Sorry, Will, but I'm not on your wavelength with rep points. I love to hand them out like candy on halloween.
Here's my system:
Good Rep Points:
I like you
I like what you said
You're new here and it's nice to say hi
Everyone deserves them
-and-
What the heck, they don't mean a thing, so here's a picture of a rabbit with a pancake on it's head
Bad Rep Points:
You are being an @$$H013 with what you just wrote, and most likely a couple other members are being @$$H013$ on this very same thread which has turned into a contest about whose @$$H013 smells worse anyway, so they probably got some negative points from me also.
No Rep Points:
I forgot to hit the rep button
I haven't given out much on the negative side, since mostly people are all right.
As for the critique, IMHO fire away and don't hold back. I agree I will gain nothing from false praise. Just don't be an @$$H013 about it. Pencil trunk, slingshot, mallsai, twig and "$#!+" may be insulting, but they may also be applicable.
pootsie