Reputation

**Sarge47** · 08-17-2008, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Chris

the problem with allowing negative hits is that it can lead to animosity.

What are you talking about & how do we know when someone, including ourselves receives Negative rep. feedback?

**Rick** · 08-17-2008, 06:26 PM

From the vBulletin manual:

"User Reputation in its simplest form is a ranking of your user's benefit to your forum. Its basis comes from the opinions of all of your forum users that choose (to) take part in it.

Users gain and lose reputation based on how their posts are scored by other forum participants. Users with the ability to affect reputation, will either give or take away points by approving or disapproving with a post's content.

User reputation can be a divisive element of (the) forum..."

In other words, if I don't like you then I'll just disapprove anything you post thereby taking points away from you. Sort of a childish thing to do if you think about it but not everyone is all grown up.

Don't forget to review Chris's first post on this thread that explains how reputation points work.

**Sarge47** · 08-17-2008, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

From the vBulletin manual:

"User Reputation in its simplest form is a ranking of your user's benefit to your forum. Its basis comes from the opinions of all of your forum users that choose (to) take part in it.

Users gain and lose reputation based on how their posts are scored by other forum participants. Users with the ability to affect reputation, will either give or take away points by approving or disapproving with a post's content.

User reputation can be a divisive element of (the) forum..."

In other words, if I don't like you then I'll just disapprove anything you post thereby taking points away from you. Sort of a childish thing to do if you think about it but not everyone is all grown up.

Don't forget to review Chris's first post on this thread that explains how reputation points work.

Huh?

I reviewed Chris' 1st post before I posted. I still don't understand. How do we know if there was any negative stuff? As far as I can see clicking on the "scales" icon tells me how many points I have. Do I just keep clicking every once in awhile to see if I'm gaining or losing? Does the little green icon turn red? Inquiring minds want to know?

**Rick** · 08-17-2008, 07:16 PM

Sorry, Sarge. My comment wasn't directed at you but everyone at large. If Chris has the default set up then the reputation should appear something like

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under your avatar on the left. Depending on how many points you have, of course.

**Rick** · 08-17-2008, 07:45 PM

If you click on your User CP you can see all the clicks on reputation you received along with any comments that were left.

**Sarge47** · 08-17-2008, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

If you click on your User CP you can see all the clicks on reputation you received along with any comments that were left.

Sorry dawg, but there's nothing in my user CP regarding Reputation. Did the "cyber-trolls" steal it?

**crashdive123** · 08-18-2008, 05:54 AM

Sarge - I think it means that knowbody has "given you reputation" yet. I'll give ya some on one of your posts - see if that works.

**Omid** · 08-18-2008, 10:09 AM

seems helpful

I had something like that on my forum but it was based on the number of posts to see who's more advanced etc...

**Sarge47** · 08-18-2008, 11:55 AM

My problem was I was clicking on the UCP at the top of the page, however, when I clicked on it way down in the "Forum Jump" area that's where it showed up. Thanks Rick & Crash for all of your help!