What are "Reaction Score" and "Trophy Points" and what do the values (numbers) mean?

[Lonnie]

I see these categories in an Autopian member's profile. What are they , how are the values/numbers determined, and what do they mean to me as a member OR to someone else looking at an Autopian?
I say this because I was looking for the number ( quantity) of posts a member has posted over the years within this forum. It USED to be than number was posted /displayed in the member's response within EACH posts, but now it is within the member profile.Not sure if this post number/quantity was reset when a new owner took over the forum.
I say this as well because I started a thread topic many years ago when Autopian All-star Accumulator reached 30,000 posts, which was, and still is, quite an accomplishment!https://www.autopia.org/threads/congratulations-to-accumulator-30-000-posts-and-counting.166836/

 

[Setec Astronomy]

You always ask the hard questions, Lonnie.

 

[Lonnie]

Setec:
If anyone has the answer(s), it would be you.
Please do not misconstrue or misinterpret my response that I think of you as a snobby know-it-all! Think more highly respected and trusted Autopian authority, at least in my sometimes not so "humble" opinion. Just lookin' for answers and information.
These categories and respective number scores were created for some reason by someone when they changed the forum format with this new website software. But what does it mean to me or anyone looking at my Autopia profile?
(Who, in their right mind, would actually look at your profile, Captain Obvious. Just sayin'.....)
I liked the old forum format which listed the number of responses an Autopian member had accumulated within the forum as that person responded to any thread with their post. NOW you can only find it by going to their member profile. Does the number matter? Yes and no.
Yes, because it tells me how often someone responds to threads and if they are an active member.
No, because it may be misconstrued that someone responds (talks or more correctly types) too much or they are acting like a know-it-all, which MAY be the reason the new forum format excludes that number within the thread post(s) to prevent this misjudgment by the reader looking at the response.
Then again, if you are typing out so many responses, when do you actually have time to really detail vehicles? ( no offense Accumulator!! See thread link above to how I thought he does it. Just don't laugh too hard
...)

 

[TroyScherer]

This reminds me of the tag line older show "Who's line is it anyway?"

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Setec:
If anyone has the answer(s), it would be you.
Please do not misconstrue or misinterpret my response that I think of you as a snobby know-it-all! Think more highly respected and trusted Autopian authority, at least in my sometimes not so "humble" opinion. Just lookin' for answers and information.

Yeah, well, I might be a snobby know-it-all. I'll admit to my frustration that the internet, contrary to the democratization of information it was promised to be, has turned into a cesspool of misinformation and self-reinforcing feedback. I think, as you noted, that the number of posts was to convey some credibility, or at least identify who might be more "experienced", but I think all the other rating kind of stuff was targeted at the user, not the observer, to puff them up and keep them engaged, a primitive form of the algorithmic process on Facebook, YouTube, etc.

 

[Lonnie]

Setec:
If I asked someone at AutoGeek , who (supposedly) oversees this forum , would they tell me if I asked this question of them?
I posted this thread topic in the "Forum News, Updates and Feedback" tab with hopes that SOMEONE from AutoGeek or a forum Admin would see and read this topic and MAYBE answer my question and concern, but alas, to no avail. Sometimes hopes, dreams, and expectations meets reality, and it ain't always pretty! (Read into it whatever you want)
And no, you are NOT a snobby know-it-all, just someone who TRIES to keep Captain Obvious detailing-centric, honest, and unbiased in this forum! (AKA, on a leash and in line.....Yeah, good luck with that!.....Quit laughin'!!)

"Whose Line Is It Anyway" was one of my favorite programs, but it can get a little "raunchy" at times. I've watched re-runs numerous times on Roar cable TV. Some of the shows are classics, like the time now-deceased fitness guru Richard Simons was featured as a guest participant and made host Drew Carry laugh so hard he was crying.