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The "you must spread rep around" message is so annoying. It prevents you from recognizing quality posts and thanking the poster. Instead you get a slap saying you haven't lowered your standards enough to rep left, right, and center so you can actually rep real quality when you see it. Here's...

Hey, so awhile back I got my first neg. rep. and it's been in the red ever since. But I've recently received 3 pos. reps. and it's still in the red. Why is this? - - - Updated - - - ^^^^ lol my 69th post ^^^^

I've asked this question in several different forums even e-mail & have yet to receive an answer. Hopefully someone here can help. Why am I not able to give out rep. Do I not have enough rep power or post? It's a great way to let people know you appreciate what they have to say weather it be...