Originally Posted by
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for the most part, people wouldn't do stupid things and give negative rep to anyone they didn't like (usually) or just give good rep to their friends
nowadays, that might happen.
Maybe I'm not reading your post correctly but isn't that how the rep system is supposed to work?
People with negative rep are usually people who are not well liked in the community. The opposite is true for positive rep. It would make sense too since your real reputation is based on how many people like/dislike you.
If anything, just place restrictions on giving out reps. I don't know how it worked the last time it was implemented, since I wasn't on the forum as much, but I think restricting users to make one rep change per day would suffice.
Also: Make a post requirement too.