What is it?
The Post Quality (PQ) system is used to rate posts as either 'Good" or "Poor" based on its content in terms of accuracy and helpfullness to the thread starter.
The system is there to not only to differentiate knowledgable users but ALSO to indicate users who help out others. That is, help new users obtain a solution to their problem.
You can decide whether to give a good 'rep' point or poor 'rep' point using this guideline:
Positive - Post is on point, informative or interesting
Negative - Post gives wrong information
How do you use it?
All you have to do is click the little icon next to the post (under their profile) and select either "Good" or "Poor" in the box that pops up. Also leave a small message (such as "Great accurate info!") for the person receiving the PQ point.
How do you reffer to it?
A person's PQ value is represented by little blocks under their profile whenever they make a post. Green blocks means they have a good PQ count and Red blocks means they have a bad PQ score. Hence the more Green blocks you have the better.
For example:
Grey square/box - You have 0 PQ points (default when you join up)
Green square/box - Each box represents 100 positive PQ points
Red square / box - Each box represents 100 negative PQ points.
How do I know how many PQ points I have?
All you have to do is click on your User CP and browse down to the bottom of the page.
The number of points you have depends on the power of the user giving you the point(s). The more PQ points a user has, the larger the effect (that is, the number of points given) to the target user.
Who can use this system?
To avoid abuse, initially only moderators will be able to hand out PQ points. However once a user has received 100 PQ points, they are allowed to alter the rep of other users.
Note: Users with less than 100 PQ points can still click the icon however there will be no change to the score of the user who receives this hit. The reasoning being that you need to build up a decent PQ score before you can hand out points to someone else.
When/where to give PQ points?
Given that the system is to be used for knowledgable/technical/helpful posts, it is not to be used for posts made in the lounge or the Photoshop/Photography forum as these are off topic areas. By helpful we mean helpful to the thread starter or other users having questions relating to their Honda motor vehicle. It is not to be used for posts informing others how to use this website and/or its rules.
How do I know if someone gave me a Positive PQ point or a Negative PQ Point?
In your UserCP, if the little box next to the PQ point another user gave you is green then you got a positive PQ point. If the box is Red you got a negative PQ point. If the box is grey, then that user had no 'rep power' and hence no effect on your total number of PQ points.
DO NOT PM a modertor to give you a PQ point because you feel you have made a good post. Your posts will be recognised and rewarded as it is read.
If you are unsure about anything then post back here.
Please note that anyone found to be abusing this system will be warned and ultimately BANNED.
NOTE: This system is calle the "Reputation System" on sites that use the same software however to avoid confusion with an individual's "reputation" we have decided to rename it to the Post Quality System.
Update: 2008/01/19 - Put emphasis on the system being an indicator of how much a user helps others.
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