MonsterMetroid Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hey guys, I've been here almost exactly a month and in that time I've noticed that sometimes posts I put a lot of thought into get no reputation and others that I make quick little jokes in get a decent amount. Neither one of those statements are always true, and I dont post things just hoping that someone will press a button next to something I wrote. However I was wondering for you guys that have been here longer have you noticed a pattern of what does generate upvotes? Is it as simple as quoting stick from WoR? Does your reputation in the community make you more or less likely to get rep? What correlation have you guys seen? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modal Seoul Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 This should help you. (Maybe) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yezrien Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 I think the stick jokes have gotten pretty old by now. In my experience, you get rep for funny jokes, and thought-provoking theories. Or just comments that people agree with. When someone else expresses my opinion for me, I give them an upvote for saving me the trouble. That being said, I think the people with crazy amounts of rep are mainly people who are very active on the shard. If upvotes are fish, you can cast a wide net by making meaningful contributions to many different conversations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMetroid Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 48 minutes ago, Captains Domon said: This should help you. (Maybe) Hmm I can sacrifice my face for reputation eh? If things get desperate now I know what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaymyth Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, MonsterMetroid said: Hmm I can sacrifice my face for reputation eh? If things get desperate now I know what to do! You're running close to a 1:1 post-to-rep-count ratio. That's actually really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally_Not_A_Worldhopper Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I only made one post that got lots of rep, and I thought it was actually pretty bad (it was some keteks). So... no idea. Sorry. On 12/12/2017 at 3:41 PM, Kaymyth said: You're running close to a 1:1 post-to-rep-count ratio. That's actually really good. It is. I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Watcher Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 I am quite confused on how to get reputation Help? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Forgetful Archivist Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 In the bottom corner of a post, you will see a golden arrow pointing up when people like what you say the click it and your reputation will increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) The "secret" (to getting upvotes) lies with Charlotte...that is the first clue. Edited May 18, 2018 by Ammanas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Watcher Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Charlotte??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 1 hour ago, The Watcher said: Charlotte??? Hah just a reference to the movie National Treasure. The family lore, that is passed down, is the the first clue to the Templer treasure is, "The secret lies with Charlotte." I was just being funny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Forgetful Archivist Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 It was, that was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistspren Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Just post anything on the memes thread. (Ideally memes, though) No matter how good or bad, it’s pretty much a guaranteed 5-20 rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 You know you're a Sanderfan when is pretty good too, and here, I gave you some to get started. NOW FLY LITTLE BIRDIE I don't know what goes through my head why are you asking me Also, make friends on the Shard. Often friends will upvote each other's stuff for no reason. Or just because. I don't know, I've only been here a few months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Start a wildly successful RP that continues for several years with dedicated and talented RPers participating regularly in on and off-topic discussion. Or yeah, memes also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidpen Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Simple. You post a ridiculous amount. Let me give you some numbers. I joined on February 13th of this year. I have 1058 posts. That translates to eleven posts everyday. You may also notice that I have 315 reputation. This translates to around a thirty percent post upvote rate. This isn't all that good. Only about a third of my posts are good enough to get an upvote. But I post so much that it doesn't matter. I could have three thousand posts by the end of the year and 1000 upvotes. That's a lot. In just a year. As long as I keep up the post rate and quality. I definitely haven't thought about this way too much. *Insert ninja emoji* Edited May 19, 2018 by Kidpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elenion Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 @Kidpen Dang, and I thought I accumulated posts and rep quickly! Very little rep: Sanderson Elimination (except if you're GM-ing), most other RPs Offering cookies to newcomers Responding to theories Introduce yourself subforum Guilds (exception for starting a new guild or posting long or humorous RP) Lots of rep: Memes/jokes/puns in their respective threads Snarky off-topic comments in serious threads GMing in Sanderson Elimination Theorycrafting or theory-busting The Good Day / Bad Day threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Step One: Get an admin to manually adjust your rep count. They can do that allegedly. (I think it happened to Voidus once). That's it. Works every time. I actually have no idea what the psychology behind people's upvoting is. I turned off the option to get notifications whenever someone upvotes me. I'm still not sure if it was the right call or not, since I have no idea what my popular posts are anymore. I do get less notifications now, but sometimes I'll log in and be greeted by a new rep title and no obvious reason why. It's flattering and confusing all at the same time. That said, I'm told being funny is a good strategy. Especially self-deprecating humour (I've yet to get the hang of that one) and clever pop-culture references (remember half the people on here are from Utah. So joke about BYU, hoodoos, county fairs, rectangles etc. They'll love it). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Archer said: Step One: Get an admin to manually adjust your rep count. They can do that allegedly. (I think it happened to Voidus once). That's it. Works every time. I actually have no idea what the psychology behind people's upvoting is. I turned off the option to get notifications whenever someone upvotes me. I'm still not sure if it was the right call or not, since I have no idea what my popular posts are anymore. I do get less notifications now, but sometimes I'll log in and be greeted by a new rep title and no obvious reason why. It's flattering and confusing all at the same time. That said, I'm told being funny is a good strategy. Especially self-deprecating humour (I've yet to get the hang of that one) and clever pop-culture references (remember half the people on here are from Utah. So joke about BYU, hoodoos, county fairs, rectangles etc. They'll love it). I do not recommend this, last time it happened I lost 18,000 rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 But we found out about Chasmfiend Corpses, so it was totally worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 I actually still have screenshots of both when it was still Zucchini and when it was changed to Chasmfiend corpse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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