What is Rep exactly?

[Saosin]

Sorry if this is in the wrong area.
I didn't see a general discussion forum so I posted here in hope of getting an answer.

If need be, move the thread.

I was curious, what rep is on here?
How is it awarded?
Does it mean anything?

[judahtics]

i think it's when people rate your posts.

[Saosin]

How does that work?
And thanks for the reply haha

[Angel Androgynous]

You see the little scale next to the report button? Yeah.......

[judahtics]

look on the bottom of my post, the very bottom to the left. you will see a v looking thing, a scale, and a warning symbol. click on the scale. please do not give me a bad rating. i'm just trying to show you how this works.

[Saosin]

You see the little scale next to the report button? Yeah.......

Indeed I do. But what do I do with it? (kidding)

look on the bottom of my post, the very bottom to the left. you will see a v looking thing, a scale, and a warning symbol. click on the scale. please do not give me a bad rating. i'm just trying to show you how this works.

I won't give you bad rep...
You just did me a favor haha

[TheMatrix]

Reputation in the FAQ: http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/faq.php?faq=vb3_user_profile#faq_vb3_reputation

Usually, if someone likes something you've said, they'll give you "+rep", or a green block. Then that "Rep Power" number goes up and more green blocks come under that.
If someone dislikes your post, they'll "-rep" it and enough of those will turn those green blocks into a red one.
It doesn't really matter if you choose to ignore/disable it.

[Infidelitas]

You will see a little number called "rep power" This is your reputation power. If you +rep someone, you will give them your rep power in rep points. Like for example, if you +rep me and you have a rep power of 12, that will add 12 points to my rep points.

How ever for -rep, if your rep power is 12, it will only take half your rep power, like if you neg rep someone, and your rep power is 12, it will only deduct 6 points from the othher users profile.

[Kujiro]

It's something overly rated honestly, it's something very subjective, depending if people decide to give rep to you.

It can be used as a general indicator of that person's post, but never a rulebook.
It's in equivalence to a "like" on facebook.

[louisgray]

But sometimes people randomly give neg rep on purpose ,or cause they don't agree with you ,they neg rep you ,ie. My case -15 rep

[Azunite]

Rep is your reputation. It represents your position in this website. Higher rep, higher fame.

[Origami]

Honestly, it just shows how much the high rep kids like you, or how much they despise you.

[Infidelitas]

Just don't take rep seriously. Soooo many people mis-use it. When I was a mod, i used to get loads of it (neg rep not +rep), being P101 :P

[nick]

Usually, if someone likes something you've said, they'll give you "+rep", or a green block. Then that "Rep Power" number goes up and more green blocks come under that.
If someone dislikes your post, they'll "-rep" it and enough of those will turn those green blocks into a red one.
It doesn't really matter if you choose to ignore/disable it.
This is half truth. You dont give or subtract blocks, you give or subtract points.....

You will see a little number called "rep power" This is your reputation power. If you +rep someone, you will give them your rep power in rep points. Like for example, if you +rep me and you have a rep power of 12, that will add 12 points to my rep points.

How ever for -rep, if your rep power is 12, it will only take half your rep power, like if you neg rep someone, and your rep power is 12, it will only deduct 6 points from the othher users profile.
Absolutely right. Your own rep power goes up by 1 for every 50 points you receive. You also get additional rep power increases for length of time on site and number of posts.

[DoctorWho]

Green=Positive
Red=Non-Positive
Gray=Neutral