Satay please explain

[Singhi Kaya]

What is this referral count sticking in my profile?
Also how did I manage to increase my reputation?

Don't get me wrong, I love 'em.
I want to increase them both. (ssh:My secret target is to catch up Sarabhaga.). So want to know if the system automatically does it, or it's in your hands? Do you accept bribe?

[Namo Narayana]

singhi, if someone thinks your post was informative, they can click on the balance icon and give u reputation. you cannot do it by yourself unless you create another id to give yourself reputation (in which case satay will ban you ). But we can make a deal .

Referral count is someone putting your name as the person who referred this site to you.

catching up sarabhanga in reputation is going to be hard task. i wish you luck on that.

[Singhi Kaya]

Deal is sealed then.
I will PM you on how we can go about it. Such things must be carried in absolute secrecy. We musn't let Satay get a smell of this. Together we can even take on Sarabhanga.

[satay]

I accept bribes...A good cup of tea is all I want...



satay

[satay]

Double Ids are allowed here but of course, most users of the forum will 'know' that you are using double ids since we are all creatures of habbit.

Unless you have a split personality like mine.
satay

[satay]

Reputation points are given if a user clicks on the 'add to reputation' or 'justice' scale on a user's post.

The interesting point, however, is the 'reputation power'. Reputation power is calculated by the program by some sort of equation of number of posts, current reputation and some combination of this. The thing is that your reputation power is only good for others! e.g. I think my reputation power has gone up to 2 meaning that if I 'rep' a post instead of giving 5 points to the user it will give 10! So the trick is get rep points from those who have high reputation power. The more reps someone has the more rep power they have. So it makes sense to impress someone like sarabhanga so that he can rep one of your posts and see how many points you will get!

sarabhanga however doesn't accept bribes like me and is a true dharma adherent. (rep this post please)

By the way, kaya I gave you reps this is why you see 20 in your count. All users start with 10 and if others like your posts they will rep you. You can see who repped you by clicking on the 'user cp' button link on the nav bar.

satay
ps: but of course, admins control rep points and power behind the scenes and can overwrite any numbers that the system calculates!

[Bhakti Yoga Seeker]

Admin Note:

The purpose of reputation points is to rate a user's post or posts to determine whether or not you personally approve or disapprove of that post. Over time, this gives the user in question a feel for how other community members feel he or she is contributing positively to the forums. A user with a high number will indicate that other users in general approve of his/her contributions to the website. A low reputation (or negative number) will indicate that overall, other users are unhappy with his/her contributions to the forum.

These reputations should be applied to the particular posts that you would like to rate. It is unfair to all users to use deceptive tactics to manipulate other users' ratings or your own just to have a higher score or be at the top of the chain. These should be done with the purpose of providing honest opinions, not to compete over numbers. I am concerned over a couple of posts on here indicating a "conspiracy" to raise or lower these points just to get ahead. If this is simply a joke, I don't mind. If there really is something suspicious going on, however, I can find out about it easily and also find out who is doing it and will take action.

Do you have any questions or comments about the use of the forums? If so, please send a private message to Bhakti Yoga Seeker or contact any of the other administrators on this website. Namaskaar. ~BYS~

[Singhi Kaya]

Please change your title to "Forum Protector" from "Dharma Protector" - we at least deserve a warning of the danger. This is not fair.

[satay]

Please change your title to "Forum Protector" from "Dharma Protector" - we at least deserve a warning of the danger. This is not fair.

Please don't make sarcastic remarks at the other mods. This is a warning.

[Singhi Kaya]

This is a warning.

I thought it comes via PM