Effective immediately, there are a few changes as discussed and some others:
1) You can now leave 8 Thanks and 2 Reputation clicks per day
2) Thanks now give 1 rep point each (instead of zero) and should appear in a member's reputation log
3) You can now leave reputation in any forum, including all community forums except the Senior Community Member Forum (that is purged periodically and would result in a loss of reputation points anyway).
4) Reputation you give is worth the same as before, except in the community member chat forum where it is worth 50%. The points you give per click (your reputation powe) is based on your time registered, number of posts and your own reputation. I am not sure if these are rounded up or down, but we will find out soon!
5) Thanks is not available in the main community member chat or senior community member chat forums, but is available in the TMI and TTC forums.
6) You can now remove Thanks. This was made effective a little while ago. I assume that will also remove rep. I do not know how this would appear in someone's reputation log. Anytime a thread is removed by the author or a moderator, it is likely that the Thanks and corresponding reputation will be removed.
7) New members must have 100 posts and at least one earned reputation click (6 total points) to leave reputation for other members. This is up from 1 point each. The requirement to leave Thanks remains at 1 post.
8) You now have to "spread" reputation around only 4 times instead of 5. Basically one per person per 48 hour period.
This is a trial. It may revert to the old system if it doesn't work out well and may be completely disabled or revamped when the big upgrade is completed, probably at the end of the year.
As a reminder, you may opt out of the Thanks system altogether by sending a request to me or Admin via Private Message. The Thanks button will no longer appear, though you will still see that members have received Thanks on their posts.
Also, the requirements for the "Carseat Guru" usergroup will increase in terms of reputation, given that newer members can give a lot more rep points than before.
1) You can now leave 8 Thanks and 2 Reputation clicks per day
2) Thanks now give 1 rep point each (instead of zero) and should appear in a member's reputation log
3) You can now leave reputation in any forum, including all community forums except the Senior Community Member Forum (that is purged periodically and would result in a loss of reputation points anyway).
4) Reputation you give is worth the same as before, except in the community member chat forum where it is worth 50%. The points you give per click (your reputation powe) is based on your time registered, number of posts and your own reputation. I am not sure if these are rounded up or down, but we will find out soon!
5) Thanks is not available in the main community member chat or senior community member chat forums, but is available in the TMI and TTC forums.
6) You can now remove Thanks. This was made effective a little while ago. I assume that will also remove rep. I do not know how this would appear in someone's reputation log. Anytime a thread is removed by the author or a moderator, it is likely that the Thanks and corresponding reputation will be removed.
7) New members must have 100 posts and at least one earned reputation click (6 total points) to leave reputation for other members. This is up from 1 point each. The requirement to leave Thanks remains at 1 post.
8) You now have to "spread" reputation around only 4 times instead of 5. Basically one per person per 48 hour period.
This is a trial. It may revert to the old system if it doesn't work out well and may be completely disabled or revamped when the big upgrade is completed, probably at the end of the year.
As a reminder, you may opt out of the Thanks system altogether by sending a request to me or Admin via Private Message. The Thanks button will no longer appear, though you will still see that members have received Thanks on their posts.
Also, the requirements for the "Carseat Guru" usergroup will increase in terms of reputation, given that newer members can give a lot more rep points than before.