would someone please explain the rep points to me?

saintsfan601 · 11-11-2010, 04:53 AM

It's no biggie.I just wanted to make sure I didn't break any rules or piss a bunch of people off.I'm here to talk Saints football and make friends with other fans of my fav. team.I feel it's okay to disagree just no reason to take it to the extreme.Thanks for responding so quickly.I think having great mods is what keeps this site so great.Not trying to suck up either.Thats how I truely feel.

Halo · 11-11-2010, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan601

It's no biggie.I just wanted to make sure I didn't break any rules or piss a bunch of people off.I'm here to talk Saints football and make friends with other fans of my fav. team.I feel it's okay to disagree just no reason to take it to the extreme.Thanks for responding so quickly.I think having great mods is what keeps this site so great.Not trying to suck up either.Thats how I truely feel.

Saintsfan601,

There are 2 points systems. One system called "Experience" is for member "activity" as in things you do on the website like posting threads, answering threads, posting blogs, etc.

The second is the "Rep" system where people can give you a "Rep" point for a good post.

The first system had a glitch in it that was awarding people 2 points per day for each day since they registered. Not only was it resource intensive, it wasn't fair because we had members who joined 7 or 8 years ago who were racking up BIG points but didn't contribute to the site.

So we removed that variable. When we removed it, everyone (and I mean every single member including mods/admins etc.) lost a few hundred points as we aren't awarding points for days since a member registered.

So it was a recalculation of the Experience points.
You can follow the Experience system by viewing this page located in the Quick Links menu: New Orleans Saints - Black and Gold - Ranking

11-11-2010, 03:14 PM	#2
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,889 Blog Entries: 45	Originally Posted by saintsfan601 It's no biggie.I just wanted to make sure I didn't break any rules or piss a bunch of people off.I'm here to talk Saints football and make friends with other fans of my fav. team.I feel it's okay to disagree just no reason to take it to the extreme.Thanks for responding so quickly.I think having great mods is what keeps this site so great.Not trying to suck up either.Thats how I truely feel. Saintsfan601, There are 2 points systems. One system called "Experience" is for member "activity" as in things you do on the website like posting threads, answering threads, posting blogs, etc. The second is the "Rep" system where people can give you a "Rep" point for a good post. The first system had a glitch in it that was awarding people 2 points per day for each day since they registered. Not only was it resource intensive, it wasn't fair because we had members who joined 7 or 8 years ago who were racking up BIG points but didn't contribute to the site. So we removed that variable. When we removed it, everyone (and I mean every single member including mods/admins etc.) lost a few hundred points as we aren't awarding points for days since a member registered. So it was a recalculation of the Experience points. You can follow the Experience system by viewing this page located in the Quick Links menu: New Orleans Saints - Black and Gold - Ranking
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11-11-2010, 04:53 AM	#1
saintsfan601 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Meridian MS Posts: 259	It's no biggie.I just wanted to make sure I didn't break any rules or piss a bunch of people off.I'm here to talk Saints football and make friends with other fans of my fav. team.I feel it's okay to disagree just no reason to take it to the extreme.Thanks for responding so quickly.I think having great mods is what keeps this site so great.Not trying to suck up either.Thats how I truely feel.