Donna Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I'm sorry. I haven't been on this board very long and keep seeing people saying they got one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I did a search for information about "reputation points" earlier this evening. This thread was helpful: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5605&highlight=REPUTATION+POINTS Probably should give Claire some points for that... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Go to "User control panel". You'll should see that I just gave you a positive rep. It's green. A gray rep means that the person giving you the rep hasn't posted very often in the past. A red rep is a negative reputation. You can give people reps by clicking on the scales in the top right hand corner of their post. Seems like folks giving out negative reps aren't posting their names. They are just dinging someone and running away with their tail between their legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 That's the $64,000 question, LOL! WHO is posting them???? Since we moved over to this format, we've had several folks who have had problems with this. I think our current thinking is that it's been done by a troll or trolls, just jumping in to try to cause a furor..... I'm not exactly sure how you know if you've gotten one. I think some have said that their green dots next to their name turn grey after they've gotten negative rep. But folks who don't have any (or at least it must be only a little) rep also have grey dots..... So I'm not quite sure about this. It may be that after you've accrued a few points of positive rep, then the negative won't really affect you until you get enough to take you down to zero? Not sure.... If you look across the top of your screen, you'll see "control panel". If you go to your control panel, you can see your "rep", if any, on the right side. You can choose from the left-side options to go to your private messages or send message or emails. You can click to see all previous posts you've made in case you'd like to follow-up on those, etc., etc. Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 The only valid reason I could see for giving a negative rep would be if a person were openly rude or hurtful. I haven't even seen any posts of this nature on these boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Can you give yourself rep?:D:rolleyes:;) ETA: NOPE, you can't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Can you give yourself rep?:D:rolleyes:;) ETA: NOPE, you can't! But I can give them to you... This is fun :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 You click on User Control Panel and it shows up under any subscribed threads with new posts. Well, they don't all seem to show up at once. I didn't have any ratings for the longest time. I have a negative one from some anonymous person, but since I also had a few positive ones at the same time, didn't let it bother me. It wasn't even the most controversial post I've ever written, either. It was either a troll or I got someone's goat over something I was being very civil about, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 That's the $64,000 question, LOL! WHO is posting them???? Since we moved over to this format, we've had several folks who have had problems with this. I think our current thinking is that it's been done by a troll or trolls, just jumping in to try to cause a furor..... I'm not exactly sure how you know if you've gotten one. I think some have said that their green dots next to their name turn grey after they've gotten negative rep. But folks who don't have any (or at least it must be only a little) rep also have grey dots..... So I'm not quite sure about this. It may be that after you've accrued a few points of positive rep, then the negative won't really affect you until you get enough to take you down to zero? Not sure.... Regena No, the green dot right next to a name means someone is logged in. Like right now, my name would have a green dot, and yours is grey -- I'm logged on, you're not. Edit: Well, obviously, I'm talking about this VERY minute, while I'm typing this -- NOT while you're *reading* it! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Your responses were all very helpful. Thank you Daisy for the positive rep, too! I am going to try and leave you one as well if I can figure it out.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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