[Brandon Martus]

Reputation should be used to rate people based on a few things. A) Following forum rules. B) Keeping threads on topic. C) Advancing the level of conversation, etc.

It shouldn't be used to give people bad reputation because you don't like them, or what they say, etc. People disagree -- thats life.

The system is just to keep things running smoothly, and hopefully encourage people to improve the quality of discussion.