(November 11, 2011 at 4:59 pm)Blam! Wrote: To be honest, I would be satisfied with not only "good" reputations, but "bad reputations. But how come we don't have that option in our reputation system?
http://atheistforums.org/thread-4403.html
The reason is simply to avoid negativity. If you don't like someone, then just don't give them any reps.
Say something good or be silent, but neutral reps are still allowed.
However, unfortunately, I've seen some members using the neutral reputation to write comments which are not actually neutral, but closer to being negative.