The concept of the リスペクト is wonderful. ファンポップ is a user based site and users should have the ability to reward others for their hard work. I also agree with the idea behind リスペクト Day. It should serve as a reminder to all users to give that reward. However, the リスペクト system has become flawed. Very flawed. I happened upon a user プロフィール and saw several props. I looked to see when the user started Fanpopping and saw that it had only been two months. Wow! This person must have added tons of content. So I looked at the activity. No リンク had been added, no videos, no 画像 (mind you, the プロフィール had 5 リスペクト for images), no フォーラ activity, no picks, no クイズ 質問 and one comment. This person had a total of 19 リスペクト and the only activity was one comment. How could this be possible? I then looked at the individual props. Mainly they 発言しました welcome to Fanpop, thanks for fanning me, and the like. I’m sorry; リスペクト should be a reward for adding content, preferably quality content, to the site. I don’t blame the user, but I blame the Fanpoppers who give リスペクト without a reason. If あなた want to thank someone for being a ファン of yours または giving あなた a リスペクト send that person a nice message. Look at their activity and if they have added some good content, then give them a リスペクト for that content.

I probably should not be as frustrated as I am. After all, these people are enjoying the site and having fun. They’re not hurting me…or anyone else. It’s just the principle of the matter. The プロフィール I mentioned as an example is not the only one like that. I have encountered many similar profiles where the users have リスペクト for categories in which they have added nothing to the site. I work very hard, as I’m sure most Fanpoppers do, to provide good content. I’ve been on ファンポップ for a 年 longer than my example. I also have 5 リスペクト for my images. However, as of today, I have added 175 画像 where this person hasn’t added any. Am I bitter? Maybe. I’m not asking for people to give me リスペクト either, I even feel guilty for receiving リスペクト that I don't think I deserve, (rating my content would be nice though, wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Perhaps the Fab Four could add another リスペクト category, an “I just wanted to say thanks and brighten your day” category. Then Fanpoppers could give that リスペクト indiscriminately. Until that time, however, I ask that Fanpoppers give リスペクト to users as a reward for the actual content they have added.