Is that really what those green and red boxes are for, who is hated and who is liked?
Serra
And you’re talking about…?
I kinda like the “spectacular aura” that the last poster has . . . even if he isn’t sure what you are talking about!
This may be the Web Master’s experiment in Athenian Democracy. Since it started, i was green, then red, then green again, red once more and now green. On Sundays the Amen Choir votes against me. When the troops get R & R they vote for me. Back and forth it goes.
Oh goodie. 3/4 posts I don’t understand for squat. The other says “I don’t get it.” That one I got. You guys want to sign up for the same world as the rest of us? Man, what people will do with their free time…[mirror mirror…]
Brad the Confused
What Vanya was takling about are the little green or red boxes in the upper right corner of each post, stating your “reputation”.
At least that is what I think and she is not taking about xmas presents.
Cheers,
Pfendi
Methinks Brad is just trying to be coy about his burgeoning reputation.
As for Ed I think he uses the scales on himself one day one way, the next the other just to delight in the confusion he causes.
I think this one is definitely bunnies …
Yeah, this is just another one of those nifty little “features” of the forum software. What is being referred to are the little green or red boxes on the right sight of each posts title block, just under where it says the poster’s join date, location, and number of posts. This is a measure of a poster’s “reputation” within the forum. Other can modify a member’s reputation by clicking the little graphic that looks like scales right above the join date. You can basically vote “for” or “against” each post that a member makes. The whole idea is that if someone makes a post that is actually helpful or informative, people will click on the scales in the top of that particular post and add to the poster’s reputation. Conversely, if they say something mean or whatever, you can subtract from their reputation. To try to keep things somewhat fair, each member only has a certain amount of reputation “power” (which is really just a pool of points that they can give out), determined by your number of posts, and how long you’ve been a member. So a person who has been a member for a long time and/or has a lot of posts will be able to add or subtract quite a bit of reputation from someone, whereas a newer member only has a few points to give out (or take away, as it were). The system hides the actual number from everyone, and just assigns cute little quotes (like “has a spectacular aura about”) and some number of little boxes. That’s all configurable within the software, but I’ve left it at the default for now.
Just for giggles, here is a list of the point scales and what the quotes are:
User is infamous around these parts (-50 or less)
User can only hope to improve (from -10 to -49)
User has a little shameless behaviour in the past (from -1 to -9)
User is an unknown quantity at this point (from 0 to 9)
User is on a distinguished road (from 10 to 49)
User will become famous soon enough (from 50 to 149)
User has a spectacular aura about (from 150 to 249)
User is a jewel in the rough (from 250 to 349)
User is just really nice (from 350 to 449)
User is a glorious beacon of light (from 450 to 549)
User is a name known to all (from 550 to 649)
User is a splendid one to behold (from 650 to 999)
User has much to be proud of (from 1000 to 1499)
User has a brilliant future (from 1500 to 1999)
User has a reputation beyond repute (2000 or more)
Everyone starts at “10”. You can see your current total and your last 5 reputation additions/subtractions at the bottom of your control panel page (the “UserCP” link at the top of each page takes you there). You get 1 point of “power” every 30 days, and another point for every 100 posts. Before you can give to (or take from) someone’s reputation, you must have at least 25 posts and 10 reputation points of your own. (Meaning, if someone takes away from your reputation, and you drop to 9, you can no longer give or take reputation from others until you get back up to at least 10.)
I think the whole system is just kind of an experiment at this point, so I’d hate to assign too much value to it, but if anyone is interested and has suggestions or comments, I’d love to hear them.
Yep, everyone loves Brad, even if he doesn’t know it. 
Ha! My trap worked and I now know who is voting against me. Care to make a public explanation, or even a private one?
Yeah Ed I dinged you a vote when you hurt my feelings calling me colorblind. <g> I guess I’m the little boy and Brad the emperor in the old story about the emperor’s new clothes…neither one of us can see his ‘spectacular aura’. <bg>
We all know Ed is infamous around these parts, regardless of what the little boxes say.
Thank you, that is much better. One more black antelope in the freezer.
So the people that talk the most (the “beautiful people”) can slap down the others (the “others”) with huge hits to those others’ reputation; thus the beautiful people silence their critics (you know, those “others”) who don’t ever get enough reputation to make a dent in the reputation of the beautiful people. Hey sounds good to me. I suppose the same folks who obsess over the PRS score would be the same ones who worry about their green boxes, eh?
Well if you liked my post, don’t forget to vote for me!!
Vote for my post I mean.
And did someone say there is some sort of an advantage to be had for having a lot of posts in this forum? <g>
I heard that somewhere as well. Guess I’ll have to stop being as much of a lurker!
Consider it done. When you are elected President please appoint me Secretay of the Treasury so I can do a little grafting on the side.