Ok, I think I have figured a little bit more out but this is strictly therory, folks! (Are ya scared yet? lol)
We have established that rep points and rep power have to do with each other but are different. Your rep power is the number noted under your avatar, location, age and number of posts. You earn this number by how long you have been a member, number of posts and I believe also how many times you hand out points or take away as the case may be.
The rep power number is how much or how little you will change another persons rep points! You're personal rep points can only be seen by you (and probably Rich) in your user cp!
For example, I have 7 rep power. So when I give someone postitive rep points, their total rep points jumps up 7.
Now in the case of my little blue box, the person that I got it from has no rep power at all. They are fairly new to this forum and haven't made many posts yet. So in turn my "score" if you will...doesn't get adjusted either good or bad.
So my therory is this...
green box = you received postive points from that person
red box = you received negative points from that person
blue box = they tried but have no power
So to test this therory...anyone that has received any blue boxes, look at who gave them to you and see if they have any rep power. My guess would be they don't.
And for you all that are completely confused now, we are refering to the colored boxes that show up in your user cp, next to the person that added or subtracted from your rep points.
I assume this "key" is also the color you see on the forums next to one's rep power number. Since you can't actually see how many points a person has, this color along with the rep power number tells you whether or not that particular person is deemed good or bad. You probably get the benefit of the doubt when you are new, as everyone starts off with green at least that's what I have noticed thus far.
So have at it, check out those users that you received blue boxes from and let me know if this sounds right.
Is this deserving of brownie points, especially if I'm correct? :shrugs:
lol...I tried, worth a shot anyhow! :dancer:
I'm going to bed, I think my brain is on overload now!
Quigs