What does "Rep Power" mean?

[Scrawler]

What does "Rep Power" mean?

[jar]

No idea.

[85AKbN]

What does "Rep Power" mean?

faq | Setting and Profile Features | Reputation

[Scrawler]

What does "Rep Power" mean?

faq | Setting and Profile Features | Reputation

Oh cool, thank you. That means someone thinks I am not totally disreputable

[alc3261]

What does "Rep Power" mean?

faq | Setting and Profile Features | Reputation

Oh cool, thank you. That means someone thinks I am not totally disreputable

Lol!!

[79spitfire]

What does "Rep Power" mean?

faq | Setting and Profile Features | Reputation

Oh cool, thank you. That means someone thinks I am not totally disreputable

The only one who knows for sure is your cat....

(Why are there no cat smiles?)

[KrazyIvan]

Other people can add to your rep power if they believe you are contributing something of value to the forum. It is that star icon next to the thanks button. They can take away too.

[jar]

I've given reps to quite a few folk and it acknowledges that I did so but it never seems to register.

[MisterBoll]

Does this mean that the one with the highest rep is FPGeeks' royalty?

[KrazyIvan]

Does this mean that the one with the highest rep is FPGeeks' royalty?

No, just the admin.

[jar]

So what is seen on the left of a post called Rep Power = how many times you have given a post rep power?

[dannzeman]

(Why are there no cat smiles?)

I'll work on that.

[dannzeman]

Does this mean that the one with the highest rep is FPGeeks' royalty?

No, just the admin.

Your rep score is higher than mine.

[dannzeman]

So what is seen on the left of a post called Rep Power = how many times you have given a post rep power?

From the FAQ:

How much reputation is given? What is reputation power?


If the administrator has enabled this, the amount of reputation that each user will give (or take away if negative) is shown in the user's posts as 'Reputation Power'. The value of the reputation power is determined by the administrator and may increase over time depending on the settings they have applied.

[KrazyIvan]

Does this mean that the one with the highest rep is FPGeeks' royalty?

No, just the admin.

Your rep score is higher than mine.

So the rep power and rep score are not the same?

Edit: All this time I thought the green bars were related to post count. :blush:

[jar]

So what is seen on the left of a post called Rep Power = how many times you have given a post rep power?

From the FAQ:

How much reputation is given? What is reputation power?


If the administrator has enabled this, the amount of reputation that each user will give (or take away if negative) is shown in the user's posts as 'Reputation Power'. The value of the reputation power is determined by the administrator and may increase over time depending on the settings they have applied.

Well, I'm still about as clueless as I was before.

[Frank]

Well, I'm still about as clueless as I was before.

Well, I thought I had it, but lost it along the way..........

[Scrawler]

Well, I'm still about as clueless as I was before.

Well, I thought I had it, but lost it along the way..........

Yes I too now understand less than I did. That is to say, I thought I understood, but then I found myself in a position of being able to understand every word Dannzeman quoted, without have a clue what it meant. I hope being clueless will not diminish my reputation.

[KrazyIvan]

i think I got it. Every time someone increases your reputation, it gives you a certain amount of points towards an increase in rep power. It looks like only Dan knows what that value is and you go up in levels. This, in turn, corresponds to the green bars that also go up by a value that only the admin knows. Well at least that is the way I think it works.

[Scrawler]

i think I got it. Every time someone increases your reputation, it gives you a certain amount of points towards an increase in rep power. It looks like only Dan knows what that value is and you go up in levels. This, in turn, corresponds to the green bars that also go up by a value that only the admin knows. Well at least that is the way I think it works.

It would appear that in addition to pens, you are also collecting green bars. Which reminds me of the time I walked into a green bar. My face was black and blue.