I don't see what the big deal is. This is a website dedicated to the wonderfull Honda Civic. People will still be able to tell who is a helpful member by reading their helpful posts, not by staring at a bunch of colored lines. Are people really here to earn a "reputation"? Anyone who is informative and helpful should be respected, not just those with massive amounts of posts who have little to say and just
to everything. It's really sad how much people are concerned with a reputation in an online forum!!!