're always looking for new mods, though. Its not as though we're ignoring anything. We literally do not have the man-power to be in every high traffic forum every moment of every day -- even with adding a whole load of new mods from TechTV's forums.

[Arandar]

Well the thing I'm mostly annoyed about is Discussion just seems to get ignored. Its the second biggest forum on the entire boards but for well over 6 months theres not really been anything done. I hang out there the most, at least 3/4 my posts are probably in that one forum alone, so I see this stuff the most so I seem to get annoyed the most I guess. The thing I hate the most though is when I say something about it and then months later nothing has changed. OT has like at least near a dozen Mods/Senior Mods/Admins that hang out there. Discussion has Tedakin when hes there, thats pretty much it. I know finding the right person as a mod can be hard, but I wouldn't think it would take this long just to ad at least one or two to that extra forum. I mean theres what like 30 or so mods/admins and over a 100,000 members posting? If your looking for volunteers I'll be happy to do it, I mean all I do is hang out there and here pretty much since I have no life at all. Heh.

BTW, I was always wondering why do you have to be over 18 to be a mod anyway? I don't need to worry about that if I was ever asked, but I always was curious. I figured it was because G4TechTV is a commercial site and like a real buisness and all.

[arefx]

I think most people dont really give reputation. I have been but it doesnt seem like others really do. I think it is something that should be strongly encouraged.

btw so far I have only had to give a good reputation to people :)

[DeadMan]

For every 50 posts you make, you gain 1 point of reputation power.


I think the system is good, but I just noticed what you stated above and it doesn't seem to work :? Maybe that's just me though :D

[Blackwolf]

It does work, but one point doesn't mean one green bar. Green bars really mean like...hundreds of points.

[dl4ndow]

Maybe the reputations can also include when you rate other people post as well? This would encourage people to rate more often.

[AcquiredTarget]

I think most people dont really give reputation. I have been but it doesnt seem like others really do. I think it is something that should be strongly encouraged.

btw so far I have only had to give a good reputation to people :)

I just kinda realized what it was, and have gven a few out to posts that I really liked whether I agreed with them or not. My guess is that it'll just take some getting used to. I think its a great feature to have here. I've only given out good reps and don't expect to unless its a troll.

[arefx]

I just kinda realized what it was, and have gven a few out to posts that I really liked whether I agreed with them or not. My guess is that it'll just take some getting used to. I think its a great feature to have here. I've only given out good reps and don't expect to unless its a troll.
a troll or someone who just gets really mad at something someone said, and instead of stating why they dont like it in a nice way, they throw a shit fit.

[DeadMan]

It does work, but one point doesn't mean one green bar. Green bars really mean like...hundreds of points.

I know, your points can be found in the User CP. It seems as though it was never added, do they not show?

[Blackwolf]

Only the reputation you receive gets shown, not the ones you give out.

[DeadMan]

Only the reputation you receive gets shown, not the ones you give out.

I know, what I am saying is, in Apulo's post he said at 50posts you get 1 point, that doesn't seem to be showing in the User CP. Maybe I am just confused :)

[arefx]

I know, what I am saying is, in Apulo's post he said at 50posts you get 1 point, that doesn't seem to be showing in the User CP. Maybe I am just confused :)
I think Apulo shut that feature off, so you dont get points for post's anymore.

[Arandar]

How many points is it per green bar though? Thats what I'm wondering since I was under the impression it was like every 50 posts is a green bar. Oh well I suppose I will be able to tell when I see myself with a second green bar and then I check how many points I have. My guess is somewhere around 50 or so, but I have no clue really.

[arefx]

How many points is it per green bar though? Thats what I'm wondering since I was under the impression it was like every 50 posts is a green bar. Oh well I suppose I will be able to tell when I see myself with a second green bar and then I check how many points I have. My guess is somewhere around 50 or so, but I have no clue really.
It was 100, and so on, but today Apulo made it so that you dont get your ranks untill they you get the bars, so now instead of 50 for the first step up you need 100.

[Blackwolf]

I know, what I am saying is, in Apulo's post he said at 50posts you get 1 point, that doesn't seem to be showing in the User CP. Maybe I am just confused :)

You're just confused.

Every 50 posts you get one more point to AFFECT. That means how much weight you carry when you approve/disapprove of a particular post.

Your first 50 points, you can affect people 0 points.
From 50-100, if you approve they gain 1 point, disapprove they lose 1 point.
From 100-150, if you approve they gain 2 points, disapprove they lose 2 points.
From 150-200, if you approve they gain 3 points...

...And so on and so forth. Also, how many rep points YOU have also adds points. So it's a combination of post counts and reputation.

You gain a green bar every 100 reputation points, however the saying that you see when you hover over it changes at different intervals. When I asked Apulo about it, he wouldn't give me a definitave answer as to if he actually changed them around or not.

I plan on making an Announcement that answers these questions once and for all. :>

EDIT: And just so people know, while Apulo added 100 reputation points to myself when I became a moderator, I've asked him not to fiddle with it anymore. That means that I can gain and lose reputation around these parts as well. Maybe if I get a low enough reputation I'll be demodded...?

[Arandar]

Heh demodded huh? ::evil look:: :smt077 HAHA I'm just kidding around. :razz:

Is MusicFan a mod then to? Because he also has 2 green bars as well and I'm thinking theres not way he could have gotten a 100 points by now. Especially since besides Apulo and Scot, you and Dulaity are the only ones who can effect someone rep so far. Sometimes this stuff can all be very confusing. Oh well I'll figure it out and have some fun with it as time goes by. :smile:

[Blackwolf]

nonononoon....EVERYONE can affect someone's rep! That's the beauty of it.

MusicFan also got points because of his gaming news stuff that he does for us. And the only people who can "artificially" affect rep are agn and Apulo. Try as I might, I can't change anyone's user info.

You, Arandar, would actually affect 4 points of a reputation of someone else, I believe. (Might be 5, but I think it's 4.) If you clicked on the scale of justice next to the online light, you can approve or disapprove of a post, and leave a comment. That person then either gains or loses 4 points.

So in other words, you could knock my rep down 4 points by disapproving of my post. It's trying to put the power in everyone's hands, and giving more power to the more dedicated individuals, to try to form a community. We're trying hard not to be a dictatorship here.

[arefx]

You're just confused.

Every 50 posts you get one more point to AFFECT. That means how much weight you carry when you approve/disapprove of a particular post.

Your first 50 points, you can affect people 0 points.
From 50-100, if you approve they gain 1 point, disapprove they lose 1 point.
From 100-150, if you approve they gain 2 points, disapprove they lose 2 points.
From 150-200, if you approve they gain 3 points...

...And so on and so forth. Also, how many rep points YOU have also adds points. So it's a combination of post counts and reputation.

You gain a green bar every 100 reputation points, however the saying that you see when you hover over it changes at different intervals. When I asked Apulo about it, he wouldn't give me a definitave answer as to if he actually changed them around or not.

I plan on making an Announcement that answers these questions once and for all. :>

EDIT: And just so people know, while Apulo added 100 reputation points to myself when I became a moderator, I've asked him not to fiddle with it anymore. That means that I can gain and lose reputation around these parts as well. Maybe if I get a low enough reputation I'll be demodded...?
thanks for the clarification on that.

PS I want to fucking give you rep for this but it isnt letting me *shakes fist*

[Blackwolf]

You need to give rep to 5 other people before giving it to me again.

It's not how much rep I receive, but it's how much you give out, that determines when you can give rep to a specific person again.

[arefx]

You need to give rep to 5 other people before giving it to me again.

It's not how much rep I receive, but it's how much you give out, that determines when you can give rep to a specific person again. I belive I have giving more than 5 people rep since the last time I gave it to you.

*edit* nevermind, I guess I only gave 4

[Arandar]

nonononoon....EVERYONE can affect someone's rep! That's the beauty of it.

MusicFan also got points because of his gaming news stuff that he does for us. And the only people who can "artificially" affect rep are agn and Apulo. Try as I might, I can't change anyone's user info.

You, Arandar, would actually affect 4 points of a reputation of someone else, I believe. (Might be 5, but I think it's 4.) If you clicked on the scale of justice next to the online light, you can approve or disapprove of a post, and leave a comment. That person then either gains or loses 4 points.

So in other words, you could knock my rep down 4 points by disapproving of my post. It's trying to put the power in everyone's hands, and giving more power to the more dedicated individuals, to try to form a community. We're trying hard not to be a dictatorship here.
"Your first 50 points, you can affect people 0 points.
From 50-100, if you approve they gain 1 point, disapprove they lose 1 point.
From 100-150, if you approve they gain 2 points, disapprove they lose 2 points.
From 150-200, if you approve they gain 3 points..."

This is what I got confused on then. Unless you meant to say your first 50 posts you can affect people 0 points? Thats what I think you meant, because if not then I only have 20 points so how can I affect someone 4 points if you need more then 50 to affect someone? I think you just meant to say posts, I hope so anyway.

On a semi related note, what about my posts before this system went into effect? I had like 150 or so posts before this rating system so do those get counted toward my rep automatically, or is it only posts made after the rating system was put into effect on the boards?

[arefx]

"Your first 50 points, you can affect people 0 points.
From 50-100, if you approve they gain 1 point, disapprove they lose 1 point.
From 100-150, if you approve they gain 2 points, disapprove they lose 2 points.
From 150-200, if you approve they gain 3 points..."

This is what I got confused on then. Unless you meant to say your first 50 posts you can affect people 0 points? Thats what I think you meant, because if not then I only have 20 points so how can I affect someone 4 points if you need more then 50 to affect someone? I think you just meant to say posts, I hope so anyway.

On a semi related note, what about my posts before this system went into effect? I had like 150 or so posts before this rating system so do those get counted toward my rep automatically, or is it only posts made after the rating system was put into effect on the boards?
Right, if you have under 50 posts, and you give rep, nothing will change, but they can see someone gave them rep, but no points will be added/subracted.

You can affect someone at around 4 point, because after every 50 posts you make it makes he number of point you give/take away from others go up. 200/50=4 points.

hope this helps

[Blackwolf]

"Your first 50 points, you can affect people 0 points.
From 50-100, if you approve they gain 1 point, disapprove they lose 1 point.
From 100-150, if you approve they gain 2 points, disapprove they lose 2 points.
From 150-200, if you approve they gain 3 points..."

This is what I got confused on then. Unless you meant to say your first 50 posts you can affect people 0 points? Thats what I think you meant, because if not then I only have 20 points so how can I affect someone 4 points if you need more then 50 to affect someone? I think you just meant to say posts, I hope so anyway.

You caught me. Kinda.

Points AND posts are like this. So you have 222 POSTS, that is 4 rep points. If you have a 52 rep score, that's an extra rep point, so you'd affect 5 points anytime you gave someone reputation.

On a semi related note, what about my posts before this system went into effect? I had like 150 or so posts before this rating system so do those get counted toward my rep automatically, or is it only posts made after the rating system was put into effect on the boards?

It just looks at the number next to "Post Count". If I edited it manually to give you 1000 posts, you'd affect people with 20 points each time. (And your post count from our old phpBB system carried over to here.)

[arefx]

You caught me. Kinda.

Points AND posts are like this. So you have 222 POSTS, that is 4 rep points. If you have a 52 rep score, that's an extra rep point, so you'd affect 5 points anytime you gave someone reputation.



It just looks at the number next to "Post Count". If I edited it manually to give you 1000 posts, you'd affect people with 20 points each time.
pretty much what I just said, except for the points, I wasn't sure how many for an extra rep point to give thing. right now I give 6 points :D

[Blackwolf]

The irony is, I only give out 5.

See, users have more power than I do! This system rules. :>

[Arandar]

Heh well since I caught you...kinda do I get a cookie? Chocalate chip please! :D

I only give out 4 though. How sad for me. I'll soon give out 5, well maybe soon depending on how much stuff there is to post in. Alot of people seemed to have just gone away since a few weeks ago when the forums first appeared. I hate it when people do a "driveby" registering pretty much.

[arefx]

The irony is, I only give out 5.

See, users have more power than I do! This system rules. :>
my to-give points pwn ur to-give points XD

[AliasOfWestgate]

See kids....posts like that are reason enough to pay attention in math class

:: hold head and takes asprin ::

[The Host]

Well I have rated all members that actually post good or bad depending on the thought put into their post.
Now to sit back and wait for them to return the favor as I am seeing the "You must spread some reputation around before giving it to ___________ again" when I click on anyone.

[arefx]

Well I have rated all members that actually post good or bad depending on the thought put into their post.
Now to sit back and wait for them to return the favor as I am seeing the "You must spread some reputation around before giving it to ___________ again" when I click on anyone.
Acually, you have to give rep to five other people before you can give more rep to them again, or you have to wait a day. Hope this helps :P

[The Host]

Acually, you have to give rep to five other people before you can give more rep to them again, or you have to wait a day. Hope this helps :PI know that part but with the exception of a few people not many seem to be giving any out.
So I just wanted to rate everyone once and then I consider my job done :)
Until mine goes up some.

[arefx]

I know that part but with the exception of a few people not many seem to be giving any out.
So I just wanted to rate everyone once and then I consider my job done :)
Until mine goes up some.
Oh, I see. Well yours went up 8 points this morning ;)

[The Host]

Oh, I see. Well yours went up 8 points this morning ;)
Nice,the system works :smt038

[Arandar]

Yeah but as I said in another thread I think it was, I don't like the idea of just using the thing because its there. I mean the whole scratch my back I'll scratch yours" type of thing. Like where someone gives you a positive rep so then you feel the need to "return the favor". Thats how this type of thing doesn't work because people get higher reps because they feel the need to use it just because its there, or because people are "looking out for each other". As I said I doubt I deserve all the rep I have, so its not some one sided thing here with me.

On an unrelated not, Alias that is the best sig EVER! :D Heh did you make it yourself?(if so your a lucky bastard) And jw how old is she and if you didn't make the pic yourself where did you get it from?

[arefx]

Yeah but as I said in another thread I think it was, I don't like the idea of just using the thing because its there. I mean the whole scratch my back I'll scratch yours" type of thing. Like where someone gives you a positive rep so then you feel the need to "return the favor". Thats how this type of thing doesn't work because people get higher reps because they feel the need to use it just because its there, or because people are "looking out for each other". As I said I doubt I deserve all the rep I have, so its not some one sided thing here with me.

On an unrelated not, Alias that is the best sig EVER! :D Heh did you make it yourself?(if so your a lucky bastard) And jw how old is she and if you didn't make the pic yourself where did you get it from?
Umm im not into that into that whole "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" thing either, I never went I'll give you rep if you give it to me or anything, becuase thats what it seems like you are implying I did. And about the sig - people have been using that picture on the www.xbox365.com forums for a few years now, and yes, it is one nice picture *drools* :P

[The Host]

Umm im not into that into that whole "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" thing either, I never went I'll give you rep if you give it to me or anything, becuase thats what it seems like you are implying I did. And about the sig - people have been using that picture on the www.xbox365.com (http://www.xbox365.com/) forums for a few years now, and yes, it is one nice picture *drools* :PEven if he was implying it,his thinking is flawed anyway.
The comments good or bad are anonymous.
So who knows who leaves them.
And his whole "scratched backs" theory is moot because you have to rate so many before you can rate the same person again.

[Duality]

Someone scratch my back.

No, really. I'm breaking out into a rash!

[MusicFan]

MusicFan also got points because of his gaming news stuff that he does for us.I didn't even know that. Thanks for clearing that up.

[Tom the First]

Here are the minimum levels and the reputation titles that go with them. Note, each level is one bar of reputation.

User is infamous around these parts -9999
User can only hope to improve -50
User has a little shameless behaviour in the past -10
User is an unknown quantity at this point 0
User is on a distinguished road 10
User will become famous soon enough 50
User has a spectacular aura about 150
User is a jewel in the rough 250
User is just really nice 350
User is a glorious beacon of light 450
User is a name known to all 550
User is a splendid one to behold 650
User has much to be proud of 1000
User has a brilliant future 1500
User has a reputation beyond repute 2000
According to that. I should have one more bar of reputation, or has the system changed since this post?

[Blackwolf]

I think he changed them to be more accurate since you don't get a new gem until 100...He might have moved the titles to every 100 instead of every 50 then every 100...

[g4gamer4lyfe55]

Im still confused

[DeadMan]

You see the little green bar under "Posts"? Every 100 positive reputation points you recieve you get another geen bar.

[Tulare]

LOL, Blackwolf is just really nice. How often do you see that? :lol:

[Rayo]

The rep system annoys me. It doesn't keep people from being jack asses. All it does is make people "HAHAH I TOTALLY OWNED YOU BY MAKING ONE OF YOUR BOXES GO AWAY" what does that teach people? Oh god my box. Wtf i'm gonna go slit my wrists, and we can all brag about having 9 boxes on a video game forum. I'd rather a person decide if some one is a jackass or a golden god on their posts, not how many boxes they have.

Just a late chime in on how I feel about em.

[Octocamo]

Wtf i'm gonna go slit my wrists


http://atlas.walagata.com/w/solisnk/EMOLOL.gif

If it annoys you, ignore it then. http://forums.allgames.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Rayo]

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/solisnk/EMOLOL.gif

If it annoys you, ignore it then. http://forums.allgames.com/images/icons/icon14.gif


Please practice what you preach good sir.

[Arandar]

The rep system annoys me. It doesn't keep people from being jack asses. All it does is make people "HAHAH I TOTALLY OWNED YOU BY MAKING ONE OF YOUR BOXES GO AWAY" what does that teach people? Oh god my box. Wtf i'm gonna go slit my wrists, and we can all brag about having 9 boxes on a video game forum. I'd rather a person decide if some one is a jackass or a golden god on their posts, not how many boxes they have.

Just a late chime in on how I feel about em.

Maybe people are being "jackasses" and giving you bad rep since all you have done since you came here is make shitty posts? Just a thought.

[Green]

It'd be nice if people couldn't get away with blatantly retaliatory rep.

[Octocamo]

It'd be nice if people couldn't get away with blatantly retaliatory rep.

Ya.

*Cough*Rayo*Cough* Look I can be a whiny pussy too who attacks boxes too!

[Carps]

For the lighter green boxes it's now 200 points?

[All-Night John]

For the lighter green boxes it's now 200 points?
Yes. Not sure about the darker ones.

[Rayo]

Ya.

*Cough*Rayo*Cough*

I love how you don't post what you did, but of course this is the internet. Where you are right.


or maybe I should be like you and arandar. Ignore every single thread I make and label it instantly unfunny and stupid. We can have the cunt wars. Or maybe you can just ignore me, but of course that never crossed your minds. However the ignore feature has crossed my mind. So unlike you two. I'm gonna do the decent thing. See no whining, hear no whining, speak no whining. Please follow my example and get over it.

[Arandar]

For the lighter green boxes it's now 200 points?

Apparently asI just found out. I got some good rep for my earlier post and it raised my rep by 100 points just about but I still only have 6 boxes. My guess is it would be at the 100 mark or the 50 after that. Oh well.

And I thought you already had me on ignore Rayo? I mean since you wanted to act like such a child when first doing it I'm suprised you took me off it.

[Rayo]

Arandar
This message is hidden because Arandar is on your ignore list.

[Metroid Hybrid]

Well I really can say is "Waahhhh! Nobody can care less about me!! :smt010 " .........

:smt064 did it work?... heh.

Well, I'm tired of just having one measly dot under my name...

[Green]

Retaliatory rep is an issue I think bears correction.

And I'm gonna keep saying that until I hear an explanation why it shouldn't.

[Arandar]

Retaliatory rep is an issue I think bears correction.

And I'm gonna keep saying that until I hear an explanation why it shouldn't.

Since I know your talking about me I want to say for the record I only gave you negative rep, or retaliatory rep as you put it, because you didn't follow your own advice in the bad rep you gave me. You said if I don't like drinking I shouldn't read the threads, same as if you don't like my posts you shouldn't read them. Seeing as you are pretty much the only one who has given me bad rep in the last 3-4 months it just got on my nerves that you don't like my posts yet continue to read them to give me bad rep. What is it 4 times now so far this year? So now you know why I did it, I can't speak for anyone else though.

[Green]

The rep you gave me had nothing to do with the content of my post.

Please, stop shitting on threads that you find unworthy or whatever and I won't find it necessary to tell you to stop doing that via the rep feature.

[Blank]

I love how you don't post what you did, but of course this is the internet. Where you are right.


or maybe I should be like you and arandar. Ignore every single thread I make and label it instantly unfunny and stupid. We can have the cunt wars. Or maybe you can just ignore me, but of course that never crossed your minds. However the ignore feature has crossed my mind. So unlike you two. I'm gonna do the decent thing. See no whining, hear no whining, speak no whining. Please follow my example and get over it.

Sunday school thievery!!!

People actually care about the rep?

[Blackwolf]

The people who abuse the rep system because they dislike it (by repping 20 users in one sitting for admittedly no reason) lose the ability to give rep.

One person just found that out, and will most likely come in here and bitch about it like a child.

Grow up.

[keith, evil dude]

I love how this place is supposed to be about "leaving all that bickering and drama behind at G4."

[Duality]

No no, that's only to leave the bickering and drama regarding G4 behind.

We're still supposed to raise our own dramallamas.

[Arandar]

I love how this place is supposed to be about "leaving all that bickering and drama behind at G4."

Well what do you expect when probably half of our regular members are only here because they were banned from G4? Things don't just magically go away unfortuanatly.

[Tom the First]

Well what do you expect when probably half of our regular members are only here because they were banned from G4? Things don't just magically go away unfortuanatly.
Well, in reality, they really can. It's called getting over it, and learning that obviously one must have done something to justify one's ban.

[Arandar]

Well, in reality, they really can. It's called getting over it, and learning that obviously one must have done something to justify one's ban.

Tell that to the people that got banned. They obviously haven't gotten over it though as seen by some comments. As for me I left G4 basically because of the people who are now banned and have since come over here. Lucky me huh?

[Green]

As for me I left G4 basically because of the people who are now banned and have since come over here. Lucky me huh?

My plan is working. :smt025

[Tom the First]

Tell that to the people that got banned. They obviously haven't gotten over it though as seen by some comments. As for me I left G4 basically because of the people who are now banned and have since come over here. Lucky me huh?
Eh. I've been banned before.

[Arandar]

My plan is working. :smt025

Yeah but I was here before you, and are actually at the boards more often then you. So you can have G4 and let me stay here. Heh unless of course you want me to come annoy you over there just for the hell of it since you so desperatly seem to? ;-)

And M4d you know who I was talking about, you aren't one of them.

[Tom the First]

Yeah but I was here before you, and are actually at the boards more often then you. So you can have G4 and let me stay here. Heh unless of course you want me to come annoy you over there just for the hell of it since you so desperatly seem to? ;-)

And M4d you know who I was talking about, you aren't one of them.
Yeah, I know.

[Green]

I forgot that you have to take everything literally, sorry.

Also, trying to say that you're more worthy than me because you've been here longer and are more active is the exact kind of elitism that getting rid of post counts was trying to quell.

[Burr]

And this is why the thread gets a 5 star rating.. LOL.

[Arandar]

I forgot that you have to take everything literally, sorry.

Also, trying to say that you're more worthy than me because you've been here longer and are more active is the exact kind of elitism that getting rid of post counts was trying to quell.

Suprise suprise. Sarcasm and smilies are yet again lost on you. Funny how everyone who says I take everything so literally in turn takes everything I say literally. The world we live in.

[Burr]

Hay guys I'm gonna throw rep around arbitrarily to make sure I can neg rep someone two times in a row. Let's take turns guessing who the culprit is!

P.S. I like dudes BTW.

[Octocamo]

Hay guys I'm gonna throw rep around arbitrarily to make sure I can neg rep someone two times in a row.

P.S. I like dudes BTW.


Give me good rep then plz.

[Blackwolf]

Hay guys I'm gonna throw rep around arbitrarily to make sure I can neg rep someone two times in a row. Let's take turns guessing who the culprit is!

The person who did this has lost their rep access as well, and will most likely bitch about it.

The funniest part is, he lost his rep giving access once before for doing this exact same thing, and promised me he wouldn't do it again so I was a nice guy and gave him the access to give out rep back.

Big mistake on my part, and I won't be making the same mistake twice.

[Burr]

/pizza for BW

[Erin]

Now, is there any repercussion for bad rep?

Like, restricted posting, bannination, or just us being able to say "Ha ha! You have a bunch of red boxes! You suck! Neener neener neener."?

[Blue Falcon]

I'm sorry if this has been brought up on other pages (I've looked through the last three and saw nothing) - but how do you give/get neutral rep? (It comes up as a gray box - I currently see two of them in my CP section).

[All-Night John]

Neutral means the person doesn't have enough positive rep to affect you.

[Burr]

Which is the repercussion for bad rep that was brought up earlier, besides the social stigma, heheh..

[Blackwolf]

Now, is there any repercussion for bad rep?

Like, restricted posting, bannination, or just us being able to say "Ha ha! You have a bunch of red boxes! You suck! Neener neener neener."?

Just the social thing, and not being able to affect others rep (they come up as grey boxes)

[Arandar]

Now, is there any repercussion for bad rep?

Like, restricted posting, bannination, or just us being able to say "Ha ha! You have a bunch of red boxes! You suck! Neener neener neener."?

Theres none pretty much since if it was something so bad that you got a ton of bad rep for you would pretty much be banned. Besides lets be honest here, do you respect anyone here any more or less because of how many colored boxes they have under their name?

[Burr]

Not really since we already seem to know each other pretty well. Still it's nice to be rewarded somehow for good posting, heh. But yeah I don't automatically discount people for it. Also since there are lots of ways to get good rep it doesn't really carry as much weight because someone may have gotten it just for being really funny instead of insightful, or just because they post pictures everyone likes.

[Arandar]

Yeah see the problem I think is that for every 50 posts you get 1 more point at rep giving. Thats the thing that doesn't work since some of us now literally give over 40 or 50 points per time we give positive rep. Get good rep from a few people and there you go up 3, 4, even 5 boxes in a very short time. Thats what happened with me and many others as well. Well maybe not many since not a ton of people post, but a few at least.

I like the idea and all but when we get to the summer and its been a year for this place and the rep system and all of people who have been here all that time get the full 11 bars then what? As Blackwolf said the reps won't be reset so what then? It doesn't seem to me like theres much else that we could gain from it. But who knows maybe theres some plan that I don't know about for it all. Heh I hate having to do the old "just wait and see". :lol: