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It's for self gratification and attention getting.
Some individuals are just wired that way.
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I must admit I care a little about my reputation.
Not Lounge reputation (I think I pretty much ruined that with some Songs of the Week  ), but "article writing", and "helping others" reputation.
Although I don't do QA anymore and I haven't written an article/blog in a while I can proudly say I'm a legend and an authority and, on a website such as this, that means something.
The points are nice, but nothing beats having a (highly) esteemed CP member giving a compliment on one of your articles (as in leaving a message and, optionally, rating a 4 or 5) 
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When I can trade my rep points for mortgage payments or lottery tickets, then I'll care. They are utterly meaningless.
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You mean we can't?
Damn...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I tried. 
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You should definitely change of bank... 
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I really don't see the p---
No, no. I'm not getting dragged into another awful pun thread!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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glennPattonInThePUB wrote: why do some members care about rep points
I don't care about the points at all. However, CP does. I have to have a certain number of points before I have certain permissions.
Also, I have written 13 articles and 1 tip now. I think the interesting part of it all is contribution.
At times a huge number of people will read articles and download code but then not vote at all. Ok. Maybe my articles really are that bad and they are not voting to save my feelings?
But, there are other people who vote a 3 or a 1 and never even provide any feedback. So your article average points go down for some unknown reason when what you are actually trying to do is start a conversation with your articles but then hardly anyone replies.
So, maybe a lot of what the points are about is community. That's how I see it. If someone takes the time to vote they are attempting to build the community. The people (98%) who simply download the code and never say anything are just takers.
Disclaimer: This is not a rant. Just trying to provide some ideas about what happens and why some people may think about points more. They may be thinking more about attempting to build community. But I also know that ain't really happening.
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Bloody hell a xxxx [^]is worth something and no I won't swap one for rep points!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Interesting is XXXX regarded the same way as Fosters by Ozzies?
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xxxx is marginally more drinkable than fosters. I don't know of anyone who actually drinks fosters in Oz, we just seem to export the dammed stuff.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Are you really sure about that? It's in the same league as Fosters!
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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Mark H2 wrote: It's in the same league as Fosters
No no it is not exported to the same extent and Qld drinks it with prodigiously. Probably compare it to VB in local beers.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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But only coz Qld'ers can't spell
Personally I preferred VB (back in the day when I lived in Melbourne) but I'll admit XXXX is drinkable.
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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I don't much care about rep points. My goal is to get to 200 articles by the end of the year. Only 9 more to go (not including the 3 "tips" I've already written.)
Marc
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I'd like to get to 100k author points before the world falls into anarchy. I figure ten more articles should do it, but that's a lot of freakin articles when you have other sh|t you'd rather be doing...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I don't care much, but, hey, thank you for the beer anyway!
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...otherwise maybe you will not have low rep members to treat!
Why you can not simply respect members here?
Bruno
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Respect is not given. Respect is earned!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Oh no! I'm far away from this master/slave Relations 
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Analogy fail. You have a choice as to whether you're here or not. If you don't like the way things are you are entirely free to do one as we say in vernacular. If there's one thing that really pisses me off about this generation it's the rampant arrogance with which it assumes that its minor inconveniences are in any way comparable to the unspeakable suffering of those enslaved and persecuted throughout history. I simply cannot and will not respect that!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Sorry but the one who are repectable here Needs maybe five Hands to Count.
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No. No!
Respect is given. You can only lose that respect.
But when you meet new people, you have to respect them. Imagine a world where everyone you meet for the first time treats you like sh*t because "you haven't earned their respect yet".
So: you treat people with respect. Always.
Trust however is earned.
so please, don't confuse respect with trust.
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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SteveKing wrote: Imagine a world where everyone you meet for the first time treats you like sh*t because "you haven't earned their respect yet".
Er .... hello! You obviously don't get out much!
SteveKing wrote: so please, don't confuse respect with trust.
Semantics, dear boy, mere semantics!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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