What is Steemit reputation and how does it work?

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tipu (67) · 7 years ago

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dialsamai (44) · 7 years ago

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purepinay (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Wow that's very kind of you @tipu!

He deserves more than though 😉 this boy helps out build moral to all steemit users. I have been following him since my 2ndweek on steemit. I wish I am rich and I can probably build a community for him so people help him with his work.

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williams858 (57) · 7 years ago

Finally a simlplifed code reader! I like the way you explianed thanks! 👍💪

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williams858 (57) · 7 years ago

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leta-blake (60) · 7 years ago

Super helpful! I've been curious about reputation and what it mean/how it worked since I returned from my many months long hiatus and found that I suddenly had a one! LOL! Thanks for putting this out there !

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mikepm74 (66) · 7 years ago

Thank you for putting it in Layman terms for us @arcange! I'm still not entirely convinced I deserve to have the reputation I do at this point, but computers always compute things correctly right?

This was a terrific run down, I was looking for something like it just last night, so very timely for me! Thank You!!

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bubke (60) · 7 years ago

:-) I was sitting yesterday with a friend of mine who has same reputation as you with less than 20 posts but a few got some serious whale upvotes, i guess that speeds things up seriously :-)
Did you maybe had a few posts like that?

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mikepm74 (66) · 7 years ago

I had a story curated by @curie that went to trending and paid out at $140, that was a lot of it. I have a meme paying out at $115 tomorrow, so yeah, couple of one offs.

I'm not saying I'm not happy to have the Steem coming in, very appreciative of that, but I feel like I am still too new to this game to be over 50.

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fitinfun (71) · 7 years ago

I would love to know how much these big payouts bumped your rep. I'm more on the hunt for sp, but rep and sp are tied together so I guess I want both :)

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mikepm74 (66) · 7 years ago

yeah I am not sure how it all works. it has something to do with the rep of the people who upvote you too. The higher their rep the more it bumps you or something.

I just post what I post. Some gets traction, some wallows. I'll just keep on keeping on. haha

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fitinfun (71) · 7 years ago

Oh! I had not heard about the rep of your upvoter as an aspect of this before.

I'm an accountant and researcher, so I can't stand it when I don't understand things. Steemit pushes my buttons all day long :)

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mikenevitt (62) · 7 years ago

Very interesting article some made sense but some was a little hard to understand, cheers mike

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lukestokes (75) · 7 years ago

Excellent post, arcange! I've been meaning to dive into the code at some point to better understand how reputation scores change over time, and you've done the work for me. :) Resteeming.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thank you for your comment. Really appreciatef from a fellow dev and witness =)

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techybear (26) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thank you for explaining all that stuff in details. I have a better understanding of how the reputation works now!

Resteemed and voted.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thank you @techybear! Make a good post and raise that rep ;)

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jackmiller (66) · 7 years ago

Just an idea:

On the Steemit Board, lets say once someone hits a reputation of 50 then maybe you could unlock the "personal" section, so that it can be filled in by the user.

What do you think?

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moemanmoesly (67) · 7 years ago

I always come back to this post to try and understand how reputation works, i still don't get it though....

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samstickkz (65) · 7 years ago

This is an eye opener, this explains why @cheetah does not flag.

This explains why creating a bot that systematically flags other posts is useless, unless the bot has a high reputation, something that will be hard to achieve for a “flag bot”. In no time, the bot’s reputation will be ruined and it will become harmless.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

@cheetah has actually a reputation of 70, which is quite high.
As most plagiarists have a low reputation (it's quite rare a high rep user doing plagiarism), it could flag them. And the effect would be real.

It doesn't, except when a user is banned, because its creator bet on education rather than punishment.

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themerrylotus (55) · 7 years ago

What a helpful post. Thank you. I have been apprehensive to flag a post for fear of retaliation. This explanation has helped ease some of those fears.
I would never flag someone for what I call trivial things like, opposing views or something one might deem offensive, none of that is any concern of mine. I'm more of a live and let live or a whatever floats your boat kinda person.
What I will flag, is someone out right stealing another's work and trying to pass it off as their own. I've run across this twice so far. I commented and asked for clarification first. It still amazes me that in this digital age folks think they won't get caught.

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fitinfun (71) · 7 years ago

Thank you for this helpful information. I blew out my steem for voting, but I did vote for you are a witness. Good luck in getting it - the little I know tells me it is a lot of work.

I found this post on twitter today - steemit is blowing up those tweeps!

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thank you so much for your support. Really appreciated!

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gunn3rfourlif3 (40) · 7 years ago

Nicely explained! I have been trying to get my head around this for a while now. So the amount of Steem Power you have has nothing to do with your reputation??

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

So the amount of Steem Power you have has nothing to do with your reputation??

Exact, you can be a whale with tons of SP you bought on the market, but have a reputation of 25 if you never posted, and therefore didn't get any upvote.

3 good examples are the @steemit, @freedom and @steem accounts. These are the topmost SP holders and their reputation is respectively 35, 25 and 25.

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illuminatus (65) · 7 years ago

Thanks for this break down, it was an eye opener. My votes might not be worth much but I'm giving you my hundred percent upvote and a resteem.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thanks for your support!

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amvanaken (63) · 7 years ago

Thanks for making this extremely interesting post (: I was always wondering why some people "shoot up" reputation-wise, even from the introduce yourself post! Very interesting that it gets exponentially harder to proceed.

I have a somewhat unrelated question though...
How do you make such an awesome Banner for at the bottom of your posts? I get that the icons are from steemitboard, but how do you integrate them in a line like that, and also clickable?

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sevlom777 (47) · 7 years ago

Where is the "down vote"? And how do you know when you are getting down voted? I only see the Up vote.

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aarcee (49) · 7 years ago

Good explanation @arcange... I had guessed a similar thing (without reading the code)... there should be a way for judging the “content” also for reputation, otherwise you would see the gap widening between quality and reputation,
Thanks

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gavinthegreat (59) · 7 years ago

Great post, very informative! Upvoted and resteemed. This is great for noobs or people that still don't know the finer workings of steemit like me. Thanks for this.

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missinglinks (49) · 7 years ago

Thank you! I frequently check my steemitboard. I've been at reputation score 47 for awhile and definitely want to achieve a higher score. Thanks again!

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thethreehugs (61) · 7 years ago

Oh wow, first time I ever saw this explained. You make it clear as crystal. Thanks ever so much as this helps me a lot.

MAHALO!!

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allfabeta (67) · 7 years ago

May I translate your post for RU community?

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Unfortunately, no. I already made the translation and will post it later.
Anyway, thanks for asking before. Really appreciated.

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allfabeta (67) · 7 years ago

For sure, I cannot translate any post/article without a permission

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bubke (60) · 7 years ago

Thanks @arcange, that was some really cool information. You elaborated first on the curation rewards, would love to see the code behind that 1 day, especially how the timing factor influences the reward share. It is still not clear to me whether it makes sense to vote after 30 minutes. Thanks!

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

I will try to make your wish happens ...

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doublehelix (25) · 7 years ago

This post was super helpful. I just started today and I think I have a grasp on how this system works now. Thank you.

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eyegasm (56) · 7 years ago

Thanks it's been a while I was wondering how the reputation works. I am not into coding but how you explain it is nicely done.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thanks

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ghulammujtaba (59) · 7 years ago

I understood each and everything except for the coding stuff. Learning the web development nowadays and soon I will be able to write it as well. Thanks for the share.

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hramkumar (33) · 7 years ago

Very detailed and wonderful read. Keep sharing useful content like this. UPVOTED!! It would be great, if you can follow me.

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gazbenn (39) · 7 years ago

I think I understood it??? but I'll read it again.

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satx210 (42) · 7 years ago

Excellent post.. Thanks for the break down. I learned something new today. Thanks!! Keep On Steemin On!!

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aidarojaswriter (63) · 7 years ago

thank you!

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ethanthefighter (55) · 7 years ago

This was awesome!! It's really interesting each point is 10x higher or lower then the other one...

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rebeccabe (63) · 7 years ago

This is really well done .. resteeming for others to see.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thank you

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palmidrummer (47) · 7 years ago

Hello!!!
Welcome to steemit.com I am @palmidrummer . Steemit community has the power to change our life if we simply upvote and follow each other. I joined steemit for a cause of helping my students.
Please follow and upvote me ( @palmidrummer )and I will do the same for you.
Thankyou, and please chek me previous post......

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doloresreyes (40) · 7 years ago

Hello, I am following you @doloresreyes

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jvalentine (55) · 7 years ago

Oh Dear arcange now I know there are Bots creeping around voting, what use are my little votes with comments? One must live down the disappointment (that it's all fair game) and just carry on as usual. I'll say it again, long term gain, good comments and good posts! JV

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buggedout (68) · 7 years ago

Great post, but I'm not that sure about rule 2. Seems if someone with rep 60 downvotes someone with rep 70 it shouldn't just be ignored.

I know people have to get a lot of upvotes to get to 70, but do they then become untouchable?

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goldeneye (4) · 7 years ago

I would like upvote your post, but my vote power is to low :( But I FOLLOW you and RESTEEM! Thank you very much for very informative post. And thank you for explanation.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thanks for your support

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abduhawab (79) · 7 years ago (edited)

Now I understand after reading some part of your posting. That is so infornative, this is what I have been looking for. Many thanks @arcange

As you can see, is it very easy to raise your reputation at the beginning, but the higher your reputation, the harder it is to increase it. In fact, each time you want to increase your reputation of 1 point, it is ten times harder!

The main effect is that a reputation of 60 is 10 times stronger than the reputation of 59.
It is the same for a negative reputation. A reputation of -8 is 10 times weaker than the reputation of -7.

People with a low reputation cannot harm the reputation of someone with a strong reputation.

This explains why creating a bot that systematically flags other posts is useless, unless the bot has a high reputation, something that will be hard to achieve for a “flag bot”. In no time, the bot’s reputation will be ruined and it will become harmless.

There is no lower or upper limit to reputation.

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steevc (73) · 7 years ago

I thought that it was SP that controlled how much influence a vote has, not reputation. Isn't reputation just an indicator of what others think of you? I didn't think it affected anything apart from your posts becoming hidden when it is really low. I have suggested that reputation should affect how much you can post and vote. That would limit the spam people could post.

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lemouth (72) · 7 years ago

I actually never took the time to investigate what is behind the reputation system and you basically did it for me here. Thanks! :)

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Je suis ravi d'avoir pu satisfaire votre curiosité à ce sujet.

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lemouth (72) · 7 years ago

Le vouvoiement fait mal... aie! ;)

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prakashghai (63) · 7 years ago

Wonderfully Explained

Thank You :)

That 59 going to 60 Reputation example was bang on for me :D

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zf3eddiev6 (47) · 7 years ago

Very informative and made it better to understand. Thank you.

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yoogyart (66) · 7 years ago

Thanks for this excelente explanation - helps a lot :-)

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Cool^^

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purepinay (73) · 7 years ago

This is exactly what I was looking for... Thank you!

By the way how's witness rank?
did it change?⬆️⤴️

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joalvarez (68) · 7 years ago

Really appreciate your clear explanation how this reputation works. I think Steemit has done really good job with reputation and how it works.

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bisesh (35) · 7 years ago

very helpful thank you

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maestroq (58) · 7 years ago

Awesome article!

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hanzkiboy (43) · 7 years ago

Excellent post @arcange! I've been missing this exact information, thanks so much for sharing! I'm sure this post is very helpful for all newbies on steemit, upvoted and resteemed.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

I'm sure this post is very helpful for all newbies

I guess some Steemit's oldies will also learn a bit ;)

Thanks for your support!

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hanzkiboy (43) · 7 years ago

Yea, Im sure they do, good point. Cheers! Have a great weekend!

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slempase (65) · 7 years ago

Thank for share ..

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inseasia (61) · 7 years ago (edited)

This is the best explanation I have seen of this. Thanks for posting, it has really helped me. Followed, resteemed and Upvoted.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thanks for your comment and support

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speakingfreely (36) · 7 years ago

Thats for this...this was really informational...Thanks for such taking your time to post such a detailed article...

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

You're welcome

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mikegun (65) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the explanation, is clear a little bit more on subject!

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doloresreyes (40) · 7 years ago

Arcange, where I can see my "reputation"? Supporting you and voted for witness...THANKS! Nice post.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Easy, it is here:

Thanks for your witness vote

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doloresreyes (40) · 7 years ago

Thanks, it was on front of my eyes.

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bahagia-arbi (67) · 7 years ago

I got mucj knowledge on reputation after I read your useful post. Thanks a lot.
Regard from Indonesia.

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denmarkguy (76) · 7 years ago

Thanks for doing this @arcange-- I do believe this is the first time I have seen reputation explained in terms I can actually understand; really appreciate this!

Thanks... & resteemed!

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Thank you!

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kubbyelizabeth (66) · 7 years ago (edited)

This is so helpful. I was thinking about this earlier today and then boom, you come answering all my questions. ^5, thank you! Does our reputation change when others delegate to us?

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Does our reputation change when others delegate to us?

No, reputation is not linked to Steem Power, so any action on the last one does not impact reputation

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kubbyelizabeth (66) · 7 years ago

Thank you very much!

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mhangami (37) · 7 years ago

Thanks @arcange for reputable educational advice. I shall try to follow your articles.

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clumsysilverdad (64) · 7 years ago

Be cool... It's all about bringing a good attitude! Peace

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voltry3 (33) · 7 years ago

muchas gracias!!! me dio luces de entendimiento , GRACIAS :)

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clove71 (72) · 7 years ago

Your code translations are great, love the layman's terms, thanks so much! I learned something new here. :-)

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Glad yo help =)

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jaraumoses (68) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the graphical representation of the calculation.
As you said it becomes harder as your reputation grows.

As you can see, is it very easy to raise your reputation at the beginning, but the higher your reputation, the harder it is to increase it. In fact, each time you want to increase your reputation of 1 point, it is ten times harder!

I was wondering why my reputation has stuck at 48 for almost a week!
It is good you have given a great explanation here.

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rodrigombs (29) · 7 years ago

Nice guide: simple and right to the point.
Thanks, I'm new on Steemit and this post helped me a lot! :)

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kaminchan (70) · 7 years ago

I am so glad I stumble onto this post today.
Thank you very much for a detailed explanation, archangel! Now I know why I was pushed once to a higher number, it's because one big whale gave me an upvote I would never forget. I am forever very thankful but I didn't know why exactly! I don't know what I should do in return for showing appreciation as I have so little voting power in comparison.

Any way, your post stresses quality post not quantity! This is a bit dodgy sometimes. My 'unintended post' seems to get more votes than my 'good'posts! Weird for me too. I shall persevere as I am addicted to Steemit without my intention. Funny how I wait for posts from my favourite bloggers.
I have more fun than expected, so the voting power side has become sort of secondary to me now.

Upvote and resteem this very helpful article.
Cheers.

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jamiesamain (37) · 7 years ago

Very informative impressive post!

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thank you!

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intuitivejakob (65) · 7 years ago

You just made my brain go POW!

Really great breakdown of how this works. I'm happy to see all the safeguarding here to help the community stay reliably safe for those who are really helping build around here.

I am also kind of blown away at the level of care people are putting into this. Thank you to you all who have put so much time into this.

Upvoted and going to make sure to cast my witness votes.

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sarahstarkey (57) · 7 years ago (edited)

Great post! Very useful information!
*Upvoted

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funkie68 (63) · 7 years ago

Aaaaah finaly some clarity! Thanks for the post.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago (edited)

Aaaaah finaly some clarity

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (genesis 1:3)

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cinnamon.blu (47) · 7 years ago

This post was really helpful! Thanks! :)

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farukcom (65) · 7 years ago (edited)

thank you very much, useful information for beginner steemit.com

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nachon (49) · 7 years ago

Nice post

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atdhemujaj (33) · 7 years ago

Good job!

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mrazi (42) · 7 years ago

Mantap..teman.

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paulspujats (29) · 7 years ago

You're the web designer!! Duhh..... haha just wanted to let you know I love the simplicity but the professional look! really optimal and easy to use :) oh and the turquoise blue! is my fav color!!

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pegarissimo (59) · 7 years ago

Wow, really complete and it helps me understand the whole concept. I remember reading it at thebeginning...but it got lost in my mind. Thanks for sharing!

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simon62 (8) · 7 years ago (edited)

I love it when you techies say such as: - easy and simple.
I tell you now, I read until it gave me a headache, then skim read the rest. It sounds good in my head and my censor didn't gag on any of it, and yet, and yet, as soon as I got up from my chair, it was no longer understood. I probably do not understand as easily as a child, because of all the other businesses I've had to cram. I wasn't very good at maths until it was explained as arithmetic, and the computers of my years at school barely had three dots above and two below a median. They were the size of a large truck then too. My IT kid (taught 3D when it was new, ten year ago, so he's got to be middle thirties now) explained blockchain to me before xmas, and basically reminded me that even back with analogue, garbage in, garbage out, ruled; so 'I' don't have to worry about the how so much, but keep my eyes on navigation.
This explanation seems to work, yours of 'reputation' seems to make sense so far. So, could you please direct me to where I might find best directions for 'navigation'.
I hope that makes sense ¿

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gallantmayor (53) · 7 years ago

Thanks for this wonderful information @arcange, I have been darkness before about reputation but now, you have put me in the light and I now know how to increase my reputation.

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beatdragon (44) · 7 years ago (edited)

So, it might be that my comment will be over read... but I actually wanted to ask you a question in personal (PM) you and read this post, which answers a few of my questions. First of all thank you! Second, I what I wanted to ask is, will there be a fix in the achievement section of steemitboard? I have the suspicion that the achievements won't unlock although all requirements have been met.
For example Achievement: Daily Author 4
I have been posting 4 topics, but all of them with steepshot and yet the achievement hasn't been unlocked. Will there be a fix in the near future? If not, did I just understand the requirements wrong?
And the gauge under the bade achievement isn't refreshing. Thank you for the great work. Setting goals to new users with game-like applications do make a lot of fun.

Looking forward to hearing from you :)

PS: Why do people have a greater reputation with a few posts (for example 5) and no actual upvotes?
Is it because they upvote a lot of other authors? (Just to clarify If I understood the reputation post correctly)

Thanks!

Cheers

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adedoyinwealth (58) · 7 years ago

Joining steemit three weeks ago, is one of the best decisions I've made😊. And I've been looking for ways to learn and grow here on steemit. Suddenly, I find this fully loaded write up.👌 Now, I have a better understanding of how reputation works.
Thanks for this @arcange👍
GOD BLESS YOU.

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timo89 (25) · 7 years ago

Moon Bitcoin account

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mamu77 (52) · 7 years ago

Our main destination should be always oriented in quality development. This post make me understand this important point. So thanks a lot to grow our reputation in this field. Expecting more advice later also..have a nice time ahead.

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mirella (50) · 7 years ago

The rep score is finally starting to make sense, thank you.

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seifanlj (54) · 7 years ago

What a amazing helpful information. thanks @arcange

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finnian (58) · 7 years ago

Thanks! I've seen people's reputations go up 5 points from a single person's upvote. They were in their 20-30's though, not higher of course. I need to be more careful what I upvote. It is not always easy to maintain your power and use it wisely.

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Yep, one vote from a whale with full power can be a tremendous booster!

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thecryptocrazies (39) · 7 years ago

Very interesting post and to explore a different outlook on things /topics I’m not use to . Thank you

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ritikagupta (36) · 6 years ago

Hey, very nice explanation!
Now i understood :)
Thanks for sharing this :)

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nouman14 (25) · 6 years ago

Well, i am actually new at steem, i am facing some difficulties in there but hope so with a time being it will be alright !

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arcange (73) · 6 years ago

Steemit might look a bit confusing at the beginning, but you will be used to it quickly thanks to the help if other Steemians.
Good luck and Steem on!

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