the green dots

[stubbdog]

I see the greeen dots related to users and highlighting it talks about reputation.

I see the little heck mark thing that says compliment another user.

I have clicked on more than a few.

But, as of yet still have not seen a single person add a dot...

How many clicks does it take to add a dot so to speak? Or perhaps the better question is
"what does it take to add dots?"

[Dragonforge]

I see the greeen dots related to users and highlighting it talks about reputation.

I see the little heck mark thing that says compliment another user.

I have clicked on more than a few.

But, as of yet still have not seen a single person add a dot...

How many clicks does it take to add a dot so to speak? Or perhaps the better question is
"what does it take to add dots?"

Huh what????? :thinking:

[Nathan Caroland]

The dots folks get for 'attaboys' basically from other folks. You get X amount of attaboys and then you get a dot. I think I'll actually tone the number down though as people rarely use them and then wonder why they don't get anything for it.

:D

Also been playing with the idea that if you reach a certain Rank and have a certain number of reputation points which shows that you've been active in the community and helpful (and of course set it up so that if you enter in contests you get X amount, win get X amount .. etc) then when you have enough points together, you can 'turn them in' for a coupon for the web store.

One of those things I've been wanting to work on for a bit but got put aside to work on other projects. Thanks for bringing it back up.

Attaboy!

[Duende]

Attaboy!

But I'm a girl!! :( :(




Sexist!! :mad:



LOL

[supervike]

I don't give a damn about my bad reputation.

Oh no.

Not me.

[Duende]

Not to mention, you can see your Reputation points by clicking on the "User CP" in the top bar.

[Dragonforge]

Not to mention, you can see your Reputation points by clicking on the "User CP" in the top bar.

I apparently have no reputation points..or I can't find them on the CP..

Oh and heres a Attagirl ;)

[goblyn13]

I apparently have no reputation points..or I can't find them on the CP..

Oh and heres a Attagirl ;)

Go gender free


Attathingee

[callumrice]

Everyone should just start dishing them out! Ive actually gave a few very recently and have been constantly since I knew about them but no ones "attaboy"ing me

:ripped:

[callumrice]

Ahh, I have 10 pts total. Still only 1 dot though...

You could totally refine it nath so that it can involve painting comp winners, arcade legends, post freaks, shout wyrdos etc. Say, 50 rep points for winning a category in a wyrd comp, 5 pts for every "1st" you have in the arcade, 1pt for every 10 (or 100) posts and 1pt for every 50 shouts in the shout box or something. There are many avenues you can have this covering but I suppose its all time and effort really.

[Dragonforge]

I have no points.. someone give me points..Pleassssssssssse

[Duende]

I only have 2 dots and have 148 points. So what does that say?

:dontknow:

[Thryth]

I only have 2 dots and have 148 points. So what does that say?

:dontknow:

A wild guess would be 100 points/dot? ;)

[stubbdog]

When I was starting this thread and asking the question, I was not trying to get Nathan to change how the system works, was just trying to get more insight into how the system works.

Personally, since the dots are supposedly about reputation amongst the crowd, I would not want to see dots earned based on whether you play arcade games and such.. I like the idea of dots being gained cause they took the time to help someone, give a tutorial, gave good constructive comments in either the gallery or forum, etc.. and the receiver of that decided it was worth giving the helper a thank you thru the dots.

That way, when I see lots of dots I know they were earned thank yous and not just cause I posted a lot or played an arcade game (which already gives icons for recognition)

[Duende]

That way, when I see lots of dots I know they were earned thank yous...

Or found some way to blackmail Nathan into giving them lots....

*looks askance at Eric*

:vb_devil: :deal:

[supervike]

I have several green dots, and I've never helped anyone with anything other than sarcasm.

[stubbdog]

SV, I would make a good bet a good number of your dots coem from coming up with and running the IP. I know I gave you a couple clicks on the checkbox for that.

[supervike]

LOL...and apparently I got one for being Sir Horny Viking Goober.

Ah, me mum is so proud.

[Dragonforge]

still cant tell if ive got them..or figure out how to give them....

[stubbdog]

DF,

To give them... looking at my post here as you read, off over to the right will see post #20 then a little check mark and then an exclamation point, all right above the join date and such. Well, that check mark is the thing to click to add to someones reputation points and the exclamation is used to complain on someone.

To check your current level, look way up at the top of the screen, way up where the WYRD GREEN LOGO is at the very top. In that connected menu bar you will see a link for USER CP. Click on that, and it will take you to your Control panel for yourself. smack in the middle will be any comments that people have mae to you thru clicking the chek mark. And just above that you will see where it talks ofyour running total, right now I have like 25 points.

[Dragonforge]

Thanks Stub..Now I see them.. and now you have 26 ;)

[supervike]

Can you all see the 'give infraction' icon too? Or is that just me?

[EricJ]

Or found some way to blackmail Nathan into giving them lots....

*looks askance at Eric*

HEY! it's not my fault everyone loooooves me so much :bowsucker

[Dragonforge]

Can you all see the 'give infraction' icon too? Or is that just me?

I bet its just a moderator thing...

[stubbdog]

Give infection? What?

[Jabberwocky]

Give infection? What?

Come down to the ER and I'll get you a shot for that...

[EricJ]

so speaking of fish (like we were oh, 2-3 weeks ago), the glass on well lit aquariums gets green dot algae...and every time I see this thread I feel like I'm on a planted tank forum and someone is complaining about algae problems...

[stubbdog]

Question for those in the know...

Ok, was going to hand out a compliment to someone today and it told me I cant that I hav to spread the wealth a little before giving this person another compliment. Yes, I gave this person a compliment for something else not too long ago, but...

Anyway, I had a few compliments to hand out anyway, so I went ahead and handed out the ohers and then came back to that one and again it said I can't...

So, question is...

1. Is it a time based thing (i.e. can only give 1 compliment every X number of days type thing) ?
2. Is it a compliment based thing? How many compliments to other people do I have to give before I can give this person another compliment?

Thanks .

[steelcult]

Hmm - interesting

[Nathan Caroland]

Okay, official like, someone remind me if I haven't redone these dots and made a comprehensive posting on the buggers by ... oh .. say the 10th of December. I'm going to redo the whole thing and make it a bit more interesting as well.

Off the top of my head, you can only give out X amount of compliments in ... erm ... time frame I think and you can only give X amount of points to one person in that time. As you get more dots though, you get more points to give out. It's a vicious circle and one that I'll take into hand here soon.

Promise.

Pinky promise.

[Nathan Caroland]

Gone in and done a bit of work on the number needed for dots, etc (essentially halved everything) and will be looking into a way to turn it more into a community builder here in the near future (get certain amount of dots or reputation points, get discount coupons, previews of upcoming releases, early information on upcoming things for Wyrd, special miniatures .. whatever).

Something I've had my eye on for a bit but its time and implementation that I'm working on right now.

[DrEvilmonki]

It's my understanding that you can get a cream to help clear up those green dots. Perhaps you could sell it through the store?

[thewartoad]

Same here...where can you go to see what another user might have said about you & your total points? This is the 1st I've known about this.

[goblyn13]

Same here...where can you go to see what another user might have said about you & your total points? This is the 1st I've known about this.

If you click on the user Control Panel button, when it brings p the control it has a section titled latest reputation. And that's where the Green Dots come from.

[eastman]

If you click on the user Control Panel button, when it brings p the control it has a section titled latest reputation. And that's where the Green Dots come from.

Nope, that item doesn't show up anywhere in my User CP.

[Nathan Caroland]

MIght be cause you didn't have any. I just gave you some. Go look.

[WolfDreamerNZ]

Ah ha! Okay - now I understand. Cool! Shall be more with it from now on...:laugh: I only just figured out what you guys were on about with the arcade a few days ago - man I suck at those...:laugh:

[eastman]

MIght be cause you didn't have any. I just gave you some. Go look.


I guess the one green dot that had been showing up wasn't a real Green Dot® then.