Don't start a war, rate them neutral

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eh... this is stupid
if some one (no not the user) rates you negative rate them back its as simple as that

This is already an old post but i just read it, and i have to say:
''How stupid can one be?''
That is the most wrong thing you can do. If you do smthing stupid, and others give you negative rating for it, are they the stupid ones now? Have they done smthing stupid? I think they haven't, so giving - reputation for others really isn't an good idea if you are the one doing dumb stuff.
And for the reputation system:
I think it really isn't needed, like someone already said, it's just number under your avatar? I think we can respect BP, MH-Razen, Apoc, YinYin, Sieg and even Betit and many others even if they didn't have those +20 green numbers. Being smart at the forums already tells who is good/smart and who is not, we don't need numbers for it D:
For the thank system:
Thank system must not be removed cuz it decreases a lot those spam posts that only say smthing like ''agree''/''thanks''/''lol''/''nice'' etc. It also helps to find useful (and also funny) posts among the others.
But some users really should think before pressing the thanks button, i find it irritating to always see thanks: Electric shock, Sonic Boom and same guys at every single post >__> You can thank one post where you agree ''i agree with this guy'', but if someone else also says the same thing, you don't have to also thank him D:

Have a nice day D: