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xao ling Aug 17, 2019 @ 1:19pm

+Rep meaning?

Just tell me what that means, thanks

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Originally posted by Blargo:

It's a useless, unofficial "reputation" """system""" that people came up with as an attempt to highlight the "good" users from the "bad" users in the Steam community by posting a "+REP" or a "-REP" comment on profiles respectively.

Now the problem with it is that users can easily delete any "-REP" comments on their profile and/or have other accounts (friends or alts) spam a bunch of "+REP" comments instead.

This """system""" is only used by two kinds of users:

The new/naive users who don't know any better.
Scammers who prey on said new/naive users by faking positive feedback on their profile to appear trustworthy.

TL;DR: Ignore it.

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Yasahi Aug 17, 2019 @ 1:21pm

Nothing really. Some people think it can tell if someone is a trusted person or not. I consider it useless spam and something any scammer worth their salt will have in their profile since they'll use other accounts to comment on the profile.

Only foolish people will trust someone based on a comment from a random user.

iftheworldwasendin Aug 17, 2019 @ 1:43pm

+rep ( reputation + )

blunus Aug 17, 2019 @ 1:57pm

Means reputation. They do nothing at all. They are used to scammers, thinking they are trusted.

Last edited by blunus; Aug 17, 2019 @ 2:00pm

Sorce Aug 17, 2019 @ 2:08pm

Idk for profile asthethics?

blunus Aug 17, 2019 @ 2:13pm

Originally posted by ✗Ně̉́́́ớ~✗ツ:
Idk for profile asthethics?

Again, dumb people would trust someone for profile aesthetics who give them +rep (you know NOT).

Sorce Aug 17, 2019 @ 2:14pm

Originally posted by blunus:
Originally posted by ✗Ně̉́́́ớ~✗ツ:
Idk for profile asthethics?
Again, dumb people would trust someone for profile aesthetics who give them +rep (you know NOT).

Hmm ok

Longhaul Aug 17, 2019 @ 2:27pm

Originally posted by Figh:
Just tell me what that means, thanks :cuphead:

No.

Originally posted by mrdenn1s:
+rep ( reputation + )

Absolutely useless!

Fish Salad Aug 17, 2019 @ 3:19pm

It's absolutely useless, but sometimes it's fun to give a known scammer or cheater a -rep.

Longhaul Aug 17, 2019 @ 3:21pm

Originally posted by NUK3D:
It's absolutely useless, but sometimes it's fun to give a known scammer or cheater a -rep.

When anyone on the csgo forum asks rep4rep I always drop them a -rep

ElvisDeadly Aug 17, 2019 @ 3:26pm

Originally posted by Daynox:
Originally posted by NUK3D:
It's absolutely useless, but sometimes it's fun to give a known scammer or cheater a -rep.
When anyone on the csgo forum asks rep4rep I always drop them a -rep

You do know people can delete profile comments right?

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Longhaul Aug 17, 2019 @ 3:37pm

Originally posted by ElvisDeadly:
Originally posted by Daynox:
When anyone on the csgo forum asks rep4rep I always drop them a -rep

You do know people can delete profile comments right?

Noooooooooo really?

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Blargo Aug 17, 2019 @ 6:33pm

The new/naive users who don't know any better.
Scammers who prey on said new/naive users by faking positive feedback on their profile to appear trustworthy.

TL;DR: Ignore it.

Last edited by Blargo; Aug 17, 2019 @ 6:33pm

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