[Kyng]

Yeah, that sounds like it wouldn't work at all.

I mean, if the entire member base acted in good faith, then it'd be awesome. However, it'd only take one rogue member to completely screw it up - especially if they had access to the admin account (sure, this is a risk on any forum, but the more people have access to the ACP, the greater a risk it is). And, even if that doesn't happen... building everything around the 'reputation' mechanic just means it's bound to end up like most subreddits do: as an echo chamber where the only opinion you're allowed on any given topic is the popular opinion (as in, popular within the community).