How the forum's reputation system works can seem quite confusing to begin with, but once explained it is quite easy to figured out.
This is how the reputation system works.
Under your username in your posts you will see a reputation power number and a status bar.
There are two values related to the reputation system. Reputation Points and Reputation Power.
- Your Reputation Points total is the amount of reputation you have been awarded by others and for other conditions I will list in a moment.
As you gain reputation points your reputation level will increase. Each level is set to increase once a specific number of reputation points has been reached. Think of it working like the forum pips system where you rise through the forum ranks. In a similar way you rise through the reputation ranks as you gain reputation.
- Reputation Power is the number of reputation points you will award another member when you leave them some reputation.
Each member starts off with 10 reputation points when they join and a reputation power of 1. This means that they only award 1 point of reputation to anyone when they leave reputation for another member.
New members must have also made 1 post before they can use the reputation system to award others reputation.
When a member reached 50 reputation points they will go up to the second reputation level and gain an extra pip on their reputation bar and your reputation title will move up to the next level. Higher reputation levels have different reputation point requirements. I will list the levels when I get time.
Reputation Power increases in the following ways so that you may award more points with each reputation you award. The number next to your reputation bar is your current Reputaton power.
Reputation power increases by 1 for the following reasons:Restrictions to the system include only being able to give out reputation 15 times within any 24 hour period, and having to award reputation to 3 different members before you can award it to the same member again.
- Every 30 days you are a member of the board
- Every 25 posts you make
- Every 50 points of reputation you receive
Hope the reputation system now makes sense. Please ask if you have any further questions.