[SOLVED] Quick question about the 'scales' on posts

szboardstretcher · 04-24-2014, 01:19 PM

I can click 'yes' found this useful on 10 posts from the same person in a thread, but it seems like i can only click on the scales to give reputation and leave a message like once per person per day or something.

What is the actual constraints on it, and why so low? I like leaving private comments while giving a reputation boost. Is that frowned upon?

I'd like to be able to do it as much as I like. I don't see any reason to constrain it in such a way.

Or is my experience broken??!

jeremy · 04-24-2014, 01:41 PM

There are a couple measures in place to ensure a small group of members don't simply keep increasing each others reputation. What you're running into is one of those measures.

--jeremy

szboardstretcher · 04-24-2014, 01:53 PM

I don't rate a lot of posts, i have like 400 or so in 8 years. I understand the reasoning behind it now, one of those things you have to do to keep fairness,.. but what is the difference between the scales and the 'yes'? It seems that the 'yes' is not inhibited but the scales are. I rated two helpful posts from one person with a yes and i was allowed to, but two scales for another poster were not allowed.

jeremy · 04-24-2014, 01:54 PM

You're correct that the "Did you find this post helpful" functionality is not subject to the limits.

--jeremy

szboardstretcher · 04-24-2014, 01:55 PM

Ok. Ill save the scales for more important posts, as i'm sure others have done. Thanks for the clarification.