Reputation System!

[Sake]

Reputation System? Wha-?

Basically, it's a system where the more you help, the more you will get in return. Everyone starts out with 1 reputation point. If you upload something, if you're helpful, etcetera, people can give you reputation points.

Reputation Points? What the funk is that and why do I want them?

Reputation points is basically like reputation in real life. Reputation is the opinion, or social evaluation of the public toward a person. It is an important factor, because people will look up to you, and the more reputation points you have could determine how much you have helped the community, and so forth. Also, the higher your reputation, the more people will be willing to help you, just like in society. The more you help out, the more reputation you have. Simple, right?

How to GIVE ... or TAKE!

So you liked something someone uploaded or maybe they helped your request and you want to rep them, but you don't know how? Well, it's quite easy! Here's how:
1) Click at the bottom of the person's post.

2) A box will pop up such as depicted here:

3) Choose either "I approve," or "I disapprove."
4) Don't forget to give them a comment. Just a short message telling them why you repped them. You don't have to, but it is nice to know who repped you and why.

How do Reputation Points work? What happens if I approve or if I disapprove?

I approve (Rep): What this does is it adds your total reputation points onto the total reputation of the person you are repping. If you have 5 reputation points and you rep someone who has 3 reputation points, they will now have 8 reputation points.

I disapprove (De-rep): Subtract your total reputation points from the total reputation of the person you are de-repping. If you have 5 reputation points and someone with 3 reputation points de-reps you, you will now have 2 reputation points. (Note: Make sure you aren't blindly de-repping people, or you will will be punished)

FAQ

Q: Ahhh!! Where do I check how many reputation points I have?
A: You can check how many reputation points you have in your User CP (Control Panel), but somebody has to rep you first, before you will see anything

Q: Where can I see my sexy reputation points?
A: (Referring to the picture above) #4. These are the reputation points. As you get more reputation points, your bar will grow larger.

Q: Reputation System? Sake, you're so dumb! This is stupid!!
A: Well, the Reputation System makes it so that people who upload things, help people with their requests, and are overall very active and kind on the forums get rewarded. Without the Reputation System, a leecher with 1 post would have the exact same rights as someone with over 2,000 posts, has uploaded many things and is very active on the forums.

Q: I love the idea, but what if somebody has a ton of reputation points and becomes power-hungry, so decides to de-rep people for no reason?
A: They will be dealt with accordingly. Punishment can range from taking away all their reps to a permanent ban. It all depends on the crime.

We also plan on restricting some sections until later on, for example, you'll have to have 20 reputation points to access the download section, 5 to access the request section, etcetera.

If you have any question, comments, or ideas, post them here. I'll add more to this guide as time goes on.

[nit3mar3]

(oh...interesting...)
hmm...where can you check up on your own and others rep points?

[Sake]

You can check them in your Control Panel (User CP).

[nit3mar3]

*aiming-for-rep-points-now*
:D

[bee-happee]

sugoi, it sounds pretty complicated, but it sounds cool.
i bet people like nit3mar3, skysongfan and of course sake will get lots of rep points. so gambatte miina ! xD

[monz]

sounds pretty cool what about referrals do we get points for that

[nit3mar3]

referrals are something different. no points.

[monz]

oh ok thanks

[nit3mar3]

no problem.

[Sake]

Originally Posted by bee-happee

sugoi, it sounds pretty complicated, but it sounds cool.
i bet people like nit3mar3, skysongfan and of course sake will get lots of rep points. so gambatte miina ! xD

It's actually quite simple. Just think of the reputation system in real life. If somebody does something bad, like steal your wallet, your reputation for that person would go down. Then if somebody caught the man who stole your wallet and returned it to you, your reputation for that person would go up. :p