If I good remember Thanks wasn't use before as reputation buster..
That was changed some time ago..
For example i was thanked (at the time of this post) 202 times in 190 posts... but my reputation points are only 147... and my reputation power... (displayed on your start page after log in) is 1...
If I good understand that my green bars (i have 2) Show How helpful (a people was thankful for my help) I'm in the community but this is not clear because thanks from before dont count in reputation... and they are not included...
Because My Reputation Power is only 1 if I give somebody reputation instead of thanks.. I raise his reputation points just by one...
I believe that people with higher reputation power can give You more reputation points (I was rewarded once in the past with 10 rep point from one user)...
I dont know that Thanks with people wit higher reputation power are more valuable but I thinks that they are set to give You just one reputation point.
For example at the Time of writing this post Jerhart have 272 Thanks and only 2 green bars and this indicate his rep points between 100 and 150 or 200 (i dont remember now exactly the threshold values)....
In the same Time User Royal Morphs Have 2 Green Bars (so rep points between 100 and 150 or 200) as well but 1466 thanks... just Because thanks before rep system was changed are not included...
I think after admins changed than thanks can raise reputation points..... thanks from before should be added to overall rep point of that user to reward they help for community in the past...
Because that wasn't done new users who was for example more active that you after that change appear like they have bigger reputation and contribution to this community...
Is that fair... Probably not..
But is a fixable ???
I dont think so...
I don't expect that with so many Users on the forum our few moderators will go thru everyone account try to fix that ..
I dont even know that is possible... (Is forum software even allow that change).. so If you really care about this little flashy green stuff next to Your nick...
Just be Yourself... be helpful and with time you see progress....
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