Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
The downside to this, is that people could easily reach a high reputation level only by posting “nice snake” or “ nice picture” which ultimately would make the reputation system meaningless.
I don't know if it would make the rep system totally meaningless. I think part of having a good rep is taking the time to read threads, make nice comments about peoples animals, and taking the time to welcome new people to the site.