A Guide to User Reputation

LocoColt04 · 04-16-2006, 11:01 PM

I have not only altered some of the values necessary for various titles (and added a new lower-level title), but I have also changed some of the phrases which they stand for. I believe these are fitting of their respective rep values, but if anyone has any real complaints or suggestions, feel free to share them. I lowered many of the values to make it easier to attain higher statuses.

Sarcastic/spammy posts will be ignored, so if you have any suggestions, please be serious about them. ^_^;;

(edit: everything has just changed to a Square-Enix theme)

For the curious, here is the current Reputation Title listing:

Code:

 
Less than -200: User has become a Heartless  - (lv -5)
-200 to -101:   User is naughtier than Seymour - (lv -4)
-100 to -51:    User is more corrupt than SOLDIER - (lv -3)
-50 to -11:     User betrayed the Returners - (lv -2)
-10 to -1:      User is a spoony bard - (lv -1)
0 to 10:        User is a n00b - (lv 0)
11 to 49:       User has levelled up - (lv 1)
50 to 99:       User takes classes from Quistis - (lv 2)
100 to 174:     User has teamed up with Cloud - (lv 3)
175 to 249:     User sips tea with Black Mage - (lv 4)
250 to 374:     User jumps rope with Freya - (lv 5)
375 to 499:     User travels time with Crono - (lv 6)
500 to 649:     User successfully stole from Locke - (lv 7)
650 to 799:     User has summoned Bahamut - (lv 8)
800 to 999:     User has gathered the Crystals - (lv 9)
1000 or more:   User has mastered Ultima - (lv 10)

edit, 10 May 2006:
I have just made a couple more changes to the user reputation system. Now, instead of having to rep 20 other users before you can rep the same person again, you only have to rep 15. I know it's still a fairly large number, but I think it's more appropriate than 20, and still high enough to prevent rep-whoring.

I have also altered the display settings so that you can see the last TEN comments left for you, rather than the last five. I kept getting questions about that, so I figured I would go ahead and do it. I won't set the number any higher than that, though.

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If you don't have 200 posts, it doesn't matter how high your reputation is -- you won't be able to actually affect anyone's points. Conversely, if your reputation is below 10, you also cannot affect anyone's points, regardless of how long you've been here or what your power is. Yes, you do receive one point every X days, every X posts, and a couple other variables. I don't necessarily know that publicizing the full workings of the system is bright, as it may encourage more spam... but they're very high numbers, just know that.

Andromeda · 04-16-2006, 11:07 PM

I'm not so sure about this first one, absolutely stupid comment. I am not so sure what it was before, but that seems rather insulting even if the person that receives its desires that title. You seem to be making a lot of changes and bringing up a lot of things for having only had your office of position for a day or two now. Don't let that power go to your head now.

relm · 04-16-2006, 11:08 PM

Ah yes... "relm has friends" sounds a bit better
than "you are on a distinguished road" lol ^^

Question though - is there a thread that tells you
how reputation is added up? I never was sure about the
whole rep system thingy... And is there a way
we can find out the exact number of our rep?

LocoColt04 · 04-16-2006, 11:09 PM

Haha, I know. I just remembered that Fuzz had been talking about changing the user reputation comments ever since we got vB 3.5, and nothing was ever done about it. Can you believe that the value for the highest was 2000?

If you have a better choice for the -200, I'm all ears. To be honest, I put it in there simply because I couldn't think of anything better.

edit:
@ relm:
Go into your UserCP, and scroll down to the bottom. The last table shows your reputation and comments -- the actual number of the reputation is listed in the title bar.

secondary edit:
Andromeda and I talked, and came to a very OBVIOUS conclusion... reputation titles should be Square-Enix based, since this IS a Square-Enix forum. Expect that whole first post to be edited with the new titles soon. Though, I may simply leave the "is a n00b" one alone because I like it.

Removed · 04-24-2006, 01:58 AM

Excuse me for saying, but I feel some of the Reputation titles are a little too specific, in the sense that you would only get the relevance if you've played that particular game the title is referring to, as opposed to being familiar with Square-Enix and Final Fantasy games in general...

For example: I've played FFVIII so get the "Taking classes with Quistis" one, but I don't know what the "Jumping rope with Freya" one means.

And some people may never have played FFVIII.

(Of course there are exceptions, everyone should be familiar with the "Spoony Bard" as a part of popular FF culture regardless of playing the original game.)

What about things like "Has caught a Chocobo" or "Befriended by Moogles"...?

Andromeda · 04-24-2006, 05:28 AM

Freya is from FFIX, unless there is another Freya and she is a Dragoon. And well Dragoons jump, so I guess he made the next jump to jumping rope. It is a little strange, but makes sense I guess. And mind the pun.

Removed · 05-01-2006, 09:52 PM

I noticed that:
50 to 99: User takes classes from Quistis
101 to 174: User has teamed up with Cloud

So what happens when your reputation is exactly 100?

LocoColt04 · 05-01-2006, 09:58 PM

...haha, that should say 100. It's like that in the admin panel, anyway. Just a typo on my behalf. My apologies, and thanks for catching it. ^_^;;

I'll fix it now.

Tech Support · 05-02-2006, 02:17 AM

The whole thing sounds rather corny and obscure. There is no feasible way to determine what level someone is unless you physically have memorized all your new quirks. The titles may have sucked before, but you could at least tell there was a difference. The green dots really don't make a noticable difference either.. they never have. The range at which each dot covers is huge.

Perhaps editing them slightly like "Lvl 1. User is a newbie" or something.

Removed · 05-02-2006, 02:35 AM

How about titles like:

User is Kefka's bitch
User is a Rabite

or

User owns an Elixir
User wields the Mana Sword
User is a Knight of the Round

relm · 05-02-2006, 07:29 AM

I sorta agree with tech support and phat chocobo
wayy up there. It's hard to tell what the titles mean...
Ok, and I'll have to admit too that I haven't played FFVIII
and FFIX ;___; But I guess that would make me in the
minority in TFF lol. I understand it's hard to think of titles
that won't exclude anyone. For example, phat chocobo,
what if someone hasn't played secret of mana? How will
they know what a rabite is?
I like tech support's idea, because it helps you see how
much rep one has, despite what it says. Like...
"LvL. -1: User is a rabite."

LocoColt04 · 05-02-2006, 10:07 AM

Ah, I like the idea of implementing some sort of level. That's a pretty simple fix, too. Just a little addition at the end of each comment. It would have to be at the end since there's no way around the "username [rep title]" format without wandering into the database and digging through the vB code. It would be weird seeing something saying relm Lv1 has levelled up, wouldn't it? So yeah, I'll tack them onto the end. Good suggestion, guys.