New Rep System

**Rhoadhoused** · 02-27-2012, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by Cy94

Not quite.

Who doesn't? Every single person has 5 light green and 6 dark green.

**alarson** · 02-27-2012, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Rhoadhoused

Who doesn't? Every single person has 5 light green and 6 dark green.

He didnt, and then i dropped the rep bomb.

**josh4isu** · 02-27-2012, 12:12 AM

this is a real question. what is the green centipede-bar looking thing that is between 'posts' and 'credits' and what do these 'credits' DO for US. ive always wondered

**Rhoadhoused** · 02-27-2012, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

He didnt, and then i dropped the rep bomb.

Haha should've known. The fact that you can do that pretty much sums up why the change needs to be made.

**Jordanj6502** · 02-27-2012, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by cstrunk

The rep scale is stupid. It needs to be revised ASAP. It is pretty much useless the way it is now. Someone who has been here for 5 days and made a few good posts has as good a reputation as someone who has been here for 5 years and made hundreds of good posts.

That is why my rep bar is maxed out. Pretty much happened in my first 10 posts. Now all I care about is getting more credits.

**JUKEBOX** · 02-27-2012, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

I have no idea how many times ive been repped, but have about 98000 rep points.

Eh, I got a better ratio than you. Sitting at about 60,000 rep points.

**gogagig** · 02-27-2012, 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by Jordanj6502

That is why my rep bar is maxed out. Pretty much happened in my first 10 posts. Now all I care about is getting more credits.

You do not have a reputation beyond repute. Sorry, you are not cool, son

**Jordanj6502** · 02-27-2012, 01:58 AM

Originally Posted by gogagig

You do not have a reputation beyond repute. Sorry, you are not cool, son

I said my rep bar was maxed. Nothing about my reputation being maxed.

How many stages of rep are there? And what do they all say?

**Cyclonepride** · 02-27-2012, 06:12 AM

Taking away the ability to comment would be a good solution to negative rep, or a simple up vote/down vote. I agree that the bars have kind of outlived their usefulness.

**ISUCyclones2015** · 02-27-2012, 10:45 AM

Make it like a digg/reddit up and down vote rep system. Or you can do the "Thanks" thing some forums do. It shows how many times you have thanked people and how many times you have been thanked and the number of posts.

Here is a screenshot of my side profile (under the avatar) at a forum that uses that method:

**Al_4_State** · 02-27-2012, 10:51 AM

I think negative rep would work if it wasn't anonymous.

When it was totally anonymous, people would just neg rep for fun and it didn't really fullfill its purpose. When you have to put your name by it, people will think more about giving negative rep.

**Doc** · 02-27-2012, 11:07 AM

I'm more curious to see the amount of rep that people have given out. I want to know who the stingy bastards are.

**ianoconnor** · 02-27-2012, 11:08 AM

^ LOL, that avatar is awesome.

**MNCyGuy** · 02-27-2012, 11:11 AM

Why do people care about rep so much? Are there really people on this site who look at that bar and go, "Oooo...he must really know what he's talking about!"?

I basically just like it as a way to let people know you liked what they posted and occasionally feed my ego with a little validation for myself.

**CycloneErik** · 02-27-2012, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by MNCyGuy

Why do people care about rep so much? Are there really people on this site who look at that bar and go, "Oooo...he must really know what he's talking about!"?

I basically just like it as a way to let people know you liked what they posted and occasionally feed my ego with a little validation for myself.

That's how I see it, too. Everyone's rep bar fills up so quickly that you really just have to base it off of what they post.

It's fun to see someone go from one dot to full in the click of a mouse. I can admit that I enjoy seeing that. Otherwise, the dots don't matter.