Reputation power question [RESOLVED :) ]

[baja_yu]

I've read in the FAQ that a user gets one reputation power for every 4 thousand posts counted, and for every year they have been on VBF.
But I notice a lot of people with over 4000 posts and over a year and more on VBF that only have one reputation power.

No my guess is that the counting started from the point when reputations were enabled, and dont include previous history. Am I right?

[TomGibbons]

You can't 'see' a person's reputation power, as far as I'm aware. I would imagine that what you're referring to is the green blocks beneath their avatar? That's the reputation points that that user has earned. I also believe that you start with a reputation power of 4 or something.

[MartinLiss]

If you have an example, please let me know because I just looked up mendhak who gives 7 points every time he gives a positive rating. He's been a member for 3+ years so thats 3 or 4 points and he has 12,669 so that is another 3 or 4 points. To be honest I don't know how the rounding works but as you can see his stats easily account for 7 points.

[RobDog888]

I have noticed that it rounds down. Mendhak has 3 complete years and 3 complete multiples of 4,000 posts. So his power is 3 + 3 + 1 (default) = 7 Rep Power.

Martin's is 5 complete years, 3 complete multiples of 4,000 posts. 5 + 3 + 1 (default) = 9 Rep Power.

[MartinLiss]

I have noticed that it rounds down. Mendhak has 3 complete years and 3 complete multiples of 4,000 posts. So his power is 3 + 3 + 1 (default) = 7 Rep Power.

Martin's is 5 complete years, 3 complete multiples of 4,000 posts. 5 + 3 + 1 (default) = 9 Rep Power.

Mine is actually 10.

[RobDog888]

Where is the extra Rep coming from? Bonus for being an Admin?

[baja_yu]

Yeah, I thought the green blocks under the profile info and avatar represented reputation power.
So now, what do they represent and how do THEY increment?

[MartinLiss]

Where is the extra Rep coming from? Bonus for being an Admin?

No, Admins get 10 no matter what.

[RobDog888]

They represent the amount of Reps the member has received.

Single square is 0-99 Reps.
Two squares are 100-199.
Three squares are 200-299.
Etc.

[baja_yu]

Oh.

Thanks for the info

[MartinLiss]

Yeah, I thought the green blocks under the profile info and avatar represented reputation power.
So now, what do they represent and how do THEY increment?

That's a bit of a mystery. There is no documentation that I can find that expalins it but so far it looks like

Blocks = (points - (points Mod 100)) / 100

What I mean is that so far

0 to 99 = 1 block
100 to 199 = 2 blocks
200 to ? = 3 blocks

[RobDog888]

300 - 399 is 4 squares
400 - 499 is 5 squares.
500 - 749 is 5 squares + 1 bright green square.
750 - ??? is 5 squares + 2 bright green squares.
'...
1000+ is 5 green squares + 4 bright green squares.

[baja_yu]

where does it end?

[RobDog888]

Only time can tell but I would assume that there is a graphical limitation to the number of squares or blocks that the forum software can display.
maybe they have other colors to designate higher Reps?

[baja_yu]

I'm sure that a new version of the forum software will be developed before someone gets close to that limit...