The implementation of reputation tracking has been botched, unfortunately. Overall, today's product update is fabulous, the 6 pin locations at Bethpage are just breath-taking... but the reputation thing needs to be canceled or radically modified.
The worst systemic flaw is the one described by thread starter Nearlyfreddie. Why introduce any reputation tracking if you penalize the victims of quitters equally as the quitters themselves??? (I wrote more about this here.)