Can someone explain the new stuff in the right hand corner of the posts?

It says something like Rep power, has a green light saying something about off the scale and reputation points. What is this??

Thanks

You got me! I'll see what I can find out and get back to you...

Wow... I never even noticed that! It looks like Alex is our higher rep power.

Hmmm... This seems to be a new function of the forum that lets us "rate" each other's posts and add to people's "reputation" by clicking on the scales. I don't much like that sort of thing, since it detracts from the purpose of the board. (I don't even like post counts, for the same reason, but realize lots of people do.) What do y'all think? I guess we need to know more about how it works. Anyone know more than I do?

Alex: I saw that last night and thought the same thing. I don't particularly like the idea that someone can basically give you a rating based on their personal opinion as to how you answered a particular post. That seems almost discriminating to some point. What if alot of us don't like a particular person we can make their "rep power" very small. What are the concequences for having a low or too high a "rep power". Alex needs to explain it more in detail. Or better yet just take it away.

It just added our age...that is new since this morning..

Naw! It was there last night too.

It just added our age...that is new since this morning..

I don't care for it either, we are all here for support...not a popularity contest...but, I am not important...so take my opinion with a grain of salt!!!

Kelly you ARE IMPORTANT! Don't say that!

I'm off the scale....Havn't been on one for weeks.

Okay, my rep power is only a 1. Sob, I'm such a loser! No...my guess is it has to do with 1)how long you have been posting and 2)how many posts you have made. So I'll bet we can't rate one another. It's more about quantity and longevity, not quality. Who knows! Alex B., wer'e getting a little paranoid here...Help!

If u click on the little scale in the blue box on top of the join date then you can rate each other's reputation...I have 10 reputation points.

I don't know anything about the stuff in the corner, but I have found nothing but great support and information here. I have checked out a few different groups and this one by far is the best I have found!!! Everyone needs to keeps up the great information and support you all give out. I for one love the information I have gotten from here-very helpful and sincere!

OOOO, scary. I can't rate me, but I can rate all of you...I have 10 rep points for this post. Hmmm...the paranoia heightens...

editing...

Okay Kelly, I approved of your post and commented "thanks for starting this thread!" let's see what that does...

editing again...

so now I click on the bell or telephone or whatever that is under Kelly and the message pops up, "you cannot give rep points to the same post"

so I try it on another post in the same thread, and it says "you must spread some repuation around before giving it to Kellymoos again"

No kidding! Ya'll try it!

Some green lights say "off the scale" and some say "on a distinguished road".

???

(Im "off the scale", but Kelly, your green light says you are "on a distinguished road", weird, huh?)

Hmmm, maybe the "rep power" means how many hours we've been logged onto LBT. O.K., I admit it, I'm a LBT addict and I'm on here way too much! I hope it's not rating, because we're each going to have different ideas about different things.