I have to say I agree with the majority of the things stated by Personified. Personally, I use my own experience with an individual to judge what ''rating'' they are rather than a bar on their profile; and those who crave high ranks and suck up just to do so do nothing but make themselves appear immature.
I'd rather just not have a ranking, Honestly, I want to hear what people think of me to my 'face'. An actual reputation should be left as the term was defined for, a community view of a person. Not the fancy bar on a site.
Why don't we just be frank?
If a person wants a higher reputation why question that? It's their business, their prerogative.
I imagine not everyone in the pursuit of higher reputation complains like a child, although that might be wrongful assumption on my part...
However the case, as long as they're following site rules and doing what they're supposed to who's to say they shouldn't pursue a little trophy on the side? If they put forth the effort for higher reputation then by all means I applaud them. It's adding to your site is it not? It's providing more topics and subjects, no?
Do you really think ALL the active members are active just because? You couldn't possibly. We all have a different drive, and in my opinion as long as that drive is there such motives shouldn't be judged unless further evidence be brought to attention.
Allow me to put this out here and I don't want to offend anyone reading this forum or posting to it before me or after me. There are many posts on this sight everyday that have good practicle working knowledge about the craft and other aspects. People giving valuable insight and knowledge. Shareing what they believe and what they think. Great posts from what I have read and they seem to only get maybe 50 or so views. But here we have a post that asked about the ranking system and then broke out into why I am ranked this and who should be ranked what that and I see 300+ views. It just concerns me that so many people are worried about rank and wether they deserve theirs or not. i just achieved Novice and truthfully I am grateful but it has no bareing or affect on me and what I know/do. So just a thought. Where do our priorites lie? Are we concerned with learning the craft so that we can look good and think we are big and tough and powerful or are we doing what we are doing to build ourselves spiritually and actually giving something valuable to the world around us and maybe helping someone somewhere in the process. Again just a thought on my part.
