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[Tiara Angel]

I just wanted  to ask a question about the new reputation system. When you rep someone, will that person know who has repped them? Similarly, if you get repped, will you ever know who repped you?

Secondly, is it possible to open a helpdesk thread in the About forum so that people can post mini questions about the inner-workings of IBS without opening new threads?

[Ruan Chun Xian]

No to both of your questions unless you're me, Elsa, Graeme or Aboo.

And this can become the help desk. I'll sticky it and change the title.

[Graeme]

Tiara Angel, on Aug 03, 2009 - 08:56, said:

I just wanted  to ask a question about the new reputation system. When you rep someone, will that person know who has repped them? Similarly, if you get repped, will you ever know who repped you?

Secondly, is it possible to open a helpdesk thread in the About forum so that people can post mini questions about the inner-workings of IBS without opening new threads?

As Hien mentioned, at the moment, the current system does not allow you to see who repped you. However, this system will most likely be changed in the near future. We will most probably allow members to write a very brief reason for giving reputation such as "Thanks for the info!" or "Well written post", etc. However, we also have to be wary of people abusing the system, as unfortunately it seems human nature to abuse things where they can be abused   .

And regarding a "help desk", at the moment, just use this thread I suppose. We may introduce an "Ask an Admin" forum where you can ask whatever questions you want privately, and only admins/mods can see/reply.

[Tiara Angel]

Graeme, on Aug 03, 2009 - 09:06, said:

Tiara Angel, on Aug 03, 2009 - 08:56, said:

I just wanted  to ask a question about the new reputation system. When you rep someone, will that person know who has repped them? Similarly, if you get repped, will you ever know who repped you?

Secondly, is it possible to open a helpdesk thread in the About forum so that people can post mini questions about the inner-workings of IBS without opening new threads?

As Hien mentioned, at the moment, the current system does not allow you to see who repped you. However, this system will most likely be changed in the near future. We will most probably allow members to write a very brief reason for giving reputation such as "Thanks for the info!" or "Well written post", etc. However, we also have to be wary of people abusing the system, as unfortunately it seems human nature to abuse things where they can be abused   .

And regarding a "help desk", at the moment, just use this thread I suppose. We may introduce an "Ask an Admin" forum where you can ask whatever questions you want privately, and only admins/mods can see/reply.

Graeme, I personally like the idea of elaborating on reps. Sometimes when someone is helpful, I want to let them know I have acknowledged their helping hand. I know you admins and moderators don't like thank you posts  but is it possible to write a brief comment while repping someone. This applies to positive reps, not negative ones.

[Graeme]

Tiara Angel, on Aug 05, 2009 - 06:45, said:

Graeme, I personally like the idea of elaborating on reps. Sometimes when someone is helpful, I want to let them know I have acknowledged their helping hand. I know you admins and moderators don't like thank you posts  but is it possible to write a brief comment while repping someone. This applies to positive reps, not negative ones.

That will be possible soon^TM.

[sweetnsimple786]

Can the 'helpful' and 'useless' buttons be moved to the same line as the reply button? I've repped someone on accident, and I've just barely caught myself doing it a handful of times lately.

[Graeme]

sweetnsimple786, on Aug 05, 2009 - 17:25, said:

Can the 'helpful' and 'useless' buttons be moved to the same line as the reply button? I've repped someone on accident, and I've just barely caught myself doing it a handful of times lately.

Will look into doing this.

[TidusBlade]

Was just wondering if you don't mind adding a new country + flag as long as I supply it and it's the same style so it doesn't look out of place? Dunno what's your stance on adding nonexistent countries but thought I'd give it a try

Thanks! And sorry if it's the wrong spot, didn't think a tiny flag deserved a thread and it seems you can ask for tiny tweaks in here...

Edited by TidusBlade, Aug 06, 2009 - 18:32.

[Sandwich]

If we have Wales, I do think we ought to have England and Scotland, too

[Graeme]

Sandwich, on Aug 06, 2009 - 21:39, said:

If we have Wales, I do think we ought to have England and Scotland, too

I'm fairly certain we do!

[biochem]

Do you think maybe you could add Serbia by any chance?

Its not really necessary..if u have the time, that would be nice!

[Graeme]

biochem, on Aug 06, 2009 - 23:28, said:

Do you think maybe you could add Serbia by any chance?

Its not really necessary..if u have the time, that would be nice!

Done .

[Dark Matter]

I wasn't sure if this was teh place to ask, but is it possible to add a poll to a topic that I have already started?

[Aboo]

Yes, you should be able to just edit it. Use the full editor

[Austin Glau]

Do you know why the six star image isn't used? Or is that the big star? and what does the blue star mean? Sorry if this is to many questions, just wanted to know what they were there for.

[Peachez]

The big star represents 5 little stars..and I don't know what the blue star is, haven't seen it yet.

[Graeme]

I need to fix the rep images.. I was in the middle of making them when something came up, so there are a bunch missing. I'll get to it over Christmas .

[Peachez]

Graeme, on Dec 20, 2009 - 17:30, said:

I need to fix the rep images.. I was in the middle of making them when something came up, so there are a bunch missing. I'll get to it over Christmas .

Don't rush it

[Austin Glau]

Yah, don't worry about it. Just was wondering - Only bad thing it could do is waste server space.
btw, blue star is what is displayed when you rate a topic, showing you cannot do it anymore. lol, i just found out

Edited by 2401 I Hate Tangents, Dec 21, 2009 - 15:27.

[IBer_101]

Question: what browsers are compatible with this forum (when it's working with its full capacity i.e. Rich Text Editor works, automatic refreshing, etc.)?
I use Mozilla SeaMonkey and I can't use the RTE here, otherwise it works fine as far as I know.
Thanks!