There seems to be occasional confusion and consternation regarding the reputation system on the boards. Here is an overview.   One of the things that Stef has talked about on the show is the importance of a good reputation. A good reputation takes a long time to build up, while it can take just one serious mistake to cause that to collapse.   When we moved the board to the current software, I decided to enable the reputation system for both positive and negative votes. All donators have the