How is given rep calculated?

[Geminex]

Title says it all. I like the rep system, the ability to acknowledge excellent posts, getting acknowledged yourself, gathering gems, the whole shibang.

What I wonder about is, when you give rep, how does the amount you give vary? Is post count a factor? Join date? How much rep you have yourself? Totally random?

This isn't really a major question (OHMIGOD, I'M ALMOST AT MY 4TH GEM, 299 REP, QUICK SOMEONE REP ME), but I haven't found any other thread pertaining to it, and since the rep I've received has ranged from 1 to ~30, I was curious. Also, bored.

[Satan's Onion]

I think the amount of rep you can give is based on the amount you already have...I think. As far as I know, that's the only factor that matters in the exchange of reputation. Someone better acquainted with the system can probably correct me on these points if I'm wrong.

[Meister]

Is post count a factor? Join date? How much rep you have yourself?
All three, actually, factoring in at various amounts.

[Krylo]

Also whether or not you're a mod/admin.

I used to give 20 points, which, I THINK is the max. I don't know if I still do, because people, thankfully, stopped caring about it so damned much.

I'm relatively certain all admins give 20 points, though.

[Meister]

Yeah, admins give 20 and that's it, but there are a lot of regulars by now who give considerably more than that. There's no upper limit. Actually given that fact it might not be a bad idea to adjust the admin value.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Yeah, I just got reputation from someone who ruined my perfect 108 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_%28number%29#In_Eastern_religions_.26_traditio ns) and made it a flawed 139 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/139_%28number%29#In_television).

I'm not complaining though. There's no peen like e-peen