You point went sailing way over your head! I use the forum because it is a useful tool with a lot of good information contained within it.
That's where it begins & ends for me.
A lot of superfluous drivel gets posted by what i call forum whores because the rep & ranking system perpetuates it.
I care not if i receive + or - rep...in fact i couldn't even tell you if i've ever had either.
There's enough arse licking & wind being blown up peoples bums ingame let alone encouraging another platform for this tedious ego driven school kiddie crap to extend beyond...yaaaawn
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True but you will find that anywhere, even in the game. As a side note, I have received several +reps from something I did ingame so it is not just thread creation that can affect your rep. There are still many players that look at the rep of an individual before dealing with them. And too some of us, the rep both in forum and ingame means a lot.