Considering the rep 'problem' was around long before red rep was even introduced, I really fail to understand why there's such a big uproar about it being removed due to people constantly abusing it (I'll admit I may have whimsically used it myself). As some of us may remember, iRovster was the original self-proclaimed 'rep whore' and first person to have 3 bars of rep on the forums. 'Rep farming' as some call it has been around since reputation was enabled on the forums. The only reason it's actually noticeable now is because most people give more than 1 or 3 rep at a time. I myself give 72 or 73, which is why I'm currently hesitant to rep people. I think we all just got too used to having the ability so when it was finally taken away (as Foxy promised it would be if abused), people are complaining.