Proposed Rep-Rules Change

[JVN]

Hey Guys,
I had an idea the other day, and after talking to a few people (Brandon included) I thought I'd float it here, and see what everyone thinks...

Is anyone else sick of the "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Joe Schmoe again." message?

I'm a big fan of the new reputation system. (Its virtues are listed numerous places, so I won't reiterate here.) My only major problems with the current system, are the rules limiting rep.

1. If I give rep to another user, I then need to give rep to 14 other users before I can re-rep the orignal.
2. I can only rep 47 times per day (24 hour period).

What does this accomplish?
Well... It forces people to spread out the rep among many users, while limiting the amount they can give to any one user, and also limiting the max amount they can give... Waa-hoo.

What is the big problem with this?
When I see a great post, I want to give it rep. Sometimes, this means I need to go back through and find 14 other "great" posts first. I can see the reason behind this... but... cmon. There has to be a better way.

My Idea:
1. Max 47 reps per day.
2. Max 2 reps per user per day.

This system accomplishes everything that the old system does. (except, it doesn't FORCE people to spread rep, they have to choose to do it). It also is much looser, allowing for a user to read a post, and say "Wow... Andy is on the ball... Positive Rep for him!" without having to worry about the last time Andy got some props.

So, assuming Brandon finds 48 hours in a day, and thinks this is feasible...

So, what do you guys think?



John