I do not think that people should be allowed to leave negative reputation without acknowledging who they are. People who do this are spineless jellyfish in my book and a disgrace to themselves and this community. Grow a pair and reveal yourself. Nor should anyone "ding" you based upon your position on a given issue. If dinging is going to happen, it should be based on how you say it, not what you say. Yes, I was dinged for the first time yesterday in an OMNI thread regarding driving in the left lane. Seems a really silly thing to be "dinged" over.

Also, what do the green boxes mean under our names and info? How does one get more (or less) green boxes than others? I assume this is tied into reputation somehow, correct?