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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Reputation points????

I have had a few people give me rep points but i am wondering how and or why do we get them on here?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Rep points are given via that little scale icon in upper right corner of each post. How many points are given are based on who the giver is--how many rep points he or she has and/or post count or something like that. Why the giver gives is up to the giver, and may or may not be reflected in the comment they leave.

BTW, I'd say probably 3/4 of the points I've gotten have been for funny comments and for pro-2nd amendment statements in ClubFTE.

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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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When you make a good post some people will give them out. There should allso be a short message telling you why.


Speaking of rep points Im about to get another square so what do say guys can you spare some points
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scrapyardking
When you make a good post some people will give them out. There should allso be a short message telling you why.


Speaking of rep points Im about to get another square so what do say guys can you spare some points
Sure..........
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Hi Guthrie!

Do you see that little scale icon in the upper right of the box this post is in?
By clicking on that you can rate someone's post as helpful or unsuitable. By clicking on the exclamation point you can call immediate attention to a moderator.

So if someone's concise and helpful you can give them a 'bonus' if they're rude or 'flaming' or worse you can rate them too!

Does this help?

I'm really a n00b here so I'm still keeping out of all that, for now.....

Jim
 

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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Rep points are a way of giving someone a pat on the back for a good post. Generally, negative points aren't given out unless something is REALLY bad.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ArdWrknTrk

Do you see that little scale icon in the upper right of the box this post is in?
I've always wondered what that icon for the rep point was. It looked like a street lamp or something to me. Rep points are great. Makes people feel like the time they took to type out a good reply was well worth it.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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"Generally, negative points aren't given out unless something is REALLY bad."

I've seen some jousting on this board, good natured and otherwise, but I'd imagine if you violated the sex, politics, vulgarity rule you'd be -blanked- and told so by an admin. Or the thread terminated/ removed.

This is covered in the FAQ's. Look at the blue bar above the top of the thread.

Like I said I'm still learning how it goes here.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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IMO,People who ASK for points are Gauch

some people have even resorted to asking for them in their Sigs.. How gaucher can you be ?

They either come to you or they don't.

I give them out sparingly because to me the people who gets them really earned them
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MisterCMK
Rep points are a way of giving someone a pat on the back for a good post. Generally, negative points aren't given out unless something is REALLY bad.
Such as not using search to find the asnwers to questions repeatedly asked every week. (rep points, chat, signature questions etc)
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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I haven't had any points in about a week...Help me out someone...

Tim
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
I haven't had any points in about a week...Help me out someone...

Tim
you are so full of horse droppings they are coming out of your ears.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
I haven't had any points in about a week...Help me out someone...

Tim
Tim i dont care how splendid you are, i refuse to behold you!
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
IMO,People who ASK for points are Gauch

some people have even resorted to asking for them in their Sigs.. How gaucher can you be ?

They either come to you or they don't.

I give them out sparingly because to me the people who gets them really earned them
Oh,,,I see,,,So if I cant ask you for them,,tell me,,,could I interest you in a bribe?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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the more rep you have the more powerful your rep giving or taking is...
 
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