We are going to experiment with the "User Reputation System" that is a part of the TM forum software. For the past couple of years this feature has been turned off.
Basically if you found someones post on the TM to be helpful you can thank them by adding to their reputation. If you didn't appreciate someones post you can you can leave negative reputation.
It is our hope that system will be used mostly for thanking a member for their informative post.
To leave reputation simply click this icon that appears under the user name
This is 100% anonymous. Along with the reputation you can leave a message. If you want to let the user know who gave the reputation you can leave your name / user name in the comments box. In order to leave negative reputation you must leave a comment.
To view a users reputation notice the box(s) below the user name
Green = positive
Grey = Neutral
Red = Negative
To view your reputation and comments left for you make sure you are logged into the forum and click on UserCP and you will noticed reputation on the lower right hand side of your UserCP page.
We will test this system for a while and see how our members like it. If it is not received favorably we will get rid of it.
Thanks!