What is "Rep" and how do I use it?

[J.Edward]

I thought I'd add this, not sure if it's been stated yet - and I just found out the other day - until you have 30 posts, the rep you give will show to the receiver as null [no rep value] but will still show that you repped them. Just to let people know that bit.

[Greg]

Thanks, J.Edward. It had me confused for a while!

[RPMiller]

Hello everyone. I've updated the first post to reflect the current information a bit better. Hope that clarifies a few things, and isn't confusing to new members. Let me know if I missed anything.

[Bogie]

Hi Ladystorm. We all kind of learned by doing. You will catch on quick.

So for starters, ther is no "Like" button. We used to have one bu t it got lost in an upgrade conversion a couple years ago. we miss the Like button. You can however, use the "Rate This Thread" in a similar fashion to a Like. it is in the upper right corner of the thread you want to rate. See the red arrow in the screenshot I posted.

I drew a red arrow pointing down to the "REP" Button. It looks like a sheriffs badge or star. see the red arrow in the lower left side of the screenshot. Giving REP is a nice little way to show someone that you like their map, or you like what they said or did in one of their posts. I think that for every 100 points of REP you receive, you get another green button under your name. The longer you have been a member, and the more REP you have the more REP you can give someone. Since you are new, you probably give out 1 REP point at a time. Because I have been around a while I have an AWESOME REP HAMMER of 44 points. Don't worry, if you are active (and I see you have some very nice maps) your numbers will go up quickly.

Now when you get a REP or a Private Message ( a PM ) the Notifications bar will show you a Pop-up letting you know that there is one. Clicking on it will take you to your inbox to read it.
Hope that helps a little.

[GodofMoxie]

Thanks RPMiller, was wondering how rep works.