reputation power

[irishspades]

ok ive noticed under people's profile it says reputation power then a number. what excactly is that and what does it mean?

[Paco Iglacias]

so far as i can tell, it does next to nothing. it doesn't allow you access to some secret forum or anything. its just a way for people to rank how helpful folks are, but its rarely used.

[Hoax]

Just for the record: I'm the one with the most repuation


..It doesn't do anything than showing how "helpful" you are. Lol, I bet half of my reputation points are either "YOU'RE AWESOME" or "OMG LOL"

[Mirage]

so, how does this rep increase?