Is it like trading baseball cards?
Or is it like a credit rating?
We've heard what just about everyone else seems to feel it is, but not what you think it is or means. It's obviously something a lot of members are interested in, given the 30,000+ page views on reputation threads in ORP.
When you have time, after you've settled back into your routine, whenever that is, I'm sure people would be interested in your thoughts, even if you think it's just a meaningless little whistle that came with the vBulletin package.