Mae
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This seems to be a pretty common question, so can we get this stickied up here for easy access?
Thanks
Thanks is public; You can see when a poster receives a "Thank". Thanks are always worth one point, never more. You are given 5 "Thanks" per day. This feature is in all forums except for some specific sub-forums.
Reputation
Reputation is given when members think that other members have given good, useful advice. To give reputation, you must have at least 10 posts and 6 reputation points. It is more private, only the receiver can see it (and likely mods/admins, I don't know). Rep allows you to leave a message, too.
How do you give it?
At the bottom of everybody's post, there is an icon that looks like a scale (screen shot is below), click on that and a message window pops up. You enter in a message/sign your name, and voilà. You have given rep. You do not have to add a message/your name, however, it's also a good way to earn some reputation. You do not earn rep points by giving it, but members who see that you give reputation are more willing to give you reputation, too. Members who are not benefactors can not see who leaves the reputation unless the giver leaves their name, so keep that in mind.
Keep in mind, it is best to earn your rep, not ask for it.
How do I get it?
You are more likely to get rep when your rep is enabled. If your box(s) are black, then you have them disabled. To turn your reputation on, click HERE and then check the box that says, "Show Your Reputation Level".
You get rep by giving good advice. So post, read, and learn!
Everybody is worth a different amount of rep point(s) that they give when they rep another member. It is all dependent on other factors. There is a formula that will determine how much your power is worth.
+1 Point for membership (Everybody starts with one point)
+1 Per year registered
+1 Per every 3,000 posts you have
+1 Per every 1,500 rep points you have in yourself
Members (and Mods/Admins, too) are capped at 10 points. You can't give more than 10 points per rep click, no matter what.
The more reputation points you have yourself also determines how many green boxes you have under your screen name. The more rep, the more green boxes:
1 Box = 5-99 Points
2= 100-199
3= 200-299
4= 300-399
5= 400-499
6= 500-699
7= 700-899
8= 900-1099
9= 1100-1299
10= 1300-1499
11= 1500 +
If you hover over the green boxes, you can see a title. This gives a general idea of how much rep you have. I have no idea if this is up to date (thinking now, I think there was a minor change within the last year), but it's the last I've seen, so we'll go with it.
5-9 Points: Earning a good CPS reputation
10-24: Cub writer
25-49: Journalist
50-74: Recognized Contributor
75-99: Writer
100-249: Editor's choice author
250-499: Almost a CPS know-it-all
500-749: Top author and CPS Guru wannabe
750-999: Know it all
1,000-2,499: Leader
2,500-5,000: Expert
There are two more categories (CPS Guru Extraordinaire & Reputation over the Fargin' Limit) but I don't know where they start/stop.
You can give reputation in most forums with a few exceptions like Swap and the Senior Community Member forum, but Thanks is not available in most of the private Community forums. In the Community Member forum, your reputation power is worth half and it rounds down. If you are worth 2 points, you will be worth 1. If you are worth 3 points, you will be worth 2. If you are worth 4, you will be worth 2, etc. Since it is rounded down, if you are only worth 1, you will be worth 0 in community forums.
You can give 2 reputation clicks per day, provided you haven't used any Thanks for the day. The clicks are limited, and they run on a rolling 24 hours, so before you can give rep again, you must wait 24 hours.
*This is subject to change at any time.
Thanks
Thanks is public; You can see when a poster receives a "Thank". Thanks are always worth one point, never more. You are given 5 "Thanks" per day. This feature is in all forums except for some specific sub-forums.
Reputation
Reputation is given when members think that other members have given good, useful advice. To give reputation, you must have at least 10 posts and 6 reputation points. It is more private, only the receiver can see it (and likely mods/admins, I don't know). Rep allows you to leave a message, too.
How do you give it?
At the bottom of everybody's post, there is an icon that looks like a scale (screen shot is below), click on that and a message window pops up. You enter in a message/sign your name, and voilà. You have given rep. You do not have to add a message/your name, however, it's also a good way to earn some reputation. You do not earn rep points by giving it, but members who see that you give reputation are more willing to give you reputation, too. Members who are not benefactors can not see who leaves the reputation unless the giver leaves their name, so keep that in mind.
Keep in mind, it is best to earn your rep, not ask for it.
Community members who are blatantly increasing their posts counts with trivial posts or soliciting reputation points may have their reputation points reset for doing so.
How do I get it?
You are more likely to get rep when your rep is enabled. If your box(s) are black, then you have them disabled. To turn your reputation on, click HERE and then check the box that says, "Show Your Reputation Level".
You get rep by giving good advice. So post, read, and learn!
Everybody is worth a different amount of rep point(s) that they give when they rep another member. It is all dependent on other factors. There is a formula that will determine how much your power is worth.
+1 Point for membership (Everybody starts with one point)
+1 Per year registered
+1 Per every 3,000 posts you have
+1 Per every 1,500 rep points you have in yourself
Members (and Mods/Admins, too) are capped at 10 points. You can't give more than 10 points per rep click, no matter what.
The more reputation points you have yourself also determines how many green boxes you have under your screen name. The more rep, the more green boxes:
1 Box = 5-99 Points
2= 100-199
3= 200-299
4= 300-399
5= 400-499
6= 500-699
7= 700-899
8= 900-1099
9= 1100-1299
10= 1300-1499
11= 1500 +
If you hover over the green boxes, you can see a title. This gives a general idea of how much rep you have. I have no idea if this is up to date (thinking now, I think there was a minor change within the last year), but it's the last I've seen, so we'll go with it.
5-9 Points: Earning a good CPS reputation
10-24: Cub writer
25-49: Journalist
50-74: Recognized Contributor
75-99: Writer
100-249: Editor's choice author
250-499: Almost a CPS know-it-all
500-749: Top author and CPS Guru wannabe
750-999: Know it all
1,000-2,499: Leader
2,500-5,000: Expert
There are two more categories (CPS Guru Extraordinaire & Reputation over the Fargin' Limit) but I don't know where they start/stop.
You can give reputation in most forums with a few exceptions like Swap and the Senior Community Member forum, but Thanks is not available in most of the private Community forums. In the Community Member forum, your reputation power is worth half and it rounds down. If you are worth 2 points, you will be worth 1. If you are worth 3 points, you will be worth 2. If you are worth 4, you will be worth 2, etc. Since it is rounded down, if you are only worth 1, you will be worth 0 in community forums.
You can give 2 reputation clicks per day, provided you haven't used any Thanks for the day. The clicks are limited, and they run on a rolling 24 hours, so before you can give rep again, you must wait 24 hours.
*This is subject to change at any time.
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