Reputation--the Number

@dantheman surprised us yesterday with the new update with the reputation update.

First things, first. As you can see. I'm an 8.

Apparently that's good.

(Image taken from @dantheman's post.)

Only one person has the perfect 9. @stella-belle

So, I admit, to being happy for that.

I'm not sure how I earned it.

But I am thankful for it.

This is what I know.

1. You earn a good reputation number when you are upvoted by someone else with a better reputation.
2. I try to comment on a lot of posts and reply to as many people on my own posts.
3. I've had a couple of posts hit the bottom of the trending page, and according to Dan on a comment I read. Getting on the trending page will help.
4. I know if you have a very poor reputation your comments and posts will be shaded or whited out.

Questions I have

1. According to @dantheman's post people with weaker reputations cannot hurt the reputation of those with higher reputations.
2. Not sure what that means if I were to turn evil and decide to become a troll. Does that mean only@stella-belle can vote me down?
3. Does it effect payouts? (I don't think it does, but I'm not 100% sure.)

Seriously! Stop the complaining

Of course I've already seen the complaining.

I have a poor reputation! I wanna better one! Not Fair!

Ugh!

Here's the thing. If you have a poor number, guess what? You already HAD a poor reputation.

With or without the number, you have reputation. The number just puts it out there very, very quickly.

You have reputation in the real world.

You have a reputation at your work.

You have a reputation in your family.

You have a reputation.

So work to keep it a good one.

With or without this number, how you interact with others on Steemit is your reputation.

Here are my suggestions for a good reputation on Steemit:

1. Write interesting, original content.
2. Interact with others.
3. Be nice.