The Reputation System - How, Exactly, Does it Work?

[Linus]

Originally Posted by AlixKnight4All

Ok Linus, Medusa, or anyone just a question...and yes I read all of these posts looking for the answer myself before asking.

What does it mean when you see a blank private rep?..I get the whole system other wise but am seeing blank private reps on some of my posts and I am tired of scratching my head about what it means. So does anyone have an answer? Thanks for helping a not so newbie anymore....

What do you mean a blank rep? Do you mean an empty rep with no comment?

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

Originally Posted by Linus

What do you mean a blank rep? Do you mean an empty rep with no comment?

Yes exactly...no public ty sometimes with the public ty but sometimes just by itself...*scratching head and laughing*

[Linus]

Originally Posted by AlixKnight4All

Yes exactly...no public ty sometimes with the public ty but sometimes just by itself...*scratching head and laughing*

I'll take a look to see what you're getting and let you know afterwards.

ETA: means someone has left you a rep without a comment.

[Nat]

I love the "thanks" feature (for one thing, my iPhone doesn't let me rep people) but I also like that it doesn't mean necessarily "I agree" as much as "I find this valuable to read" if that makes sense. I find myself wishing there were a "thanks" button on other sites I visit.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Nat

I love the "thanks" feature (for one thing, my iPhone doesn't let me rep people) but I also like that it doesn't mean necessarily "I agree" as much as "I find this valuable to read" if that makes sense. I find myself wishing there were a "thanks" button on other sites I visit.

Exactly.

To me, it's a 'think' button more than a 'thanks' button. If what you said strikes a chord in me and/or makes me think differently about something, then you get my click.

If you notice, I click that button a lot.

[asphaltcowboi]

ok so im wondering about the thanks button in the posts. do you ever run out of thanks you can send? all of the sudden for some reason every time i hit the thanks on a post it tells me i do not have permission but then i can still make the personal thanks with a coment? why would this be?

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by asphaltcowboi

ok so im wondering about the thanks button in the posts. do you ever run out of thanks you can send? all of the sudden for some reason every time i hit the thanks on a post it tells me i do not have permission but then i can still make the personal thanks with a coment? why would this be?

Yes, you can. I've done it multiple times, although I don't think we're supposed to. I just talk that much.

Every once in a while, I'll get a glitch like that too. I'll be able to do one or the other but not both. I've learned that if I want to thank AND leave a rep, I need to rep the person first, then click the thanks button. It won't work the other way.