Tips on reputation in DDBoard

I've decided to write this up for people here at DDBoard. Feel free to add to it.

What are reputation points?
Whenever you make a post, depending if it's a good or bad one, any user at DDBoard has the ability to make you seen as a better or worse member here at DDBoard. They can give you a positive reputation point or a negative one.

Why is this so important?
Many members will not trust you if you are not well known at DDBoard or have a bad history. So this will make it hard to sell your points, domains, websites, or even buy from members. Having one or more small red blocks near your rep power below your username is a big warning to other members on first sight- "Don't have anything to do with this user!"

How do I add a reputation point?
If you're logged in, at the bottom left of each post you should see a star. Click it and you can give or take away from that user's reputation. MAKE SURE YOU TYPE IN YOUR REASON!

How do I check my reputation points?
If you're logged in to your account, at the bottom left of any of your posts, click the reputation star and it will say how many reputation points you may have earned and how many you have overall.

To check the latest reputation points that have been added or taken away to or from your account, go to your User CP and scroll to the very bottom until you see the reputation section.

How many reputation points do I need to gain in Rep Power?
To add to your rep power you'll need 10 positive reputation points.

A better and more complete guide on reputation by multippt here. Thanks multippt!

Tip 1: Proper English.
I know that a lot of people at DDBoard can't speak English fluently and it's hard for them at times, but try your best. I'm sure you know when to use apostrophes, periods, commas and capitalizations when it's time to use them. It's okay if you make mistakes, but don't be careless. Don't take the quick way out! Using proper English makes your posts more professional and seem longer.

Tip 2: Don't ask people for +rep.
I've done this before, I'll admit (tip: be honest :]). At the end of a post, don't add "Remember, +rep if you like a post!". Add that to your signature, not your post. The person will rep you if they want to! It's annoying, and can be rude, because maybe they didn't feel that you deserved it or something. And another thing is DO NOT PM people for +rep and spam them. I'll report you if you do that to me and you'll be on my bad side.

Tip 3: Don't spam.
This includes thankyou's, bad website reviews (i.e. "this site looks good"), website errors when posted ONCE before (i.e. "your page is down") (I can't tell you how annoying this is spamming for points. People SUBSCRIBE to threads to see that bloated crap you're posting), flaming, and basically any bad post I'd categorize as spam.

Tip 4: Show care in your posts.
It's rude to some people when they see posts in their topics that are a couple of words and random things added to reach the character limit, and annoying to many others. Make your posts long and put thought into them. Also, make your posts easy to read because having them not being able to easily read won't result in a +rep. Use the normal font size, don't change your whole post's color from black to something else for no apparent reason, and dont change your font and use bad combinations, like using Arial Bold and then bolding your text again. It's hard as hell to read and annoying. If you do this and your post is actually really good, a person will probably not give you a +rep because of the annoyingness.

Tip 5: Be helpful.
Be helpful to the DDBoard community and post links you come across that helped you. Help others with problems they have. There are many things to do to help. You can post some suggestions or bugs you see in DDBoard. This won't benefit you, no it won't give you extra points or domains, but to it because you can.

Tip 6: Good topics.
Step 1: If you're making an informative topic, search if the topic wasn't made already.
Step 2: Think of where to place the topic. Don't ask for website reviews in the member advertising section, and don't put so many topics based on different sections of your website in the advertising section or the review section.
Step 3: Post with good thought. As the topic starter, you need to show you made this for discussion and not for DDPoints.

Tip 7: Post count isn't everything.
In any forum user, I look for quality posts and reputation points. I don't look for the post count. If I see a user with a high post count that joined a couple of months ago I assume that they don't put thought into most posts. I'm talking about thousands of posts. So stop emphisizing your post counts!

Tip 8: Don't overprice.
If you're selling things or offering services, don't overprice. Don't sell 2,000 DDPoints for $8 USD and try to rip off a member that doesn't know any better. This will add to your reputation, sure. I'll decrease it if I know you know better.

Tip 9: Be funny.
Don't overdue it, but being funny makes a post enjoyable thus leading to a +rep. Don't post any perverted or disturbing jokes.

Tip 10: When making lists, make them in multiples of 5 or 10.
It makes them look cooler.

Nice guide. All of these are things that annoy me when I'm on here. The lack of typing skills, the disguised spam and etc.

When I see someone with a bunch of posts I usually assume that they are a post whore. They are most of the time. Post count doesn't signify superiority or anything. It just shows that you post a lot. It doesn't make you any better than someone that rather not post as much.

Lol, i don't even bother with the reputation thing, but I'm going to give you a + rep because of this topic. It summed up everything that makes me not like DDboard as much.

On DDboard, there would always be a few users who would be willing to spread reputation, wherelse there would be another group who may not really bother much about reputation.
I think the main ways of earning reputation is:
-Make helpful posts [people usually give reps when the post helps them, though, at times they may not really bother]
-Giving reps to others [if you want reps, you should also give it to others as well]
*Language is not a matter here in DDboard provided if both sides know what each other is saying.
*Tip #2 and #3 are part of the forum rules

Very nice tips, thanks. I'm in the habbit of spreading reps but I don't get much myself.

Originally Posted by M Nabil

Very nice tips, thanks. I'm in the habbit of spreading reps but I don't get much myself.

You have 1 rep power! :P Hehe. That's a lot to me (even though it may not be to others).

@multippt: Some people just ignore the rules and they get away with it and don't get any punishment. Also, it's true language doesn't matter much, but I'm saying that you have to try your best even if you're not so great at English. I'm not saying your English will come out perfect, but it'll come out better than if you didn't try your best. It'll make the post better for others to read making it easier and more enjoyable. I know that doesn't sound fair though.

[davenom]

Very good tips, the bit about typing proper English is very important, because its difficult for someone to try and decipher what someone is saying, and just because they may work it out in the end doesn't make it an excuse to just post rubbish

I've updated the list. Added to tip 4 (at the end of the tip) and added a Q&A section about reputation in DDBoard at the top. Tell me what you think

Originally Posted by armoguy94

I've updated the list. Added to tip 4 (at the end of the tip) and added a Q&A section about reputation in DDBoard at the top. Tell me what you think

I've a more complete guide here. Probably answers many questions people ask about reps.
*The "guide" details quite a lot about reputation

Multippt, I've added the link with credit to you below the top questions. Thanks. +rep given

Originally Posted by armoguy94

Multippt, I've added the link with credit to you below the top questions. Thanks. +rep given

Thanks. By the way, to gain an increase in rep power, you need to at least get one of the following:
+1 per every 100 reputation points
+1 per every 1 year of being a member
+1 per every 1000 posts
*The rep power is calculated using those. Your rep power will be 0 if your reputation points is less than 10, even though if you have been a member for over a year or have thousands of posts.
You can get these increments if you have a rep power of 1 and above. To get a rep power of 1, you need:
-At least 50 posts
-At least 10 reputation points