[TheGentleman]

Originally Posted by System

This is what I feel Neg rep is needed for, posts like these don't help with the discussion at hand and shouldn't need to be posted. Sure it is funny, and witty, but is completely irrelevant.

Moderating rep seems like a huge waste of manpower IMO.

If you are now needed to have moderators go through all rep comments then the whole system has failed.

Whilst I agree that my previous post was a little off topic, it is sometimes the off topic posts that make a forum a more enjoyable place. But I disagree that neg-rep is required for that post.

As for the rep system itself. I don't believe that the rep system is necessarily flawed... it has benefits and the comments that are made regarding some posts through the "rep" system are often helpful.

I propose an alternative:

Don't remove the ability to like/dislike/neutral rep BUT don't have these values shown to the public. In this way the "reps" refer to single posts only and can still be used by mods and admins to identify helpful members of the community.

Quick Comments

	nirvAnA:	This is really interesting!
	inFeZa:	nah i like the funny comments
	neKo:	But that means you are taking away the original reason for rep comments.