Reputations can help to reflect how respected a member is in the internet community, kind of like how ebay scores a member. You can score any member simply by clicking on the scales icon on any of their posts. You also have an opportunity to write a comment. You are only allowed to give 10 clicks (Hits) per day, whether that be positive or negative. You can view a members reputation simply by passing your mouse over the square dot under their post count. You can view your own points by going to the user CP. You will see for what posts you gained/lost the points and any comments that were left, but you will not see who left you the points.
Reputations are a way a board uses to inspire a camaraderie amoungst posters and reward helpfulness and responsible posting. Some members may give negative ratings to posters who flame or use profanity. If you found a post to be helpful, you should reward the poster by giving them a positive hit. As your reputation increases, so does your power to give reputation points to other members.
When you click to give someone else reputation points, this is called a "hit".
Members who rate your posts positively, will increase your reputation by 1 point. Everyone starts with 10 points. A user who falls below 10 points may not have their HITS count toward another members rating.
Here is a list of the possible ratings and the reputation point level to achieve it:
User
has made many an enemy on this board-100
User
needs to turn things around in a hurry-50
User
has a little shameless behavior 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
Users start out with 1 point of reputation altering power, but a user must have 30 posts before his user reputation hits count on others.
For every 100 reputation points, a user gains 1 point of reputation-altering power. This means the HITS they give have increased.
For every 120 days after their first post, the user will gain 1 point of reputation altering power.
For every 500 posts, the user will gain 1 point of reputation altering power.
You must give reputation to 20 other members before you can give it to the same person again.
If the Administrator gives you a HIT, it's 10 points.
Some boards use reputation levels to ban users; ie: a reputation of -50 automatically deactivates your membership. This is sometimes used on larger boards to allow the members to govern, removing a bad or mischievous poster. Some boards use high ratings to assign moderation positions.
Please use the reputation system, and reward others for their positive and helpful posting. There may be some rewards given out down the road.
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