A person's standing in the community based on the opinions of others by using reputation awards.
vBulletin® v3.6.8 Documentation:
About User Reputations
vBulletin's user reputation system provides a way of rating users based on the quality of their posts. Users on the forums can add or subtract reputation points from other users by clicking the reputation link in their posts. Restrictions may be set on the giving and taking away of reputation points by users.
User reputations allow the users in the community to tell vBulletin which users are quality and which users are not. And in response to user feedback, vBulletin has the ability to label and reward users for the quality of their posts, as is indicated by their reputation.
Reputation Use
All users may participate in the vBulletin reputation award system.
Users must possess ten reputation points in order to add positive reputation points to others.
Users may not add reputation awards or comments to their own profiles.
A list of the reputation awards users have received is maintained in public profile pages.
The 30 most recent awards are displayed.
Award comments will be displayed to users only if the viewing user has permission to view the forum in which the specific reputation was awarded.
Only administrators, forum moderators and respected users may impose negative reputation penalties.
A system is in development to allow reputation awards in the resource sections.
The reputation system may not be used in the chat room.
Users may choose not to display their own reputation using the option in their User CP.
Reputation may not be awarded in the Off-Topic, Introductions, and Something Else forums (except for moderator-imposed penalties).
Adding to a user's reputation is accomplished by:
Select the Add to User's Reputation button on forum posts:
Enter a comment in the pop-up window. vBulletin codes are accepted.
Press the Add to Reputation button to confirm the award.
Reputation Power determines the number of reputation points added to other users:
For each 200 reputation points a user possesses, he or she adds one point to the reputation totals of others.
Administrators may set other reputation power modifiers.
Reputation Spread Factor must be matched before adding reputation to the same user for a second time:
Five other unique users must be awarded before one can add reputation to any user again.
Reputation Levels
This table displays some of the reputation level descriptions and minimum reputation required for a user to be so categorized. The descriptions pop up when a users' reputation award icons are moused-over in their forum information panels and profile page.
Reputation Levels:
-30
-20
-1 to -10
Zero Reputation
1 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 - 99
100 - 129
130 - 149
150
600
Reputation Gain And Loss
Reputation may be gained by:
Helping others: Most people will be grateful if someone helps answer an important question, completes a request or provides relevant input on their project.
Helping The Hive Workshop: Administrators and Moderators will often reward users who make substantial contributions to the site's content, appearance or functionality.
Participation in contests: Major arena contest victors always receive generous reputation prizes. Mini-Contests also provide (lesser) awards.
Contributing resources: Resource authors who upload maps, models etc. may often receive reputation awards from consumers who use them.
Reputation may be lost by:
Violating Hive Workshop site rules, including but not limited to:
Posting spam.
Acting hostile or unfriendly toward other members.
Uploading resources that violate any section's requirements.
Failure to cooperate with administrators or moderators.
Reputation Adjustments:
Under certain circumstances a user's reputation level may be adjusted by administrators:
Be generous: The reputation confirmation window reads:
Quote:
Thanks for adding Reputation to this user. May you be lucky enough to receive the same Reputation back in turn.
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
"What goes around comes around."
Contest WIPs: Contest victors will receive substantial reputation rewards. Conservatism is recommended during the contest WIP (Work In Progress) phase.
Advertising for Reputation: Requesting / offering reputation in any way is strictly prohibited. Doing so may result in negative reputation punishments. Reputation awards in official contests are allowed.
May I just add that reputation as well as the moderation queue are probably the most ingenius things I have ever seen on a website...It keeps everything in check and makes it where the same thing that happened to wc3sear.ch won't happen again.
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A world of fear envelops us,
Terrorizing our lives,
If only more time was given us,
And if only we could say our goodbyes.
One would change the world,
One day at a time,
In these, our final moments,
We get what we paid in kind.
The default vBulleten reputation categories max out at 25,000. However, as far as I can determine there is no maximum limit. We have a long way to go though: Ralle himself is only nearing 700 reputation and we have lots and lots of users who have no rep at all!
Everyone rep a no0b every day! (I try to.)
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Last edited by Wolverabid; 10-31-2007 at 08:13 PM..
Unprotecting maps is not right its like crime and YOU GO MAKE YOUR OWN MAP AND BE HAPPY! Don't be gay n00b!
1. You can if it is yours but you should not if it is not. It is like stealing information and using it as if it is your own. It si gay stuff and people who unprotect maps are gay themselves.
What about automatic +1 Reputation for every 100 posts made? It is a very good system to get users involved in the forums. The only problem that I foresee is spamming simply to gain reputation, but I don't really foresee it being too much of a problem.
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