| User Reputation Points |
| On every post, there's a little "scale" icon. Click it, and you can mark it as being particularly helpful (or not). Over time, a member who's recognized by others' as posting lots of informative or insightful things will get a higher reputation score (more green squares).
Also, the longer you've been a member, and the more posts you've made, the more weight your reputation input has.
Frankly the setup is a bit complicated, with rules governing the number of reputation points you can give other members and how often. There are far too many separate levels, and I don't even know which ones add up to how Again, if my wildest dreams come true and this board is busting at the seams, it could be quite helpful.many squares just yet. I wouldn't take it too seriously. If when we become an enormous, thriving community, I'm sure we'd be able to look at these points as a way to separate the jokers from the thinkers. But for now, just think of it as another nifty gadget.
More useful, I think, is the ability to rate threads. So if a topic generates lots of good posts, and people rate it highly, you'll be able to see at a glance where the juciest, tastiest stuff is. |
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