Rowie235 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) it seems i have a rep log. it sounds bad, but i havn't been "repped" or warned. i'm confused. i dont like it and it scares me. lol EDIT: i got one of the admin guys to "report" one of my topics cause i wanted it deleted. is that what gave me a rep? Edited March 30, 2008 by Rowie235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSanityHD Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 That may be possible. PM one of the Staff about it, ask them. Make sure you PM the Staff member who gave you a rep. you. It might be a bad rep, may be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie235 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 That may be possible.PM one of the Staff about it, ask them. Make sure you PM the Staff member who gave you a rep. you. It might be a bad rep, may be a good one. but thats what confuses me. i clicked on it and it says i dont have one. but i'll pm the staff dude anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Your Rep log is a history of warnings given by staff against you. However, you can also be given postive warnings (Rep), for good things you've done, which are also shown there. The rep log is visible only to yourself and staff. Only staff can give you rep or warnings, and they follow strict guidelines when they do. Rowie, your rep log is empty. The log is still there (everyones got one) but theres nothing in it until you get warned or repped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Also, you can have rep dots on your posts if you're a really really good member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie235 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 thanks so much guys. as you've probably noticed, i'm kinda new to online forums. good to see peeps looking out for ya. (sounds really cheesy... lol) cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 If you have rep (which is good) it shows up as green pips (squares) under your avatar. Warnings (which are bad) are NOT visible to anybody else. Also, just to clear something up, staff don't have to report posts to delete them, we just delete them if we need to. Reports are just messages that go to staff, informing them of a problem, so that they can take action. Glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Do_Not_Fear_cause_I'm_here Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) My Rep bar has been bad cause I've been warned by Sky but he forgave me. Edited March 30, 2008 by Do_Not_Fear_cause_I'm_here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 For example, Gerard gave me, the noob who didn't know any better, a rep warning, and now im scared,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Scared of what? No need to whine. The rep log is just a log, so staff can see what you've done before. So if you are warned twice for the same incident, the second staff member knows not to do it. If it is a repeat offence, the staff member can see that you have ignored staff the first time, and won't be as lenient the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 So uhh how would i get good rep? I want to cancel my bad rep...(im sorry i didnt know about the dont bribe ppl with joining their clan) thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Warnings are not cumulative, and rep does not counteract/cancel/negate warnings. They are never removed, they are just historical lists for Staff information. Even if you have lots of warnings, your good rep will still show up. Positive rep is gained by being extremely/unusually helpful, it is not given out lightly. For example, writing a page of content for the main site, or making a detailed How-To topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas. Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Warnings are not cumulative, and rep does not counteract/cancel/negate warnings. They are never removed, they are just historical lists for Staff information. Even if you have lots of warnings, your good rep will still show up.Positive rep is gained by being extremely/unusually helpful, it is not given out lightly. For example, writing a page of content for the main site, or making a detailed How-To topic. That meaning Guides to games and how to send money via the store. I made a guide before for San Andreas here but you won't get rep for everything, I don't mind. I have never had a negative rep and if you do have negative rep, it is nothing to be proud of, there have been members on here who have had five warnings or bars of Negative Rep, I'm not giving any specific examples because I am not sure who have these because I can't see who has negative rep and I don't want to see either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Neg rep "BARS"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Keep warnings and rep separate. Rep is good, and gives you the green boxes. Warnings are bad, and are just messages to staff (unless you get a suspension or something at the same time). We used to just have the warning system, where every bad thing you did counted for 20%, and you got banned if you reached 100% (and various other sanctions along the way). A very long time ago that was abused The Rep system was introduced gradually, and there haven't really been any specific guidelines on when to give rep and how much to give. Thats why there have been inconsistencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I never said I was proud of my bad rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas. Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I never said I was proud of my bad rep I know you never said that but if you were going around posting "I have negative rep, Wooo!" then people would start saying that you shouldn't be proud of it. Having negative rep is never a good thing but having positive rep what is also visual is a very good thing a something you should be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Stop calling it negative rep Theyre separate things. Warnings are bad, Rep is good. They dont interact with each other, they dont add/subtract/cancel each other. Theyre two separate things that happen to use the same system (the warning system) to be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 So I have to write a guide or do a webpage to get a good ...umm rep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Its not as straightforward as that, but Rep is only given in extraordinarily helpful circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas. Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 One of the best examples was the To-Do-List Topic what hasn't been posted in for a little while now, I just can't seem to find that topic anymore, but I think it is being updated. There have been topics such as Gerards topic, "Big Changes" what have made people think about what they can do and improve upon so they don't get a bad rep or even more bad reps. I would continue this but there is a massive thunderstorm outside and it is dangerous to have a computer on in a storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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