What the hell is reputation?

[jdbailey1206]

Seriously.  Why do we have reputations now?

[Howard_Casto]

I dunno.  Without a down-vote it's probably pointless.  Of course if there were a down-vote I'd have negative 300 by now. 

Heck let me give you an up-vote, just because. 

[Malenko]

Character is what you are, reputation is just what people think you are.

[yotsuya]

The concept behind reputation, as I understand it, works best when people give you "rep" for a post they find useful. Say KenLayton posts a message explaining how to sync a Dumont TV to a Pong board. People find the post useful, so they rep that post (and by default, Ken). The more rep Ken gets, the more people know that this person gives solid advice. That's how rep works best.

[HaRuMaN]

reputation...

...made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like Canada.

-Drew Carey

[opt2not]

reputation...

...made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like Canada.

-Drew Carey

Where's the down-vote??   

[Hoopz]

The concept behind reputation, as I understand it, works best when people give you "rep" for a post they find useful. Say KenLayton posts a message explaining how to sync a Dumont TV to a Pong board. People find the post useful, so they rep that post (and by default, Ken). The more rep Ken gets, the more people know that this person gives solid advice. That's how rep works best.

Sounds good in theory but I'm not sure that's how we'll use it.  Case in point, mine shows at three and we all know that I haven't posted a damn good thing in years.  Hell, about the only time I add value around here is in Software and I haven't posted there in a few weeks.   

[yotsuya]

I know at KLOV people also hand it out for posts that make them laugh or are noteworthy, so there's that, too.

[HaRuMaN]

reputation...

...made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like Canada.

-Drew Carey

Where's the down-vote??   

That was aimed at Rick, not you... 

[Generic Eric]

I'd say it is handy for someone like me who has many posts that say: "neat. thanks for sharing" 

On another forum I frequent, there is an option to like a particular post.  Each post I make has a record of likes received and the total is presented underneath my screen name and avatar, like the up-votes are here on my profile page.

What we have now may not be perfect, imagine how many pages pixelhugger's post would have been if there was a favorite, like or an upvote option.

[Le Chuck]

I use it to establish clique and make others feel less about themselves.  I've been upvoting all my imaginary internet friends and not voting everyone else.  I also created a shadow accound with 6 posts and set a batch to upvote me every hour on the hour so I can win. 

It's all about winning.  And numbers.  We got to beat the competition ya'll.  Whole town's going apey for them soggy bottom boys!

[BadMouth]

YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE!

[yotsuya]

I take it you don't care for rep.

[jdbailey1206]

YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE! YOU GET AN UP-VOTE!

I thought Oprah handed out bees?   

[Vigo]

Is it possible to get stars or something associated with our cred? I am sick of the 3 meaningless yellow blobs by my name...

[pbj]

I'm still wondering what the hell happened to my avatar and how I get BYOAC gold status

[yotsuya]

You mean you didn't change it to that? I thought you did. What was it before?

[Vigo]

Drunk clown

[wp34]

You mean you didn't change it to that? I thought you did. What was it before?

It was a picture of Ms. PacMan being held down by the ghosts while Donkey Kong approaches and PacMan looks on from the background.

[Hoopz]

Drunk clown

Drunk FAT clown.

[Generic Eric]

Drunk clown

Drunk FAT clown.

On a folding chair.

[yotsuya]

Well, yeah, I saw that one.... 

[wp34]

I wonder if Tap-A-Talk supports "up votes".  Oh wait...

[Vigo]

I wonder if Tap-A-Talk supports "up votes".  Oh wait...

Rep for that one. 

[yotsuya]

I'd rather have Tapatalk working than rep.

Ideally, I like what Eric posted. I see rep for individual posts as being the most valuable. Neph had said in the other thread that seeing what thread the rep was earned for was probably the best bet.

[opt2not]

Rep seems to be good to new members, but for people who have stuck around for long enough, you should already have a sense of who is full of crap and who isn't.
Personally, I could care less about rep. Most of the advice I give is for artwork, or control preferences, and both of these are subjective anyways...

[Nephasth]

I use it to establish clique and make others feel less about themselves.

Kind of the same thing as "Arcade Icons"?


Whoops...

[lilshawn]

we have become /r/byoac

[yotsuya]

Again, I'd be happy being able to flag useful posts. A nebulous rep system doesn't work. At least on KLOV, if I get/give rep, I can see exactly what post was deserving of that.

[Generic Eric]

we have become /r/byoac

there doesn't seem to be anything here

On the subreddits they do the thing that we don't do or talk about. First rule of fight club...

[dgame]

[Le Chuck]

I use it to establish clique and make others feel less about themselves.

Kind of the same thing as "Arcade Icons"?


Whoops...

That's cute. Your invitation must've been lost in the mail. Snicker snicker.

[pbj]

The day the forum died.

[Nephasth]

I use it to establish clique and make others feel less about themselves.

Kind of the same thing as "Arcade Icons"?


Whoops...

That's cute. Your invitation must've been lost in the mail. Snicker snicker.

Let me check my spam folder...

...nope, it was in the trash can.

[ark_ader]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

[yotsuya]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

That's why we can't have nice things around here, like rep. Or girls.

[Ond]

I want my gold account so I can see Jim's avatar

[Howard_Casto]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

That's why we can't have nice things around here, like rep. Or girls.

We have at least two girls on the forums that I'm aware of, so there's that.

[knave]

[edit]

I was losing the popularity contest...

I lost the spelling contest!

[/edit]

[Generic Eric]

I am loosing the popularity contest...

You have trade count.

[Le Chuck]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

That's why we can't have nice things around here, like rep. Or girls.

We have at least two girls on the forums that I'm aware of, so there's that.

Is one of them still Jennifer posing as PBJ?

I use it to establish clique and make others feel less about themselves.

Kind of the same thing as "Arcade Icons"?


Whoops...

That's cute. Your invitation must've been lost in the mail. Snicker snicker.

Let me check my spam folder...

...nope, it was in the trash can.

Huh, must've been a mistake. 

[Nephasth]

I am loosing the popularity contest...

Better tighten it up, don't want it too loose.

[yotsuya]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

That's why we can't have nice things around here, like rep. Or girls.

We have at least two girls on the forums that I'm aware of, so there's that.

Is one of them still Jennifer posing as PBJ?

 

I meant 'GIRLS'. Jennifer's like an older sister.

[Howard_Casto]

SailorSat's a girl right? 

[BadMouth]

Nobody uses the trade count thing.

[opt2not]

Nobody uses the trade count thing.

I do!
...and I ask people who purchase from/commission me to submit feedback as well. 
I do the same thing for KLOV, shmups, Neo-geo, and AO.

[DaveMMR]

Just for a laugh I up vote everyone in the threads. 

And somehow I'm still at zero.    Nevermind... 

[opt2not]

Now you're at two.

[Generic Eric]

Nobody uses the trade count thing.

I did. 

[opt2not]

Also, I up-voted yots twice...  looks like you can vote for someone every hour. 

[DaveMMR]

Now you're at two.

BTW Didn't mean for that to come off as "begging for rep", just joking around.

[Nephasth]

Also, I up-voted yots twice...  looks like you can vote for someone every hour.

You rep whore, you.

[knave]

So...are the trade counts gone now?

...or did I miss something?

[BadMouth]

So...are the trade counts gone now?

...or did I miss something?

It's right below your name.  Perhaps it doesn't show up on every forum theme.
I'm using "curve"

[Le Chuck]

So...are the trade counts gone now?

...or did I miss something?

It's right below your name.  Perhaps it doesn't show up on every forum theme.
I'm using "curve"

As an elitist I rock the black theme which doesn't show my trade-fu

[Generic Eric]

So...are the trade counts gone now?

...or did I miss something?

It's right below your name.  Perhaps it doesn't show up on every forum theme.
I'm using "curve"

Does down vote show up another theme or is it under test still?

[Slippyblade]

Does down vote show up another theme or is it under test still?

No Down-Vote yet.

[yotsuya]

There won't be any vote down either, per Saint's wishes. Don't blame him, either.

[SammyWI]

There won't be any vote down either, per Saint's wishes. Don't blame him, either.

That's odd since I just saw someone with a negative reputation in another thread.  (I'll give you one guess who that was.)

[saint]

Frack, did trade counts disappear? Bloody hell.

[Xiaou2]

I think its an interesting idea.  But maybe just rename it to  "Helpful".

[Le Chuck]

You can have negative trade counts I thought...

Trade counts are always gone in the back-n-black theme, along with bookmarking and god knows what else. 

[Le Chuck]

Oh and L-O-Freaking L!

[hypernova]

So it's basically this.  We're just calling it something different.



I kinda feel like giving you all an up...as in "Up yours!"

[DaveMMR]

[SavannahLion]

There won't be any vote down either, per Saint's wishes. Don't blame him, either.

That's odd since I just saw someone with a negative reputation in another thread.  (I'll give you one guess who that was.)

It's a signed int16 and it went from 0x7FFF to 0x8000?

[ark_ader]

X2 was -2 

Now -1.  Keep being positive X2 and you will be popular! 

[the_gamer]

I'm still wondering what the hell happened to my avatar and how I get BYOAC gold status

Great tits! But such a great girl has not beat Ghouls and Ghoblins on her own, do you believe that?

[Howard_Casto]

X2 was -2 

Now -1.  Keep being positive X2 and you will be popular! 

Now now, that's not cool man.  I'll up him.

[Xiaou2]

Heh, thanks for the Ups.       Ups all around for all.   

 

[opt2not]

Whoa whoa whoa, +11 on X2... no way I should have less than him! 

[Malenko]

Whoa whoa whoa, +11 on X2... no way I should have less than him! 

yeah he has about 37 too many 

[knave]

Frack, did trade counts disappear? Bloody hell.

I just use the default skin and their are no trade counts displayed anymore.

[Howard_Casto]

I think this has already devolved into a game of Whose Line is it Anyway?  Where the games are made up and the points don't matter.

[ark_ader]

Let's see who gets to a 1000 first.   

[lilshawn]

Let's see who gets to a 1000 first.   

aaaaaaaand it begins.

this is why we can't have anything nice.

wait....where have I heard this before?

welp, let's try reverse psychology.

I don't want ANY reputation points... don't upvote.

[Nephasth]

Let's see who gets to a 1000 first.   

aaaaaaaand it begins.

this is why we can't have anything nice.

wait....where have I heard this before?

welp, let's try reverse psychology.

I don't want ANY reputation points... don't upvote.

If I could give you a 1/2 point I would.

[hypernova]

Dammit.  I was hoping to stay neutral.  At 0.  Why would anyone rep me?

I don't want ANY reputation points... don't upvote

lilshawn, if you don't scratch my back, I'll happily not scratch yours!

So, have we ruined the system yet?  Cause if Xiaou has 20 already, that's the only plausible explanation I can theorize.

[Le Chuck]

Dammit.  I was hoping to stay neutral.  At 0.  Why would anyone rep me?

Upped out of spite     

[Ond]

I feel kinship with all who are on my rep level, how r ya goin Le Chuck, bro, mate?

[lilshawn]

i find myself not upvoting because it's deserved, but to make the number even.

9 - nope 10.

[Generic Eric]

What is the threshold for this?  Are there rules?  Can I only Rep someone if they comment after REP was initiated?  I know one hall-of-famer that hasn't been REP'd yet.

[Ond]

i find myself not upvoting because it's deserved, but to make the number even.

9 - nope 10.

That's a bit OC there mate, better even you out then.

[Le Chuck]

I, like you, am awesome. It's the natural state of those at this level.

[lilshawn]

rep is 11

unsure if i should upvote to make it 12 because 12 is basically two 6's but make it's oddly even

or leave it because 11 is two 1's. which is evenly odd.

 

I'm not a little OCD, I'm actually quite a lot.

[Ond]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

[lilshawn]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

just be glad you can't upvote yourself... I'm sure there are some people here WHO WILL FOREVER REMAIN NAMELESS who would spam the upvote button till they had a bajillion reps.

[knave]

Looks like we'll have to start a separate forum for rep-trades.

[yotsuya]

Again, that's why we can't have nice things.

[ark_ader]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

just be glad you can't upvote yourself... I'm sure there are some people here WHO WILL FOREVER REMAIN NAMELESS who would spam the upvote button till they had a bajillion reps.

You deserve a rep for that comment!   

Question is, if the rep button gets pressed does it change the state of the site, thus promoting internet search rankings?

Also we have a lot of haters in this forum that would abuse the up and down vote if it was enabled, so it is nice to have something positive for a change.

[SavannahLion]

I'm actually a little miffed someone repped me.

Stop it!

[Vigo]

Do these work like Kool-Aid points? Can I get a mail-order cassette tape or plastic pitcher if I mail in 100 points?

[the_gamer]

Do these work like Kool-Aid points? Can I get a mail-order cassette tape or plastic pitcher if I mail in 100 points?

I guess this is more like the VIP points from beetle in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

[Howard_Casto]

Do these work like Kool-Aid points? Can I get a mail-order cassette tape or plastic pitcher if I mail in 100 points?

Dude, if that's the case rep me now!  Those Kool-Aid pitchers were the sh*t!  Whatever happened to Kool-Aid man?  Did he finally get too elderly to break through walls all the time?


Kidding aside though, if you guys want to make this rep thing useful then might I suggest linking it to the post and not next to someone's sig.  That's how it's done in other forums and it works a bit better as you actually have to read something the person has typed and can only "like/rep/whatever" once to that post, so no doubles. 

That being said that doesn't work very well either.  I think my like count is around 1000 over at psx scene, which makes me feel good, but seems a bit much.

[Malenko]

its a crying shame I have more rep than grantspain. And Ive upvoted him for help twice so far.

[Drnick]

Yay I have rep now,  Does this mean I can walk round all Gangster like with my Jeans hanging half way down my buttocks.  Oh wait no, not that kind of rep. I dunno why we got it, but if I see something that is useful or highly entertaining then I will Up rep for it.

[pbj]

So we can rep someone once an hour.  Maybe I'll have to do another script and use my jennifer sock to give this account the lead...


 

[Le Chuck]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

Noticed we didn't match, upped you so we could stay twinkies.  Hearts!!!

[Ond]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

Noticed we didn't match, upped you so we could stay twinkies.  Hearts!!!

Oh no! That won't do, Hi Five! (fixed)

[BadMouth]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

Noticed we didn't match, upped you so we could stay twinkies.  Hearts!!!

Oh no! That won't do, Hi Five! (fixed)

It's a trick to get you to help boost his rep!

[Le Chuck]

So we can rep someone once an hour.  Maybe I'll have to do another script and use my jennifer sock to give this account the lead...


 

I'd like to note this is the first time I can recall that the fact Jen is indeed PBJ has been openly confirmed by PBJ.  Open secret is open. 

[Ond]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

Noticed we didn't match, upped you so we could stay twinkies.  Hearts!!!

Oh no! That won't do, Hi Five! (fixed)

It's a trick to get you to help boost his rep!

Surely not  ain't we BFFs?

[Le Chuck]

Is it just me or is an hour an unnecessarily long minimum interval to re- up.  We are after all mature common sense adults here, I mean c'mon!

Noticed we didn't match, upped you so we could stay twinkies.  Hearts!!!

Oh no! That won't do, Hi Five! (fixed)

It's a trick to get you to help boost his rep!

Surely not  ain't we BFFs?

We ARE!  Haterz gunna hate. 

[knave]

Rep is obviously just a popularity contest...no one likes what I have to say.

[JDFan]

Rep is obviously just a popularity contest...no one likes what I have to say.

This -- and another way for Saint to track who has multiple accounts, when they keep upping the rep on all their accounts with the others !

[BadMouth]

[jennifer]

So we can rep someone once an hour.  Maybe I'll have to do another script and use my jennifer sock to give this account the lead...


 

Don't bring me into this.... I already have quite the reputation.

[pbj]

Well, at least he was smart enough to disable it rather than just hide it.  That's what you get for injecting "smite" in place of "applaud."  So much for carpeting bombing everyone with negatives.

 

[HaRuMaN]

Ahhh so that's how X went negative for a bit...

[Hoopz]

How long til PBJ is down to zero?   

[knave]

Here is a page where you can buy and sell rep!

[DaveMMR]

Here is a page where you can buy and sell rep!

What is it, 2008?

[knave]

What is it, 2008?

Sometimes I live in the past...

[opt2not]

We build and play arcade games...we're all living in the past.

[Le Chuck]

You know what I like about the mods here?  Their commitment to asshattery. 

 


Thank god he can't change my name anymore.  Oh, and while we're at it, I want a new quote!  <--acceptable as the new quote.  <--also acceptable.

[SavannahLion]

So we can rep someone once an hour.  Maybe I'll have to do another script and use my jennifer sock to give this account the lead...


 

Don't bring me into this.... I already have quite the reputation.

Referring to yourself in the first person? Is this the first time?

[opt2not]

Referring to yourself in the first person? Is this the first time?

[the_gamer]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

[Le Chuck]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

[the_gamer]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

I'll choose two. Won't tell you which ones.

BTW: I liked your old avatar more.

[saint]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

[the_gamer]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

[ChadTower]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

[BadMouth]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

[opt2not]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

8 ) Can't believe it's not butter

[JMB]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

8 ) Can't believe it's not butter

9) Second verse, same as the first.

[Vigo]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

8 ) Can't believe it's not butter

9) Second verse, same as the first.

10) Prefers "yellow box" Cheerios over Honey Nut Cheerios.

[yotsuya]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

8 ) Can't believe it's not butter

9) Second verse, same as the first.

10) Prefers "yellow box" Cheerios over Honey Nut Cheerios.

10.5)

[Hoopz]

BTW: How the ---fudgesicle--- did LeChuck get such a bad rep?

Saint did it because he:

1) likes me
2) hates me
3) wanted to teach me a lesson
4) is a kid with a magnifying glass and his own internet ant hill

We"re not sure which.

4. Definitely 4. Also maybe 1, 2, and 3.

5) takes everything he can

6) give nothing back!

7) has angled P3 & 4 joysticks

8 ) Can't believe it's not butter

9) Second verse, same as the first.

10) Prefers "yellow box" Cheerios over Honey Nut Cheerios.

11) Once PH'd a thread like this in Main. 

[Howard_Casto]

Replace "Base" with "Rep" and "us" with "Saint"

[knave]

sigh...I try to have something nice...

[the_gamer]

sigh...I try to have something nice...

I don't want to steal yotsuya's catchphrase here…

[Well Fed Games]

Wow, haven't been very active for a bit and .... I missed a lot! That's what I get. I am de-repping myself. Wait...