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Well done DM.  |
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...sad face.... Pretty please whats all these green squares I want one, I want one LOL |
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here's a copy of a post from way back. It would be good if all new members received a quick outline of the scheme. Check your rep points Sweet - click the 'scales of justice' on one of your threads. I've copied this from Dogweb. It explains what rep points are and what purpose they serve. It's really a benign way of showing appreciation of other members. Reputation points... what are they? Reputation Points is a... reputation system  We (you) can have an effect on peoples 'reputations' in our community - just as in the real world, where you get a 'good reputation' for being a nice/helpful/knowledgeable person or a 'bad reputation' for being a not so nice/not so helpful person. Don't worry there are strict measures in place to prevent abuse. For example new users do not have the ability to 'give out' these reputation points (and they cant just rely on posts made in say the pictures threads or intros section as at least 50 posts are required from the general dog chat, health or behaviour sections first etc). People who have negative reputations cannot give any reputation points to anyone else. Green is the 'neutral' point. Editorial from me (DM) - DW gave up on negative points quite early on....they were not helpful. CP has never had negative. There are plenty of measures put in place to prevent abuse... Apart from us actively monitoring accounts... You can only give 1 point out at a time You can only give out 10 points in a day You can only give someone a reputation point once, and then have to give points to 20 other people before being able to give the same person another point. (So use them wisely!) Ed - I think Az may have tweaked this recently, as we whinged about the difficulties it caused with our small comunity. DM In addition, if people are found to be giving them out just for the sake of it... they'll be taken away (so don't abuse them!). People also gain powers as they progress through the community. For example, people with 'good' reputations have more 'clout' when giving points to other people (so you are better of getting points from people with good/'higher' reputations). So how do you get more points? The main source is obviously from your fellow community members (so be good to them!). Another is how long you have been an active member (so people can not sign up extra accounts then not post but come back 10 years later to up their own points! Doubt anyone would go to those extremes, but least we've got measures in place to prevent it!). Another way your reputation increased is by your own post count, although this is set as a minimal as we don't want people to make posts just for the sake of it. So what's the point of it? Well... apart from us seeing whos a good member of the community and who isnt (whos posts are held in high esteem and who's aren't etc), we can set certain 'things to happen' based upon high or low reputations. For eg, we could take away the ability to see the 'hidden members only' forum for those with negative reputations, or if the negative reputations get really bad they can automatically be 'sent to coventry!' (meaning all their posts are 'ignored' by everyone - ie they do not show, although the poster themselves can see them). For people with 'high' points, perhaps they can get access to new forums? Or can get promotion in another way? Nothing is yet decided but I'm sure it will be a useful and fun tool to have! If it doesn't work, I can always switch it off. Hope that helps. I think it is quite a useful tool - helps new people identify the 'elder statesmen' of the board and probably, in time, will bring additional privileges for 'high rollers'. On DW members gain a 'green blob' per 100 rep points and these are displayed on their 'headers'. Each blob carries a slogan 'a distinguished member' etc etc. DW has also introduced a symbol for long-term members. It's a tree over there (useful for the dogs!  ), maybe we could suggest a symbol to fit cats? |
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CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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 CONGRATULATIONS DM!!!! |
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