Greetingz! This is a rough draft outlining my feelings about the new "Reputation System" here at LQ. This may go through some revision, and I hope to add some (more) links.
Posi-Rep (and/or "Helpful Post?" "Yes")
1) Providing great technical help (especially one-liners)
2) Giving out URLs, RFCs, book references, etc. Anything the OP can use for further research into their problem.
3) Correcting someone's train of thought when what...