Negative Rep

Just a quick question to the Mod's regarding Rep.

I noticed today that a departing member (and his alias) decided to 'hand out' a generous portion of negative rep to some of the threads (and posters) on the site.
Sadly, I was one of them. Though it beats me as to why, as I'd never spoken to the guy before (nor him to me).

Just one of those things I guess.

However, I notice that the negative rep is no longer showing on my user CP but the points have still been deducted.
I thought I'd ask but I think I'm pretty sure I know the answer already.
Like the Bruce Springsteen song goes . . those points 'are going boys, and they ain't coming back'!

Sighs. . . I'm tired of seeing 'flameon is just really nice', how many points do I need for it to say 'flameon is one sexy stud muffin'?

Thats too damn funny you stud muffin you.. well, dunno if there is such a status as stud muffin muffin.. but here ya go, just cause i like you, and im trying to part on good terms with everyone.. rep por chu!

Are you quite sure the points were still deducted? What normally happens, and what I think happened in the case you're speaking of, is that that thread on which you were given negative rep was deleted, which deletes the rep comments and tally deductions, too. I don't keep a close enough eye on my own points to know where they stand, but when threads are deleted, that normally negates the impact of the negative rep.

Seems I had a child give me a negitive rep on the "Freemasons" thread. I guess I told him something that he didn't want to hear. <sigh> whats a muther to do.

It's really LAME. I admit that I occasionally participate in it when I'm bored. I'm convinced that if you had a few level-headed old-fashioned hardcore weedheads at a smoking session, and the topic of reputation on a message board came up, there would be a unanimous thumbs down. But of course, those types are not exactly welcome here anymore, lol.