Why can't I give out reputation and only Thanks?

[Alyosha]

I have not been able to rep anyone in weeks. Just curious.

[Chris]

There's another discussion on this somewhere. Anyway, the way it works is there is a limit on the number of reps and thanks you give. Once you surpass that limit, you can't rep for a period of time, but you can continue to thank--but again, thanks count toward the rep limit.

[Alyosha]

That sucks. I've been thanking because I can't rep. Why aren't we allowed to thank who we want when we want?

[Chris]

You can thank all you want, just not rep.

Why? You might ask one of the mod reps, adelaide or peter.

Personally I'd prefer to remove the rep system as I think it's abused. Keep thanks, add a "Groan". If I want to say more in appreciation I'll just post it or send a PM. But that's just me.

[Captain Obvious]

Give a man a fish...
@Adelaide @Peter1469 - I make a motion to reconsider rep limits.

[Peter1469]

I don't have a problem with it, but @Adelaide is the tech-head. I defer to her.

[Alyosha]

The ONLY reason why I prefer reputation to thanks is that you get to say "why".

[Rebel Son]

I like the groan addition, or maybe a wtf!! would be useful at times.

[Chris]

The ONLY reason why I prefer reputation to thanks is that you get to say "why".

Kind of restricted to tweets. I use PMs instead.

[Chris]

Kind of restricted to tweets. I use PMs instead.

OK, take that back, just gave a rep and was able to type a whole lot into that little textbox.