thanks for the feedback etc above guys.
With regards to other systems on other forums, they all sound like good ideas but this is the system we have for now so we want to see how this one works. You can call it any name you want but reputation is what it is known as in the forum software, if "thanks" makes it a nicer system to use call it that
Everyone starts at 10 rep points.
The next level that gets you another green box is 50 and there are more beyond that.
Different people have different amounts of reputation they can give or take away depending on some of the factors I mentioned in the first post - go back and have a read
If you feel you are being bullied let me know and I can check it out.
This is being monitored by me at the moment and I can spot it very easily!!