Reputation : meaning of new forum symbols and icons?

[Otterwoman]

I'm trying to figure out what a lot of these symbols and things mean on this new forum. Is there
a place we can look them up? For example,

a blue dot by your name on your profile

under your identification when you post:
green circle or blue circle
funny white shape
red triangle with black perpendicular line
green boxes in a row (some people have one or a couple, some have a bunch)

etc

 

[Kaysie]

The dot is an online indicator (green being online). the white shape is a set of scales, which is your 'reputation' (although I think John has this disabled). The red triangle is a warning or caution sign, and in this case is to report posts which are inappropriate. The green boxes are how 'good' you are on the site, I think.

 

[carpy]

hi Dawn
if you hover your mouse over the symbols, it will give you an explanation of what the symbol means and is used for.
Alex

 

[Otterwoman]

Yeah, my mouse used to do that, then I had to get a new hard drive and it stopped doing that. Now I can't figure out how to reset that feature to happen again. If you know, feel free to PM me!

 

[John]

I've changed all of the Reputation titles - they were too cryptic for my liking. I would just like to point out that Jennewt "has a reputation that goes up to 11".

 

[Abrahm]

I would just like to point out that Jennewt "has a reputation that goes up to 11".

Why didn't just make 10 higher?

For anyone wanting an explanation of the symbols of the forum I have an explanation with pictures linked in my signature and you can also find it here.

 

[John]

But these go up to 11.

 

[michael]

John is to modest to say that his reputation goes up to 11 too. I got a new stereo for my 88 pick up for Christmas. I was hoping for one that goes up to 11 but I think it only goes up to 10. It's o.k.

 

[Jennewt]

When you look at your "latest reputation received", what does it mean if you get a gray box? My reputation may go to 11 :ha:, but I've gotten quite a few of these gray ones, and I'm not 100% sure what it means.

Here's a screenshot. One of the reps received is a gray square, not green. Does this mean the person checked "I disapprove"?

 

[jewett]

I am glad you asked this, Jen, because I also received that grayish blue square once. I have been curious what it meant...

 

[John]

No idea. I'll look it up.

 

[John]

Ok I just looked it up. Grey means the person didn't have any reputation power (usually because they are a brand new user) so when they gave you reputation it didn't actually give you any points despite their good intentions.

 

[Jennewt]

Cool beans. These people weren't complaining about my advice after all. Thanks, John.