Not everyone has endless supplies of rep like you Adam
I won't lie - it feels good to be near the top of the list.
Endless supply, though? Not quite. The admins just let us go around and play with our Monopoly money, but they can take it all away anytime that they want.
Just a note, everyone who's posted in this thread so far has the maximum possible reputation showing next to their name. Unless people check the rep list, we all look alike, right? So, unless someone drops below 2000 points, they look like everyone else on the first three or so pages of the list.
With that, perhaps AH should follow suit with the Macrumors forum. Macrumors removed the ability to sort on their member list because people were focused too much on who had the most posts or who had the most rep. I think it's fun to see, so hopefully AH will keep it, but it's just an idea that might keep people from getting too frustrated about this stuff.
I don't mind so much when the reds are unsigned from people with little rep behind them. I assume they fear retribution and rightly so in some cases. But when one of the heavy hitters drops one with no signature it’s pretty frustrating, especially if it do to something that could actually be discussed for learning purposes or do to something in the steam vent. I guess I just exepect more honor out those with a lot of rep.
Reputation points, like money, don't guarantee character traits. Both can be gained in more than one way.
For me, it's not about how a red will affect my overall points. Points come, points go. So, heavy hitter or newbie troll, it comes down to this for me - it's more about getting a red for something that, as you said, would be better dealt with in a discussion. I think that was an excellent point - let's discuss things to try to come to a better understanding of one another. That could be a technical issue, or anything else. I figure that other people are just like me in that, if you get a red for something, you very well might not have any idea why. You might think that you posted something helpful, but then someone indicates without explanation that they disagree. I, for one, really appreciate the explanation so that I can understand.
But it is what is and you just have to roll with it.
Excellent advice, my friend. Excellent advice. It's tough sometimes, as red chicklets can feel like a drive-by or like someone graffitied your house, but it's the best approach.
