Help me understand reputation scoring.

[colt45]

In the documentation, it says:
"Every 5 minutes, the reputation module will increase the score for all connected IP addresses by +1."
It also states:
"If the user is authenticated to services, they receive an additional point, so +2 in total."

What exactly do you mean by "services"? If it’s referring to Anope, how does a registered and identified user maintain their score? It seems to reset every time the user rejoins the channel the next day or 2.

I suspect this happens because the user is on a dynamic IP, but they are likely using the same ISP/ASN.

Could someone explain this in simple terms as if I’m not very tech-savvy?

Thank you!

UnrealIRCd-6.1.9.1
Anope 2.0.16

[Valware]

Hi, colt45.

Yes, indeed it's referring to services packages like Anope or Atheme. The score is attached entirely by the IP address in question, so even if a user from IP 1.2.3.4 is logged in as "Bob" and gains a reputation of 10, if Bob uses another IP address, unfortunately it will begin from 0 again. Although a per-account reputation score is not entirely a bad idea... that's how it currently works.

[colt45]

Ah, that's unfortunate - I was hoping the score wouldn't reset, especially since they’re already identified with NickServ.
Thanks for clarifying anyway.