it would seem that if a member was cheered they would gain status whereas if they were ignored they would gain it slower...jeers are for the weak.(whom initiate them)
I gave you a plus for honesty. Its like our teachers and parents used to say to us...if you don't have anything good to say about anyone keep quiet. We all tend to get lazy and not take the time to explain why we dislike certain arguments or lines of thought.
I remember one time when you gave me a negative rating for a post that I made that I saw no problem with---I was soo mad that I went and gave you a negative on every post I could find that you made! I guess I need to take these things less seriously and personally...but among EvC members, Theodoric consistently uses the negative button...on me certainly. Otherwise very few people see me as either very good or very bad.