How do I give someone rep?

[spanglock]

I've been on Steam for around two to three years and have never learned how to give someone rep. I'm not sure if you literally type "+rep" in their profile comments or if there's more to it.

[RARA]

you litterally just type +rep in their profile

[JJ, Professional Fool]

Im pretty sure that whole rep thing is a 3rd part deal. Almost 5 years here and Ive never been given a rep. Ones I got are deleted.

Doesnt effect me in any way.

[Kat!]

I have no clue what rep is XD

[Bumbefly (we/All)]

Rep = abriviation from "reputation". Usually given for good, honoust and fast trading. Otherwise given for helping out gamers with computertrouble.

As TheMendozer writes, it's completely 3rd party dealing. Has nothing to do with Steam or, in some cases, with the real "value" of a person. +reps can be abused by scammers who create (or even HiJack) a lot of accounts to put them on the profile used for scamming.
Another methode is asking for a +rep with the promis of a shady uncontrolable give-away.

The negative comments on my own profile are an example of how scammers behave if their forum-spam is called out. Ofcourse they deleted the -rep they got on thier profiles from me and a few other Ppl.

[qwerty]

Originally posted by JJ, Professional Fool:

Im pretty sure that whole rep thing is a 3rd part deal. Almost 5 years here and Ive never been given a rep. Ones I got are deleted.

Doesnt effect me in any way.

Yea I agree

[Night]

Originally posted by qwerty:

Originally posted by JJ, Professional Fool:

Im pretty sure that whole rep thing is a 3rd part deal. Almost 5 years here and Ive never been given a rep. Ones I got are deleted.

Doesnt effect me in any way.

Yea I agree

Did you notice this was originally posted in June 2016?

Anyways, comments on profiles and such stating "+rep" or "-rep" are meaningless for most people and they don't really give anything to other users.

I believe "+rep" is used primarily by those who trade items, and it's purpose is to say that the person who is receiving the comment is a trustworthy trader.

Although, as I said, It's meaningless, "+rep" comments can easily be faked by alt accounts or friends.

Personally I just delete them because those types of comments are worthless to me, and I just dislike seeing them on my profile.

If it wasn't already obvious +rep means positive reputation and -rep means negative reputation.

[Yslith]

+rep

[soon]

+rep

[ikigai yume]

-rep stole my donuts

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

necroing a thread for the imaginary rep thing that does nothing