For Reps Sake!

[Mertex]

Sorry Guys.....I was repping in other threads and by the time I got here I only had two left....BobPlumb and Noomi got them.....so, I'll get you tomorrow....

 

[SteadyMercury]

Wee Friday!

 

[Avatar4321]

This explain the high reps in people who have barely been here

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Thanking is a fairly new feature. it's barely been around for a quarter of the time i've been registered for the board. I much prefer repping to thanking.

 

[Ava]

This explain the high reps in people who have barely been here

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Since all the free reps threads have reduced the value ( significance ) of everyone's reps. a better barometer to go by to ascertain one's appreciation from others is to look at their Thanked amount (number) to Times amount( number ) in Posts.

I don't participate in free reps threads but do often rep others who do, just in other threads.

Last week I had my rep power reduced by 4,700 reps for personal reasons. I do these things. I actually opted out of reps in `12, for 71/2 months, coming back into them in June `13.

 

[Ava]

This explain the high reps in people who have barely been here

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Thanking is a fairly new feature. it's barely been around for a quarter of the time i've been registered for the board. I much prefer repping to thanking.

The Thanks feature has been here since I have but I like thanking and repping. I like to give all I can, when a post impresses me for one or more reasons.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Who would even think to do this?


...........Oh...and have a great Friday. Reps for everyone.

 

[BluesMistress]

Have a Fabulous Friday ~~~

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[Esmeralda]

This explain the high reps in people who have barely been here

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Thanking is a fairly new feature. it's barely been around for a quarter of the time i've been registered for the board. I much prefer repping to thanking.

I very often do both.

 

[Derideo_Te]

This explain the high reps in people who have barely been here

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Since all the free reps threads have reduced the value ( significance ) of everyone's reps. a better barometer to go by to ascertain one's appreciation from others is to look at their Thanked amount (number) to Times amount( number ) in Posts.

I don't participate in free reps threads but do often rep others who do, just in other threads.

Last week I had my rep power reduced by 4,700 reps for personal reasons. I do these things. I actually opted out of reps in `12, for 71/2 months, coming back into them in June `13.

From what I gather the significance of rep in the past was largely based upon it being "hoarded" by one group and used to "punish" those who were outsiders. The current more open "sharing" of rep amongst everyone has resulted in raising the rep of all participating posters irrespective of their positions.

Since the rules governing rep are the same for everyone how it is perceived is up to the individual. I do agree that if one wants to take the "measure" of how a poster is perceived by their peers then a single metric is meaningless. Time since they joined, number of posts, number of times they thanked and been thanked all play a part.

Ultimately though none of those matter. What matters is who you are as a person and how you treat others that you interact with in this forum. Showing respect, kindness, empathy and understanding that each of us are only human and we all have our good and bad points is what matters in my opinion.

So that makes this thread a place to come and share, be silly and funny, be happy and to make others smile. Given the choice between those and rep I know which I would choose.

 

[Wolfsister77]

I really, really like thanking good posts-You can see I've thanked more than I've even posted here, LOL.

It's just the way I am.

 

[PoliticalTorch]

T.G.I.F.!!!

Weekend Concert Time!!

 

[Ava]

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Since all the free reps threads have reduced the value ( significance ) of everyone's reps. a better barometer to go by to ascertain one's appreciation from others is to look at their Thanked amount (number) to Times amount( number ) in Posts.

I don't participate in free reps threads but do often rep others who do, just in other threads.

Last week I had my rep power reduced by 4,700 reps for personal reasons. I do these things. I actually opted out of reps in `12, for 71/2 months, coming back into them in June `13.

From what I gather the significance of rep in the past was largely based upon it being "hoarded" by one group and used to "punish" those who were outsiders. The current more open "sharing" of rep amongst everyone has resulted in raising the rep of all participating posters irrespective of their positions.

Since the rules governing rep are the same for everyone how it is perceived is up to the individual. I do agree that if one wants to take the "measure" of how a poster is perceived by their peers then a single metric is meaningless. Time since they joined, number of posts, number of times they thanked and been thanked all play a part.

Ultimately though none of those matter. What matters is who you are as a person and how you treat others that you interact with in this forum. Showing respect, kindness, empathy and understanding that each of us are only human and we all have our good and bad points is what matters in my opinion.

So that makes this thread a place to come and share, be silly and funny, be happy and to make others smile. Given the choice between those and rep I know which I would choose.

As Anais Nin observed, "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."

I see redistribution of reps as socialistic and entitlement-minded. But that's just me. I'm a conservative.

When I first joined, I was confused and puzzled by the Reputation system. So I asked a prolific, former poster, who is a schoolteacher, what the significance of reps was and she replied, they are a source of pride. That confused me, as I saw them as a competition and didn't like it. I tried to opt out of them but you couldn't then. Now you can. So I decided not to participate in the game but so many posters kept sending me those reppies that soon I felt guilty by not returning the appreciation and so it all began.

So these days, in order not to be number one in reps, I often let a few go. Being number one, is not important to me, nor my goal. Were it important to me, I would not have just had my reps reduced nor would I have opted out of them for that period of time. I did like being opted out and came back into them because several posters asked me to and because USMB had become a better place to be, than the previous two years.

Being opted out, though, feels as if you are not in the loop here and I missed that. Benevolence aside, reps make me feel good to distribute, though only for worth, not for expectation.

Now I have to get ready for work....**laters** sweethearts.

 

[Carla_Danger]

Watch this! I am keeping my mouth shut! I'm so proud of me! LOL!


Happy Friday, everyone!!!

 

[Carla_Danger]

Funny.....I noticed in the ten years you've been here you have thanked other posters a grand total of 86 times. Compare this to the number of times people have been nice enough to thank you (Over 16,700) it works out to .005 ratio.

Not sure what your point is above, but maybe you receive what you're willing to give. Perhaps this is something you can ponder.

Since all the free reps threads have reduced the value ( significance ) of everyone's reps. a better barometer to go by to ascertain one's appreciation from others is to look at their Thanked amount (number) to Times amount( number ) in Posts.

I don't participate in free reps threads but do often rep others who do, just in other threads.

Last week I had my rep power reduced by 4,700 reps for personal reasons. I do these things. I actually opted out of reps in `12, for 71/2 months, coming back into them in June `13.

From what I gather the significance of rep in the past was largely based upon it being "hoarded" by one group and used to "punish" those who were outsiders. The current more open "sharing" of rep amongst everyone has resulted in raising the rep of all participating posters irrespective of their positions.

Since the rules governing rep are the same for everyone how it is perceived is up to the individual. I do agree that if one wants to take the "measure" of how a poster is perceived by their peers then a single metric is meaningless. Time since they joined, number of posts, number of times they thanked and been thanked all play a part.

Ultimately though none of those matter. What matters is who you are as a person and how you treat others that you interact with in this forum. Showing respect, kindness, empathy and understanding that each of us are only human and we all have our good and bad points is what matters in my opinion.

So that makes this thread a place to come and share, be silly and funny, be happy and to make others smile. Given the choice between those and rep I know which I would choose.

That positive attitude makes me smile!!!

 

[Intolerant]

Sorry Guys.....I was repping in other threads and by the time I got here I only had two left....BobPlumb and Noomi got them.....so, I'll get you tomorrow....

Yeah yeah promises promises. Lol

 

[Mertex]

In honor of Cat's Day, this kitty going to rep.....

 

[Peach]

In honor of Cat's Day, this kitty going to rep.....

Now that's a hep rep cat!

 

[BobPlumb]

In honor of Cat's Day, this kitty going to rep.....

There is a stray black cat taking a nap on the front steps of my house.

 

[Jackson]

In honor of Cat's Day, this kitty going to rep.....

What a darling kitty...And she is pointing at ....YOU! LOL

 

[SteadyMercury]

Okay in honor of kitty let's admire their amazing reflexes in slow motion:

Not only did it manage to get a left hook in while jumping back, it got the right toe out of the way of the second strike too. Amazing.