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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
In some regards, remember the superlatives section of the high school yearbook? I think the reputation system is working like that, mostly a popularity contest among a clique.
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Mike, I'm not shooting for any sort of personal attack here... I'd just suggest that you reread my post which you actually quoted.
In short, you and the handful of other people that suggested the reputation system is a popularity contest don't have
any proof. It's making you (and those who have shared this opinion) sound like whiners. I'd suggest you try to save some face and quit this unfounded arguement which has ruffled the feathers of a lot of dedicated and passionate people.
The reputation system is not a clique, unless you consider the "clique" to be the 50 or 75 most active members here on CD. That doesn't sound like a clique to me, it sounds like like an online community.
Some don't believe that the people who are among the top of the reputation rankings deserve to be there. I'll even agree with you, there's a lot of people that I'd place higher on the list. That's fair, we're all entitled to our opinion. However, the community has spoken; the reputation system is a democratic process. Not everyone will agree all the time.
And that's okay.
This isn't a battle between the haves and the have nots unless you make it one. If you see someone that you think should be higher in the reputation rankings, (and this bothers you so much you can't sleep at night), find their posts and give them positive reputation.
Unless, of course, that person is you... in which case you should perhaps use this as a good lesson in humility. True respect and admiration from your peers is something that must be earned, not something that we can demand.
Matt