Originally Posted by Zate

not sure on the rep thing.

some of rep is calculated on how long you have been a member and a bunch of other things.. including post counts etc etc.

the new system will take into account all the things you've done or contributed too since you've been here.. so in effect.. yeah we all start with 0, then the system goes through and applys all the things you've done to clalculate your rep.

Its very similar to how it works now really, just we want a system thats a little more fair, and reliable.. the current system manufactures rep out of thin air everyime someone reps someone else.. its not a true representation of rep.

One of the things I like about the one we are looking at is referals. Let me give you an example.

Lets say, for a referal you get 10 rep. You refer 3 people. Awesome.. 30 rep... woa.. not so fast. it checks to see if those 3 are active..ie posting, or visting the site. the more active they are.. the more their 10 rep counts. So lets assume 2 are active one is not.. well that rep affects how much you get from other things now. So previously you might have gotten 5 rep from answering a question in your tech forum.. now you get a bonus 2 rep because you have 2 active referals for a total of 7.

Major over simpflication.. and its not set in stone.

bottom line we wont be all starting at 0, time servers counts.. posts done up till its put in count.. but rep "traded" probably wont. (or if it does, it will be a flat value).

I am hoping we get a system where we dont have to "throttle" rep to 2 or 5 times a day and spread it around etc.. a fairer system that allows you to rep people who deserve it..