What's the point in having a Rep on here?

[Koh]

Any system can be abused, so that alone isn't a reason whether or not to have something. But the question then becomes if it's been abused to the point it causes harm, or at least stark controversy within the community. This is also up for debate. Of course it's always been used just because someone disagrees with something someone else said, and other petty shit like that.

Personally, I don't give a damn about it and don't even use it. Who cares what some arbitrary number on someone's profile says? It's about as useless as someone going out and screaming "My youtube comment got 50 likes!" What's important is the content, not the number, and how the person behaves in the community. Are you really going to dismiss someone who actively participates in discussions and never personally attacks other members, but got a bunch of negative points just because they like pony content and other people didn't like it, for example?