Explanation of +Reps and stuff...

[Commando]

Could one of the moderators fill me in on how the whole +rep thing works? What is rep power what does it do? What are the little green squares?

Also what's the deal with the name under the member name, like Fresh Paint?

I couldn't find info on this stuff. I apologize if it has already been posted.

Thanks.

[tybrenis]

I'm no moderator but I believe I know how it works.

When someone does something good for the community, a nice favor for you, or any sort of good deed, you can give them +reputation. Also, if they do just the opposite you can give them negative reputation. Simply click the little scale (

) on the bottom left hand of someone's post.

You can leave a comment too, if you wish.

The system is fairly new, but it was estabiloshed in hopes that if you had a lot of reputation points, people will know your a reliable and helpful person when they see your posts. That's what those green boxes are. Only a handful of people have more than one box on here.

Also, when mods give you rep, they count for 5 points.

The "Fresh Paint", "Anodized" etc. are simply titles given to you depending on yourpost count. Once you hit 100 posts you get something new, something else at 250, 500, 1000, etc. However, with all the secret agents and folks with custom titles these days, that system is a bit outdated.

EDIT: Forgot to mention. You can check your rep points in your user control panel. Just click "USer CP" on the top of the forums.

[SgtM]

Well, like most forums, people always look at post count as kind of a seniority thing or rank structure if you will. Here it's not like that. Post count means little. Just because someone has a high post count does not mean that they are trustworthy or provide good info. In fact it can be just the opposite, they can be the village idiot. The rep system was put into place by the admins to give US a chance to decide who is reputable or not. Positive rep means you've done something that helped someone, or someone liked your mod or idea, or you posted a useful link. It's just that, USEFUL stuff that gets you positive rep. Negative rep works the same way. If you pissed someone off, they can leave negative rep for you. When they first implemented the system, it was frowned upon to tell someone that you're leaving them rep, good or bad. That view has since changed. Personally, I like the system. It gives the users a say. To quote Paul (Crimson Sky) this place is here for us, he just happens to run it. The green bars represent the amount of rep you have. Someone else will have to explain more how much rep per green bar, I can't remember ATM. You can check your rep points by clicking on the User CP link at the top of the page on the boards.

The names under your username represent post count. Usually someone is a newbie (fresh paint) with under _x_ amount of posts, and so on. The custom titles option was issued by Paul to certain users at one time because he was feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. lol. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that now, once you hit a certain number of rep points, you can add a custom title.

That's about all I can contribute. Hope it answered some of your questions.

[SgtM]

dammit ty beat me to it. Took too long to type I guess. That's what having a gimp right hand will get you. HEAL ALREADY DAMMIT!

[tybrenis]

<3

[Commando]

Awesome. That totally makes sense. Thanks.

[DaveW]

Thanks guys, +Rep to both of ya!

-Dave

[SgtM]

Thanks guys, +Rep to both of ya!

-Dave

aww shucks man...

[progbuddy]

How many +reps do you have to have to make one more green box next to your name? Maybe 10?

[Aero]

I think its about 25