I only just noticed some things about my reputation..

It doesn't really matter. As long as you're not on minus something ridiculous then people don't really treat you any differently.
In all honesty I can't remember where I got any of my rep from, it just accumulates like bedding.

RenegadeCop wrote:Then that advice must have been really helpful.

indeed. Most +'s I've gotten in a single post is +11, and I regurgitated every random fact I'd found out that week into one thread, including the damage of hitting people with Catalysts XD.