by OldGuy » 04 Dec 2018, 18:19
friendociate wrote:Does 'giving a reputation point' "bump" the topic to the top of 'the front-page list' or something?
No. The reputation points do not do anything visibly with your content or any topics. They do not affect the placement of any topic and they do not change any position of authority for anyone. They have no cash value. You cannot buy, sell or trade them. Your own finances are not affected in any way by giving them out and receiving positive reputation points do not affect your earnings. However, receiving a negative reputation point may come with a financial penalty of 1 or more ForumCoins.
The reputation points are not a precise measure of quality. They represent the collective opinion of the entire community of your posted content. In general, if you post high quality content that adds information of value to the topic, another member is more likely to give you a positive reputation point. If you post content that does not contribute value to the topic or is otherwise offensive, another member may give you a negative reputation point. As your collection of positive reputation points increases, it is an indicator that tells you what the rest of the community thinks of your content. Higher quality content tends to collect more positive reputation points, but it is still no more than the expressed opinion of others.
You can get a good idea of your own reputation score by dividing your total number of reputation points by your total number of posts, then read the results as a percentage. When averaging the combined totals of all members for the life of the site, that percentage comes out to just under 10%. That means you should be getting at least 1 positive reputation point for every ten posts just to be average.
If your own reputation "score" is lower than 10%, that is a good indicator that the rest of the community is telling you that you need to do better. If you get a negative reputation point, it is like someone is screaming that you need to do better. It is more like a guide to tell you how you are doing on this site than anything else.
All at least for now ...
The site administration has mentioned that there are future plans to adjust the pay scale based on a secret formula, and that formula will most likely include the reputation score as part of the determining criteria. Most of that formula is likely to be based on some measure of the content itself. The latest commentary was that this change is likely to be included the next time they update the software that operates the site. Those who are posting higher quality content will receive a larger payment per post and those with low quality content will see a reduction in their earnings.
Its coming. I don't know when. All I know is that it is in everyone's personal interest to do all they can to post high quality content so they can receive that raise when it comes.
That is why I have been blathering on so much about improving the quality of your content and earning more positive reputation points so you can see that others approve of what you posted. A higher earned quality score based on your reputation points is the only indicator available for now. You may not see much of any change now, but it will hit like a brick wall when it shows up.
[quote="friendociate"]Does 'giving a reputation point' "bump" the topic to the top of 'the front-page list' or something?[/quote]
No. The reputation points do not do anything visibly with your content or any topics. They do not affect the placement of any topic and they do not change any position of authority for anyone. They have no cash value. You cannot buy, sell or trade them. Your own finances are not affected in any way by giving them out and receiving positive reputation points do not affect your earnings. However, receiving a negative reputation point may come with a financial penalty of 1 or more ForumCoins.
The reputation points are not a precise measure of quality. They represent the collective opinion of the entire community of your posted content. In general, if you post high quality content that adds information of value to the topic, another member is more likely to give you a positive reputation point. If you post content that does not contribute value to the topic or is otherwise offensive, another member may give you a negative reputation point. As your collection of positive reputation points increases, it is an indicator that tells you what the rest of the community thinks of your content. Higher quality content tends to collect more positive reputation points, but it is still no more than the expressed opinion of others.
You can get a good idea of your own reputation score by dividing your total number of reputation points by your total number of posts, then read the results as a percentage. When averaging the combined totals of all members for the life of the site, that percentage comes out to just under 10%. That means you should be getting at least 1 positive reputation point for every ten posts just to be average.
If your own reputation "score" is lower than 10%, that is a good indicator that the rest of the community is telling you that you need to do better. If you get a negative reputation point, it is like someone is screaming that you need to do better. It is more like a guide to tell you how you are doing on this site than anything else.
All at least for now ...
The site administration has mentioned that there are future plans to adjust the pay scale based on a secret formula, and that formula will most likely include the reputation score as part of the determining criteria. Most of that formula is likely to be based on some measure of the content itself. The latest commentary was that this change is likely to be included the next time they update the software that operates the site. Those who are posting higher quality content will receive a larger payment per post and those with low quality content will see a reduction in their earnings.
Its coming. I don't know when. All I know is that it is in everyone's personal interest to do all they can to post high quality content so they can receive that raise when it comes.
That is why I have been blathering on so much about improving the quality of your content and earning more positive reputation points so you can see that others approve of what you posted. A higher earned quality score based on your reputation points is the only indicator available for now. You may not see much of any change now, but it will hit like a brick wall when it shows up.
. lets see if this weekend I can post some new and useful stuff here.
