i have to agree 100 that by turning off the neg rep option will result in settling alot of probs with members just being anal. the forum really does'nt need it, by if a member is being a pain/whatever.. then the report a post/member will be just as sufficient.
if david insists on keeping the option, then all neg reps will be reviewed by a mod and then we will decide if it reaches the member it was intended to, therefore eliminating the prob.
as i have discussed this issue before, i have also stated that if mod does a reveiw of neg reps. it will be at our discretion and not so much as a priority, since it will be putting more on the mods job.