Reputation points

[ROCKWOOD]

I'm taking myself and my warm, fuzzy, mildly obnoxious basset out for a ride on errands.....does that give me reputation points? hehehehe j/k

[David O]

The fact that you're hanging out with an obnoxious basset is enough to simply get you that raise and skipping the points!!!!! Now, here's the rub... is this a dog or is this you taking a "bassett" which is someone who is always in "all sorts of trouble". According to the Urban Dictionary, a bassett is:...

...more than just a word, it's a way of life! Invented in The Medway Towns in 1999, this word has spread like wildfire throughout the country.

"Oh shit, I'm in Bassetts"!

"That bloke is in a shit-load of Bassetts"!

"Ah, he's a Bassetts man"!

(i.e. he's a man that is continuously in all sorts of trouble).

So, which is it??

I can see this thread has gone awry quickly (thanks primarily to me)--- to put it back on track let me re-emphasize the original point, which I believe is important:

My suggestion, for those who receive valuable/useful/truly meaningful insight, support, wisdom, compassion and understanding from someone's post, is that you give that person a point of recognition and appreciation. Points are like warm and welcoming handshakes-- one can never have too many.

Gracias all,

David

[catsirish]

When I got a point, I felt Validated and Encouraged especially coming from the Professionals here, because Im never sure about my opinion.:eek:

[catsirish]

but when I actually reached out for help and shared ''My Mental Illness'' the points stopped. or maybe im wrong.........yikes :eek:

[ThePetPerson]

Does blue mean minus?

[SweetSue]

Hi PetPerson,

I think blue means its from a new member, it dosnt alter your rep in anyway, if you ever get a red (which i very much doubt you will) then thats a minus, and greens a plus.

Take care

Sue

[ThePetPerson]

Thank you SweetSue I thought someone had taken offence to one of my posts I do not like to upset people.

[SweetSue]

Hi catsirish,

Members give each other rep points for many possitive reasons. Im sorry you feel that your rep points stopped once you shared your illness with us here, I can assure you that is not the reason just co-incidence. If that was the case I'd be on like -80000 rep points by now (Im forever talking about me and my illness )

I guess we all forget rep points, and often just say thankyou on the boards, I will try and remember to use the rep button more often, especially as now I have come to realise how important it is to everyone

Take care

Sue

[IrmaJean]

I got a red one for minus recently, but won't take it to heart too much. Maybe someone was feeling angry for one reason or another, I don't know. I think I got a few freebies last week anyhow.

Keep posting your thoughts, Catsirish. Sweetsue is right. Coincidence.

[SweetSue]

Hi IrmaJean

Maybe the red point you got was just accident hun, coz I cant imagine you upseting anyone here. You are way too caring and understanding to offend anybody. So try not to let it upset you Beth

Hope your having a nice weekend

Take care

Sue

[Luna-]

Have I understood it right: if you have 6 rep points you're no longer limited to the New Members section and can post in any forum? Or do you need 7 points?

[malign]

My understanding is that you're free at 6 or above, but the new person may have to log out and in again to have it take effect. At least that's my observation ... This often means someone gives them another point before they try it. But 'Mark' is the only real authority on the subject.

[Luna-]

malign-

You seem to be a pretty good authority yourself , so can you (or anyone else) tell me what the little coloured boxes are, on my rep points page? I have some green ones and some blue ones; what does that mean?

[ThePetPerson]

:)Green means you got a rep point. Blue means you got a rep point but it was from a newbie so it doesnt count towards your rep. Red means you got minus rep

[malign]

Pet's got it, though for some reason, to my eyes, the blue looks gray ...

[Luna-]

Thanks.

And malign, you know when you're feeling blue, things DO look grey. Are you okay?

[malign]

Hah! :-)

It's okay, my desktop does have a blue background.

I'm not that far down, Luna. I'm going to guess it's a shade that my monitor doesn't render very well.

[catsirish]

Blue, dont know :eek:

[catsirish]

thank you :eek:

[IrmaJean]

I've noticed that when I bump up someone's reputation now, they go up 2 points. Is this supposed to happen or am I doing something wrong? The rep system never worked at all for me until I became a moderator. :confused:

[Luna-]

I have no idea.

But hey, you're welcome to bump mine up any time.

Edit: just had a thought. Maybe it's your post count? Newbie (for however long that is:confused:) points don't seem to add to the rep, members add one point and perhaps old-timers are two?

[IrmaJean]

Old-timer, huh? :eek:

I guess my post count is getting up there. More points for others can't be a bad thing, though.

[Luna-]

We're the same age, I think.

Okayyyyy, how about "Frequent Flyer"? :eek:

[malign]

Your frequent flyer mileage may vary. :-P

My personal theory is that people above a certain reputation threshold give more reputation points, but it could be the moderator status, too.

I love how IrmaJean assumes she's doing something wrong ...

[Luna-]

YFFMMV? - too cumbersome, malign. ;-)

When I bump someone's up I see a green square where their rep. used to be.