[Daniel Brim]

One thing that i think might increase the value of the reputation system is to value everybody's opinions equally. In other words, a negative rep from somebody with 5 reputation points should be worth just as much as a negative rep from somebody with 5000 reputation points. The way it is set up now, people who are new or have not been noticed yet have almost no say in reputation. In FIRST, everybody should have an equal opportunity to listen and critisize (constructively of course).

Also, I think it might be a good idea to make the comment mandatory for all approves or dissaproves. The comment can be very valuable in learning what somebody did wrong and how to fix it. Again, this is the idea of constructive critisism.

Overall, I do like the system, but these improvements along with the exclusion of certain forums should help to reform the system.