Why does anyone care about reps?

Conscious Z · Dec 22, 2014

I looked for the answer to this question in the stickies and didn't find it, so forgive me if I missed it. Why does anyone care about reps? It reminds me of the scene from "The Office" when Stanley tells Dwight that the exchange between Schrute bucks and Stanley nickels is the same as leprechauns to unicorns.

So, what's the purpose, and why are reps desirable? I might understand if they were purely merit based, but explicitly asking for them on a forum (and having a whole forum devoted to getting reps) seems to defeat that purpose.

brinny · Dec 22, 2014

i dunno...fer da sheer pleasure o' ZAPPIN' sumbody?

DerSchweik · Jan 11, 2015

Conscious Z said:
I looked for the answer to this question in the stickies and didn't find it, so forgive me if I missed it. Why does anyone care about reps? It reminds me of the scene from "The Office" when Stanley tells Dwight that the exchange between Schrute bucks and Stanley nickels is the same as leprechauns to unicorns.

So, what's the purpose, and why are reps desirable? I might understand if they were purely merit based, but explicitly asking for them on a forum (and having a whole forum devoted to getting reps) seems to defeat that purpose.

No purpose - something to do. 100% calorie-free workout.

Anymore, with most members being maxed out on their reputation, which, years ago was very difficult to do, but which today can be done in as little as a couple of hours, reputation is really more for the comments people make rather than the reputation points they receive. Reputation comments are a good way to encourage someone re something they said in a post, communicate agreement, etc. That's about it.

brinny · Jan 11, 2015

^ what he said

country woman · Jan 11, 2015

its fun

LittleLambofJesus · Jan 26, 2015

Conscious Z said:
I looked for the answer to this question in the stickies and didn't find it, so forgive me if I missed it. Why does anyone care about reps?
.

I finally get to zap a heathen on here!

[oops...his rep bulb is missing...bummerzville...ahh well]

Psa 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:
He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

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brinny · Jan 26, 2015

Zappin' y'all (whoever i cans ZAPPP!) :ebil:

Messy · Jan 26, 2015

I like it a lot! It's like the like button on Facebook, you can like a post and when someone gives me a like I'm like: look someone actually read it, I didn't do it for nothing.

brinny · Jan 26, 2015

hahaaa! Awesome! i LIKES wut yu post-ed,......soooooo i'm'a'gonna ZAPS ya'

pgp_protector · Jun 21, 2015

Well now for the Chat box, Likes are required (??) yes it's only 5 "LIKES" but strange requirement.

Messy · Jun 21, 2015

pgp_protector said:
Well now for the Chat box, Likes are required (??) yes it's only 5 "LIKES" but strange requirement.

Lol maybe you have to be likeable to post there.

pgp_protector · Jun 21, 2015

Messy said:
Lol maybe you have to be likeable to post there.

Great

Messy · Jun 21, 2015

pgp_protector said:
Great

Do you need some likes?

Messy · Jun 22, 2015

Oh it says it's to avoid troll attacks. That makes sense.

Messy · Jun 22, 2015

double post

pgp_protector · Jun 22, 2015

Messy said:
Oh it says it's to avoid troll attacks. That makes sense.

sorta, they should have an age of account bypass on it though.

Example (Data pulled from users on the site today)
User Guru03 (joined Nov 2, 2012 (Still active as of today) ) but doesn't have a lot of post (24 total) has 0 likes.
So though they've been on the site for 3 years, they can't post in the chatbox because of their low post count.

or
Thesopranopiano (Joined 2013, 30 post, 0 likes)
ThomasGuthler (Joined 2013, 62 post, 0 likes)
Apollas (Joined 2008, 366 Post, 0 likes)
The_Master (Joined 2008, 3,037 Post, 1 Like)

LittleLambofJesus · Jul 5, 2015

brinny said:
^ what he said

brinny said:
i dunno...fer da sheer pleasure o' ZAPPIN' sumbody?

A zapping I will go..........ZZZAAAAPPPPP!

brinny · Jul 6, 2015

^ hahahaaaa! Love this! Where do yu finds these things?

RitaKay · Jul 6, 2015

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