Thread: Question About Reputation

I'm new, and I have a question about reputation. Is there a limit to how much rep someone can give out? I mean, I know (or at least I think I do) that I click on the star to increase someone's rep, but can I do that any many times as I want for as many members as I want? Not that I want to start clicking willy-nilly. Just want to be sure I'm doing it right. And when is it appropriate to give out rep? Thanks! :)

For now there is no limit of how many times can you give rep or how much rep can you give. You have currently 0 rep so when you will give rep to someone he will receive 1 rep point.

But remember only give rep to users/post that deserve it.

When should you give positive reputation?

You may give positive rep or thanks when...:
a post is useful to you
a post is useful to someone else
a giveaway is made that you like
a request is filled
a good suggestion is made
a post is helpful to the moderators

So when you should you NOT give positive rep or thanks?
when someone makes a request
when someone applies for an invite
when someone bumps a thread
or anything resembling spam
in order to receive an invite (you may give rep or thanks to a deserving giveaway it if you desire but please report any threads that require rep or thanks as a condition of the giveaway)

More info here -> Torrent-Invites FAQ

Originally Posted by onemorefirst

I'm new, and I have a question about reputation. Is there a limit to how much rep someone can give out? I mean, I know (or at least I think I do) that I click on the star to increase someone's rep, but can I do that any many times as I want for as many members as I want? Not that I want to start clicking willy-nilly. Just want to be sure I'm doing it right. And when is it appropriate to give out rep? Thanks! :)

In addition to what was said by sam8cb, rep cannot be given to the same post more than once. However, the same person can be repped more than once for different useful posts.
Rep is usually given as feedback for useful threads/posts. Having rep shows your level of usefulness in discussions, helping others, etc

Thanks to both of you. Very helpful...and quick! :)