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Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Taluntain, Nov 3, 2007.

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  1. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Remove all ads!
    Soooooo.....by that logic, you should have a dozen or so boxes by now. :p

    Seriously though, I have a higher rep, but I only have one box. Something screwy is going on here. :skeptic: :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Dec 21, 2007
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  2. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Kitrax, Tal isn't talking about Rep Power (currently 11 for you). He's talking about Rep Points, which you get from other people. You can see how many points you have by going into your User CP, or by clicking on your scale that shows under your Rep Power. (Clicking on other people's scales is how you start the process of assigning them rep points.)

    Your Rep Power is based on a combination of rep points, number of posts, and length of time as a registered member of SP.

    Apparently, you only get extra boxes for rep points.
     
    Splunge, Dec 21, 2007
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  3. Apeman Gems: 25/31
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    Tal

    Can we expect the 'current threads' feature on sorcerers making a return in the near future?

    How did we get the rep value when the boards switched? There were no points on the old boards!
     
    Apeman, Dec 21, 2007
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  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Apeman, yes, definitely... as soon as I get around to it.

    As for rep points, everyone started at 10 when we switched over, which is what every new member starts with too. Anything anyone has more now has been received exclusively on the new boards.

    I've checked, and what we allow is actually rating CHANGES. So if you have already rated a thread, we simply allow you to change your rating at any time by rating again (as opposed to you not being able to change your original vote once cast). You still only get 1 rating per thread.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 21, 2007
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  5. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Thanks, Tal. I was concerned that I could screw up the statistics (Alley folks know how I love statistics). Works for me.
     
    Nakia, Dec 21, 2007
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    Great!

    I always check sorcerers first and then link to the boards, I kinda miss that feature now.

    But if we started at 10 how come I'm at eight now, does it decrease when you don't post?
     
    Apeman, Dec 21, 2007
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  7. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Apeman, you're confusing rep power (your 8) with rep points (which you get from others). See my response to Kitrax above for a more detailed explanation.
     
    Splunge, Dec 21, 2007
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  8. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Miraculous, I know, but Splunge knows what he's talking about in this case. :p
     
    Taluntain, Dec 21, 2007
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  9. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Hey!

    Well, OK, it is a rare occurence, but still... :p

    Anyway, I found the whole rep power vs rep points very confusing at first. And to make matters worse, even though they're not the same thing, when you give someone rep points, the points they get is equal to your rep power.

    My head hurts just thinking about it.
     
    Last edited: Dec 22, 2007
    Splunge, Dec 22, 2007
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  10. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I don't know if this has anything to do with the new Boards per se as this just started happeneing within the last couple of days, but it's definitely related to SP. Whenever I use the "Back to" arrow on the IE toolbar, I have to click it twice to get it to actually take me to the previous page. This only happens on the SP Boards, and nowhere else on the internet. It also happens both on my home computer and work computer. (I don't have ads disabled, if that makes a difference.)

    Has anyone else noticed this?
     
    Splunge, Jan 3, 2008
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  11. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Doesn't happen for me... I'd say try disabling the ads for a day or two and see if it makes any difference.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 3, 2008
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  12. Urithrand

    Urithrand Mind turning the light off? ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    I don't disable the ads and it doesn't happen with me.
     
    Urithrand, Jan 5, 2008
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  13. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Well, different ads show depending on your geographical location, so it could be just one specific ad, so it wouldn't affect everyone.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 5, 2008
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  14. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Ooooooh, I see new icons next to the posts! I like them, they seem more straightforward than the default icons that were on the new boards. I'm still not sure what makes a thread "hot". Is it if it's had more than X number of replies in a set amount of time?
     
    Ziad, Jan 6, 2008
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  15. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] There's a separate thread for discussion on the new icons.

    A hot thread is any thread with more than 15 posts or 150 views.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 6, 2008
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  16. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    :doh:

    I somehow saw the icons but failed to notice there was a thread about them :shake:
     
    Ziad, Jan 7, 2008
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  17. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Hey Tal, can you crank up the character limit for PMs to 12 or 15K? I'm starting to having trouble expressing myself with 10k.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Jan 20, 2008
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  18. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    You're not debating with chev, are you? :shake:

    Upped.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 20, 2008
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  19. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Discussing, not debating. Thanks.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Jan 28, 2008
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