What's a good rep to post ratio?

lucidzfl

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Inspired by the rep checkers thread, whats considered a good rep to post ratio?
1/4? 1/5?

Whats the highest rep you've ever heard of?
 

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15-30 reps per post.
if you're doing it right.

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I treasure all of my 7 rep points and re-read them every day, they're my ray of sunshine.

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*re-rails thread*

Inspired by the rep checkers thread, whats considered a good rep to post ratio?
1/4? 1/5?

Whats the highest rep you've ever heard of?



carry on,...
 

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I agree with Ben. It's totally meaningless. Some people go on threads begging for reps, and get them. Others give reps to their friends for everything they post. In some cases it's just a measure of popularity. For that reason, I think worrying about such a thing is for those people who really do miss all of that high school bullshit of needing to be constantly reassured of one's developing worth.

I appreciate each and every rep I get because someone took the time to comment on something I posted. But I don't know what my ratio is and I really don't view that as anything close to important.
 

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I'll restrain myself from repping Neuro on his post. :D That said, I agree with him. I don't and never have worried about the "ratio" of posts to reps. I care about what's said in my reps, though. I like getting them and appreciate getting them, but I value them for their content, not for the volume.
 

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I've only looked because I know I don't post that much and was curious. I've almost the number of reps that I do posts.

Other than that I don't care about the count. It's the content I like.
 

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I shoot for a 1:1000 ratio. I'm hoping for my thirteenth rep soon.
 

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I don't think there's any such thing as a good rep to post ratio. It's just a fun silly thing that's been included as an option for the board. It's not a measure of anything.

I'm with Cranky, tj and Fizzy: quality not quantity.
 

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I've used rep points to communicate a quick message so often, and had other's do the same, that any idea of a ratio is long out the window.

All I can tell with some certainty, is that Idiots is getting better rep content than I am. :)
 

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Okay, none of you is getting a rep point from me.
 

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I got a seriously great rep point this morning. I think I'll frame it.
 

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Is it just me or did AA just call me a perv?
:tongue

And while we're on the subject of reps (because I sure as hell don't want to be the next one to start a thread about them) why are some people's worth more than others??