Reputation?

[dubob]

Couple of questions about Bigfish tackle.

What is the Reputation rating?

How does it work?

What is the reason for it?

As a forum reader should I take into consideration someones reputation rating before reading their post?

Right now I have a reputation rating of 3, which seems to be on the low side.

If I was to hold a small fish out at arms length in front of the camera and tell everyone on here that it was a real toad,,, would that bring my rating down to 0?

I see it as a rating tool that allows you to like or dislike a post.  You can click on the 'RATE' button of an individual post and select a plus (+) or negative(-) rating and add a comment.  That will increase or decrease a members 'REPUTATION' number up or down.  For the member, you can open your profile and then view all of the rating inputs along with any comments left by the rater.  Check it out; I just rated your post above and left you a comment.  Your REPUTATION is now at 5.

You can also click on the Reputation Number under a members username and view all of the ratings and comments along with what post they were made about.  Only you can decide if this function has any value for you.