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OK...One Last Time...What's THIS?!?!?!

Hmmmmm......

Ok, gang...I've figured this much out. With rep points you sorta have to "spread the wealth" somehow. I tried to give rep points to both Cindy and CornCrazy, but it wouldn't let me do so saying that I had to give rep points elsewhere before I could give them more rep points (which I guess is fair, so that people don't get undeserved rep points, but how many do I have to give before I can give to those I REALLY feel deserve it! And I DO only give to those I feel deserve it anyway! I refuse to just go around giving random points in the hopes of getting some myself. I do know that you can give negative rep points, but I don't even want to go there...I'd be afraid of the reprecussions from some of the more (shall we say) short-tempered members of the forum. I'm trying to firgure how the points increase the rep power...if I find out, I'll certainly let you all know. In the meantime I will continue to "spread the wealth" to those truly deserving.

SIDE NOTE: Throw CornCrazy and Cindy some points...they're deserving members!!!
 
I've been reading through the vbulletin site (when I have time) to try to figure this reputation thing out. I'll post a few snippets of info that I found to see if it helps make sense.

- Everyone has a reputation = total of reputation : it is your points of reputation, and it starts at 10.

- Everyone has a reputation power = altering power : it is how much you can affect other's reputation (adding or substracting), and it starts at 0 or 1 (haven't tested), and can only grow with register date, post count and reputation.

- Admins can fix their reputation power to 10 or whatever they want.
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Say you start with 1 point.
When you alter the reputation of someone else, you will give +1 or -1.

Say you won an altering point.
When you alter the reputation of someone else, you will give +2 or -2.

Say you are an admin.
When you alter the reputation of someone else, you will give +10 or -10.
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Heck, from what I gather, most people over on the vbulletin forum are confused as well.....
 
LOL Rich! I don't know whether that helped me or confused me more! Brain hurts...must not think for the next hour or so! LOL!
 
I spread the wealth to you Rolph! And thanks for spreading back! (The wealth that is)! LMAO

Did I ever mention that I LOVE brownies (subliminal message)? Especially when they're SPREAD (subliminal message) with chocolate icing!!

I'm still waiting for a trade on my Betty Crocker points...lotta good products ol' Betty has to offer!

LOL...I have to stop..this post is making me too silly! LOL! That and it's waaay past my bed time and I get siller the later it gets!

I say we organize a "Spreading Association"...spread to those who deserve it...who never post offensively or make rude remarks...to those who offer advice and try to help the best they can...to those who we've become close to and enjoy chatting with! Spread the word to spread the wealth!
 
So what you're saying is that, basically, reputation on the forums is like money to people who breed ball python morphs: it can be created in a vacuum by a magical ponzai scheme. ;)
 
Nah...not necessarily like money. That's taking it a bit out of context and we have been doing quite alot of joking around here on the topic, but I honestly do believe that those who deserve should get and people should be willing to share. What's the point in being stingy if someone's really helped you or even at least offered up some advice. If it was like money, I'd be scrubbing floors for it! LOL!
 
OK I got it and I did give out a few but will be glad to get/give some more, also it sounds like someone named brownie is looking for women around age 49, available? Is this true THEN....a cornsnake mating game? Should I send pictures? Sam ~~~~~~~:~
 
Bekah said:
What's the point in being stingy if someone's really helped you or even at least offered up some advice.
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You see it as being stingy. I see the "rep" thing as silly, and pointless, and childish.

I don't come here to ask people to tell me who or what I'm supposed to be. It seems to me that people who are obsessing over what other people think of them are desperate to be popular, but never are, and think that it will bring some kind of meaning to their life. The thing they never figured out is that it doesn't... self-esteem is hollow.

I don't concern myself with how nice or rude or whatever someone else is in their posts, so it doesn't occur to me to run around patting everyone on the back. I don't care about being popular because I have self-respect. It is not something someone else handed to me, it's something I earned and cannot be given or taken away by something as meaningless as "reputation," especially amongst a bunch of people who really know next to nothing about me.

You are welcome to think I'm stingy. I will continue to think that the advice and information I provide here is valuable, and that "rep" is people trying to make a big deal out of something that holds no value in itself.
 
I think some people may be getting the wrong impression...there was a lot of goofinf around on this topic and we were having fun playing with something and trying it out! Let me respond to your post:

Serpwidgets said:
You see it as being stingy. I see the "rep" thing as silly, and pointless, and childish.

I never personally called anyone stingy...I'm just trying to say that if someone has helped another, the rep thing is a good way to go...you can put in a word of thanks in the comments. And no one ever said that it was a MANDATORY thing. No one is forced to comply, there is no law regarding the whole rep thing. If you see it as silly, don' bother with it, that's all.

I don't come here to ask people to tell me who or what I'm supposed to be. It seems to me that people who are obsessing over what other people think of them are desperate to be popular, but never are, and think that it will bring some kind of meaning to their life. The thing they never figured out is that it doesn't... self-esteem is hollow.

I don't ask anyone to tell me who I am either...I am who I am - love it or lump it! And no one here has ever asked me to be someone else nor have I tried. I'm not trying to view it as a popularity game...but I do believe in giving thanks and showing gratitude where it is due. I think alot of the members here are good summaritans and I don't believe that it should be overlooked.

I don't concern myself with how nice or rude or whatever someone else is in their posts, so it doesn't occur to me to run around patting everyone on the back. I don't care about being popular because I have self-respect. It is not something someone else handed to me, it's something I earned and cannot be given or taken away by something as meaningless as "reputation," especially amongst a bunch of people who really know next to nothing about me.

That's fine...I've even said that myself...if you don't like what someone has to say you can always choose to ignore it rather than adding fuel to the fire. Again, I don't believe this is an issue of popularity. You give reps and post where, when and if you want... and if someone wants to give you a pat on the back, let them.

You are welcome to think I'm stingy. I will continue to think that the advice and information I provide here is valuable, and that "rep" is people trying to make a big deal out of something that holds no value in itself.
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I don't believe I have ever had direct conversation with you besides your one other post here and therefore would be unable to judge you let alone tell you that you were stingy. Perhaps you mistook what was said. Besides, it's a free world we have the freedom to make our own choices and what you want to do is soley up to you. But I do believe that what you sow is what you reap. Provide information if that is what brings you joy...no one will stop you from doing so (as many are here to help as well as learn), but at the same time keep in mind that there are those of us who may care to use the rep thing (to each his own). Your ideas are respected - all I ask is that those of others are as well.

No offense taken and none intended.
 
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Bekah said:
Your ideas are respected - all I ask is that those of others are as well.
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Calling someone stingy because they don't think the way you do is not "respect."

You don't have to respect my ideas. Not all ideas are worthy of respect. The difference is that I don't say it is bad to do something while at the same time I am doing exactly that.
 
Ok, I'm confused! Where do you check out your rep points? My user cp says nothing about rep points! Do you guys have a section that tells you how many you have and who gave them to you for which post? :shrugs:
 
Serpwidgets said:
Calling someone stingy because they don't think the way you do is not "respect."

You don't have to respect my ideas. Not all ideas are worthy of respect. The difference is that I don't say it is bad to do something while at the same time I am doing exactly that.
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I think you misunderstood me. I NEVER called YOU stingy. I was voicing my opinion and it was not directed to YOU. In fact it was not directed at ANYONE in particular. It was MY opinion. You seem to want to talk in circles and put me on the defensive. I don't want to argue with you and I don't want to argue with anyone else. In fact I give up. If you want to continue to argue about something you yourself have said is "silly and childish" than it is MY opinion to believe THAT is "silly and childish".
 
moonshadow,

If you click on the scales of your own post that will tell you how many point you have. Somewhere in your user CP there is a listing of who gave you those points and comments (if any) they may have left. Hope that helps!
 
Bekah said:
I think you misunderstood me. I NEVER called YOU stingy.
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Riiiiiiiiight. When you make a blanket statement about a bunch of people, guess what? It applies to all of those people whether or not you name them all individually. Duh.

It was MY opinion.
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Yes, and I never said it wasn't, nor did I ever say your opinion was not valid. You stated your opinion, I stated mine. Gee whiz, maybe some people just think differently than you and it has nothing to do with being stingy. What's the problem?

Apparently you had some kind of problem with that. Because then you tried to dance around your own statements saying you didn't say what you said, or that you didn't mean what you meant, or trying to guilt me into retracting my own opinion by throwing around some dogmatic statement about "respect" which you obviously do not ever intend to practice yourself.

You seem to want to talk in circles and put me on the defensive.
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My position didn't change. Yours did with every post... I simply stated my opinion in the same type of blanket statement you made. And then, boo-frickety-hoo, you threw a hissy fit and got all defensive about it. :sobstory:
 
Serp, I see you're making "friends" again :rolleyes: you keep that up and you're never going to get any x-mas cards :santa: . Well you will get one from me, eventhough i haven't talked to ya in forever. Do you remember how to use yahoo IM?? I need to get down there to visit you and bring home some nice snakes...

Take care buddy and TRY to play nice would ya :cheers:
 
hmmm...had to read the whole thread (for once)...It kinda sounds like something fun to do with friends online, but I don't think you should base someones "rep" on how many times they post or answer a thread...I must be missing the point (possible) or maybe my feelings are just hurt from a low rep reading, i don't know...Charles, like kenster said, play nice hehe...btw keep up the good work with the ever expanding lines of hypo's , too; been really interesting following y'all's developments with them (I'll stick to my one regular ol' hypo for now :) )
 
kenster said:
Take care buddy and TRY to play nice would ya :cheers:
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LMAO. Do or do not: there is not try. :D

And yeah, get your butt down here sometime and visit. We still have your birthday present waiting for you.
 
And by the way, do YOU know how to turn on messenger, Mr. Kenster? Haven't seen ya in forever and a week. :rolleyes:
 
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