Ha ha.. lol
Sorry, I don't mean to laugh at your post or it's meaning just at the whole rep system.
I have gotten good reps for everything from a good topic to bring to CD, to a random rep point from someone I was talking in a chatroom, to a rep point from someone I met and they just gave me a rep, to a good rep for a thought inspiring quote I made.. (Oh wait.. that last one wasn't me)
Anyways, just take the rep points with a grain of salt. They are cool to have, but not really meaningful IMHO.
Then again maybe I am in denial that they mean anything because I only have 3 or 4 bars) edit: 8 bars??? whoa. cool...
Anyways, The bad rep I got was for apparently "hijacking a thread" by adding in a thank you for something which was kind of related to the subject, to a negative rep I got for adding in a "be careful what you say here" quote about a certain topic dealing with a sensitive team subject. It was apparently redundant, and "I am not the FCC" - I liked that last quote....
Ok, I'm done ranting.. But like I said, take it with a grain of salt. It's all in good fun(?).