Originally Posted by Naisy
I read it, and i looked at myself and im sitting on the fence of credability, and i know that isnt very good. Im just sort of confused to the need of it.
Actually, being on the "fence of credibility" means you're more or less neutral. On the fence, as opposed to on either side of it (bad or good).
As for the "need" -- technically, there's no need. We got by fine without it before, of course, but I think having a way to quantify community opinion could be beneficial in a host, most of which were detailed earlier.
Originally Posted by jrs
I have been here since July 11, 2001, have almost 4000 posts, and 12 points of reputation. Now I can tell , it doesn't take a high amount posts to get respect, or be here for a long time neither. How many so-called points does it take to be "respected"? Please someone let me know.
Your post count and length of membership do not contribute to your reputation points...just in your ability to give and take reputation to and from other members. Members can only gain reputation from other members -- or perhaps, in the future, from special Admin-issued bonuses for whatever reason (a birthday, maybe, or a particularly useful suggestion on how to improve the site).
For the record, you currently have 14 reputation points (20 gets you to the "is respected" level), and have the ability to give a person 5 points each time you effect them positively. I learned recently, however, that we all lose half our reputation-altering power whenever effecting someone's reputation NEGATIVELY. So, if you can give someone, say, 10 points of reputation each time you approve of their post, you only take 5 when you disapprove. I assume this is another safeguard against abuse.
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