@Karlos,
Giving someone a positive rep point for making you laugh, or for being a good natured guy isn't a bad thing. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, because in my book, someone who makes you laugh -- unless it's at another's expense -- is pretty helpful.
That being said, (and this is not about your usage of the system) your post helps illustrate at least a very small part of the problem I'm seeing.
@everyone
The difference between intention and reality is clear here. It's not that people are mis-using the system, it's simply that -- even though people know what the system's for, they're completely and intentionally ignoring said rules, and 1000 different people are making the rules up as they go along.
Then you get the people who actually earned bad reps bitching about having EARNED said reputation for being a butthead, and it's obvious to me that the reputation system -- while potentially helpful, isn't very useful when I have to spend all day and night hearing these {bleep} {bleep} and whine about it all blessed day.
The reputation system was intended as a way to sort of self-moderate the system. Believe it nor not, it WAS working (note that in the month since vB, we've only had one "loving couple" going at it like two spoiled children), but again, toss in 1000 people who don't care about how it's supposed to work and it's a moot point.
To that end, instead of the rep system, I am going to disable it, then start taking the reported posts very seriously, handing out infractions and suspending the people who are causing the constant personality conflicts. Something I assure you, I never, ever wanted to do, ever again.
(... and some of you people bitched about me being an evil, censoring tyrant before. :laughing:..)
Wayne
