This post is to explain the Reputation and Badges and how they work.
Information
Badges are given when a user reaches a certain level of reputation, or if the Administrators feel a member has earned it before the reputation level is reached. The maximum amount of badges a user can have at one time is 3.
Member Badges
{Reputation based + Minimum requirements}
Skilled = 100 rep+5 Days Registered+0 Posts
Power User = 300 rep+30 Days Registered+100 Posts
Seven Pro = 600 rep+60 Days Registered+100 Posts
Seven Guru = 1000 rep+90 Days Registered+100 Posts
Gold Member = 2000 Posts
Staff Badges
{Invite Only}
Adminstrators
SuperMods
Moderators
SF Team Badge
Special Badges
Supporter {A donation was made} Donation option no longer available.
Developer {Software Developer}
Graphics Team { SF Graphics Designer}
Information
Reputation is a way of rating users depending on the quality of their posts. If you feel that a member has or is being helpful to you or just has been helping out in general, you can give them rep on the particular helpful post.
Warning
The Reputation System is not to be abused, such as in repping each other to get a higher level, or begging members to give you rep.
The scale icon at the top right of a post or tutorial is how you can give rep to the member.
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If you want to check how many rep points you have, and what your rep power is, who you have given rep to, and who has given you rep, you can look in your
UserCP, at the very bottom it will show you both.
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The reputation scale is as follows:
-99 to 0
1 to 100
101 to 200
201 to 300
301 to 400
401 to 500
Once you hit 500, you will start gaining bright green dots on top of the 5 dark dots but it takes twice as much to gain a bright green dot.
501 to 700
701 to 900
901 to 1100
1101 to 1300
1301 to 1500
1501 and up
Negative Reputation
Rep Power is how many points you give when you give rep to somebody. Some information on this is given below.
Note
Rep Power is set to a global cap of 50 points ATM, due to rep abuse. So if your Rep Power number reaches above 50, your rep given to another user will only give them a maximum 50 points at any one time.
Ability to rep in the this, the Chillout Room, and the News Forum has been disabled due to over repping for non-helpful posts.
Information
Register Date Factor
For every X number of days, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. 50
Post Count Factor
For every X number of posts, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. 25
Reputation Point Factor
For every X points of reputation, users gain 1 point of reputation-altering power. 100
Minimum Post Count
How many posts must a user have before his reputation hits count on others? 1
Minimum Reputation Count
How much reputation must a user have before his reputation hits count on others? 10
Daily Reputation Clicks Limit
How many reputation clicks can a user give over each 24 hour period? Administrators are exempt from this limit. 10
Reputation User Spread
How many different users must you give reputation to before you can hit the same person again? Administrators are exempt from this limit. 10
Tip
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