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You can receive rep in two ways:

• The reputation module in the postbit
  
• The "Thanks" button
  

The main difference between the two is that through the postbit, a user can give negative reputation as well as positive reputation. The maximum positive reputation through the postbit you can receive is +150, while the maximum negative reputation you can receive is -50.

However, the user does not have a choice as to how much of each they can give you. Their "rep power" decides how much they give you. Rep power is calculated through what your current reputation is. I'm making an estimation that the calculation for positive rep power is (your reputation / 95), maxing out at 15,000 rep, and the calculation for negative rep power is (your reputation / 285), maxing out at 15,000 rep.

Through the thanks button, you receive +20 reputation. The groan button does not remove any reputation, but does show up in your profile statistics. The following info shows the different reputation stars and meanings.

You must login or register to view this content.,You must login or register to view this content. Green Bars - These are each "worth" 100 reputation.
You must login or register to view this content. Golden Bars - These are each "worth" 250 reputation.

You must login or register to view this content. Bronze Star - This is given when you reach a multiple of 2,000 reputation.
You must login or register to view this content. Silver Star - This is given when you reach a multiple of 6,000 reputation.
You must login or register to view this content. Gold Star - This is given when you reach a multiple of 18,000 reputation.
You must login or register to view this content. Reputation Badge - This is given when you go over 24,600 reputation.

Examples of how you may see these:

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You must login or register to view this content.You must login or register to view this content.You must login or register to view this content. - This user has more than 22,000 reputation.
You must login or register to view this content.You must login or register to view this content. - This user has more than 8,000 reputation.

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Hopefully this removes any confusion. If you have any further questions, don't be afraid to post them below! Thanks for checking out the thread,

~Kade.

It's weird when you're still under 2,000. I've been watching mine go enough to know what the values are :p

Not really a bump, but I have now figured out that supposedly a reputation badge isn't obtained at 24k. I'm now thoroughly confused.

Very Nice Helped me out a ton Thank you

Half the time I don't see a "Thanks" button on posts..it's just not there. Any ideas?

You should add that to find your +rep power you have to divide your rep by 95. Good thread though

I believe when a thread is a certain time old you cannot thank it. It may be a month but don't quote me on that.

Thanks buttons are removed from a thread after 2 weeks.

Okay guys but then how do I go about thanking someone for saves etc if the thread is over a month old?

Your best bet will be to thank another of their posts. Go to their profile and then on the left click find latest posts by the user and thank that.