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I think to have such high positive reputations these people have had to consistently have good post.

I have five green dots (nearly six) since January. I'll tell you how I've got them.

First I'm here a lot and post a lot. I'm averaging 5 and a half post a day. That gives me a fair chance at having a lot of good post (or bad ones).

Next, I try my hardest to answer questions when I have expertise of sorts in them. This really doesn't get you a lot of points usually because people who really need this help aren't high enough in the system. But nonetheless I still enjoy.

Next, I form sincere opinions and present them in such a way that it is not a personal attack. Yes sometimes I flame but try to approach things from a positive or constructive side. No one here needs to hear me complain.

I try to make the forum as fun as possible by using humor. I am deeply sarcastic and have to be careful that these comments come accross as I intend.

I respect the forums and try to use "forum etiquette" - maybe someone should teach a class.

This is just what I do and it has been okay for me.

I know the system isn't perfect but nothing is. I've seen some good ideas for improvement. So if you have a complaint against the reputation system don't just complain. Change how you post. Offer a suggestion of how to improve if. Give us something better to replace it.

Just because a computer doesn't work all the time doesn't mean we go back to doing everything on paper.