Reputation System - Explained

[OwnagePranks]

Hey,

I just finished tweaking the reputation system on the forums.. it works a LOT better now and should be very useful.

You should now see two ways to add to a users reputation.. the newest way is located on the left side of a user's post, under their post count.



The current number of reputation points a user has will be shown there. This number can also be clicked to add to a user's reputation.

For every 1000 posts a user has on the forum, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. Every user has the ability to give 0, 1, or 2 rep points to a post. For every 1,000 posts you have, you get the ability to give even more reputation to users. For example.. I currently have over 2,000 posts, so I can leave up to 4 rep points to a user on a single post. (Every user can leave up to 2 rep points by default, plus 2 more since I have 2,000 posts)

If you rep someone's post, you must give rep to 2 other people before giving to that person again on another post. This is meant to prevent abuse of the system.

Each forum user is allowed to give reputation to 10 posts per day.

New forum members are allowed to rep people as well, but the reputation they give will only count towards your score once they have 10 or more posts.. this is also used to prevent abuse.

To give someone reputation points on a post, you must leave a short comment.. usually this should pertain to why you enjoyed/disliked the user's post. All comments will show up under the post .. like this:


Please note: Adding to someone's reputation does not always have to be a good thing.. you can also alter a user's reputation negatively. If someone makes a post you think is stupid, mean, or pointless, you can take rep points AWAY from the user. (you must also leave a comment, which will also show up under the post)

THE REPUTATION SYSTEM IS NOT MEANT TO BE A WAY TO REPLY TO SOMEONE'S POST. YOU SHOULD ONLY REP A PERSON IF YOU LIKE/DISLIKE THEIR POST

I hope this explains how the new rep system works.. and I hope you guys enjoy it. I've been working on updates for most of yesterday.. and part of today.. and I'm really tired. If something in this post doesn't make sense, post a reply to this thread, and I will do my best to clarify any concerns you may have.

EDIT: The comments have been disabled until a few bugs are worked out.. you can still use the reputation system though, but the comments won't appear on the posts.

Comments

	Very helpfull post on how the system works, thanks! :)
	prank system is amazing.
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	u make me smile
	Ownage is a Legend.

[SurviveTheRage]

i fuckin love you
this will be very useful

Comments

[Caleb Metcalf]

I love the new Reputation System... Keep up the good work

[Tactic]

it works

[michael]

Originally Posted by SurviveTheRage

i fuckin love you
this will be very useful

reputation has been around forever you do realize this?

[OwnagePranks]

Originally Posted by michaeldollarsign

reputation has been around forever you do realize this?

I'm pretty sure he does.. but people will actually use it now

Comments

el oh el

[SurviveTheRage]

Originally Posted by michaeldollarsign

reputation has been around forever you do realize this?

i know i was talking about it update to it
it was hard to deal with before

[michael]

wait so rep giving is no longer anonymous?

[DualHazzarD]

Looks awesome and thanks so much for explaining it.

I was gunna rep you but this happened.

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Comments

Thanks for reporting this

[michael]

Originally Posted by DualHazzarD

Looks awesome and thanks so much for explaining it.

I was gunna rep you but this happened.

yah that happends to me to. but the rep still goes through so no worries. but yah it should be fixed soon most likely

alsooo. i think that people should not just automatically get more rep power just because they have more posts. maybe once they get there extra 1000 post they should be eligible for an extra rep point. like you or juli or someone should have to approve there extra rep power. cause some people spam useless crapola, and shouldn't be rewards for it.

[Kretus]

why is mine so low

[michael]

Originally Posted by Kretus

why is mine so low

take it as a hint buddy.

and most peoples isnt that high. you're actually average.

[OwnagePranks]

Originally Posted by DualHazzarD

Looks awesome and thanks so much for explaining it.

I was gunna rep you but this happened.

Hmm.. I''m not getting this error.. anyone else?

Comments

[SurviveTheRage]

Originally Posted by OwnagePranks

Hmm.. I''m not getting this error.. anyone else?

i did :/
but it still go through

[Caleb Metcalf]

Originally Posted by OwnagePranks

Hmm.. I''m not getting this error.. anyone else?

No but I can comment PPL's post but it won't let me give any rep.

[OwnagePranks]

The bug only occurs depending on the browser.. I'll look into it more

[DualHazzarD]

I'm using firefox, and I see that the rep did go through, but I was forwarded to that message on my browser.

[SurviveTheRage]

Google Chrome right huurrrr

[michael]

this is probably an example on how to not use the rep system even tho it didnt give or take any rep points.

don't give out rep points for stupid stuff like what song someone is listening too. GAWD.

lord i still think some people are having trouble understanding it.

[Omgitsleah]

love it