Parrothead Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 This is becoming an obsession for me. When the rep points first started I never checked. I had a "bad" attitude, "What do I care what someone else thinks about what I said." Then lo and behold the day I had to go into my control panel. I had rep points! Woo Hoo! Okay I'm not going to obsess about it. But it is cool that someone thought I had something intelligent to say. From that day I checked about once a week when I rememberd. Let's fast forward to the 4th of July Rep Party. The rep points have been the first thing I've checked every time I log on since I participated in the party. Am I normal or deveolping OCD over rep points? How often do you check yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 At least daily - usually several times a day. I'm insecure and I have to know if anything at all that I ever post is ever worth something to someone ever - LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I end up checking it when I check my subscribed threads. It is just there in my face. I think it is a nice way to connect with people on a very busy board. So I like it. But I know what you mean by it getting out of hand.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I end up checking it when I check my subscribed threads. It is just there in my face. I think it is a nice way to connect with people on a very busy board. So I like it. But I know what you mean by it getting out of hand.:001_smile: Same here -- I check the subscribed threads often and there they are. But I don't have enough to develop an obsession over. :001_smile: Mostly, I usually feel like I'm just talking to myself, but that's okay. It gets the goat of all of those who are just jealous 'cause the voices are only in MY head. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 At least daily - usually several times a day. I'm insecure and I have to know if anything at all that I ever post is ever worth something to someone ever - LOL. :iagree: with what she said. Sometimes if I post something that I think is on the edge, I check them every 5 minutes.:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I know how I can see my last few reps but how do I get my total counts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Never. I am totally secure no matter what. NOT!:lol: Too often to admit the truth. Creature of habit that does the routine clicks -- same path every time I get on the machine. Sigh, am I pathetic or what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Well, ok, maybe once a month, when someone talks about it. I do appreciate folks who have given me positive rep:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hey, wait. A 4th of July rep party?! Why do I always miss these things? :confused:Pooh. (I usually check my rep points once, maybe twice a day.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 This is becoming an obsession for me. When the rep points first started I never checked. I had a "bad" attitude, "What do I care what someone else thinks about what I said." Then lo and behold the day I had to go into my control panel. I had rep points! Woo Hoo! Okay I'm not going to obsess about it. But it is cool that someone thought I had something intelligent to say. From that day I checked about once a week when I rememberd. Let's fast forward to the 4th of July Rep Party. The rep points have been the first thing I've checked every time I log on since I participated in the party. Am I normal or deveolping OCD over rep points? How often do you check yours? Rep points? Never heard of them. What are they? :p :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleen Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hey, I just checked mine for the first time. For some reason I assumed I probably didn't have any yet, but I checked anyway and it turns out that people around here have been really sweet to me and I hadn't even noticed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 At least daily - usually several times a day. I'm insecure and I have to know if anything at all that I ever post is ever worth something to someone ever - LOL. :iagree: I'm trying to break the habit, but it's a hard one! Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I know how I can see my last few reps but how do I get my total counts? In the box on your User CP where your rep comments show up, in the upper right corner will be your total number of points. Everyone starts out with 10. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I didn't check that often until I heard about people getting rid of their points every day. Now, I make sure I'm depleted before the day is out and check to see if I have received any every time i check back in. It is a silly thing to get excited about, but it gives me a little thrill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Now, I make sure I'm depleted before the day is out... I haven't given out much, and I'm not sure I know the "rules" or limits or whatever. I'm going to start giving more, though, and I'll figure it out as I go along. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I would never have anticipated how much I enjoy getting positive rep points. I think it's a little sick probably, just how good I feel when y'all send me positive rep and sweet comments. In a world where I often feel a little misunderstood (and a little stupid), around here I feel accepted. My rep points, few as they may be in comparison to many other folks here, I cherish (more than I ought to!). Someday I just know I'm gonna have *two* green squares....sigh.... BTW, I probably remember to check about once per week, but if there's something really nice written there and I feel a little needy, I visit my rep comments more often, just for reassurance. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I end up checking it when I check my subscribed threads. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I love getting rep almost as much as I love giving it! I understand that some people rarely check their rep, but as one of those who gives it (and gives it a lot!) I'd be sad to know someone didn't read my gesture of kindness. It's like a gift that gets lost behind the couch or something. :o (Which is still way better than an Easter egg - the real kind - that once did when I was growing up. It was found months later when we moved the couch... and accidentally crushed it. :bored:) I happen to check mine often because I use my User CP quite a bit to read new posts in my subscribed threads. Even if I had to click a separate page to view them, I still would because I'd hate to miss a sweet word someone wanted to share with me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Once or twice per day UNLESS I am involved in a controversial topic! Then I check obsessively to see if I have made anyone mad at me. I really don't like it when people are mad at me. So if I am ticking people off, then I real quick try to change my tone or even reconsider my stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I don't even know what you're talking about. I started reading this thread because I thought it said "How often do you check your ripped pants?" And I wondered how many people routinely go about clad in torn trousers. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Every time I come here. :lol: I feel like I'm never going to get 2 green dots, so that is my dream. Guess I gotta post more, with some good advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I know how I can see my last few reps but how do I get my total counts? it tells you in the bar above the most recent points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I don't even know what you're talking about. I started reading this thread because I thought it said "How often do you check your ripped pants?" And I wondered how many people routinely go about clad in torn trousers. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 At least daily - usually several times a day. I'm insecure and I have to know if anything at all that I ever post is ever worth something to someone ever - LOL. Me too! I just like to see. I am not hurt if I don't get any, but I really like it when I do. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 at least once a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 YOU'RE KIDDING?!?! I started with 10? So the first ten don't even count? ARGH! I have a rep of 13. 13! Can I quit now? I have been on these boards for yrs. I hate rep. However I can now prove to my DH that I am a loser. He is super popular, always has been. Has a million friends. Great guy, my perfect match. Absolutely required to balance my un-popularness. :glare: grrr...... ps. I have pms and am fighting a migraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 LOL! Thanks Jennifer! About the only thing I wish they would do is leave more of them available so you can read them. There were some really nice, thoughtful things there and I can't read them anymore! ETA: Actually, some of the "not so nice" things are fun to go back to read, too. Some of them are just hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 YOU'RE KIDDING?!?! I started with 10? So the first ten don't even count? ARGH! I have a rep of 13. 13! Can I quit now? I have been on these boards for yrs. I hate rep. However I can now prove to my DH that I am a loser. He is super popular, always has been. Has a million friends. Great guy, my perfect match. Absolutely required to balance my un-popularness. :glare: grrr...... ps. I have pms and am fighting a migraine. No worries! I had way more posts than you before I even got my first rep! There are no losers here!! We're all winners!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 YOU'RE KIDDING?!?! I started with 10? So the first ten don't even count? ARGH! I have a rep of 13. 13! Can I quit now? I have been on these boards for yrs. I hate rep. . I'll join you :glare:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I forget they are even there unless someone mentions them, like now. I've given out several rep points, and several people have given them to me, but usually they are an out-of-sight, out-of-mind feature here. I'm much more interested in the private messages people have sent me, and I notice them because of the link at the top of the page by my name. Things that are more in my face get noticed. That's the visual learner in me coming through. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 ARGH! I have a rep of 13. 13! OK, sorry for the tantrum! You guys are great! I have more then doubled now! :D Thanks, I feel special!!! Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Someday I just know I'm gonna have *two* green squares....sigh.... Two green squares? I'd never noticed them before. Something else to obsess about. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Cool, I didn't even know I had some and I do!! I feel so much better now. Of course, mine are probably really sad compared to others here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 From the looks of those FIVE GREEN SQUARES under each of your names, I'd say you're doing more merry making than mad making, and that ripped pants clearly turn somebody on! :w00t: Like others, I tend to scroll down to look at rep points when I'm checking up on my subscribed threads for new posts. It always makes my heart sink a bit when I see a red dot, or soar a bit when there's a green one, but I suppose that's just my codependence talking. (Who me?!) ;) Once or twice per day UNLESS I am involved in a controversial topic! Then I check obsessively to see if I have made anyone mad at me. I really don't like it when people are mad at me. So if I am ticking people off, then I real quick try to change my tone or even reconsider my stance. I don't even know what you're talking about. I started reading this thread because I thought it said "How often do you check your ripped pants?" And I wondered how many people routinely go about clad in torn trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I check mine every couple weeks~I don't get that much anyway. It's easy to forget that it's there(for me anyway) :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Ugh! Rep points! LOL I want so badly to get into the giving and receiving fun game of remembering to do my reps everyday but the day keeps getting in the way! I swear I'm going to have one of those nightmares where you forget your baby but instead I'm going to have a nightmare about forgetting my rep points. They are the bane of my memory! Everyday goes by and AGAIN I've forgotten to play. ;) I'll get it...it's on my list! (good luck on THAT one! LOL) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 OK, sorry for the tantrum! You guys are great! I have more then doubled now! :D Thanks, I feel special!!! Christy Maybe I should try throwing a tantrum??? ;) It depends on which thread I'm on. Some are known for giving out more reps than others. I like the reps. It's a fun game to see them slowly go up, or, in Christy's case, go up quickly! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I'm so new, I guess I've never noticed before. Then again, because I'm new, I probably don't have any. But I'd like to! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailuamom Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I have not yet figured out when you get / when to give rep points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I have not yet figured out when you get / when to give rep points!You are so sweet! You give them when someone is kind to you...like...well, like what I just said to you! (what a coincidence! ;) ) So you know HOW to give them? Click on the scales at the top right of the person's post. Make sure you click the POSITIVE rep circle! Say whatever you want to say and sign your name, so people know who sent it! You can try it on my message here!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Hey! I just checked mine and I already have more than the "beginner's 10." That is SO NICE! Now, I've got to start leaving it, too! Thanks for bringing this to my attention! (Now I have something ELSE to look forward to!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I just did my rep for the day. :) It was 'muchly fun' (as my 12yr said as a 2yr old)! Do I really have to wait 24 hours from right now before I can give more again? That's forever from now and it was fun. (whine-whine) ;) Oh well, since I can't toss anymore out there anyone is more than welcome to toss any extras they need to get rid of for the day my way! Hehe!! Have a super night all!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I don't even know what you're talking about. I started reading this thread because I thought it said "How often do you check your ripped pants?" And I wondered how many people routinely go about clad in torn trousers. Oh well. Anj, I must say, that was pretty funny! I HAD to read it to my dh and he laughed out loud! You are one of the blessed he has laughed out loud for. The other two are Dilbert and John Clease, well, actually all of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". So you're in great company! I bet you feel honored now! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I'd check mine more often, but the paranoid side of me thinks there's someone sitting at PHP checking to see who checks their rep points the most often... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I'd check mine more often, but the paranoid side of me thinks there's someone sitting at PHP checking to see who checks their rep points the most often... :lol: That so much sounds like something I would say/think! Glad I'm not alone in my paranoid world. Hehe!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 :lol: That so much sounds like something I would say/think! Glad I'm not alone in my paranoid world. Hehe!! :lol::lol: I was just going to reply, "Would it make you paranoid if I laughed at what you just said? Because really, I'd be laughing WITH you, not AT you, of course!" :lol: (Really, it'd be all of us parnoidians laughing together!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I check every time I get on. And off. And sometimes in between. I once missed some, and it drove me crazy not knowing who they were from. I'm resolved to never let that happen again! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Oh, thanks for the reminder :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailuamom Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Since I now know how and when to post rep points (thanks, Brindee!), I started on a rep spree, giving rep points out to helpful posters...and then I got a message saying I had given out too much in a 24 hour period. Bummer! I take it one must be judicious with one's rep points. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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