You know what...
Not to sound cruel, but I'm getting tired of people complaining about rep. points. Are our ego's so easily hurt that we can't dare to see a tiny red box?
It has been said numerous times that the people who
matter on this board really don't give a darn abour rep. points anyways.
Does anyone not take Woody Seriously? NO.
Do I care if the person posting has 100 boxes or 1? NO. I care what they are saying/writing.
I respect tigsmom very much. However, I don't need four boxes to tell me that. In contrast, I respect lebernadin very much. He only has one box. Does that make him any less credible. NO!
At the risk of getting neg. rep points myself, I ask everyone to give the reputation points thing a rest. It's tiresome to hear every single person complain every time they get a red box (most of which are so miniscule that they don't even effect your rating). I'm also a little tired of people starting such threads only to get positive points in return. It's like fishing for compliments...NO ONE LIKES IT!
Do you know what happens when you get another green box? NOTHING. You don't win anything. You don't live longer. You don't become more respected. You don't discover the holy grail. You don't discover the meaning of life (which would've been cool)
So there's my two cents'.
*steps off soapbox*
It's the internet. We have to learn to realize that some people are just going to be mean...no matter what.