diff --git a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsgxsreputationitems.h b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsgxsreputationitems.h
index bbd75db50..ca6d8f9a3 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsgxsreputationitems.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsgxsreputationitems.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class RsGxsReputationSetItem: public RsReputationItem
 public:
 	RsGxsReputationSetItem()  :RsReputationItem(RS_PKT_SUBTYPE_GXS_REPUTATION_SET_ITEM) {}
 
-	virtual ~RsGxsReputationSetItem();
+    virtual ~RsGxsReputationSetItem() {}
 	virtual void clear();  
 	std::ostream &print(std::ostream &out, uint16_t indent = 0);
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class RsGxsReputationUpdateItem: public RsReputationItem
 public:
     RsGxsReputationUpdateItem()  :RsReputationItem(RS_PKT_SUBTYPE_GXS_REPUTATION_UPDATE_ITEM) {}
 
-    virtual ~RsGxsReputationUpdateItem();
+    virtual ~RsGxsReputationUpdateItem() {}
     virtual void clear();  
     std::ostream &print(std::ostream &out, uint16_t indent = 0);
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class RsGxsReputationRequestItem: public RsReputationItem
 public:
     RsGxsReputationRequestItem()  :RsReputationItem(RS_PKT_SUBTYPE_GXS_REPUTATION_REQUEST_ITEM) {}
 
-	virtual ~RsGxsReputationRequestItem();
+    virtual ~RsGxsReputationRequestItem() {}
     virtual void clear() {}
 	std::ostream &print(std::ostream &out, uint16_t indent = 0);
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.cc
index 0cac0cf31..6c7479785 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.cc
@@ -684,4 +684,10 @@ int p3GxsReputation::sendReputationRequest(RsPeerId peerid)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-
+float Reputation::CalculateReputation()
+{
+ 	// the calculation of reputation makes the whole thing   
+    
+    	std::cerr << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << ": not implemented yet!" << std::endl;
+    	return 0.0 ;
+}
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.h b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.h
index 1b519c5cb..1ee828a68 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsreputation.h
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ public:
 	Reputation(const RsGxsId& about)
     :mGxsId(about), mOwnOpinion(0), mOwnOpinionTs(0), mReputation(0) { return; }
 
-int32_t CalculateReputation();
+	float CalculateReputation();
 
 	RsGxsId mGxsId;
 	std::map<RsPeerId, int32_t> mOpinions;
 	int32_t mOwnOpinion;
 	time_t  mOwnOpinionTs;
 
-	int32_t mReputation;
+	float mReputation;
 };
 
 
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ class p3GxsReputation: public p3Service, public p3Config, public RsReputations /
 		virtual bool setOwnOpinion(const RsGxsId& key_id, const Opinion& op) ;
 		virtual bool getReputationInfo(const RsGxsId& id,ReputationInfo& info) ;
                 
-		virtual bool updateOpinion(const RsGxsId& gxsid, int opinion);
-
 		/***** overloaded from p3Service *****/
 		/*!
 		 * This retrieves all chat msg items and also (important!)