Rep is for tesseracts.

It’s not surprising that rep is given largely on the basis of whether posts conform to our zeitgeist. What is popular is both posted and rewarded. What is rewarded is encouraged.

It could be argued that the power rep has played in the shifting of the popular posting style has come full circle. Just as the power of DNA has led to its creations having the power to look back down at it, there is much focus in current discussion on the reputation system itself.

Whatever really comes next, I doubt I’ll be pleased. I’ll always find a negative way of viewing it.

I think this forum's well overdue some socialism.

A specter is hanging over Off Topic Discusion, the specter of Communism.

Bingo. The only time I knew with 'critical analysis' was way back in '02 before I left. I never new it since I returned... and any attempts to provide real food for thought are generally passed on by or disregarded.

So it's pervy time, apparently.

I am genuinely amazed at how, when rational direct discussion does occur it occurs smoothly a sensibly without random instigators making it their business to disrupt things.... but then most of the contributing mainstays here are old timers, too. Really, some forums are just out of control with spam and people making it their business to flame, even with a whole force at work moderating.

I don't see a problem here.

I want to rep myself. I'm always amazed at my constant cleverosity.

Seriously though, I have also noticed the way that that the forum shifts between moods based mainly on who has been giving rep for what. I don't think this is a bad thing or even a new thing, however. Before we had this system people would just pm you or quote you and write "This" under it.

You know, I have never bothered paying close attention to the kind of thing I receive rep for. I look and see, of course, and award myself with an inward smile and maybe a pat on the back, but that’s it. Never have I tried to replicate the same kind of thing. Maybe if I did that, I could engineer more rep-worthy posts. And if I calculate the users with the highest rep power and most online activity… Mwahahaha!

Or I could just post an image of a representative and Robert becomes one of your parent’s sibs.