I know this is off topic ... but I just want to express my opinion (and maybe the posts should be moved to a new thread.

Anyway, as I have said, I enjoy the challenge, I enjoy helping people, I appreciate the thanks ... but I also like the recognition in the form of rep points. When I've got 30,000+ posts and, presumably, a representative number of rep points, it probably won't bother me either.

I don't think it's the case that rep points are "thrown around like candy" but, if they are, it probably balances out the times when no rep points are given for solutions that might have taken time, thought and effort ... swings and roundabouts.

Regards