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    Through trial and error, I discovered:

    - bad rep power is half of your good rep power

    - rep power increases as your post count increases

    - admins/mods get bonus rep power



    the boxes are a mystery to me.

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    [quote name='Fearless']Through trial and error, I discovered:

    - bad rep power is half of your good rep power

    - rep power increases as your post count increases

    - admins/mods get bonus rep power



    the boxes are a mystery to me.[/QUOTE]



    Being emo looses you rep too.



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    [quote name='Unknown Soldier']Being emo looses you rep too.[/quote]



    lol, not automatically :P



    The boxes just show how much rep power you have.



    Green ones are good.

    Red ones are bad.



    The more you have of the good ones the better.



    If you mouse over the boxes, the forums give everyone a rank based on their rep power. At the moment we are running with a Godfather theme
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    [quote name='Boots']If you mouse over the boxes, the forums give everyone a rank based on their rep power. At the moment we are running with a Godfather theme [/QUOTE]



    hehe, didn't know that.



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    Boots, what I'm confused about is why some people have 3 boxes, and their rep power is 13. and you get others that have 6 boxes but their rep power is only 8. (both are normal members)

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    HOHO Yes! I'm ....... THE BAG MAN!!!:jive::thefinger:

    Wicked Fearless, now I finally no what that means!

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    Oh yeah, I've got a few more questions:



    1) What does 'Bump' mean, I see it all the time in the classifieds

    2) What does 'YGPM' stand for, again in the classifieds

    3) What are those labels under your usernames? I mean those that say things like Flamezone, Realm Of Dreams, Moderator, etc and how do you get those?



    Thanks alot!

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    [quote name='Fearless']Boots, what I'm confused about is why some people have 3 boxes, and their rep power is 13. and you get others that have 6 boxes but their rep power is only 8. (both are normal members)[/quote]



    I think the boxes are not strictly representative of rep power. To be honest I am colourblind and not too sure of the difference between light green and dark green etc... :P
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    [quote name='the worlds in Crysis']Oh yeah, I've got a few more questions:



    1) What does 'Bumo' mean, I see it all the time in the classifieds

    2) What does 'YGPM' stand for, again in the classifieds

    3) What are those labels under your usernames? I mean those that say things like Flamezone, Realm Of Dreams, Moderator, etc and how do you get those[/quote]



    1) Hmmm... will send Luc around here to explain Bumo

    2) You Got Private Message. Most of the Classifieds sales are done via Private Messages. Top right below your user name.

    3) Those are the groups people belong to. You need to sign up to see the Flame Zone (it can be rougher than the rest of forums - verbal combat etc...). Realm of Dreams is an RPG game run on the forum. Mods and Admins are other groups for forum leaders.
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    [quote name='Boots']1) Hmmm... will send Luc around here to explain Bumo[/QUOTE]I believe he is referring to "bump", which is used to bring attention to a thread when it hasn't received much initial response.

    Loosely translated use in Classifieds: "C'mon guys, please buy my stuff...these prices are good. I swear i'm legit".

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    Actually 'bump' means just that. Bumping the thread to the top of the list.



    Or as Luc explained and sometimes referred to as Attention Whore.



    But I like bump as just being bump.



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    [quote name='Fearless']Through trial and error, I discovered:

    - bad rep power is half of your good rep power

    - rep power increases as your post count increases

    - admins/mods get bonus rep power



    the boxes are a mystery to me.[/QUOTE]



    Mods dont get increased rep. Only admins.



    Rep power does increase based on post count.



    I would like to highlight these particular points:



    Reputation points should be given on a post by post basis and should be based on your reading of the message, not your opinion of the messenger. Perhaps more importantly, reputation points should be based on the quality of the post, not necessarily on whether or not you agree with the point of view presented in it.





    To use an example: if you like Quake3 and a user posts a defense of Counter-Strike, you should not automatically give negative reputation points simply because you disagree with the opinion. Similarly, you should also not automatically give positive reputation points to users or messages that you like, agree with, or to ones that simply support your position.



    Ask yourself, "Would this post be helpful to a newcomer trying to understand the topic?" Is the post well written, informative and reasonable? Is it especially clever, funny, or representative of the kind of attitude the community values? If yes, give positive reputation points. If not, give negative ones.


    Thats the way it should be used. Unfortunately, it does get abused from time to time

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    Oh. It's just that I see a lot of purple mods with 1 or 2 green boxes and a rep power of at least 10.



    Anyways, the thing that peeves me the most when it comes to bad reps is anonymous ones. If you disagree with my post, it's fine. Feel free to exercise those powers. But at least have the guts to leave your name.

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    Rep power and Rep are two different things.



    Rep = green blocks

    Rep Power = number before green blocks



    You gain rep power by post count, time since registration, and also for every X rep you get.



    You gain rep when someone votes yes for you. You then gain rep equal to the amount of rep power the person who voted for you has. So, if I rep Fearless with a yes (the little scale icon next to every post) her green blocks will increase with 50 points. If I vote no, her green blocks will decrease with 50 points. You can visit your user control panel to see how many rep points you have. The green/red blocks are just representative of the rep points that you have. When your green blocks (or rep points) reach 0, it will start becoming red, and you'll be bloody banned cause nobody likes your sorry ass.


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    [quote name='Firestar']When your green blocks (or rep points) reach 0, it will start becoming red, and you'll be bloody banned cause nobody likes your sorry ass.[/QUOTE]



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    [quote name='the worlds in Crysis']Can you have an adult related (not explicit!) joke for your sig?[/quote]



    As long as it is not porn or does not contain any swearing / vulgarity it should be alright.



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    This thread was really usefull (thanks admins and co!) but now it's just getting fftopic:thanks to certain people...:blahblah: Btw how much rep power do I have to build up to be able to +1 a post or -1 one for that matter?

    Cheers.

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    [quote name='BossMan']This thread was really usefull (thanks admins and co!) but now it's just getting fftopic:thanks to certain people...:blahblah: Btw how much rep power do I have to build up to be able to +1 a post or -1 one for that matter?

    Cheers.[/quote]



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