dalbert Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 All, In case you haven't noticed, the board now features a reputation point system, which has been in place for several months. Most members have not used it yet, so I want to make everyone aware of the parameters for its use. Each post that you make can have reputation points awarded to it by other members. The reputation tool appears in the lower right hand corner of each post, and it you click on it, one point will be awarded to the post. Before any reputation points are awarded to a specific post, the number in the lower right hand corner will be zero, and as points are awarded, the number will change. At this time, I am only allowing positive reputation points. Each member is allowed to award 3 reputation points per day, and those points cannot be applied to their own posts. I have included everyone in the reputation point system. You can even apply points to the moderators, or me. Feel free to award me points, if you see fit, as I only have 2 at the moment. If you want to see who has awarded you reputation points, you can click on the reputation point number in the lower right hand corner of your post, and the name of the person who awarded the reputation points will be displayed. Just to clarify, points are applied to individual posts. (replies) The originator of the thread does not receive reputation points for the original post, unless you award points to that original post. You can see how many reputation points a member has by mousing over their name. There are 3 levels of reputation currently: 0-19 Points: Neutral20-49 Points: Good50+ Points: Excellent Please feel free to post any questions, and I hope that members will find this to be a useful tool. Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 David, Help us understand the purpose of this tool. I haven't heard of it before. It sounds like a credibility guage, i.e., how others preceive your credibility on a topic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Huh! So thats what that number represents. I was always afraid to ask. I thought that I was on double secret probation and the number represented demerits. I figured once I hit a certain number of demerits, dalbert would push a red button and blow up my computer.Well I see that I got one point for starting the MOH- Hall of Valor pinned section. So obviously David should receive same for all the pinned sections he started.I will take the initiative and award Dave for the top of his pinned section and other members can award for his other pinned section.We must get our leader into the double digits.Jim C Edited March 25, 2012 by jim c 351 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTinIN Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Interesting, this system is based on each and every individual posting, not the member in general as on some other boards. Any way to highlight or sort by the most points, with the current traffic level I tend to hit all the posts at least once for a fast past, however, could help when things are going faster. Edited March 25, 2012 by JTinIN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtommygunner Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I gave Jim a point for bringing up David and his hard work, then I gave David one. They both deserve it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 David, Help us understand the purpose of this tool. I haven't heard of it before. It sounds like a credibility guage, i.e., how others preceive your credibility on a topic? Robert Henley, Yes, the purpose is to inspire and reward great content, and can certainly be used a a gauge of credibility. On some other boards, it is used as sort of self-governing system. For instance, it can be configured to allow negative points (I have not chosen that option here), and in those cases where someone really gets out of hand on a board, it can help the other board members keep an individual in line. For instance, it could be setup that if an individual received a certain number of negative points, that their posts go into a queue for approval. I don't think we need that here, but reputational points can be useful. If you look at the top posters, you'll see who has most of the points. "GIJive" has the most at the moment. Points should be awarded for the value of content submitted. It can be looked at as providing a kudo to someone who is benefitting the online community. If you go to the bottom of the main page, you can see everyone who has posted during the day, and as you mouse over their names, their reputation points are displayed. Interesting, this system is based on each and every individual posting, not the member in general as on some other boards. Any way to highlight or sort by the most points, with the current traffic level I tend to hit all the posts at least once for a fast past, however, could help when things are going faster. JTinIN, I don't know of a way to highlight by number of points, however, I believe if a particular thread receives over 20 points, there is a highlight of some sort that appears. I don't think we've seen it yet, and I need to confirm the details in the admin screens. Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTinIN Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Appears a star shows up to the right of the listed topics .... don't know if this because of the points or that I issued them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 BTT, for those who may not have seen this. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just a reminder to all members about the reputation system that everyone may use here on Machinegunboards.com. If you like a post, let the person who posted it know it by voting the post up, and adding to their reputation. Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike in pa Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 David, Help us understand the purpose of this tool. I haven't heard of it before. It sounds like a credibility guage, i.e., how others preceive your credibility on a topic? Yeah it's supposed to, but over on the pafoa board it gets used and abused and many of the guys just go back and forth repping each other for absolutely no reason, but to appear like they are important or know it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 David, Help us understand the purpose of this tool. I haven't heard of it before. It sounds like a credibility guage, i.e., how others preceive your credibility on a topic? Yeah it's supposed to, but over on the pafoa board it gets used and abused and many of the guys just go back and forth repping each other for absolutely no reason, but to appear like they are important or know it all. mike in pa, I understand your concern. What you describe has not happened here, and I have tools to monitor it. I don't anticipate it becoming an issue. However, if anyone observes such a practice, feel free to contact me. The system is intended to allow a member to acknowledge a good post by awarding a reputation point. Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland, Headless Thompson Gunner Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Points? We don't have no points!, We don't need no stinkin points! Give me 100 negative points, I hadn't noticed this post before and I'm listed as an RKI member. Where does that setting come from Dave? Not that I'm not relatveily knowledgeable about one thing ro another.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 The "RKI Member" status is reached in one of 2 ways. You either make a certain number of posts, and it is updated automatically, or in some cases, I manually update it if the member has made some really good posts, or is known by me to be an RKI. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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