Quote Originally Posted by festivus
Ummm, no. The rep was icing, unnecessary to the smooth operation of the site.

The ignore list makes it possible for people who are supremely irritated with one person or another to contribute here anyway. It's essential. Without it, irrational obnoxious loudmouths could run everyone else off, or at least everyone who couldn't tolerate the noise.
LOL at the "silent protest" of one poster removing the rep thingy. I don't know specifically, or care to know, what the mods took into account in making that decision, but I'm quite sure it wasn't due to one poster's so-called "silent protest." That's really pretty funny.

And don't be too disappointed if your effort to get rid of the ignore feature doesn't work out.