Reputations. Do they deserve more careful thought?

[KyleGilbert45]

This is my 2 cents about the system.. you can take it or leave it.....

Reputation (system)....Does it deserve this much thought at all?

While I believe this system had very good intentions at its inception, unfortunately I think its turning out to be more of a hassle than anyone wanted it to be. Even though I think the people at the top of the rep list really do belong there I fear that the system may be turning into more of a popularity contest. People shouldn’t base any opinion of the person based on how man green, grey, or red dots they have next to their name because this system isn’t perfect by any means. If anything, follow what LauraN and Brandon stated earlier. “The reputation system is just there to help you form your own opinions, not form them for you.”

I’m not sure what can be done to fix any errors with this system to make it more reputation based. Maybe a point reset with more strict rules and guidelines to giving out positive and negative points will fix the system? Maybe the system deserves a name change? Maybe we really don’t need the system at all? I’m not sure, but I don’t think that people shouldn’t be worrying this much about the Reputation System and how many colored dots they have next to their name.