Description:
The user reputation system provides a way of rating other members based on the quality of their posts. Members can add or subtract reputation points from other members by clicking the reputation link in their posts. User reputation levels work very similar to user titles and user ranks in that they are an indicator of status that are displayed next to names in posts.
Instructions:
To give reputation - click on the link (the scale) from the user's post you would like to comment on. From there you have the option to approve (add reputation)/disapprove (subtract reputation) and add your comment. Comments are only seen by the user you are giving the reputation to and can be viewed in the User CP.
The dark green pips are followed by light green pips, which are then followed by 'golden' pips. When the limit these can display is reached, the display is prefixed by a golden Star, and started again. If your reputation is zero then the neutral grey pip is displayed. Negative reputations are displayed in a similar manner using light and dark red pips and stars.
Each time you 'lap' the limit of the pips display, another star is added. The number of stars is unlimited. The values will display 5 dark green, 5 light green and 10 golden pips before a star is displayed. The golden pips kick in at 2,000 points and it takes 10,000 points to get a star (so 20,000 for two etc ...).
