As I pointed out earlier Ken, I certainly agree. It's definitely a point of frustration here too. I LOVE the reputation system although I find myself not wanting to use is because the "spread it around" thing is such a pain in the a$$.
My "theory" is that the "default" values for the reputation system in vbPort (or vBulletin, I get confused) are designed for a much larger community. I know the last thing that anyone here (*cough* smulkin *cough*) needs is another pile of poop stacked up on their plate, but has anyone (*cough* smulkin *cough*) looked at the default settings to see if they are tweakable?
Guys (*cough* admin council *cough*), please don't take this as a complaint ... just some real feedback from someone that wants to make the site better.
-adam