Thread: Repping people in

So I have noticed that I have been spending far less time in the intro section than I used to, and I haven't been repping people in. I've found this to be for two reasons. First, because there are a number of capable users already doing much of the repping in, which is absolutely a good thing. Secondly, it has to do with the amount of rep I give.



I know there are a number of people with 5+ rep, and I've gotten to the point where I pause before I rep someone in since I feel like it is unfair to give new users a lot of rep to begin with (it allows many of them to get to 33% on post count alone - which is unfair to many others who don't get the initial boost).

So I ask other users who have a fair amount of repping power - what do you consider proper repping etiquette?

I also know that there has been a few suggestions of some how making the initial rep in be only 1 rep which I would like to bring up again. Some solution that is easy to code and get in place would be ideal for all parties. I see that it could be:
-The first positive rep someone gets is +1 (though that has some weird issues that could crop up if someone neg reps a user)
-All repping (or all posititve repping) done in the intro forum only counts for 1 rep point
-A thanks button that only appears for the first post of a thread and if a user is 33% or above (it could be labeled as the rep in button if so desired). What is interesting about this option is that it is made public who is repping the user in (whether that is a good or bad thing is debatable).

I think a modified thanks button is the easiest way to deal with repping in with inflating a new user's rep early, but I would love to get the community's input on this as well.

-Airman
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Sorry, this turned out to be longer than I thought it would be. I've put the salient points in bold and italics for people who want the abridged version.

Originally Posted by airman

-A thanks button that only appears for the first post of a thread and if a user is 33% or above (it could be labeled as the rep in button if so desired). What is interesting about this option is that it is made public who is repping the user in (whether that is a good or bad thing is debatable).

I think a modified thanks button is the easiest way to deal with repping in with inflating a new user's rep early, but I would love to get the community's input on this as well.

Love it!!!

I think that this is a very well thought out proposal and one that i would really love to see the Staff tackle.


Im not for one second going to pretend that i know how the underpinnings of this site work but i wouldnt think it would be to hard to develop a modified thanks button that is universal to all the Reppers out there.

I cant really see how it would be bad thing to make it public as to whom is repping in whom...seeing that the worst case scenarios end up on the chopping block any how!

look no further then this Intro, page 2:

http://www.torrent-invites.com/intro...apitanz-2.html

Well Done Airman!

I think a modified thanks button is the easiest way to deal with repping in with inflating a new user's rep early

I agree with that. An thanks button for the first post of their intro, should be just fine.

Vegas and I have been discussing this for some time now. And I agree. I rarely rep people in anymore because if I do, they get an instant 60 points. Hardly fair, even if they have an outstanding intro. The trouble with the thanks button was that people who hadn't reached 33% were using it to rep people in. However, there are ways around this. I believe Vegas is writing something up for Dave about this, explaining how best to implement it.

Completely agree. The Rep system is no longer appropriate for the intro forum now that we have users with 50+ rep power.

Simplest solution is to use the Thanks Button (no mod required).

Unfortunately, that will allow 10% users to 'Thank' people in. That too is easily solved if we only allow 33%+ users access to the Thanks button. Keep in mind it only takes 1 week + 5 reps + 50 posts to become 33%. As an added incentive, we could also give "Donators" ($5 to $15) instant access to either 33% or 50% ranks and reserve VIP status for donations of $30.

Seems like a quick and easy way to solve the intro problem and possibly increase donations.


EDIT: LOL - Jenna and me posted at the exact same time. She's right, we've been looking at a derivative of the Best Answers mod to tag the thread subject with a vb phrase (Accepted or Rejected), rep the user with 1 point, close the thread, and then transfer it into a sub-forum only viewable by full users (to eliminate copying of other peoples' intros). This would leave only pending intros in the main forum. While this is the most elegant solution, its going to require some tweaking of the original mod to make it work properly.

Whatever became of the proposal to disable 10%ers ability to post in the Intro section? The one where the only modification was checking (or unchecking) a box in the permissions? Wouldn't implementing that also have the effect of disallowing them to rep in someone?

I really wish all reps added just 1 rep point. I too have gotten reticent about repping people in just because I don't want to load them up on points. I still make a lot of comments in Intros and spend a great deal of time in that section (though I admit the majority of my time is focused on weeding out the cheaters, especially you-know-who; poor JJ must cringe every time she sees a pm from me).

And I admit, it does get tiresome clicking on the Intros already repped in, moving them to a different section would be awesome if you could figure out a way to do it.

I don't mind repping in people. If a member has done the ground work on the intro already and its ok just post something like "yeah you're good" and I'll rep 'em in for you. I only have a rep power of 2. This is if its ok with the Admins and Co.

I think a modified thanks button is the easiest way to deal with repping in with inflating a new user's rep early, but I would love to get the community's input on this as well.

Yes a good idea. I've recently become more active in the intro forum after seeing some members discuss the issue of having to give to much rep for an intro. I believe that your plan would bring some of the quality members back into the intro section, repping in new users. As Tankgirl mentioned I would also be willing to rep someone in if one of our "Power Reppers" requested.

I agree with flutrose we should make a milestone be reached before you can rep someone in and add a limit so you can't give a person 50 points in the intro thread. simply limiting the rep power to 1 in the intro thread would help this a lot