Rep point Thread.....

[Fyrechase]

Use this thread to celebrate rep points...tell us what you did (if it was good or specal ) that you got em...post your daily rep totals...how many you receieved today, how many total.......ETC..


I know of one georger who will like this

[$hady]

Use this thread to celebrate rep points...tell us what you did (if it was good or specal ) that you got em...post your daily rep totals...how many you receieved today, how many total.......ETC..






I personally like the rep point tool - Simply because its a nice way to say something good to someone.

It's a simple little thank you - nothing more nothing less.

at least that is how I view it.

I appreciate the rep points I have received.

[Doug in Rancho]

I have been accused of pimping my daughter to get them.

(She is adorable though, wouldn't you agree?)

[Scotty Bear]

I try and give them to people who give them to me or do those random reppings! :)

Lately I've been giving special attention to VB Gathering people to show how much I care!!!

[Heather]

I have 8351 reps. Does that count as something good?

[JT from MD]

Initially I was against it and was not unhappy when it when away. Since it's back and probably here to stay there is one change I would make to the system. I would pick a number, 10, 20, 25, whatever and cap everybody's Rep Power at that number. IMHO I just can not see that any one person's opinion, thought, idea, forum contribution, etc. is worth 10, 20, 50, someday (if not already) 100 times the opinion, thought, idea, forum contribution, etc. of the person who just made their 50th post and now gives 1 or 2 points.

Maybe now that the games are gone I just might have to start visiting here more often:D

[Mark of the Lame responses]

I only rep when someone writes something that actually makes me laugh out loud or grab my chin and go, "hmmmmmmmmm?". So if you get a rep from me...it really means you were putting your A game on the floor. I hope to get the same from others...that way I know if my stuff is really funny.

[Doug in Salem]

I personally like them, they are fun to give out! I had to laugh though when someone explained them as being similar to the points in "Who's Line is It Anyway".

[JT from MD]

I have 8351 reps. Does that count as something good?But I'll bet you still don't have enough for a car:D

[Floyd]

I get them for tickeing off the libs. Havnt got any positive reps from a Lib yet.

[Amy in PA]

I got mine from Jassy in the Poli forum because she heard that I play a mean air guitar.




HA!

[~$cott~]

Hello?I get them for tickeing off the libs. Havnt got any positive reps from a Lib yet.

[Floyd]

I guess I need to say that I have not got one for being on the "right" side of the issue!

[~$cott~]

A ha!I guess I need to say that I have not got one for being on the "right" side of the issue!

[Scotty Bear]

Can I have some reps? The positive kind? hehe

[Tigger214]

Can I have some reps? The positive kind? hehe

I tried to give you some more reps but it will not let me so maybe later Scotty.
But today thanks to Bill The Stamper Scotty Bear and Flobees I got a total of 157 reps today!

WHOO HOO HOO!!!! Thank you!!!

[Scotty Bear]

Awwwww, take your time! I can wait! :)

Glad to be of service!!!!

[Tigger214]

Awwwww, take your time! I can wait! :)

Glad to be of service!!!!
Scotty how do I get a counter on my profile My husband is working and every time I ask him to help he has been busy so since you have one can you tell me?

[Scotty Bear]

To know the exact # of rep points you have, click USER CP near the top of the screen. If you scroll down some you'll see the last 10 people who repped you and their comments and total # of rep points.

If you go here: http://www.wheresgeorge.info/reptool.php

This will give you a list of all of your rep points and who gave them to you (but wont give you a total)

[88*Keys]

I only rep when someone writes something that actually makes me laugh out loud or grab my chin and go, "hmmmmmmmmm?". So if you get a rep from me...it really means you were putting your A game on the floor. I hope to get the same from others...that way I know if my stuff is really funny.

This is me too. Something has to really tickle me or touch my heart for me to give rep points. My most recent cool ones were for my foot-fetish post and for posting a picture of Darth Vader giving congratulations for an Imperial County (CA) hit that made somebody laugh in the Western Forum. (Ehh, I guess you had to be there.)

[Floyd]

I gave a bunch out yesteday to people on the "right" side on the political forum! It was the first time I have ever run out!

[Lisa in Delaware]

I personally like them, they are fun to give out! I had to laugh though when someone explained them as being similar to the points in "Who's Line is It Anyway".

Jack of the Midwest still does this in his signature.:)

[Amy in PA]

Hello?

Thanks so much!

[zyzxx]

I get them for tickeing off the libs. Havnt got any positive reps from a Lib yet.

HEY! I gave you some rep! What am I? Chopped liver? ;)

[Jay]

I find that just being myself is the easiest way to get points. A lot of people give them to me just because they're in a good mood. Major props to them.

Since it means something to me, I give them out for good reason. If you make me laugh, I'll give you a positive. If you say something really intelligent, I'll give you a positive. On the other hand, if you say something that's insulting, disrespectful, or just plain stupid, I'm not afraid to give a negative.

Some who received these negatives have written back to discuss the point. Many of these people have won me over and I've given them a positive to cancel the negative. Others just give a negative back in return. So be it.

Oddly enough, many of the negatives I've received have come from people with very high (inflated) rep scores. One of them had the nerve to accuse me of being a "rep bully," then give me three negatives totalling over 70 points. Doesn't bother me. I know who the point traders are and have no respect for them anyway. But I get a lot more positive points from the people that I do respect than I do negatives from the others.

[Floyd]

I love to give a person a pos and say they are so misguided when they give you a neg! Then of course there are some people that were born misguided and will die misguided. :D

[Heather]

I love to give a person a pos and say they are so misguided when they give you a neg! Then of course there are some people that were born misguided and will die misguided. :D

Things that make you go "hmmmm"


I can think of someone right off the top of my head.

[Hermanus]

1) Right now I have 331 rep points. That's also the number that represents my neighbor's son's birthday.
2) I once got a positive and a negative reputation from the same person about the same thing. When I got the negative and he put himself down as "anonymous", I was tempted to private message him and tell him that his "anonymous" neg rep was not in fact anonymous.
3) I have received negative reputation only 3 times. 2 of them were within a 3-minute time frame.
4) I have never given anyone negative reputation.

[Floyd]

From people that dont like cats with fangs? :D



3) I have received negative reputation only 3 times. 2 of them were within a 3-minute time frame.

[Big John from Orlando]

I enjoy returning Reps myself.

[Rich the Mixologist]

I give out rep points the most on my days off (Mon. & Tue.) Thats when I spend the most time in the forums.

[Allison]

I'll most often give them to Georgers I've met personally... unless you've made a really cool post!

[JT from MD]

I see we have a new avatar. Right? Lookin good:)

[Jay]

Oh look, some juvenile gave me a negative with the following comment: "Kinda like these? hah hah" Worth -46 points. No wonder I have this person on my ignore list. He/she's probably going to give me another negative for saying this, which will do nothing but demonstrate his/her sheer pettiness and lack of character.

I've really put a lot of thought into this matter and come to the conclusion that the rep point system here is very flawed. The idea is good but the implementation is bad. The main problems are that the comments allow people to leave abusive comments anonymously. (I don't count the rep spy tool as part of this implementation because it didn't come with the bulletin board package.) And the weight factor allows people with high scores to bully other members with their negatives. When people can inflate their scores so easily, it becomes unfair rather quickly.

If I were designing this package, I would replace the system we have here with a simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down on each post. I would make each rating worth one point. I would hide the limits so that you could rate any post any time you wanted to. It would just take some time for all of them to count. Your score would be the number of thumbs-up you receive minus the number of thumbs-down you receive. No names, no comments, no biases, nothing to take personally.

[Tigger214]

To know the exact # of rep points you have, click USER CP near the top of the screen. If you scroll down some you'll see the last 10 people who repped you and their comments and total # of rep points.

If you go here: http://www.wheresgeorge.info/reptool.php

This will give you a list of all of your rep points and who gave them to you (but wont give you a total)

Thank you scotty bear for the reps and the info once againg i will return the favor when it will let me you a sweety! ;)

[Scotty Bear]

Thank you scotty bear for the reps and the info once againg i will return the favor when it will let me you a sweety! ;)

::blushing big::

Awwww shucks!

[CK in AL]

hmm, i like giving and receiving :p I'd say I mostly get them cause I'm so gosh darn cute ;):D last I checked, I had 3783

[Christopher OR]

...but I know I got most of them from the Horde. The spy tool has never worked for me with either browser. I have given rep, but only to the other Hordespeople or to someone who said what they said exceptionally well, regardless of whether I agreed 100%.

To be as crass as I possibly can, I don't understand the reppers that expect the sixty-nine. What you write gets you the BJ or it doesn't.

[Jay]

I know I got most of them from the Horde. The spy tool has never worked for me with either browser. I have given rep, but only to the other Hordespeople or to someone who said what they said exceptionally well, regardless of whether I agreed 100%.Who/what is the Horde? Some clique of point traders?

To be as crass as I possibly can, I don't understand the reppers that expect the sixty-nine. What you write gets you the BJ or it doesn't.Pardon the pun, but WTF?

[Anna]

Who/what is the Horde? Some clique of point traders?
The Mongol Horde invaded this forum on August 29th. Obviously we weren't memorable enough for you. We're not a clique of point traders, we just don't care all that much about the rep point system, so we mess with it.

[Floyd]

A horder gave me a neg rep .. I gave that person a pos rep for being misguided .. then got a pos rep from the same person. Amazing cycle isnt it?

The Mongol Horde invaded this forum on August 29th. Obviously we weren't memorable enough for you. We're not a clique of point traders, we just don't care all that much about the rep point system, so we mess with it.

[Scotty Bear]

hmm, i like giving and receiving :p I'd say I mostly get them cause I'm so gosh darn cute ;):D last I checked, I had 3783

I get them because...errrm....you know, im not sure why I get them! :)

[Heather]

I am now up to 9265. On my way to 10,000!

[Scott in Philly]

A horder gave me a neg rep .. I gave that person a pos rep for being misguided .. then got a pos rep from the same person. Amazing cycle isnt it?

Just proves how damn silly it is.

[Heather]

Chicken Hawk?

[Heather]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but nothing special happens when you hit 10k reps! :(

[Chicken Hawk]

Chicken Hawk?
Yes?

[Brad in Victoria]

I give out reps pts when a post or reply is interesting, an avatar is particularily creative or when someone makes me laugh. :p

[Floyd]

It doesnt get any better than 11 blips!

[Heather]

It doesnt get any better than 11 blips!
True

[Erica~The Naked Georger ~]

I love my rep points...I have little goals to be above certain people, nothing I would publicize just something that makes me smile :) And, I love some comments people make, makes me LOL all the time!

[Heather]

I love to keep giving you reps to pass up INYOFOOL

;)

[Fyrechase]

Some who received these negatives have written back to discuss the point. Many of these people have won me over and I've given them a positive to cancel the negative. Others just give a negative back in return. So be it.



I have been one of these...And you were very understanding and non judgemental about the lack of communication we had shared....For that I thank you, and rep you...(tommorrow im out right now sorry)

[Fyrechase]

I have 2664 as of right now :) is that good?

[txpegasus]

Hello. I am really new here. I can't seem to find my rep points. Does that mean I don't have any? or am I just being silly. Where can i find them once I do get them?

[Erica~The Naked Georger ~]

Hello. I am really new here. I can't seem to find my rep points. Does that mean I don't have any? or am I just being silly. Where can i find them once I do get them?
look at the bottom of your user control panel...you should see them.

[txpegasus]

nope. still not seeing it.

[Erica~The Naked Georger ~]

nope. still not seeing it.
Look now...maybe no one has given you reps before.

[txpegasus]

Okay. I found a thing that says I got reps and a total of 83. How do I go about checking the comments like everyone was talking about?

[txpegasus]

Okay. i think i am starting to understand. Thanks a bunch, Erica.

[Erica~The Naked Georger ~]

You can also go to www.wheresgeorge.info/reptool to see who gave you what points....I think that is the site...

[Anna]

www.wheresgeorge.info/reptool.php

[Erica~The Naked Georger ~]

thanks anna...I am at work, I dont have the sites bookmarked here.

[Blackjack Charlie]

Rep points are like crack.

[$hady]

Rep points are like crack.

Untrue - I can't sell Rep points on the streets.

Or could I?

Give me a dollar and I will Rep you!

[CK in AL]

eh, rep points, who needs them?!? lol :p
i think there's more important things in life than rep

[JT from MD]

The Mongol Horde invaded this forum on August 29th. Obviously we weren't memorable enough for you. We're not a clique of point traders, we just don't care all that much about the rep point system, so we mess with it.Sounds kind of juvinile to me. How does The Mongol Horde feel about people who enter 100's of fake hits into the system? Are they to be commended?

[Chicken Hawk]

Sounds kind of juvinile to me. How does The Mongol Horde feel about people who enter 100's of fake hits into the system? Are they to be commended?
Speaking only for myself and not the Horde as a collective, I see Where's George and the forums as two separate entities. The tracking and the talking are unrelated for the most part. I, as a Horde member, would never do anything to adversely affect Where's George or Hank. The forums, however, are a playground and, within Hank's guidelines, I'll do whatever I please.:D