This is outstanding. Makes me feel special for starting it (although it would have started eventually).

couldn't we just have one point from all the newbies we help? sniff sniff...



Perhaps make it so newbies can't give rep points out frequently, i.e. it has to be to different people.

So how much reputation points would you need before you'll actually start affecting other people's points?

Hey, can you put this on a "sticky thread" so it's easier for us newbies to find?

I know this is an old thread, but like someone else said earlier, why start a new one? I have a small problem I hope someone can help me with. I started a thread in the Geek forum about other message boards. I wasn't trying to knock this one - actually I really like this board. I was just courious if there were some others out there for the IT and its related fields. There wasn't anything negative about the thread... actually you can read the post if you want:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread10000.html
A couple of days after the thread was started someone docked me a rep point. I'm still a new member and now I look like a moron(and feel like one too) because I'm the only member with a rep of 9. There is a lot of talk on here about family... but what the hell is that all about? Being docked a point, and now looking like an idiot, leaves me pretty bitter . Can someone explain the point to me please?

Thanks,
Nate

PS- Under the comments section, whoever gave me a negative point left a childish remark saying, and I quote, "i dont like him"

does that make you happier?

so how on earth could someone as childish as that get enough rep points to affect yours?

I was trying to figure out the same thing... it just doesn't make sense. But it did make me unhappy.

I got some negative rep on 09-05-04 with this same remark, is someone just going around doing this to random people?

As soon as you have 11 you will start effecting others by one point. The more you have yourself, the more you effect others, but I have no idea what the scale is.

I have 19 and I affect others by 1 point too.