Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Enhanced Reputation Checks

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This modification adds a whole set of extra checks whenever members try and give reputation to posts.

The main features are ;

Require Positive Reputation Comment
Members must leave a comment in order to give a post positive reputation.

Reputation Power Cap
Sets the maximum reputation giving power for any member, as well as the default forum wide setting, it is possible to set different caps in specific forums. Please carefully read the setting notes on how to do this (examples are given).

Positive Reputation Multiply Factor
Any positive reputation given will be multiplied by the "Positive Reputation Multiply Factor" - See Custom Factors below.

Negative Reputation Multiply Factor
Similar to above - any negative reputation given will be multiplied by the "Negative Reputation Multiply Factor" - See below.

Custom Forum Based Multiply Factors
As well as the default forum wide factor settings for positive and negative reputation, it is also possible to set custom values for specific forums. Again, please carefully read the setting notes on how to do this (examples are given).

Closed Threads Limit
Posts in closed threads, that exceed the given age, cannot be given reputation. It is possible to stop reputation being given on any post in a closed thread.

Open Threads Limit
Posts in open threads, that exceed the given age, cannot be given reputation. If you desire, it is possible to stop reputation being given on any post in an open thread.

Allow or Disallow List
A list of forums can be supplied and then reputation either be allowed only in those forums, or be disallowed only in those forums. It is also possible to stop reputation being given in any forum (basically suspending the reputation system).

New in v3.7.002

User Ban List
An option to ban individual members from being able to give reputation to anyone.

Custom Usergroup Based Multiply Factors
These are basically the same as the forum based custom factors, but based on the giving members usergroup. Note that these will override any forum based multiplier.

All settings are in vBulletin Options > Enhanced Reputation Checks


Install
Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

Points to note ;

• Posts that you cannot give reputation on will not display the give reputation icon/link (3.7.002 onwards).
  
• In order to give negative reputation to a post a comment must be supplied - this is part of default vb 3.6 onwards and cannot be changed by this modification.
  
• If a member does not have permission to give negative reputation then any negative reputation they try and give will be set to zero - in default vb they ended up giving positive reputation.
  
• If set, the vb fixed admin reputation value will still be multiplied by any Multiply Factors specified in this modification.
  
• If the negative reputation factor is 0.5 (to replicate default vb) then there will be one minor difference, a member whose positive reputation power is 1 will have a negative reputation power of 0, in default vb this would be -1.
  
• The reputation cap is [now] checked after any multiplication factors have been applied - so no member can give more than the set cap, no matter what factors are applied first.

History:

v3.7.001 : First release for vb 3.7.
v3.7.002 : Added usergroup factors & user ban list.

[Paul M]

Just import the new product.

[gopherhockey]

Originally Posted by Loller

Paul M, this is a great mod! Thank you!

But can you? add options like this: Limit of given positive reputations per day and Limit of given negative reputations per day, based on member groups.

For example: Registered user can give 5 positive and negative reputations per day, forum admins can give 25 positive and negative reputations per day.

This options can prevent reputation flooding.

This add-on looks nice, but I agree with the above statement. It seems like groups should be able to determine the rep quotas/limits, not just a generic setting for all users. This should be a standard feature of vBulletin and I'm surprised a hack doesn't exist that can do this. Its not overly complex like most other systems I've seen.

Sorry, I know you have already said this one won't do it. If it ever does, I'll install...

[petacat]

Despite your desire to not add anything ... What about banning someone from Receiving Reputation? There are people who seem to create accounts to cross-transfer reputation amongst themselves... I would like to be able to ban these form receiving reputation after they are identified.

A much needed enhancement!

[Paul M]

While I thank you for the suggestion, I dont think one request in two+ years quite counts as a "must needed" enhancement. I dont plan any more changes to this anytime soon.

[Charles_1]

Originally Posted by petacat

Despite your desire to not add anything ... What about banning someone from Receiving Reputation? There are people who seem to create accounts to cross-transfer reputation amongst themselves... I would like to be able to ban these form receiving reputation after they are identified.

A much needed enhancement!

Originally Posted by Paul M

While I thank you for the suggestion, I dont think one request in two+ years quite counts as a "must needed" enhancement. I dont plan any more changes to this anytime soon.

Well, I agree with petacat, that addition would be really useful.

So we have at least 2 requests, will someone else join our pointless effort for this option to add?

Sorry Paul M, I know that you don't want to add new options to this right now, but if we wouldn't love your hack, we would be quiet - so these requests are basically expressing our thanks for this hack of yours.

[ShackMaster]

Nevermind... I figured it out...

[ShackMaster]

Sorry for the double post.

[Makc666]

Paul M, some great idea came to my mind

There is some users who do not want to get reputation from other member or want to get reputation from other members in any way (most the first one).

As in 3.7 we have Social Groups.
There will be really cool if this one will have smth like:

Social Groups Allow or Disallow List 
A list of Social Groups the users can join to be allowed or be disallowed to get reputation being given in any forum (basically suspending the reputation system).

So if the user doesn't want to get a reputatuon he just joins the Social Group and no one can give reputation to him. Except may be the Admins and Sup.Moderator.

[Paul M]

Hmm, Nice thought, but I dont use social groups [at all] on any of my forums, so its unlikely I will add such a feature.

[katie hunter]

Does this mod allow you to give specific number of reps to each user ? I saw a modification like this one but i can't remember where, it allow you to give this user 10 rep , 20 , etc..

But I can't find that option when i go and rep a user in the forum