Is anyone having a problem with their rep points?

Question

When I clicked on my reputation points recently, I noticed that I had only received about four points total for the past few days. I have probably voted at least ten or more times daily. It just continues to say I have zero points every time I vote.

Has this happened to anyone else? Heidite says that Q is sure to know.

• I have not noticed a problem with mine. One thing is that there is a 200 point limit in a 24 hour period. So once your counter the "the last 24 hours" gets to 200, you will continue to do things that would give you points, but won't get points for it. - Goyo Sep 20, 2009
• I got 9 points once for being voted up in an answer because my 24 hour count was already at 191. - Goyo Sep 20, 2009
• I just got a point for voting you up. Did you get points for it? - Goyo Sep 20, 2009
• No, it is not because I reach the 200 pt limit. I'm not that popular (jeje). - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
• Thanks Greg. I did get it. I receive points when people vote for me. I just don't get them when I vote for others. - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
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Answer 1

I'm having problems. I can't seem to grab ahold of that elusive K.

• You're almost there! - --Mariana-- Sep 20, 2009
• Think of a profound question and we'll help you get there! - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
• Yea...like ask how to tie a shoe in spanish...we'll all be there fighting and carrying on and it'll be the most popular question of the day!!! - ChamacoMalo Sep 20, 2009
• Well I come up with some really profound ones, but by the time I get back to my room from the inodoro I have already forgotten them. :) - Seitheach Sep 20, 2009
• That is so true. Just like the question about "250" yesterday! - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
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Answer 2

Yes, I see the same problem. If I look on my reputation tab, I see one vote that gave me one point and about 25 votes that gave me zero. Before that I was getting one point each time I voted someone up. This seems to happen to me intermittently. It will give points for a while and then it won't give points for a while.

I have never gotten 200 points in one day. I thought you could only receive 10 points (one at a time) per day for voting other people up. But that doesn't seem to hold true either. I have never mentioned it, because I'm here to share and learn, and I don't care about the points all that much. But I do agree that they don't seem to be working consistently.

I just had a thought. Could it be because I have completed lessons and earned points for them? I do see that over the last 2 days when I completed a lesson each day, that I did not earn any rep points for voting others up. Do the lesson points count in your 200 points per day? Maybe this is the reason.

• No, lessons are "Learning Points". That is the 3rd category next to your picture. (You currently have 19K). Voting & being voted up are "Rep Points". You have 675 right now. - Goyo Sep 20, 2009

Answer 3

Oh! Nicole I just remembered that the same thing happens to me if I vote up too many people too quickly.

For instance, if I log on and find something good and vote it up, I get a point. But if I vote again too soon after that, I get 0. I'm not sure why that is, or what the rule is about that. But that did happen to me.

I'm sorry I forgot about that!

• I don't think that is the case for me. I usually vote sporadically, when I like something. Very rarely is it one vote after another. It occurs even if it has been hours between votes. But thanks. - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
• Until Quentin figures it out (jeje), I guess it is just another one of the mysteries of life. I'm still voting for you guys though! - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
• The only comment I have on it is that your point are rounded to the nearest 100 pts. (0.1K) So if your score was 1.0 k even then you would have to get 51 points before you would be moved to 1.1.K. - qfreed Sep 20, 2009
• You can need up to 100 points to see a point change by your avatar. - qfreed Sep 20, 2009
• Yes, Quentin, but one can always go to their profile and see the exact count. for instance, my profile says I have 2.1K, but as of this writing the reputation section of my profile says my total is 2,138. - Goyo Sep 20, 2009
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Answer 4

I´ve found some of my points sneaking out late at night or watching TV when they should be sleeping. A few of them won´t clean their rooms, and some back talk me. One or two ran away to other forums. So, yes, overall, I´m having problems with my rep points, too. I wonder how some people can get their rep points to behave so well.

• Do you think it is a conspiracy? (jeje) - Nicole-B Sep 20, 2009
• lol - --Mariana-- Sep 20, 2009
• They wanna keep us down!!! - ChamacoMalo Sep 20, 2009
• Maybe you should be a better example to them. You know. I'm just sayin'. - Seitheach Sep 20, 2009
• I know... jaja - NikkiRivera Sep 26, 2009

Answer 5

I have noticed this in other user's profiles - it actually says "received 0 points" for voting for something.

• I vote a lot for people's answers and questions, so I know that you can only receive 10 points a day for voting up answers. - --Mariana-- Sep 20, 2009

Answer 6

Yeah, I just got 0 points for the last two times I have been voted up...¿?¿? Is there a limit of how much you can get voted up in one day?

• 200 points a day. It seems you can only get points for voting twice a day also. Not sure on that though. - Seitheach Sep 26, 2009
• yeah, I passed that like 4 votes ago I guess.... jaja. - NikkiRivera Sep 26, 2009
• I haven´t voted anyone up today either... - NikkiRivera Sep 26, 2009
• Well i'm out there waiting on your votes. lol - Seitheach Sep 26, 2009
• jaja, sure thing. - NikkiRivera Sep 26, 2009

Answer 7

No one is voting for me.My ego is touching the ground lower than my knuckles when,I walk.

• jejeje - 11k and still crying :) - Behemoth Sep 26, 2009

Answer 8

I sell my reputation points! Very cheap!! Credit cards accepted.

• Bundles of 10 or 100? How much for a kilo? Do you take PayPal, pal? jeje - cristalino Aug 5, 2011

Answer 9

I notice that Lazarus is selling his points , as I am in desperate need of

filthy lucra I shall also sell mine but realise I will need a better selling

feature to pip Lazarus therefore I am offering myself with the reputation points.

For sale slightly worn ancient male a little tattered around the edges but with still

a few miles left on the clock.

• jejej, good idea, we can put them on sale, never thought of that, lets see how many offers we get, jeje - Heidita Aug 6, 2011
• Does a clock come with the old bloke? May add some value! :) - cristalino Aug 6, 2011
• If anyone wants my points they can have them for free to a good home . - jennyo45 Aug 6, 2011

Answer 10

Yes, I did say that, I really have no idea. However, if I vote for you it works fine, I don't know.

Answer 11

I do as well...my points reset to zero yesterday, well before my 24 hour period. Actually, my wife noticed it. I don't know why. Other times I get voted up on something and receive zero points for it.

Answer 12

I get 0 most of the time voting others. Well... I do anyhow

Answer 13

Call me perezoso, but I only checked a couple of threads... when does this "chimerical" 24-hr period begin for counting points? I realize this has been discussed ad nauseam but perhpas someone can just tell me or point (no pun intended!) me in the right direction to ascertain the answer. If you hit the limit of 200 and the day hasn't expired yet, do you get retroactive credit? jeje Say, when the 24-hr clock resets? Not worried about points (really!) but just would like to know how the system works...and time to do something else besides Spanishdict.com!! Should be called "Spanish-addict" dot com....

¡Gracias de antemano!

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• ad nauseam that is the word, jeje, and no no retroactive points, lol, I know u are kidding - Heidita Aug 6, 2011

Answer 14

Since I am always voting posts up, I never see anything except zeros in the detailed area of my points area.

I have noticed that sometimes I need to do a browser reset for it to show my latest points. The only reason I know this is because I don't know of any other way to check if I have messages, except going to my reputation page. And I can have a message waiting for me that I don't see, if I don't refresh the browser.

And, since I often work through the night, I have noticed that your 24 hour period before you get zeroed out again varies from day to day. I just thought this was due to the fact that the server needs to be backed up and (sometimes) reset every day. So the 24 hour period would naturally coincide with when these maintenance operations take place.

• Thanks for the info, TT... very helpful indeed! :) - cristalino Aug 5, 2011