What kind of repper are you?

[SVD997]

With the new rep system we have, I thought it would be interesting to put the different types of 'reppers' into a thread. I have arranged the different types I can think of into alphabetical order. If you can think of more (which I'm sure you guys can, you're all smart), I will update the list.

Brown-Noser- This is an evil repper. This person hands out rep, only to try to get more rep for themselves. They are in an imaginary race with themselves to try to collect the most rep without realizing that it really doesn't matter. They could be nice about their rep, subtly drawing their target to them. Most people won't fall for it, but some will. Some BN's (brown-nosers) may even be good people, they just have their intentions in the wrong place.

Casual- This person reads the forums quite regularly, and gives out rep anytime a post/member stands out. This is probably the most common repper. They see a post/member who deserves rep for whatever reason, and they give out rep without deep thought. They find their rep valuable, but they don't hoard it.

Fun- This person gives rep when it is fun to do so, sometimes for a single excellent post, sometimes for a funny remark, sometimes to reward an outstanding effort or contribution to the site, sometimes to comfort the wounded (i.e., pity-rep), sometimes just to say, "Hi!" to someone.

Free Spirit- This person gives out rep without thought or care. In fact, they may not even read the post that they give rep to, just leave rep, and a goofy comment. I don't think there are to many of those around, but they do lurk around...

Invisible- This person prefers to remain completely anonymous. They leave you rep, and don't sign their name, or message you. This will leave you wondering who left you rep, and why they left it for you. The invisibles may just do it to get into your head. Better put on your tinfoil hat...

Miser- This person rarely hands out rep. It could be simple oversight, or maybe they feel that no one deserves their praise. It could also be that they have no rep power, and feel that they don't have the right to hand out rep yet. Whatever the reason, they deprive the rest of the community of its well-deserved praise.

Private- This person will sign their name, or message you, but that's as far as it goes. They won't discuss publicly who they gave rep too, but they may tell a few close friends. They treat it very personally, and take pride in keeping it between them, and the person they repped.

Public- This person will tell everyone about the rep they distribute. They will post in the forums about who they repped and why. They are not always ego-maniacs, perhaps they just wish everyone to know that they really appreciated the post. They're also encouraging others to rep up the person also.

Thinker- This person puts a lot of thought and effort into every rep given. They pore over every post that might be worthy of their rep. It doesn't matter if this person has no rep power (new member and/or non-site supporter) or if they have massive rep power (rev, admins, etc), they still consider each and every rep like it's a valuable gold nugget.

Trophy- This is a person who gives out their rep as a prize. Perhaps for a forum game, or for accomplishing a task. This is well earned rep, and is worn as a badge of honor by those that receive it. It is not given out lightly, nor should it be.

As you can see, you can be more than one kind of repper. It may depend on the day or your mood, but whatever you are, be a good repper.
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This is not an exhaustive list (not yet anyway), I was just thinking about this today, and thought it would be fun to get your guys input.

Thanks to Rev for Fun Repper and scorpiusx for Trophy.

NOTE: Some of these are tongue in cheek, and are not meant to belittle any particular member in any way.

[J-Unit94]

rev, admins, etc.

That should be his title.

[Shades fan]

Casual!

[johnny139]

I'm probably a miser... to date, I've probably only given out 10 reps. Out of those, the ones that WEREN'T retroactive (like, when I repped most of the people involved in the Books of Heroscape) are few and far between.

I guess I'm just not in-tune to the whole system yet... I can't connect "Wow, that was a good post!" and "Wow, that deserves some rep!" yet.

BUT I SHALL SOMEDAY!

*runs into the woods for intense physical and mental training*

[yagyuninja]

Originally Posted by johnny139

I'm probably a miser... to date, I've probably only given out 10 reps. Out of those, the ones that WEREN'T retroactive (like, when I repped most of the people involved in the Books of Heroscape) are few and far between.

I guess I'm just not in-tune to the whole system yet... I can't connect "Wow, that was a good post!" and "Wow, that deserves some rep!" yet.

BUT I SHALL SOMEDAY!

*runs into the woods for intense physical and mental training*

Ditto. Of course, your rep is a bit more powerful than mine, what with those gajillion posts you have.

EDIT: Let me add to the discussion here. I tend to only give rep to thread starters. I need to get out of that habit, I know. I want to spread the love as widely as possible.

[SVD997]

I'm a casual repper myself. I don't give it deep thought, but I don't just hand it out to whoever.

[Onacara]

Should I give you some rep to see what kind of repper I am?

[Nooblar]

Casual Miser

Casual style, but I think I've only hit my daily limit once. Many days I don't see anything I consider worth my rep.

[Tauren_Marine]

I've never given out any rep, but it wouldn't make a difference anyway, since I haven't earned any +rep yet.

[Nooblar]

Originally Posted by Tauren_Marine

I've never given out any rep, but it wouldn't make a difference anyway, since I haven't earned any +rep yet.

It's nice to know that others like your posts, so I'm sure your rep would be appreciated at least as feedback.

I noticed you joined in April, yet have only 6 posts. Here's some rep to get you started because a) you haven't been spamming the forums, b) your use of good grammar is pleasing, and c) you are the combination of two of my favorite Blizzard characters. Tauren Marine, indeed.

[Tauren_Marine]

Thank you, Nooblar. I hadn't thought about giving rep just to let people know that their good posts are appreciated; I'll have to start doing that.

[Ugly-Caco]

How about an almost lazy repper? Too lazy to click the scale for anything but for those with real Heroscape contribution.

(Recently I've repped up someone accidentally.)