[BlondeNerd]

I am still fairly new and feeling my way around the boards. I like the rep because it tells me, "Hey, someone felt this post positively added to the discussion." It's nice to know when you have done something good, or even wrong. It should not, however, be the basis for whether or not someone reads your post or takes it seriously. To me, it is a meter of rookie/veteran status, rather than credibility.