Whats that black dot mean ?

[JDarvall]

<------------- Under my mug shot...just here on the left ....below 'Posts' ...Everybody else seems to have a line of green dots......

Wondering if its something to do with my computer.....its playing silly buggers again....freezing and all that.

[duckman]

<------------- Under my mug shot...just here on the left ....below 'Posts' ...Everybody else seems to have a line of green dots......

Wondering if its something to do with my computer.....its playing silly buggers again....freezing and all that.

G'day tripper,

I believe it means that you have turned off your reputation points. If you go into the User CP, which is on the left hand side of the menu near the top of the screen you will see the option to turn it back on. :)

Yep, its under "Edit Options" in the User CP

"Show My Reputation Level
Your current reputation level is displayed to other users whenever you post a message. If you would like to hide your reputation, disable this option."

HTH,

Mark.

[Felder]

It means your reputation points are turned off.

In User Control Panel there is a function somewhere that allows you to turn it on/off. Change it to 'on' and you too can have a row of green dots. Or red ones :eek::p

[JDarvall]

Ta Mark and Brendan....

[Daddles]

You're no longer an agent of evil, you're a greenie :D

Richard

[Felder]

Actually, black dots can sometimes mean the word Lees (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/member.php?u=12315)

;)

[Zed]

if anyone needs a demo on how to get a red dot, please let me know...:rolleyes: Felder you still havnt given me my jap saws. after I named my kid after you and all... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Ivan in Oz]

Zed,
Someone gave me a Blackie just to show me.
Can't remember whom?
:mad: :mad: :mad:

;)

Edit:- That should have read RED...Grrrr Time for Bed :mad:

[elphingirl]

Thanks Apricotripper,

I was wondering that too, and have followed the advice!

Cheers

PS I have always wondered about your username - what does it mean?

[PenRex]

reputation . . .black dot . . .reputation . . .black dot . . .

we all have the same reputation setting as far as I can see (my specs being out in the workshop).

I might check out this black dot . . .

[Ivan in Oz]

I might check out this black dot . . .

You So-and-Sos,

If you get a Black Dot anywhere than in the Left Hand Column,
GO SEE A Doctor and get it Looked at:eek:

Don't ask me how I know,
or where they were:o :o

[JDarvall]

PS I have always wondered about your username - what does it mean?

means nothing special. uno, just the first thing that you think of when the screen asks you to enter your 'identity'.......so I tried to think up something 'cool', and 'different' and 'unique'

My wife tells me a story at least twice a year, as though I'd never heard it before:rolleyes: , after a few drinks, about a friend of hers who baked some crazy dish using apricots.....how it stuck to the pan,,,,or was left out in the sun for too long (something like that).....and how the only way to eat it was to rip it off.....

so they called the dish 'apricotripper'...(she yells that bit out loud, with a belly load of laughs) . Which is my nickname for Es, since I hear the story plenty enough...

There you go. :o And your name ?

[JDarvall]

reputation . . .black dot . . .reputation . . .black dot . . .

we all have the same reputation setting as far as I can see (my specs being out in the workshop).

I might check out this black dot . . .

yeh, come to think of it....everybody has the same green bar.....don't see any red bits anyway.........might be better fun being a black dot after all :confused:

[Cliff Rogers]

<------------- Under my mug shot...just here on the left ....below 'Posts' ...Everybody else seems to have a line of green dots......

Wondering if its something to do with my computer.....its playing silly buggers again....freezing and all that.

It means one of 2 things....
1. You are clueless.
2. You don't care.
3. You have no idea what is going on.

[JDarvall]

It means one of 2 things....
1. You are clueless.
2. You don't care.
3. You have no idea what is going on.

:confused: ..... making me dizzy trying to work that out Cliff. Bugger it, I don't care anymore......oh! must be number 2 then.

[Bob Willson]

Aren't 1 and 3 equivalents?

[Cliff Rogers]

Aren't 1 and 3 equivalents?
Wiiiizzzzz.......... :eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D

I did say..... "It means one of 2 things...." :D

[Schtoo]

Coulda been a Fraudian slip... :p





Maybe even a Freudian one. :eek:


(I vote for 'who cares'. The rep points are next to useless since they got 'fixed'. As in 'getting the cat fixed'...)

[Munga]

Apricotripper I didn't have a clue either, thought I was in the p--p for something.

[Felder]

Felder you still havnt given me my jap saws. after I named my kid after you and all... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
You named your kid "Felder"? :confused::confused:

[silkwood]

My screen used to show reputation points but for the last few months it has shown everyone the same: 5 dark green, six light green. I just went in and changed my CP. What gives?:confused:

Cheers,

[duckman]

My screen used to show reputation points but for the last few months it has shown everyone the same: 5 dark green, six light green. I just went in and changed my CP. What gives?:confused:

Cheers,

Reputation points were reset a few weeks back. There was an announcement posted by err... or Neil or one of the other admins. A search should turn it up. :)

[Iain]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Spot

[Bob38S]

I've never had a link for "bad post" beside online status and reputation.

Does this mean
I haven't made any?
I am not allowed to make any?
??

[tashammer]

if anyone needs a demo on how to get a red dot, please let me know...:rolleyes: Felder you still havnt given me my jap saws. after I named my kid after you and all... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: i bet they will work really well too. i will think of you as i draw my first cut across the little bit of reo.

[Cliff Rogers]

I've never had a link for "bad post" beside online status and reputation.

Does this mean
I haven't made any?
I am not allowed to make any?
??
Bob, you don't see it 'cos why would you report yourself?

[Shannon]

i bet they will work really well too. i will think of you as i draw my first cut across the little bit of reo.

I think Zed will be showing Tashammer what a red dot looks like soon :D :D :D

I hope you have many a fun time with your recently ill gotten gains - I mean lets face it I only live 2km away from the shop, I could have walked in to pick them up thus saving them some postage money. :D

[Felder]

I mean lets face it I only live 2km away from the shop
And yet, you've never visited....:o

Stand outside in five minutes and see if you can hear me hurling abuse in your direction.:D:D

[Iain]

I would probably have a problem walking in too, knowing I would incur 3rd degree burns to my fingers when picking up the VISA:p

[Felder]

We have welding gloves available for sooky-la-la's like you.....

Either toughen up your girly hand, or put the gloves on. Just make sure you get the VISA out. :p

[Bob38S]

Bob, you don't see it 'cos why would you report yourself?

Never even thought of that - oooops

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

[Shannon]

You are so right Felder,

I will make the time to introduce my ugly mug to you soon - funny isn't it, so close yet never get around to dropping by for a chat.

[Clinton1]

Silkwood, Bob38 -

My User CP makes random changes if I change one thing in my User CP.

The black dot means that you have turned off the User CP/Edit Options/Show Reputation levels..... or maybe you changed something else is the random bug got you! ;) Easy to change it back.

It doesn't mean that you are naughty.