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Question: What builds reputation in EU, in your eyes?
Hummm, well this question is not as simple as it may seem, & to quote ' in your eyes'..
Reputation in Eu spills over in to Ef & also reputation spills over from EF into EU...... However, it's very different for different people.
I think if you try to define reputation and thus use that formula to gain reputation or follow a path with those guide lines, you will gain false reputation or even negative reputation - it's not like learning a sales technique, when interacting with people's real lives, this is about humility, respect for other people opinions and there personal space.
Players are generally in there Home, often in a space on there own or with there partner interacting and playing and posting. The game can be an extension to there personal space, because one feels safe and one is also able to be them selves and not act as it were a job or a Film set. (saying that there are also people that role play and do the opposite).
I often and over time notice myself as well as friends acting like Children, not in a bad way, but in a natural way - we are born into entropia we know nothing and find friends or mentors that help us, often taking on a parent role of helping, nurturing & supporting....
It seems to me the inner self or child within us come's out to play... This inner self, is free to say and do what it likes - there is no preintended behaviour, we just are and play.. Watch a 10 year old healthy Girl or Boy in rl - full of energy and wonder, they want to do everything and have lots of fun and chat, Entropia is like 'Alice in Wonderland' we can be and do what ever we like. (if we have a pot of Gold).
However, the majority of players are adult, I see a lot in the 30-40 age group, and that interaction between a wide spanning age group can not always be easy to address.
I'm getting side tracked sorry,
Well, one can gain respect from helping others YES, from menterng them, helping people with no intended payback - offering honest advice - being there for them when the shit hits the fan - and boy we all hit the fan at some point in our game and in RL. You can gain respect from your threads on EF, for being honest for being funny, for beings insane, for being helpful and informative, there are many natural Humanist ways to gain this.
You can also gain respect bars on your profile, these are connected but do not tell the full picture - these can be somewhat clouded.
To have a million gold bars or stars, doesn't make you a wonderful person and the world should respect the ground you walk on - it means you have been given a lot of respect clicks... Sure, it is designed so we all generally respect click people for there decent posts and threads, it does give an over all picture - Saying that, there are also many levels to this, people with lots of respect can also give out lots of respect - so they get respect simply for having been given respect (we all know that, so be honest). - Also people in positions of power, often can gain respect simply because they are in favour and there words can turn the lights on or off, and if you cross that person you may have a 50% chance of being in trouble... Some take that risk and voice opinions and there honesty and thus gain even more respect - but often they too are in a position of power to a degree and so are quite safe to do so. Others try and get trashed for it....
I don't like random acts of kindness, especially when there posted, kinda like donating to the local children's home just to get in the local newspaper - I hate that, but hey that's my opinion....
There are also ways to gain respect as a formula, as in business - Sponsoring an event and thus getting limelight or even a few sales from your shop - offering a service, say piloting, you get paid for your time but also help people on there journey. Mentoring, I have never done the EU road as a mentor so its a bit grey there, but there is a reward for helping people in the form of a gift - this is open to abuse - but most who do it seem genuine or at least the ones that are well known mentors - respect can be gained there on those..
EF respect..
Well most has been said in the thread, but yes, players who have been around for a long time and have taken part in EF and posted a lot will of over time gained a lot of respect - they will of acquired a skill in posting be it making helpful threads on helping the community and new people learn - guides. Posting helpful responses, or generally being funny and lightening up threads with there wacky sense of humour...
Some things yes have to be learnt over time, just like life, Entopia time is not like real time - its much faster - not sure the average time people come and play EU but its short - sure people come back after breaks, but people come and go a lot..... Often with big dreams and ideas, only to find that rl at the end of the day is more important and the amount of money your big idea can generate, needs 100 times more capital to profit 50 times less than the business plan you originally dreamt up and it takes 30 times longer to accomplish because the game is dynamic..
off to make a cup of tea
MoonFish
P.S.
Its only a flipping game or is it !!!!!
Let's face it, I've been slammed, crammed and beat down as a newbie on these forums. I consider it a rite of passage in a sense and it appears just about everyone has gone through it at some point.
If everyone new here goes through similar situations, what in your eyes decides whether you accept the person or want to castrate them?
This isn't about me, so let's not make it such. Generally speaking, what brings your walls down and lets you enjoy new members of the community?
Personally, I admire ambition and fortitude. People who do what they say they will do instead of just talking. I'm also won over by a humble attitude, the quiet type who knows plenty but keeps his mouth shut while listening and learning. I always strive to be like that but lets face it, I have a big mouth sometimes. heh
Vedder 
