Negative Repping...

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Originally Posted by sparksandtabs

The above applies to my first point, how many of you honestly look at rep in order to judge somebody's idea or contribution to a discussion?

I think rep should have some bearing on a person's contribution to a discussion. I also think rookie year should have some bearing as well. If a rookie with one green dot makes a somewhat dubious claim on a technical issue, I don't think many people would be inclined to believe that claim. If a long-time FIRST mentor with the full rep points backed up this statement I think more people would believe it. That said, there's no reason someone with very little rep can't have a lot to contribute to a discussion.