What is user Reputation?
Your “Reputation” is a number that reflects a combination of the number of posts you’ve made, how long you’ve been a member, and what other forum members think of your posts. It’s represented by a sequence of green (positive) or red (negative) blocks on the right side of the headers to all your posts (next to your actual post count). (If you do not want your Reputation displayed, use your control panel to hide it.) You started with 10 Reputation points when you registered, which goes up as you post and as the days go by. By clicking on the scales icon in the top-right corner of any post, you can add to (or subtract from) that member’s Reputation by approving or disapproving of their post. There are safeguards in place to prevent Reputation abuse, however: you may only make so many Reputation votes in the same day, and you must rate posts for other posters before rating the same user again. And the forum won’t allow anyone to add to or subtract from your Reputation over and over again.
