Reputation and Badges [7]

I found this out when I kept being asked by my Answers friends at MVP Global Summit how many Answers I had. I had to explain our rep system which seemed appealing to them, but isn't translatable to how they are judged by a successful post being marked as "Answer" (even when it often clearly isn't - which may be an unfixable flaw since it's the very name of the forum).

Similarly to fill out the MVP re-award application they sent I have to try to convert requested "Answers" to Rep on a spreadsheet . For this reason I attach a letter saying in the past year I have added xx,000 more posts and doubled my reputation points as used by Seven Forums.

Quite true. One gets it when least expected. Also with the passage of time it becomes more and more difficult to get reps. After all ones store of knowledge is limited.

whs said:

It is my observation that the rep system is a bit like the lottery. Sometimes you get a lot of reps for an insignificant one liner and at other times you get nothing for several days of hard work.

There seem to also be high times for reps when they are coming in like swarms of birds in the spring and at other times there is the great drought for days on end although you are doing exactly the same job as always.

I think the rep system is a nice touch, but we should not overrate it. I am happy when I could help solve a problem and when the OP says 'Thank you'. I don't think anybody here does spend his time in order to gain fame. The best part is anyhow that we as helpers probably learn the most from our activities - at least that is true for me.

wanchoo said:

Also with the passage of time it becomes more and more difficult to get reps. After all ones store of knowledge is limited.

Not if you're learning as you go, you will see your knowledge, brain and rewards grow.

Collect tutorials and links in your bookmarks, then when you have free time read back through them to keep them current for linking.

Britton30 said:

In my case my store is large but like smoke, gone with the wind.

I find the more of these puzzles I work, the sharper my recall becomes. When I first came here almost 3 years ago, I was starting to reach for words that were always out of grasp. Within a year that went away. It may be the best brain exercise because 1) it's computer science which is smart stuff and 2) the puzzles vary enough that that you can't rely solely on rote but must continually drill new pathways.

Congrats Ken! Don't look directly at Ken, all the shiny medals may blind you!

In all seriousness, those medals are very well deserved.