...Seriously?

Some people abuse the rep system, everyone gets affected in the end.

Sick, twisted irony right there.

It's good because people can't abuse the system anymore but it's bad because those who never abused it get affected as well. But think about it; I'm not exactly complaining since I don't really rearrange my family much at all. I mean, if you don't abuse the system, you don't really have to complain when you... well, don't abuse the system. If you cut ties with someone, you lose rep, but if you're cutting ties with someone who you're getting rep from (possibly the reason you cut ties in the first place), you'd be getting that rep back.

I only found out about this because I needed a junior who actually gives me rep so I cut ties with an inactive friend to junior a much more active friend so I can actually get rep. I lost rep, but it didn't take me long to get that rep back because he actually trains often.

So really, this is simply abusers getting their just desserts. The negative for those who never abused the system isn't as big for those who did. :x

EDIT: Hm, forgot about juniors leaving seniors... yeah that's not good. I'm tired though, so I'll think about that side some other time. *goes to sleep*