Commence Intelligent Discourse V1.0

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Collmandoman

You would think an individual with forum reputation would actually act more mature to others.

In my experience, this is the case 99% of the time. Sure, everyone has a screwup now and then. We're humans (most of us, at least), and I expect it.

If the people in charge of this forum do not start to treat all individuals as equals

Are all individuals equals? In my experience, no. Andy Baker can design a two-speed shift-on-the-fly transmission, then get it built and sell it. I can't. Heidi Foster can take great pictures, then modify them so that Dave Lavery is fifteen places at the same time. I can't. Brandon Martus can lock this thread. I can't. And when it comes to those topics where others excel in a particular field, I respect them. Now, I've been known to give neutral (and even negative) rep to anybody whose posts just go beyond the bounds of good taste, or get a little bit too fresh. It just so happens that the folks with more rep seem to require those rep clicks less often.

Like I said in another thread, if you think someone's reputation is too high or too low for a given post, give a rep click. Anyone with fifty posts and positive reputation can do it, and in the long term, it can make a difference in how their rep works out.