If a person begs for a rep, he or she doesn't deserve it and I will not give it. If a person who is begging for a rep needs that rep to feel good about him/herself, let them have it.
We all know who is a sound and respected member of this site regardless of the reps. Why have them in the first place? We already have likes.
When I post something, it is because I have something I want and need to say or I simply like to play around having some fun. If someone likes what I wrote, that is great. If I get a rep that is awesome. But that is not the reason why I wrote it. And it never should be. For those of you counting your reps, that is a prideful thing to do. For those of you being jealous of undeserved reps given, that is envy and not a Christian thing to, either.
This is a good discussion, though. We should give credit when credit is due. If you need to collect something, concider to collect stamps or stickers instead of reps.