Originally Posted by chartinael
I disagree - why do you look stupid or unintelligent just because you don't have green square? Common, people who feel helped by your post will still acknowledge your help and be appreciative and that's what matters, not if you have the highest post-count or the most reputation-squares.
Seriously, if you feel that this is putting yourself and your intelligence down that you cannot be that intelligent after all, because a person with intelligence would not feel devalued if no one else acknowledged how smart one is - it is enough to know that one is smart, external feedback is not necessary.
kristin