The function of the rep system to to provide feedback. The outcome of the rep system is to show off that feedback. The functionality is the same. The outcome has changed. It's two precious clicks away.
Please tell me you're not serious. p.s. I couldn't care less that the rep is gone or changed or reset or whatever. In fact, if some of the people who copy and paste fixture lists in order to get little green lights next to their name refrain from clogging up the board as a result, good riddance to it.
That won't help. Someone could have joined in say 2000 and have 100 posts while another joins 2005 and have 600 posts. So the sign up date doesn't help.
Post count is of limited value, at best. Some people do lot of lurking and not much posting, so their low post count is not representative if their experience with the site and others run up huge counts in a short period of time but have never posted much beyond gay smack in WR. Bottom line is, crap posts are crap, regardless of whether someone has generated 6000 of them or 60 and a good post is just that, no matter how many or few the poster has produced prior to.
So you can read crap threads to do with post counts. I think that's why it was taken away in the first place. You only have to look at your public profile to know how many posts you have made.
Rep should be the first to go. You get a lot of idiots who give you rep for the sake of making a stupid comment about what you have posted or a comment that is directed at you. I got one that said shut up you fat cow from some idiot.
I've pretty much forgotten about the whole rep thing what I'm enjoying at the moment are the rather excellent database crashes, I also like the new feature which logs you off if you don't post every three or four seconds, what do they think will happen if I leave my account logged on and unattended? Will humpdick_magic hijack it and post arse kissing comments about the mods on my behalf? Will someone come round my house and sniff my bed? Nope didn't think so.
Sweetheart?!! I thought i was on ignore, please accept my sincerest apologies and a big wet kiss on the fanny. I'm sorry babe.
Although you say I'm on your ignore list, I think you'll see this post. Haven't you neg repped me twice before for those exact felonies? In the process leaving the comment, "Grow up for f***s sake". One word: Hypocrite.
Hiding rep and post counts is stupid. Here's one example why https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7304023&postcount=57