Reputation on SD / Puntos de reputación en SD

Question

SD has been designed to measure all participants' progress learning a new language. It also serves to motivate members to continue participating as they rank higher as users on the website. Whoever asks a question should be voted up in compensation for their effort. Those who also take the time to respond to a posting deserve the same treatment.

So, please remember to vote as much as possible on the site.

Thank you!

SD ha sido diseñado para medir el progreso en el aprendizaje lingüístico y motivar a los miembros del foro a seguir participando. Tus votos (reputación) son imprescindibles en este proceso. El forista que hace una pregunta ve recompensado su esfuerzo obteniendo más puntos y subiendo de lugar en el sitio. Y el que responde también merece ser reconocido por su tiempo.

Por eso, ¡por favor no se olviden de votar por sus compañeros foristas!

¡Mil gracias!

Good one Franco! - rac1, Oct 29, 2012

This will definitely get some idea juices flowing I think francobollo. Good post. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

Tienes mis votos amigo. - ray76, Oct 29, 2012

Gracias, Ray! Tú también. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Franco, with all due respect but the initial intention of the voting was to support one another in the process of learning the language. - martha-sd, Oct 31, 2012

And your idea worked beautifully, Martha. We are speaking the same language. - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 1

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Siempre voto por todas las personas que me contestan en los hilos creados por mí mismo aunque pueden no votar por mí.

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Bueno, todos deberíamos seguir tu ejemplo, Fidalguinho. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

I can see your point Fidalguinho, but when you do this, and you have used up all your votes, there may be some really great posts that deserve your vote and you won't be able to support it. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

support them...sorry. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

I do not think your votes get used up. It's your own score that has a limit of 200 pts per day. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Oh ok...well that is different. I thought we were only allowed to give a certain amount of points. If we can give as many as we want and those points all count, that really changes things. Thanks for the clarification! - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

Answer 2

With all due respect, I think one of the issues that stops people from voting is that there is a limit on the number of votes that you can give away in a 24 hour period. Any additional votes which are over your quota, mean nothing with respect to points for the person you are voting for. It's definitely necessary to use your votes wisely. In my opinion this is good, it stops people from voting just to receive points. The problem as I see it, is that you don't know how many really great posts there are going to be in the run of a day, and if you have used up all your voting power...well, the best post may not win. It is a bit of a challenge to decide whether or not to vote for something early on. At least this is the way I understand the SD system. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

And as far as I know, reaching 200 pts a day does not affect your ability to vote. The other person will still receive their votes even if you do not for voting them up if you have reached your limit. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Margherite, I think your points are 100% valid and voting wisely is a good policy. My message was more aimed at people who ask a question, receive multiple answers and just say thank you (if at all) and do not vote. I see that way too often. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Margherite , reaching 200 does not stop one voting , I just give a vote to everyone that either deserves one or needs one , especially those who open a thread. - ray76, Oct 29, 2012

Ok...I see what you are getting at. Do you think perhaps it happens more with newer people who don't really know the system? Maybe there is a way to put a 'sticky' on the forum somewhere to remind them. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

franco, i know that reaching your quota doesn't stop one from voting, but in your original post you mentioned that votes are important to rank users higher on the forum. I thought that after your quota, no points are given to the person you are voting for - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

If they have reached their quota, sure. But I never check people's scores, when I'm voting. I just do it. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Ok...jejeje...now I'm really confused. I don't think I was understanding or do understand this quota thing. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2012

Points you can accrue yourself during 24hrs: 200. Points you can give others during the same period of time: unlimited. - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Exactly, Franco. Just because you reach your own quota doesn't mean you can't still give others points, as long as they haven't reached their own point quotas... - PumpkinCalabaza, Oct 30, 2012

Ahhh...ok, now I understand. Thank you Pumpkin and francobollo! You have unmuddied the water. ((*¿*)) - 0095ca4c, Oct 30, 2012