Only moderators can leave negative rep and they are suppose to sign that rep. I know, for a fact, that latter part doesn't always happen (for some reason). You (admittedly - it's in a post somewhere around here) are provocative (I picked that word, I believe you said blunt or something along those lines), so why you'd be shocked that someone would take offense is, well...shocking. I can rewrite the post in question for you (as an example) so as to show you how to say the exact same thing without getting someone's hackles up. I do charge a fee for that, though. It'll cost you one positive rep for me. :smile: