John Peri Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) I am rather perplexed/curious as to the origin (not to mention the why) of the “reputation” feature on our Profile Page. According to whom and how is it calculated, we even started out with a number on the new PN, so it’s somehow retroactive? I have uploaded various images, added and responded to different threads, received some bizarre badges, but nothing seems to change. I might suggest that it is really not something any serious photographers expect to find on their front page in a photo site. Edited November 15, 2022 by John Peri 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin McAmera Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I've spotted some of how this works. Mostly (perhaps completely) it's to do with forum participation, and intended to encourage us to post a lot. I think it's just a summary of more than one counter. I get five points for posting in a forum thread, it seems, and I get one point every time someone 'likes' anything I've posted. I don't think posts that happened before the transition are valued the same as new posts. Since 2005, I've made 1100 posts, and my rep is just under 1500 (if I get another 1500 points, I'll rank-up to a Veteran: wow! Roll on 2037!) So if I cared about my rep number, I'd post a lot, and include photos, because that's what people 'like'. I see Bill Boyd is on now; he posts pictures in many (most?) of the No Words threads - so that's several forum posts every day with a single photo each because of the No Words rules; he has made about 17,000 forum posts and his rep's 50,000-ish. I see John Seaman is on too. He also posts in a lot of No Words threads, but also in old-school camera-tech discussions (few photos and few likes); 5000 posts, and his rep's 7000-ish. Gerald Cafferty has 9600 posts and his rep's 66,000-ish. To me, they're all names that I recognise as on the site daily. The rep number doesn't help me rank one against the other more than the raw data about them: when they joined, how many posts, how many gallery images; but what I remember about their style (photographic style and 'netiquette') is more important than any of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Just looked at my own profile - reputation 440 (out of what ?), but I also have 0 warning points. However, below this is a warning from 5 years ago, in which I am awarded one warning point which will never expire (?), for 'inappropriate behaviour'. Wonder what I did ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin McAmera Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, tony_parsons1 said: a warning from 5 years ago, in which I am awarded one warning point I can't see that: must be for your eyes only. Maybe the custard round your beak? I have '0 warning points' on my profile. In the same place on your profile I see that you last 'Won the day' on 30 June. I never won the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) I have three warnings for speaking on the "No Words" forum which I wear as a badge of honor. Edited November 15, 2022 by Sanford 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 John, I wouldn't be surprised if you get a warning for using that Big Bold Font. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peri Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Sanford said: John, I wouldn't be surprised if you get a warning for using that Big Bold Font. (At my age), I need it to compose .. I did not realize that a copy/paste would result in that size! Later: Ha, I managed to reduce .. now I think it's too small ... : -) Edited November 15, 2022 by John Peri 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peri Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 50 minutes ago, tony_parsons1 said: Just looked at my own profile - reputation 440 (out of what ?), but I also have 0 warning points. However, below this is a warning from 5 years ago, in which I am awarded one warning point which will never expire (?), for 'inappropriate behaviour'. You may have just received 5 extra points for saying that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaTango Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Sanford said: I have three warnings for speaking on the "No Words" forum which I wear as a badge of honor. I have one--for using aggressive language and bad words--distilled to "Inappropriate Conduct". As I recall the post had something to do with the first botched migration of PN... 😇 As I recall, Invision is using some sort of 'super secret' algorithm to combine achievements (badges), likes, and activities together into some number. Admins can shape it a bit by changing default points in likes, but it's what they call "silent engagement" calculated to motivate people who are fascinated by points and shiny things... Edited November 15, 2022 by PapaTango 3 "I See Things..." The FotoFora Community Experience [Link] A new community for creative photographers. Come join us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peri Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, PapaTango said: As I recall, Invision is using some sort of 'super secret' algorithm to combine achievements (badges), likes, and activities together into some number. Admins can shape it a bit by changing default points in likes, but it's what they call "silent engagement" calculated to motivate people who are fascinated by points and shiny things... I was graded in schooldays, behaviour, likeability, performance etc., but I remember my parents insisting on knowing exactly how it was calculated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Moderators on this platform have the capability of "Rewarding" Members. Haven't done it, but that may be part of it. In any case, Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man comes to mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Rebels without a cause … 1 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Time to go out and take some photographs. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 hours ago, John Peri said: You may have just received 5 extra points for saying that! Well, my reputation has certainly been 'enhanced' - I may never live that down. At school, in 1967, one of the masters was despondent that hanging had been abolished - he told me that he was convinced I was born to hang. Oddly, I hate wearing a tie, or to have anything tight round my neck . . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 21 minutes ago, tony_parsons1 said: Well, my reputation has certainly been 'enhanced' - I may never live that down. At school, in 1967, one of the masters was despondent that hanging had been abolished - he told me that he was convinced I was born to hang. Oddly, I hate wearing a tie, or to have anything tight round my neck . . . . We all have our hang-ups. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peri Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Well, in school days, I was punished for complaining (frequently). Here, I appear to gain extra points by doing so! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Didn't Oscar Wilde say 'If you can't be famous, at least be notorious' - or something like that ? Or am I thinking of Dale Carnegie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, tony_parsons1 said: Didn't Oscar Wilde say 'If you can't be famous, at least be notorious' - or something like that ? Or am I thinking of Dale Carnegie ? I think he said (among many quotes) "The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about." I suppose that addresses Notoriety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaTango Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Dale Carnegie is the one who said "never give a sucker an even break." "I See Things..." The FotoFora Community Experience [Link] A new community for creative photographers. Come join us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 44 minutes ago, PapaTango said: Dale Carnegie is the one who said "never give a sucker an even break." I always found Carnegie a bit saccharine, but in the context of his top quotes, https://www.keepinspiring.me/dale-carnegie-quotes/ that attribution is hard to swallow. If you look it up, I think you'll find it attributed to W. C. Fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CvhKaar Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Well, i do not understand that "Reputation"thing in my profile either, but found that if you change your screen name, it seems to get "reset", so it seems connected to your screen name somehow too.. 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peri Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Yet another path to being reborn! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaTango Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 57 minutes ago, John Peri said: Yet another path to being reborn! It's dharma dude. Don't let the 'wheel of becoming' run you over... 1 "I See Things..." The FotoFora Community Experience [Link] A new community for creative photographers. Come join us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carneymalone Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Just what we need. Another rating system. Edited March 19, 2023 by carneymalone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 'We don't need no Reputation We don't need output control No dark sarcasm in the Darkroom - Hey - leave my prints alone ' Sorry, Igor 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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