I believe the reputation system has flaw built in flaws. What one sees as a valued post another can see it as " What" the He**
I never liked the old subjective VS objective thing or who's the most popular. I come here for a lot of reasons and being judged isn't at the top of the list. Even if it's in fun, some people can still get their feelings hurt.
I mentioned before about another forum I belonged to when I had slot cars. It was set up so members could make monetary contributions. The was a contribution page which you could have your name and amount donated displayed or you could make it anonymously. The date for the payments was shown so people would know when to contributions were needed.
Other then working on the financial aspects, I like the way it is now.