Thanks and Rep begging

I wonder if there is a relation to the people asking for rep and thanks compared to the people ending up on the shit list, or looking to offer a service. In both cases I can see these people having low post counts and newer accounts who are looking to build quick "trust" on BHW so they can either scam somebody, or offer a service that appears to be coming from somebody with high rep.

Rep and Thanks is earned when deserved.
 
I wonder if there is a relation to the people asking for rep and thanks compared to the people ending up on the shit list, or looking to offer a service. In both cases I can see these people having low post counts and newer accounts who are looking to build quick "trust" on BHW so they can either scam somebody, or offer a service that appears to be coming from somebody with high rep.

Rep and Thanks is earned when deserved.

Yeah, that is my worry too. So much scamming going on lately and peeps clamouring to increase their standing in the community.

I bow to Wiz's (dignified) reply, maybe I should be a little more patient but devalueing the system really ticks me off.

Thanks for letting me vent my spleen :)
 
Awesome new rules have been implemented

By our admin pofecker in jv section to get approval for jv threads to cut down scams

and a good one here by our exec.vip godmonkee to maintain the quality of reps and thanks

another by our super mod zen organized banned threads together...

Strict rules = BHW Forever !

Ty admins,mods and exec.vip's
 
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Secret blackhat method:

*Make ass-kissing birthday thread to gain thanks & rep*

Rinse and repeat method until you appear more useful and knowledgable than you actually are.

Edit - Yes, I am a grumpy sod. This was meant in jest :)
 
Ultimately, I am not concerned about thanks and reps. However, if
a member wishes to show his/her appreciation for something I
have done to help him/her or the forum in-general, I see no
problem with that.

(BTW, if a meetup with the members ever does materialize,
I wouldn't be opposed to accepting a nice blue Lamborghini
Gallardo!) :)

Cheers! - "Wiz"

Hey Wiz, what is your address? you can have this lambo including the pretty babe too. :)

lambo.jpg
 
Prime example of a weak giveaway and then asking for it later on

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/social-networking-sites/464948-giving-out-twitter-account-500-followers.html
 
Rather than neg-repping a member who constantly asks for thanks,
I will post a reply and take a moment to explain why it is frowned
upon. See my reply on the thread HERE.

Then notice that the member made a reply and learned something from it.

Neg-repping them for asking for thanks doesn't really accomplish anything.
If you don't point out to him/her why you neg-repped them, they won't
know why they got neg-repped and will therefore continue what they
had been doing all along.

Cheers! - "Wiz"

True but some people have goldfish memory.
Code:
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/white-hat-seo/465050-giveaway-blog-post-my-google-page-ranking-4-site.html
 
What is the purpose of Rep & Thanks? Besides someone showing gratitude. Do I win a toaster or something if I get to 100?

1000 Thanks: commemorative BlackHatWorld logo frisbee

10,000 Thanks: a Filipino midget prostitute will come to your house and sing "Happy Birthday Mr. President" to you in broken English

100,000 Thanks: two Swedish supermodels will come to your house and wrestle in a giant tub of vanilla pudding for your amusement

1,000,000 Thanks: a Brazilian supermodel team will be sent to your house to cook you a dinner of champagne-soaked lobster dipped in liquid gold, with side salad and baked potato (sour cream and chives 25 cents extra)
 
Secret blackhat method:

*Make ass-kissing birthday thread to gain thanks & rep*

Rinse and repeat method until you appear more useful and knowledgable than you actually are.

Edit - Yes, I am a grumpy sod. This was meant in jest :)

Lol, there are a few guys here who seem to know when everyone's birthday is. I barely remember when mine is, let alone anyone else :P
 
Good point. We used to get a similar thing on our forums when rep came into play and we ended up getting rid of it.

If your interesting and have anything to offer at all, the thanks will come. If you have to beg for rep or just to be liked, then thats a pretty sad little internet life your leading. :rolleyes:
 
I guess the main thing for me is hopefully the majority of users who have +rep worth recieving can see past rep whoring and won't give it making some rep whoring harder. Thanks whoring on the other hand is much easier which is why if I do "judge" someone based on either rep or thanks, I judge on rep. But this is obviously superficial in some cases which I guess is the point of the thread (which is why I try more than ever to judge based on users quality posts I've personally seen).
 
Quality never goes in vain. It's my personal experience that whenever I have posted something valuable, then I've been + Repped and thanked. Begging for Rep and thanks makes you no less than beggars. We need to post things which forces people to thank and Rep us but begging for the same seams irritating. Btw @http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/members/29293-godmonkee.htmlhttp://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/members/29293-godmonkee.htmlhttp://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/members/29293-godmonkee.html
 
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